Why do people join cults? It’s not like they wake up one day and think hey‚ I’m going to go join a cult today. Most people that joining a cult don’t even know that are in one. Most cults are very well thought out on the recruitment process and socialization process. People join cults like Peoples Temple because of charismatic leaders‚ life issues‚ and a sense of belonging. How can a leader of a group convince so many people to follow his or her beliefs? Most of the time it’s just good talking skills
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To most people the Holocaust is one of the darkest periods of time in history. The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. It ended in 1945 when Allied forces defeated the Nazis. During this time a genocide occurred that slaughtered 6 million people of the Jewish faith. Throughout this era of darkness many people risked their lives to do what is best. Although‚ with all of the bad things people do‚ it may be easier to think that there is evil in everyone’s heart. I strongly
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Why Do We Have A Need For Pride? No matter what we do we have always had a desire to have a sense of pride. It has always been part of the human race. It is born into us. But the real question is‚ is it a good thing for us to be like this? Or is it our down fall and one of the main reasons we won’t succeed? In this essay i will be stating my opinion and reasons for my opinion on this question and why i believe that pride is a necessary thing to have. I feel that pride is a very important thing
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how many homeless people in michigan feel Because majority of the homeless shelters on on the east. Many LBTGQ people are either denied a home due to the way they are or are unable to join homeless shelters because of the way they act. We need to help the homeless by providing temporary resources‚ ensuring equality‚ and providing training to become independent. According to national coalition of homelessness poverty is the number 1 because of homelessness Many homeless people do not have the money
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Why do people conform and obey? Psychology Essay 4 Essay: Why do people conform and obey? In psychological terms‚ conformity refers to an individual`s urge to follow the rules or behaviours of a social group to which he belongs. Psychologists have put forward many theories to find out why people conform and obey and have completed studies to confirm their ideas. In this essay I will explain why people conform and obey. An important experiment demonstrating under which circumstances people
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On average over 100‚000 people are killed by guns in murders‚ assaults‚ police intervention and accidents ("Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence."). Many people say that it isn’t the guns that kill people‚ it’s people‚ but this is incorrect because if people didn’t posses guns they wouldn’t be able to murder people in a simple quick way. The debate on the second amendment and gun control laws has been going on for the past couple decades in the United States. Recently deadly mass shooting have
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will is what gives us the choice to do good or evil and relates to the virtue that every person has. In Plato’s "Meno"‚ Socrates argues with Meno over what virtue really is and the true definition. At one point‚ they discuss that being virtuous is "find joy in beautiful things." The go on at length arguing what is beautiful and what is good. They also cover whether or not people actually do desire bad things or if all people desire good things. At the end they concur that people do not desire
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individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in criminal activity." However when talking about gangs you need to be specific in which gang you are talking about because there are over hundreds around the world.
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choose their desired path‚ but what influences their decisions is the environment that surround them. The values and characteristics that individuals develop over time are influenced by their family‚ culture‚ and society. Individuals have free will‚ but because of their influences they are encouraged to choose what family‚ society‚ or their culture tells them what to do. It is up to the individual to either go with or against their influences. For example‚ if they do not agree with something from
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Bullies Need Harsher Punishments Jaquelyn Hochrein We are taught to follow The Golden Rule (to treat others the way we want to be treated.) Bullies completely ignore that rule and do what they want‚ but when normal students simply are late for class‚ they could have detention! Yes‚ bullies are punished‚ but in my opinion‚ they are not punished well enough. Bullies can be so aggressive that teachers are too scared to stand up for the victim or too even punish the bully! If you agree that teachers
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