Cult

He wrote an article called “The Cult of the Offensive and the Origins of the First World War” and in this article he makes many points on why the Cult of the Offensive was the origination of the First World War. The primary argument for this article was that the Cult of the Offensive was the cause of World War I. He argues that this was very prominent in the decades leading up to the First World War…

Medea is portrayed as a heroine in Euripides play Medea. In today’s world Medea would hardly be considered a heroine. She may be called evil, cunning, a murderer, or even crazy. However in ancient Greek methodically and literature the hero/heroine normally possessed a sense of being out of the ordinary, had a strong purpose, and did not have to be a particularly good person or the actual hero to make them one. The hero had a tragic flaw. I believe that Medea meets the standards of a heroine in…

consider the importance of the word cult when discussing any religion, whether it be Christianity or any non-Christian belief. Exactly what is the average Christian? Does it mean just the…

In the book The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity, Peter Brown discusses in detail the role of “dead human beings” in Christian life in the time between the third and six centuries AD (p.1). These departed human beings were a direct connection between heaven and earth in the minds of early Christians. Brown also discusses the existence of a theoretical “two-tiered model” of religious practice between the elites and the vulgar throughout the book. By minimizing…

Charles Manson a leader of the Manson Family, the cult. The Manson family was known for their crimes in the late 1960’s. Murdering seven people, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate. The cult is believed to be associated with cult-quasi religious groups. To this day the Charles Manson and the family are still being talked about, Charles Manson was able to manipulate many people in his “family” to whatever he wanted. No one questioned Charlie. What he said went. Charles believe he knew…

even whether or not to have children. Members are also expected to gather money from outsiders of the group, while also recruiting new members. Members must leave behind their old friends and family and life for their new brothers and sisters. The cult leader is seen as a prophet or disciple from their absolute highest being. The members are expected to hold unquestionable…

was obsessed with being seen as a god, that he soon would put his face on children's shirts for propaganda and personal reasons.this is shown in David Apter’s article “The Mao Cult”. “Mao already had appeared prominently on propaganda posters as far back as the 1940s, despite his ambiguous warnings against a personality cult. The intensity of his portrayal in the second half of the 1960s, however, was unparalleled.” (Apter 5).…

In his article, “Living in the Cult of Likability,” Bret Easton Ellis states his thoughts on today’s “reputation economy.” The basic premise of Ellis’ article was to point out that because “everyone” wants to be heard, it makes everyone’s voice less significant. Ellis also focuses on everyone’s desire to be relatable and liked to avoid being called a hater. I agree with the majority of Ellis’ premise; I believe people try too hard to be liked, therefore dulling themselves of personality and…

Charles Manson Biography Charles Milles Maddox – referred to by most as Charles Manson – was the leader of the Manson Family cult in the revolutionary period of the 1960’s. The Manson Family was responsible for nine murders, starting with the infamous killings of the actress Sharon Tate and four of her friends, occurring within five weeks in the year 1969. Charles Manson is still alive today serving a life sentence in Corcoran State Prison. Manson’s dark childhood was an appropriate indicator…

This paper is my reaction to the “Jonestown Cult Suicides - The True Story – Documentary” that published on YouTube May 21, 2014 and narrated by Paul McGann. It tells a story of a preacher named Jim Jones that created and lead a cult; Peoples Temple, in the late 1970’s. Ex-members of Jones’s congregation incriminated him of physical and sexual abuse, mind control, and coerced drugging. Jones and his members were the object of media frenzy. His church, the members, and his family of over 900…