Why do people become cult members? As human beings we want to belong. People join binge groups (which turn into cults). A cult leader strips its followers of its identity until compliant to manipulation. This is shown through ego –weakening‚ total control‚ and recruitment The allure of cults is that people can be a part of something. According to Merriam Webster‚ a cult is defined as “a small religious group that is not part of a larger and more accepted religion and that has beliefs regarded by
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Caitlin Moody Mrs. Lopez English 12 March 29‚ 2012 UCLA Said Yes Already discouraged‚ Karina De La Cruz walked aimlessly down Bruin Walk where there were sororities recruiting new girls. She combed through her hair trying to look acceptable into her new environment. As she walked by a blond sorority sister‚ she was judged instantly‚ and got handed a dirty look instead of a flier to join. Karina found it amusing and ironic how well she was accepted to a Latina sorority only moments later. Karina
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CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY Introduction Chapter III describes the research design‚ the selection of the subjects‚ the protection of the human subjects‚ the instrumentation‚ the procedure‚ and the data analysis. Design of the Study A descriptive survey approach will be used. A convenience sample will be utilized to complete the survey. The variables of the study will be the following: Independent variable: Demographics and the Dependent variable: Physical activity. Selection of Study The subjects
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immense amount of despair that it outweighs the hope that is left in the world. The reasons as to why that is deals with the homeless population‚ racism‚ and war. To be homeless means to have no home or permanent place of residence. It affects hundreds of thousands of people today. In the United States alone 750‚000 people experience homelessness every night. There are many reasons as to why one might become homeless in a short period of time‚ these reasons include substance abuse‚ mental illnesses‚
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Jessica Sjöstedt Damian Finnegan Academic Writing 3 March 2011 School Uniforms: A Non-Military Proposal for Sweden’s Students The word school uniform has negative connotations for many people. It makes them think of war‚ of soldier‚ of death‚ brainwashed airheads doing exactly the same as everybody else. It makes them think of reformed‚ collectivized groups of people with no personal identity. There are‚ however‚ reasons for the existence of the uniform; one of them being‚ as the name suggests‚ the purpose
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situations; that they lack necessary coping skills. The Labeling theory perfectly explains the whole debate behind legalization of weed. It all depends on how you view the reason for the use of the drug. Most would argue that marijuana would only make situations worse in the states. For example‚ their could be an increase in accidents from people who drive after smoking. Americans are notorious for drinking and driving‚ or being irresponsible in general. Also‚ if the smoking was allowed in public
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Renewable Energy: Yes or No? Joanna Fain Eng. 122 English Composition II April 15th‚ 2013 Although fossil fuels provide an inexpensive form of energy‚ they have been shown to pollute ecosystems‚ endanger animals and humans‚ are not sustainable‚ and cannot provide nearly the amount of energy that can be obtained from renewable sources. Fossil fuels do provide an inexpensive form of energy‚ but in contrast‚ they also pollute the atmosphere with greenhouse gases‚ thus contributing
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International Relations 103B 2378 Words Why Am I a Constructivist The three theories of international relations‚ realism‚ liberalism‚ and constructivism‚ work in different ways to explain the workings of the world. This paper seeks to justify what makes me a self-designated constructivist. In examining the development of conflicts throughout the history by the taking a look the era of the World Wars as well as the more recent events of terrorism and the rise of China‚ I attempt to explain with the best
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Why Did Stalin Become a Dictator? At the beginning of the 20th century‚ Russia was a very poor country. Most of the people were peasants‚ and there was very little industry. After the First World War‚ things only got worse; the army suffered many huge defeats. The poorest of the people were starving‚ due to a shortage of food. During the war‚ in 1917 the Communists came about by two important revolutions; they were led by Lenin. Communism is a system of government in which the state controls the
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1.5 Rational Radicalism..............Why Do People Become Terrorists? Most studies of the causes of Islamism offer a grievance based explanation implicitly rooted in functionalist social psychology accounts of mass behaviour‚ which view collective action as derived from exogenous structural strains that create individual frustration and motivation for deviant social behaviour. Structural strains such as modernization‚ industrialization‚ economic crisis cause psychological discomfort which in turn
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