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Notebook’ is known for its heart wrenching love story and attractive actors and actresses. Women specifically find the Character Noah, who was played by the actor Ryan Gosling, extremely attractive. But, according to Seventeen Magazine’s article “11 Thinks You Never Knew About ‘The Notebook’ director Nick Cassavates actually cast Ryan Gosling as Noah because “he was not very handsome.” I know ladies, it’s a shock how someone could find him as “not very handsome.” When it comes to the making of ‘The

A little more than 35 years ago, a man named Jim Jones shocked the world when he led almost 1,000 of his followers in an act of mass suicide; amongst those dead were more than 270 children1. On November 18, 1978, Jones and his followers drank Kool-Aid laced with cyanide in what he had presented to them as a peaceful escape to injustices of this world. The Jonestown Massacre was an incredible tragedy that sent waves through the whole world. Though the event was tragic, scholars have used our knowledge

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple “If we can’t live in peace, we’ll die in peace. Die with respect, die with a degree of dignity,” -Jim Jones [6]. These were the very last words 909 people heard on November 18th, 1978 as they slowly came to their last day of life. Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, left his followers with many unfilled promises after many years of nothing but complete loyalty and dedication to this man that they idealized and respected every word he preached

The movie The Notebook is the love story of Noah and Ally, an elderly couple, who is living out the rest of their days in a retirement home. Though Noah’s health doesn’t necessarily require the need of this retirement home, he chooses to stay there anyway so he can be close to his love, Ally all of the time. Each day Noah reads to Ally out of his journal a story of two young lovers. However, this story is the story of Noah and Ally when they first met and fell in love. Noah reads out of this journal

Jim Jones, a nobody to some and a crazy religious cult leader to others. Jim Jones was born on May 13th, 1931 and passed away on Novemeber 18th, 1978. Jones was an american cult and religious leader, who was responsible for a mass murder/suicide of himself and his followers in Jonestown, Guyana. Jones belived deeply in communism. He belived that communism was the only correct way for social order, in compliance with god’s will. Communism exists when a society has all their property owned publicly

By culling his congregation in this manner Jim Jones was able to build a team, which would fulfill his goal of a socialist utopian society. Unhappy with the racial climate of the 1960s in Indianna, Jim Jones moved his congregation to California (Ryan, 2011) in order to further unify the church. By fostering an inclusive environment (USAF) he was able to create value for the church members. Once the church was moved, Jim Jones began to develop the next phase of his plan. While in California Jim

Don’t Drink the Kool Aid On November 18, 1978 what has been called the largest mass suicide in modern history occurred in Jonestown, Guyana where 909 members of The Peoples Temple died. Jim Jones was the leader of the Peoples Temple Church and religious movement. The church was looked highly upon by many back in the 1950-1970’s. All races and backgrounds were brought together as one in his congregation. Religion serves as a sanctuary from the harshness of everyday life and oppression by the powerful

to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me…everyday.” Sound familiar? The lovers are named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun, also known as Duke. As young people, these characters are played by Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling. These actors portray first loves and heartbreak that tugs on your heartstrings beautifully just wanting and waiting for more. Starting off the movie with a beautiful scene looking across a sunrise-filled lake, which it gives off a comfortable

Brené Brown once said, “Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them.” Integrity is threatened everyday by three major combatants: cheating, lying, and plagiarizing. Many do not realize the extent of their actions. Life is like the domino effect: an action always affects someone else. When a person lacking integrity makes a decision, the people affected are often wounded

On November 18th, 1978 what would become known as one of the most detrimental days for many families occurred. Formally known as The People’s Temple Agricultural Project or in short The People’s Temple, a substantial amount of citizens, most if not all of them being American were led by Jim Jones in a term coined by Jones himself, “Revolutionary Suicide”. Nine hundred and nine lives were taken on that devastating day (McGehee). Jones used powerful methods of persuasion to gather nearly one thousand