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beliefs regarded by others as weird or sinister. Throughout history there have been different types of cults, some with good intention and some with bad intentions. Although the cults with “good intentions” followed or used part of the bible, they used it in a horrid way of their radical belief. Most cults do extreme things, such as suicide or killing, in the name of their religion. Groups such as, the Branch Davidian and the Peoples Temple used religion as their main point to carry…

the compound burning to the ground, and the loss of many lives, including 4 ATF agents – but lets not get ahead of ourselves. Lets look a little closer and dig a little deeper into the events leading up to this terrible tragedy. The Branch Davidians were a cult led by David Koresh, a man claiming to be the Messiah. He took many wives, including several as young as the age of 12. The Davidians lived at the Mount Carmel center near Waco, Texas. They were suspected of weapon trafficking, but this…

foot-in-the-door to manipulate individuals and control their thoughts as seen in the cults Jonestown and The Branch Davidians. Cults are defined as an ideology of religious worship and adherence directed toward a particular figure or object. Cults are everywhere. Some are normal and widely accepted. Others are isolationist and hide from investigation. Some cause great suffering while others appear very helpful and valuable. Whichever group it is, the ultimate end is in the leader's discretion.…

there was a guy named Vernon Howell who was a part of a group named branch Dividians. Vernon Howell changed his name to David Koresh and created a cult. A cult means a religious group which promotes worship of a human leader and devotion of one's life to a specific purpose. David made a cult than stored a whole bunch of gun powder and guns and made an army which he said he wanted to make an army of God. This whole entire thing about how Waco was destroyed occurred very interesting to me, but…

in the next twenty-five years as a consequence of deforestation. A print ad, made by a leading wildlife organization in India, Sanctuary Asia, graphically illustrates what it means to cut down forests and jungles. The ad shows a cheetah lying on top of a large tree branch. More importantly, the cheetah and the branch are cut perfectly down the center, leaving half of a dead cheetah corpse on a chopped piece of wood. At the bottom, there is a slogan and the organization’s name. This ad is meant…

Each tree will be examined for dieback branch that causes by beetles and fungus. Furasium dieback will be recorded in four levels: Level 0 is when the tree shows no symptoms of branch dieback. If 1% to 25% of branch in the tree shows symptoms for branch dieback, the tree is considered to be in level 1. [2] Level 2 happens when 26% to 50% of branch in the tree shows the symptoms. [2] More than 50% of tree branches of the entire tree shows dieback symptoms will be considered as level 3. [2] An…

placing in the top twenty were very slim. We were only given branches to identify at Regions. Now, at State, we needed to be able to identify the samples by looking at the entire tree. To identify a tree or a shrub you are supposed to be able to look at the buds and leaves, which are key characteristics in identifying. Most of these trees were so high up that no one could possibly reach the branches to even look at the buds and leaves. Then came the next problem with the State competition. The…

That meant it wasn’t going to be seen from inside the compound. The outside, however, was another story. She wasn’t sure if anyone did outside sweeps of the compound, but it would make sense, so she had to cover it up. She’d cashed in a favour from an old friend, to help her drag a tree branch, covered in leaves, to put over the hole. It wasn’t the best cover, if someone were to be suspicious of the fallen tree and moved it, her progress would’ve all been for nothing. But, luckily, it seemed…

to make it to adulthood. A hand on my shoulder brought me out of my deep thoughts, looking back to Fernie with tear filled eyes, I was shocked to see Fernie held the same expression. We shared sad smiles as we bid goodbye to the beloved tree. We walked about a mile up the path when we finally decided to take a food break. We spread out the blanket and laid on it looking up at the same canopy of branches above us, the only noise heard now is the running creek and the beautiful soundtrack the…

to most of us but not all of us by opportunity. They could be anything from eating and drinking when or what we want to giving a life or taking a life. They may be regulated by availability, government, or maybe even just how we were physically born. Farther up the tree freedom branches out into so many different aspects of life governed by so many other factors it’s impossible to define. These branches will contain freedoms that not everyone can or will have. This could be freedom caused by…