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the leader of the Peoples Temple religious cult. Jones promised a utopia to his followers that were dedicated disciples. “On November 18, 1978, in what became known as the Jonestown Massacre, Jones led more than 900 men, women and children to their deaths in a mass suicide by cyanide-laced punch.”(Editors).When Jim Jones promised a racially integrated utopia, overextended his power and controlled the followers, he caused a mass suicide. As the leader of the Peoples Temple Jim Jones had many…

How letters are used to make meaning in Charlotte Temple Charlotte Temple is a story that uses letters, notes and epistles in the narrative to make meaning in the text. What I plan to write about is how the author used the letters in the story to make meaning in the text and to its readers. Charlotte Temple is a story about a girl who was noticed by someone who goes by the name of Montraville. He found a liking to her at a Dance they were both at when she was thirteen years old and noticed her…

Having to choose between two of the greatest movies I’ve watched in class would be a hard choice. They both have significant meaning, different lesson. To have a better of understanding of what autism is, Temple Grandin was able to show the hardship she went through. At the end, she was successful despite the mental condition. She was amazing, with a supportive mother always along her side, a teacher who believes in her, and made a long-lasting friendship. In the other movie, “Invictus,”…

about Hinduism, I visited Hindu Temple in Halifax this Monday morning. When I arrived there, the first thing jump into my sight is a statue, which a great man stands and erects in the front of the temple. It says that he called Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), who a famous India monk and philosopher. During 1893 to 1900, he preached Vedanta philosophy in North America and inspired millions people in the service of humanity around the world. Under the culture of Hindu Temple, all of visitors need…

A few weeks ago I went and visited a "retired" Buddhist Temple here on Oahu. It was only ten minutes from my house and as I drove through the gates, I realized it was part of a much larger plot of land. A portion of it was a cemetary that was categorized by different faiths. I thought it really interesting that while there might be strong differences between the religions that they may be laid to rest right next to on another. A roman catholic lay boardering the buddhist. The aura of the entire…

Charlotte Temple by Susanna Rowson is framed as a seduction novel, but by today’s standards the novel’s events would have been deemed purely to her circumstances. Then again, isn’t seduction a circumstance? Madam LaRue succumbs to and even embraces sexual immorality as a lifestyle, intentionally entertaining the temptations of forbidden fruit. Charlotte on the other hand is deceived into believing the same temptations won’t defile her, because she is promised marriage. However, when this promise…

Charles Barkley’s hands wrapped around my shoulders. My head barely went to his armpit. The 6’6”, 250 pounder, NBA legend towered over me. We were located in the hotel lobby in Birmingham, Alabama, I was there to compete in the National Speech and Debate Tournament, he was there for fun. “That’s a good skill to have,” he said. “ To be able to communicate effectively and debate.” Is it? I have come to the conclusion, as I have contemplated this one simple question the past year , that the single…

After reading part one of Gone from the Promise Land, I was not at all surprised to find out how troublesome Jim Jones’s childhood was. In class, I learned that Jim Jones had thought of himself as ‘God’ and he had lead a religion where he was able to convince the followers of this religion to commit suicide. Since Jim Jones was able to convince a large number of people to commit suicide, I thought that his reasoning for doing this must have stemmed from his childhood. I thought it stemmed from…

Temple Foundation Scholarship Committee: My education value was instilled in me at a very early age. My father did not have an opportunity to attend college, and my mother did not attend High School. Now that I look back, I watched how my heroes struggled to raise Six of us. Though my father has passed away years ago, I like to think he sees I am following his and mom’s instructions about education. Now I am a blind and legally death parent who has strived to better myself and show my…

The Hōryū-ji Temple remain located in Nara prefecture Japan, is the oldest existing timber structure; dated from 607 AD. The temple’s construction is held up by structural elements called the Dougong, which are placed on top of large, firm and stable vertical pillars, to support the weight of upper stories, roofs and eaves. The Dougong is composed of overlapping wooden brackets; the ‘Dou’: a block placed on a column, creating space for multiple bow-shaped arms; ‘gong’, to be interlocked, which…