Jim Jones: The Person's Temple

He preyed on their need for change and he offered a colorless environment to them before the civil rights movement kicked into full swing. They jumped at the opportunity because it wasn’t being offered anywhere other than Jones’ church, The People’s Temple. Jones pushed an integrated society which is what drew in a large percentage of his following, along with its ability to push prejudices to the side and focus on faith. Catherine Abbott took notice of his recruitment patterns and said, “He brought so many young college kids, so many old black women in, so many people from diverse backgrounds who realized that there was something bigger than themselves.” (Abbott) Not only did Jones have ideas that interested people, but he was just an all-around charismatic man. He was able to make people think that he cared for them and their well-being, he helped people when they needed, and he was just a like-able guy.

Craig Silvey engages us with Jasper Jones in order to convey a certain moral message in hope to make us stop and think. No one in this novel is truly accepted into the community, which tells me as the responder, that in order for this society to succeed differences need to be tossed aside. Jasper Jones is a credible recollection of the injustice, racism and social exclusion that exists in the Australian society. It also tackles growing up, first love, family unity, and a sense of belonging in a community.

Nov. 18, 1978 the day 913 innocent people died. Jim jones killed 909 of his church members including 300 children and a senator. In the weeks leading up to this tragedy people started to become suspicious of peoples temple in Guyana south america. As the suspicion and paranoia grew throughout the colony Jones became obsessed and scared of what people would do. There were an increase in the number of suicide drills, and more precautions were added. Also people weren't allowed to have contact with the outside world so some people would try to escape but you had to be “prepared to die” (o'shea). If someone caught you escaping you would be punished severely. On top of that they were surrounded by jungle so it would be hard to escape.

Although fictional texts are simply narratives, the characters and ideas presented within them have the ability to reflect a particular period in time and the attitudes and beliefs associated with it. The coming of age novel Jasper Jones, written by Craig Silvey, follows the journey of Charlie Bucktin, the thirteen-year-old protagonist, who is forced to rethink his traditional notions of right and wrong, after a tragedy opens his eyes to the world around him. Throughout the novel Silvey brings to light issues concerning morality, justice, and humility, by discussing them from the perspectives of certain individuals including Charlie, Jasper and Jeffrey. Overall it is these representations that provoke audiences to question their own morality, and to question the prejudices present in society during that era.

In the novel, Jasper Jones, Craig Silvey provides us the audience an insight into the characters’ pursuit of truth by exploring overarching ideas such as Fear, Racism and Scapegoating and linking them with character dialogue as well as narrator descriptions. The main truth presented by Craig Silvey is the investigation of Laura Wishart’s death, by pursuing this truth Charlie uncovers truths about his family and town. I believe that by using these overarching ideas, silver is able to offer us a deep insight into the characters’ pursuit of truth.

In the novel Jasper Jones, Craig Silvey provides us the audience an insight into the characters’ pursuit of truth by exploring overarching ideas such as Fear, Racism and Scapegoating and linking them with character dialogue as well as narrator descriptions. The main truth presented by Craig Silvey is the investigation of Laura Wishart’s death, by pursuing this truth Charlie uncovers truths about his family and town. I believe that by using these overarching ideas, silver is able to offer us a deep insight into the characters’ pursuit of truth.

James Earl Jones- An Influential Actor James Earl Jones is famous for his many roles in voice acting. He has had roles such as Mufasa and Darth Vader. Although many people know him, most do not know that he grew up as a farm boy in Mississippi. He was also in the military and had no intent to become an actor.

“Prior to the 9/11 attack, the tragedy at Jonestown marked the single largest loss of U.S. civilian lives in a non-natural disaster”(Jonestown Massacre 2). Jim Jones, a cult leader of the Peoples Temple, was responsible for the loss of the 900+ people that died in Guyana on November 18, 1978. Before all of this Jim Jones was a normal man living a life as a preacher who preached against racism. Throughout his life he was very popular by “currying favor with public officials and the media, donated money to numerous charitable causes and delivered votes for various politicians at election times”(History Staff). Jim Jones was a cult leader that preached to 900+ people of the Peoples Temple, made hundreds of people commit suicide, and made history of the biggest loss of U.S. civilians before 9/11.

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One of the CNN political commentators, Van Jones, is the president of Dream Corps, and Rebuild the Dream which are organizations to help promote ideas to America's economy. He was also Former President Obama's green jobs adviser in 2009 which are jobs that preserve or restore the environment. The co-author of the article, Jessica Jackson Sloan, is the national director of #cut50 and organization to help reduce the number of US prisoners while keeping the community safe. Not only she has the organization, but she's also the mayor of Mill Valley in California. Their research, and information about this topic is so sad that I think President Trump should address this, the safety, and rights of the federal prisoners during a major

The mass suicides, that took place under the influence of Reverend Jim Jones, can be explained from a sociological perspective. By looking at how the group dynamics played into the outcome one gets a better idea of the whys? of the massacre. The sociological explanation is but one way to explain this horrific event. It is , however, the only one explored in this essay for reasons of concision.

In case VI-3 the scenario presented was a situation in which the respected Reverend Hawkins sends a letter regarding the influence a book that may or may not influence rebellion against authority in the prison. In regards to this as the superintendent of the small state prison and after personally reading the book and interpreting the message the book sends different then Reverend Hawkins I would still allow the book to circulate in the prison but in a smaller quantity. Banning the book complete from the prisoners themselves would be a violation to personal beliefs. In a way banning this book would probably cause more problems because the inmates would feel that I, as the authority figure in the prison, am taking away the sense of hope from

The mass suicides, that took place under the influence of Reverend Jim Jones, can be explained from a sociological perspective. By looking at how the group dynamics played into the outcome one gets a better idea of the whys? of the massacre. The sociological explanation is but one way to explain this horrific event. It is , however, the only one explored in this essay for reasons of concision.

The first public challenge to Jones’ leadership of the Temple came in 1972 from the media, which then increased his paranoia that his followers would turn against him. Jones went to greater lengths after being challenged by the media to declare his control by constantly testing his followers. He would organize “white nights”, which required his followers to drink a red liquid which may have contained poison, then Jones would see how many of his followers wouldn’t hesitate to drink the red liquid. Jones was still paranoid and made the decision to move Peoples Temple to Guyana and start a community called Jonestown.

Ever since being introduced to Indiana Jones as a kid, I have always dreamt of being an archaeologist or historian. I have a deep love for history, sites, research, and adventure that is deep-rooted into my being. I’m looking for a career that can at least satisfy my appetite for history and adventure. At the moment there is a tie between pursuing a career as an archaeologist or a cartographer, but what’s stopping me from doing both? To be honest I am unsure of what company I would like to work for but I do know that I’m not interested in working for the government. The government is always at the ready to stop funding or shutting down museums, national parks, and so forth when it comes to fiscal spending. I’d love a job that will allow me