Jim Jones was a founder who founded The People’s Temple. The People’s Temple is best known for the November 18‚ 1978 death of over 900 Temple members in Jonestown‚ Guyana‚ along with nine others at a nearby airstrip and in Georgetown. Jim Jones was born in a rural community in Indiana close to the border of Ohio. His parents were James Thurman Jones who was a World War I veteran and Lynetta Putnam. In 1934‚ during the Great Depression Jones’ parents‚ due to economic struggle‚ were forced to move
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Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple ethical or unethical practice? In the 1970’s Jim Jones established a church called the Peoples Temple which eventually became a cult. The foundation of the church was based on social and racial inequality for all. The church started small yet eventually grew to 5‚000 members. The Peoples Temple accumulated media and political attention which earned Jones popularity; this resulted to his nomination and selection to city commissioner. According to many Jones did
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Jim Jones and the People’s Temple Tina Okun Aspects of Forensic Psychology Professor Makin April 26‚ 2015 Abstract This essay will discuss Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple. The essay will explore the potential prevention of the massacre if Jim Jones had been profiled prior to Senator Leo Ryan and his members’ arrival. The essay will discuss the mass suicide in which occurred at the People’s Temple. Jim Jones will be discussed and how he could control the minds of hundreds of people
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Jim Jones and the People’s Temple Reverend Jim Jones was the charismatic leader of the Peoples Temple‚ a religious organization that hit its stride in the mid-1970s. Jones and his Temple are best known for the mass murder/suicide that was executed Guyana in 1978. Over 900 people drank cyanide-laced Kool Aid at Jones’ command‚ an action that Jones referred to as “revolutionary suicide protesting the conditions of an inhumane world” (Stept). Someone watching Jones at work gathering followers for
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and cult leader Jim Jones Ishtar N. Muhammad Reid Ross Classical School Abstract The Reverend Jim Jones was a popular figure during his time in the 1970s for his establishment of the Peoples Temple and the wanting of social equality in the states. He is also famous for the mass suicide of over 900 temple members on November 18‚ 1978 in Jonestown‚ Guyana. This paper will focus on the psychopath of the notorious group leader of Jim Jones and understand why
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Jim Jones‚ a name widely known as the leader of the People’s Temple‚ created a movement that ended up in one of the most massive massacres in history. His charge and influence on others elucidates psychological concepts. Members of the People’s Temple gave up their lives to devote to Mr. Jones’ because of his pressure on the mind persuading techniques of conformity‚ obedience‚ and cognitive dissonance. Conformity performed a role in Jones’ project prior to even becoming an official member of the
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of Jim Jones Many theories and questions are raised from the problem of obedience to authority. What can make another person be obedient to another? Why do some people obey others when they know what they’re doing is wrong? This is a problem for the human population and it demands reasoning‚ explanation‚ and examination. We must reflect on what many experts have examined in the field‚ and draw some conclusions. There are many experts that have studied obedience to authority‚ and why people still
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always meant to be‚ following your instincts by just trusting and shadowing your leader. Nobody really recollects his name‚ he was the whole leader of the operation. Jim Jones‚ average person‚ almost a God to some‚ a father and a leader‚ created a safe haven for his cult‚ but an abhorrent abomination perceived by the world. So‚ who is Jim Jones and how has he changed the world
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* Jim Jones and the People Temple * When you think of Jim Jones and the People Temple the first thing that comes to mind is a mass suicide‚ not only involving one specific sex or race‚ but involving men‚ women‚ and children of all races. However‚ do we ever take the time to sit down and look into what Jim Jones and the People Temple actually stood for? There must be a reason behind all the things that were done. Behind the reason Pastor Jim Jones preached what he did and had such a major impact
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Peoples Temple On November 18‚ 1978 more than nine hundred people died in one of the largest mass murder/suicides in history. The man that implemented and carried out that atrocity was James Warren Jones‚ otherwise known as Jim Jones‚ a self proclaimed Second Coming (God). His exposure to an intensely emotional Pentecostal church service influenced and shaped his future beliefs and actions. In 1960‚ despite his lack of theological training‚ Jim Jones became an ordained minister. He made racial
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