Jim Jones

John White Dr. Mills English 121-117 5 October 2015 Drinking Poison? I remember when I first heard about it. I was living in Provo Utah at the time and I had seen several picket signs that had been thrust into the lawn outside of Utah Valley University. Each sign painted an eerie picture as it contained an image of a skull and crossbones within a water droplet leaking out of a water faucet. Beneath the haunting image was a caption that read, “We are drinking poison!” There was a small group…

it. In his argument with jones he had paid no attention to the white scenery around him that was slowly filling up with black profiles. Over a hundred of them had surrounded Underhill, his children and jones. They all possessed hungry eyes, eyes of vampires. Jones grinned, and as he did the figures came closer, watching as Underhill spun around to take in the view. “You didn’t think I spent all that time watching your house because I wanted proof?” he scoffed, “No. I spent my time seeking…

Mr. Jones was arrested three weeks ago for firearms trafficking and diversion. The police launched an investigation into Mr. Jones based upon a tip that large numbers of automatic weapons were being sold out of Mr. Jones’ home. The investigation led police to believe that the sale a purchase of the weapons was gang-related and they obtained a search warrant on this basis. On the day of the arrest two uniformed officers approached the residence of Mr. Jones while other officers positioned…

many are notably positive, while other could be destructive or suicidal. Even combinations of both like the cult that Jim Jones created. Jim Jones was a man who had been through a lot in his early childhood. He was son of a disabled WWI veteran who belittled him.…

In 1977 Jones Jimes fled the United States, and nearly a thousand of his people’s temples cult. Deep in the South American jungle him and his cult built a new community to find a new way of life and called it “JonesTown”. Having a great image of a “home sweet home” and a get away “paradise” is soon died on November 18, 1978. More than 900 people were killed or others committed suicide by drinking laced Kool-Aid. Jones did have a dark side to this all as you can tell he killed nearly a thousand…

I believe that the reason people followed them both Jack and Jim Jones was because of the great things they promised. Protection, equality and happiness are sometimes very hard to find and obtain but with Jack and Jones it was reachable. Jack hid behind the terror of the Beastie and advertising the protection against it. The “Beastie” was an imaginary beast that Simon was later to find out was actually the savagery that each person was capable of. Ironically, Jack promised his group protection…

when somebody is separated from everyone else in a group. Leaders often separate or confine themselves to avoid contact with people unlike them. Throughout history, this has been proven true. Jim Jones was a leader of a settlement called Jonestown. He was also the person behind the Jonestown Massacre. Jim Jones shows the characteristic of being a leader. Leadership is a common trait among people as well as literature. “The Lord of the Flies” is a perfect example of leadership. It shows a boy…

beliefs of the group, especially Jim Jones. This distrust would eventually culminate in the move to Guyana and the final act of “revolutionary suicide”, thus escaping from the forces that wished to destroy them (Ashcraft, Peoples Temple). Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple experienced freedoms and limitations through the view of their physical bodies as disposable, their community identity as Christian Socialists and their mindset of paranoia and distrust. Committing…

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Thanksgiving 2014, my family from both sides gathered around the dining table at my nonnas house. Rachel my eldest sister stands up and slightly and safely taps her fork against the fine crystal glass. We all look up standing around the table built for 20. Huff her husband holds rachel 's hands as my niece and nephew both of her of 5 years had huge grins upon their small faces. ¨My family, i 'm so glad we could be together on this joyous holiday-¨ she continues with a tear. ¨ i would like to…