Jones Essays

truly astonishing… There is no way that Jim Jones could have been a prophet…” AQUINAS: “These people killed their children and then themselves because of their faith in Jim Jones. How could someone with no motives of credibility be followed with such devotion? How could this be possible?” HUME: “I do not understand why they all killed themselves, but I do understand why they could follow him. I am, however, not entirely sure what you mean by Jones having no motives of credibility.” AQUINAS: “Well

Murder is by far one of the worst crimes a person can commit. Genene Jones committed murder anywhere from 11 up to 46 times. Not only did she kill people, she killed babies. Jones felt like it was her right to be able to take the lives of those who haven’t even lived yet. Jones was a white female born on July 13, 1950. Jones was put up for adoption and she was adopted by Dick and Gladys Jones. Jones also had two older, and one younger siblings. She grew up in a nice neighborhood; her father was

Bobby Jones: The Golf Master What would it be like to win over ten major golf championships? Bobby jones was born on March 17, 1902. Jones grew up in atlanta georgia, where he would go watch club pro’s at the East Lake Golf Club. He would try to imitate the swing of the club pro’s. At an early age, Jones was known for being a golf prodigy who quickly grew into one of the greatest golfers and created the masters tournament that increased competition in the sport. At an early age, Jones golf skills

Mary Harris Jones was an effective American rebel in the United States’ history. She was a strong woman willing to stand up for the rights of herself and others. She took a stand for what she believed in, and she did something about the rights she believed the mine workers deserved. Her leadership during the labor movement has impacted history. Mary Harris Jones was an American rebel because she led many worker strikes, and she became an impactful leader for the women and children’s workforce. Mary

Jim Jones was a cult leader in the 1970s who convinced hundreds of people to commit suicide. He was extremely persuasive and convinced people, especially minorities, to join his cult and move to Guyana for mass suicide. He used several rhetorical devices to make himself more convincing. Jones used the rhetorical devices and appeals of ethos, an either-or logical fallacy, and pathos to persuade the members of his cult that they had no other choice but to commit suicide, or else they would face far

James Warren “Jim” Jones, the flock of followers in Jonestown, Guyana surrounded their beloved preacher unknowing of what was to come. In the gatherers punch were traces of cyanide and valium, which is deadly upon ingestion. Some of the more loyal followers drank willingly, but those that were reluctant were forced to obey. Being smaller, children were the first to succumb to the poison, followed shortly after by the elderly and then the rest of the group. The acclaimed messiah Jones decided to take

On November 18, 1978, in “Jones town” more than 900 members of an American cult Peoples Temple died in a mass suicide-murder under the direction of their leader Jim Jones. The megalomaniac leader, Jim Jones, was born on May 31, 1931, in rural Indiana. Everything started at the 1950’s, when he began working as a self-ordained Christian minister in small churches around Indianapolis. He wanted to do a church of his own, and to collect money for it he tried various ways, including selling live monkeys

Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple Cult “Jim Jones of the Peoples’s Temple began as a sound, fairly mainstream Christian minister” (Sects, ‘Cults’ & Alternative Religions). Before all the madness Jones seemed like a caring person, that wanted to bring peace to a town he made, Jonestown. Instead it turned into something more horrific. Jim Jones was the manipulative mastermind behind the traumatic events that happened in Jonestown, Guyana, this essay will discuss interviews by people who are survivors

One of the major factors that contributed to the victory of Doug Jones was his opponents sexual assault accusations. In the recent political climate regarding sexual assault and the #metoo movement, people have been more aware about sexual abuse, which has caused an outpour of support for victims and shame for attackers. Perhaps if this scandal was never brought to light, or never happened, Roy Moore would have won the election because, after all, Alabama is a “red” state, and it is rare that Alabama

Author Rebecca Moore comes with a different perspective about Jonestown. Moore, had two sisters who were both involved with The Peoples Temple. She also had a four –year - old nephew who was the child of her oldest sister and his father was Jim Jones, leader of The Peoples Temple. Moore, states that writing this book is a personal quest to find answers of what happened to her family members. She knew many people who were members of The Peoples Temple and did not consider them to be crazy or a

Free State of Jones is a historically accurate movie with its’ depiction of characters, events, setting, and details of the famous revolt of farmers in Jones County, Mississippi. The movie Free State of Jones is based off the Jones County rebellion of 1863. In the Jones County rebellion of 1863, Newton Knight and other small farmers enlisted into the Confederate Army, however most small farmers became deserters when the Confederacy passed the Second Conscription Act. The Second Conscription Act

I read the book The Cult that Died: The Tragedy of Jim Jones and the People’s Temple by George Kilneman, Sherman Butler, and David Conn. The book is a biography about Jim Jones and the mass suicide he pulled off by constructing a dangerous cult. Even though the leadership of Jim Jones led to an abundant amount of casualties, he still managed to gather over 900 followers throughout his time. Growing up, Jim Jones considered himself an outcast. Hence, his target audience was the hopeless, the less

Toppan and Genene Jones weren’t the best of the best. These two women become serial killers and murdered their patients with poison. Jane Toppan was born in 1857, in Boston Massachusetts, she was born aka Honora Kelley. She was a serial killer while working in the medical field. She worked as a nurse for most of her life. Jane committed her crimes by injecting patients with morphine until they died. She was known as the “angel of death” also as the other killer nurse Genene Jones. She had confessed

Jim Jones was a cruel cult leader with a long, successful career and an idea that ultimately led to the deaths in Jonestown. James Warren Jones was born on May 13, 1931, in Crete, Indiana. Jim Jones was described as a weird kid, and he would usually hold funerals for small animals, Jim even stabbed a cat to death when he was ten-years-old. At around this time, Jim Jones began visiting churches. Jim Jones was also very intolerant of racial discrimination and had African American friends that weren’t

people were led by Jim Jones to a mass murder-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. Jim Jones was as a notorious cult leader. He was the founder of the People’s Temple religious cult. To gain more followers Jones promised those people that if they followed him he would build a utopia. Jones first started to get recognition in 1952 when he joined the ministry. He got a job as a student pastor at the Somerset Methodist Church in a poor predominantly white neighborhood in Indianapolis. Jones started to make a name

Jim Jones: Suicide or Loyalty? There have been many studies done on persuasion and cult leaders. Cult leaders are usually very good at using persuasion to gain followers. In some cases, cult leaders will go to major extremes just to have people follow them. Jim Jones was a very powerful man with the use of persuasion. Jim Jones started the People’s Temple in the 1950s in Indiana. The People’s Temple was based on socialist ideals and Christian redemption. Jim Jones made the cult seem very attractive

In the book Free State of Jones, Victoria Bynum bases her writings on historical facts of a small community in Jones County, Mississippi. Bynum describes how it was an “inner civil war” which a renegade farmer named Newton Knight led an “yeoman uprising”. Knight led this uprising because Confederates were being unruly and treated them as if they were underrated. Confederates and others felt they were above everyone and whoever did not meet their standards were pushed around and taken control of

Marci Kelley SPC 3301 Bridget Jones’s Diary Movie Essay The movie Bridget Jones’s Diary is about a single British woman in her early thirties who like many who hit 30 and are not married yet or have kids feels that she will die “fat and alone”. Bridget struggles with her self-esteem throughout the film. She states that she smokes too much, drinks too much and is overweight. All of these factors contribute to her low self-esteem and negative self-concept. Bridget’s self-concept and lack of communication

Claude Jones was executed by lethal injection in Texas on December 7, 2000. On Nov. 14, 1989, Jones and another man were seen pulling into the parking lot of Zell's liquor store in Point Blank, Texas. Claude Jones was executed by lethal injection in Texas on December 7, 2000. On Nov. 14, 1989, Jones and another man were seen pulling into the parking lot of Zell's liquor store in Point Blank, Texas. Claude Jones was executed by lethal injection in Texas on December 7, 2000. On Nov. 14, 1989

weapons of persuasion used by Jim Jones and the temple leaders were deemed effective in the execution of the ‘revolutionary suicide’. The techniques of persuasion used by Jones and his leaders of the people’s temple could be classified as - entrenchment of credibility, manipulations, authority, “illusions of choice” and peripheral cues. Self-justification was also used by the members to justify their unhappiness, physical punishments and fear of death. Jim Jones had established credibility by forming