Our third example with notorious cult leader Jim Jones‚ the force behind the “Jonestown Massacre” that took place in 1978. Using the manipulation of other’s ideals‚ specifically religion and communism‚ Jones was able to convince over 1000 people to join his religious cult (History.com Staff‚ 2010). Jim Jones was a well-known communist during the McCarthyism era which threatened his freedom while also inspiring him to construct a safe place for American communists like himself. He used Christianity
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acquaintances‚ which itself stands for the entire migrant population of the Great Depression era. One such character is that of Jim Casey‚ a former preacher and long-time friend of the Joads. In this story‚ Casey represents a latter-day Christ figure who longs to bring religious stability to the burgeon of migrant families facing West. Steinbeck manages to give Jim Casey the exact initials as the historical savior (J.C.)‚ which allows the reader to latch onto this connection from the beginning
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“A dream without work is just a dream‚” he told us‚” if you don’t put the work in‚ you can’t reach your goals. Simple.” These are the words of Jim O’Connor‚ a youth and JV lacrosse coach in the Jamestown-High Point area. When I am faced with an obstacle that begs me to give up‚ his quote echoes in my head. After years of his coaching‚ my admiration for O’Connor is deeper than simply pushing past exhaustion or forcing myself to do homework; his influence has made me a better a person. Moreover‚ I
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One of the greatest literary and on screen villains in my opinion has to be Jim Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. The relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty evolves throughout their run ins with each other. Equal in their extreme intelligence and rational outlook in their lives‚ Jim Moriarty is the perfect foil to Sherlock Holmes. While both the villain and hero are equal in their intelligence‚ they differ in the ways they use their abilities and talents. While Sherlock
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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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as she gained insight on the racial bias in our criminal justice system and how it has been altered throughout time. In The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindless‚ Alexander compares our current justice system to the Jim Crow laws of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries‚ which enforced racial segregation‚ by calling our system “The New Jim Crow.” Alexander describes America’s racial history in depth by covering slavery‚ the Civil War‚ reconstruction‚ and the Civil Rights
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He shoots his teacher and several of his classmates before he is awoken. In an interview with Matt Lauer‚ Jim Carroll defends the artistic integrity of his work‚ although he claimed the film medium grossly misrepresented his original work‚ calling the slow motion fantasy scene “kinda corny.” Carroll’s original work included a fantasy description of is fantasy
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The Great Migration: The Evolution of Jim Crow and the Transition of the “Other” FINAL PAPER Introduction The Great Migration was the movement of huge numbers of African Americans from the Southern United States north beginning in 1915‚ due to racial oppression and violence‚ describes Columbia professor Kerry Candaele here‚ Optimistic and determined‚ African Americans began to chart a new course for themselves‚ demonstrating in numerous ways that they would resist oppression. Between 1910 and 1930
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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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Alexander’s quote setting off one of the early parts of The New Jim Crow essentially declares the foundation of our country. Although the discrimination isn’t‚ for the most part‚ as out in the open as it used to be‚ it is still maintained by preserving the social castes today. The presence of a social caste system in today’s society implies truthfulness in Alexander’s statement. When Alexander insisted that American democracy was built on a time when the black person was seen as three fifths the
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