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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The Two Tales Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and King Arthur are related in many ways. The similarities between this legend and this movie has stood out to a lot of people for having very similar stories. The ties are very distinctive and one major one would include how Indiana and his crew take on a quest to go find the holy grail as did Arthur’s knights during the Arthurian legend. The quest that they embark on are very similar‚ but some specific events that happened differ. When Indy
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. In the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark‚ Indiana Jones has several things helping him obtain his goals‚ including‚ his alter ego‚ being chosen by god‚ and his friends. Indiana Jones has several things helping him obtain his goals including his alter ego. In his real life Indiana Jones is Professor Dr. Jones. He teaches archeology at Marshall College. When offered to go rescue lost artifacts he becomes is other ego‚ Indiana Jones. He is like a superhero‚ because he rescues artifacts for research and
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Libel Case: Clark Jones v. WorldNetDaily.com‚ Inc. Charles C. Akwari East Tennessee State University 1. Origin of the Case Tennessee businessman Clark Jones sued WorldNetDaily.com‚ a socially conservative news and opinion website‚ and freelance reporters Charles C. Thompson II and Tony Hays for libel in Tennessee state court‚ after WorldNetDaily.com published an article written by Thompson and Hays claiming that Jones had interfered with a criminal investigation‚ had been the subject of a law
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According to Nikki Jones‚ in article “The Gender of Police Violence” talks about that there is a similar connection between sexual harassment which females experience on the street and how African American males face with police violence. To prove this statement‚ she brought up few real life examples to gain credibility of the reader. Jones main point in this article is she wants to be the voice for those who are affected by this sexual harassments to make sure their voices are heard. Also‚ she mentions
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Analysis Despite the fact that Mr Jones has had a surgery to repair his hernia a year earlier and is about to undergo another one shortly‚ he was in very good spirit. The whole process from when I came into the ward and Mr Jones called out to me that he is in severe pain till now has all been eventful and educating at same time. Mr Jones was given morphine to manage his acute pain. Several preparations are available in the pre-operative period for pain management. These include intramuscular analgesics
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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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Violent Media is good for Kids by Gerard Jones Outline Introduction: Jones’s thesis expresses that violent media are not a bad influence on children‚ but it does however; allow them to better express themselves. They also can benefit them to release their inner rage as well as gaining their confidence. Body paragraph: Throughout Jones’s article he uses some persuasive antics to encourage readers that violent media can decrease the amount of rage and reckless a child can have… “ pretending to
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Saturday night live‚ Host and cast member Colin Jost and Leslie Jones discuss the actress Lupita Nyong’o being named as People Magazine’s “Most beautiful person”. Jones questions the standards that defy beauty by comparing America today to America in slavery times. Although Jones’s rant is seemingly subversive because it emphasizes the fact that black women are undervalued‚ while simultaneously challenging the standards of beauty‚ Jones reference to a sensitive topic in our county’s history in order
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Case One: Charlie Jones‚ a fireman for Boulder County‚ Colorado‚ saw an ad for the vacation of his dreams in the local‚ “Boulder County Gazette.” The ad read‚ “Seven days at the wonderful luxury Windell resort‚ ‘Cabo Mar‚’ $1200 per person‚ all inclusive.” The ad featured a picture of the front of the hotel with a person receiving a massage by the pool superimposed over the hotel façade. The ad went on to say how the hotel was located on the beach at Cabo San Lucas‚ Mexico and in a wonderful
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