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    promised to make racial justice for the reason that there was no freedom of racism. An example of a promised that did not come true was the promised made by a leader of a socialist group, Jim Jones. People joined a socialist group called People’s Temple, who were promised by Jones to move to Jonestown a place that he created for the people that Jim Jones authorized. Jonestown is located on a little

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    Jonestown Massacre

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    group, Jim Jones. People joined a socialist group called People’s Temple, who were promised by Jones to move to Jonestown a place that he created for the people that Jim Jones authorized. Jonestown is located on a little island in Guyana. Jim Jones decided to move his socialist group over there so they can be isolated from the authorities. For the reason that he was committing fraud with money. Jim Jones was saying that People's Temple was a Christian group instead of a socialist group, so

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    be accepted. Doctor Temple Grandin is a remarkable woman who has defied what most perceive when they see someone with autism. From the time, Temple was young she proved doctors wrong. While in boarding school and later in college a few of her professors did not believe her observations or in her work with cattle. They simply did not comprehend the enormous amount of detail her brain absorbed and her connection to animals which allowed her to gain access to this knowledge. Temple did not let autism

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    Everyone has their own set of strengths and weaknesses. Those with disabilities are no different they just have a different set then everyone else. I chose this project topic because in 5th and 6th grade I was part of a program called Peer Pals. Once a week during recess I volunteered in a special needs classroom. This work opened my eyes to the world of special needs and Peer Pals is one of the things I miss about elementary school. I realized that I needed to continue helping the special needs

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    He used what they need, a place to feel accepted, and gave them hope for the future. Pretty soon, people began to trust Jones. He took care of and supported everyone in the community. Every person felt they had a purpose there and that Jones picked them because they were special. That was why he was so popular with kids and the elderly and those who were being mistreated in the outside world. The more they were involved with Jones the more they realized they were worth something bigger. Jacob Neighbors

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    Knights of Columbus is a Catholic brotherly society established in 1882 and headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut. It was initially made as a common advantage society for settler Catholics and has subsequent to developed to give numerous administrations to the Catholic group, including instruction and activism. Beside their social and altruistic endeavors, the Knights of Columbus additionally offer an life insurance system to its individuals. Over $90 billion of life coverage arrangements are

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    Mr. Jones wasn’t happy with what he had done most likely because it went a little too far and it might have made students feel bad afterwards. This was because The Wave was so much similar to Nazis. He wanted to use The Wave as a lesson because a student had asked, “Why didn’t someone try and stop Hitler, because it was obvious he was murdering the Jews?” Mr. Jones used the same technique to trick the students into thinking they were apart of something big. The students liked The Wave a lot because

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    Thousands of members were a part of this San-Francisco Temple, or as some call it, a cult. Harvey Milk and other local politicians were members of the group led by Reverend Jim Jones. The cult moved to the South-American jungle due to the feeling of paranoia over the medias’ suspicions of questionable activities. Before the massacre, Leo Ryan, a U.S. Congressman visited the South-American site with concerns for the well-being of the members. Temple gunmen shot Leo Ryan and four others at the airstrip

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    Evaluation Of Jim Jones

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    The way that Odell Rhodes breaks down what he actually thought about Jim Jones after the massacre in his hotel room in Curacao. His evaluation of Jim Jones is interesting due to the fact that he had all these reasons to not follow him but since no one else said anything, Odell wasn't able to stand up for what he believed in much like many of the other survivors. The group mindset had worn off and Odell started to list all of the things he was against that Jim Jones did, such as Denigrated sex, but

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    required to cut ties with their families. Jim Jones did not want them communicating with the outside world. This fits into the tenth point on the list. The People’s Temple lived in a community that was filled with all the members. This characteristic of the cult fits into the twelfth point on the list. People who joined the People’s Temple wanted a place where they felt like they belonged. Jim Jones recruited people who were vulnerable.

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