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    Reasons of Conspiracy People come up with crazy ideas all the time, many of which are torn apart by scientific evidence. However, some ideas are crafted so precisely and detailed; they are accepted as fact by millions of people. These alternatives to accepted history are known as Conspiracy Theories, and the people who create them are of a special breed. It is difficult to imagine having the time and passion to craft an alternative reason behind many of the world’s events and tragedies, but

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    A conspiracy theory is a true event that happened that has different beliefs about what actually happened or is currently happening. The Bermuda Triangle is the area between Miami Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda. Dozens of mysterious disappearances of planes and aircrafts have happened in the triangle. They disappeared without a trace. Although it is a popular trading route and is used on a daily basis. Ships and planes go through the triangle all the time safely. There are a lot of claims to have

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    Many of the most popular conspiracies around her death dealt with the Kennedy’s; almost every conspiracy involves the Kennedy’s in one way or another. Over the years Marilyn Monroe had relationships with a handful of different men. Many of those men had high ranking public statuses like her, so their relationships with her were protected until her death. Some of the men that Marilyn was involved with included: her ex husband Joe DiMaggio, President John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Frank Sinatra

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    Why are people so fascinated by conspiracy theories? Is it because they want to know or they just like the mysteries behind them. They may even want to know how someone came up with one but, you never always figure it out. Conspiracy theories are thoughts that people have about what happened to a person or even a thing like aliens being real. Although some are clearly not real, some may be true and may have happened. An example of one that most people believe is true is the Illuminati. But no one

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    Karl Popper coined the phrase “Conspiracy Theory of Society” (Popper) in his book The Open Society and Its Enemies. In doing so, Mr. Popper attempted to describe the phenomenon of conspiracism by explaining that people tend to believe “whatever happens in society – especially happenings such as war, unemployment, poverty, shortages, which people as a rule dislike – is the result of direct design by some powerful individuals and groups” (Popper). Conspiracy theories come in all shapes and sizes, from

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    In many historical points of death or national tragedy, conspiracy theories tend to come out and alter the way people view a specific instance or person. “Scholars characterize conspiracy theories as attempts to explain the ultimate cause of an event[,]usually one that is political or social[,] as a secret ploy by a covert alliance of powerful individuals or organizations”(Douglas “The Hidden”). Diana, the Princess of Wales, married into royalty by marrying Prince Charles, the son of the Queen of

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    of cons There is a conspiracy theory behind almost all major events and tragedies in the world. At first you might just brush off these theories and ideas thinking that they are nothing but a bunch of nonsense. Some conspiracies can easily be proven wrong but In the more popular and well known conspiracy theories such as the 9/11 attacks and the assassination of JFK there are very credible facts to back up the idea belief that is being portrayed. Weather you believe in conspiracy theories or not, there

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    Alien Conspiracy Theory is a theory that blames outsiders and outside influences for the prevalence of organized crime in U.S. Society. It as well is one of the strongest held theories of organized crime still today. There are different theories as well as strongly held. The reason I chose to stick with Alien Conspiracy Theory is because of it’s on and off debates and I find it very interesting. As you may know, The Mafia and La Costa Nostra are the major foundations of organized crimes in the United

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    9/11: A Conspiracy Theory

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    A conspiracy theory is usually defined as an attempt to explain the ultimate cause of an important societal event as part of some sinister plot conjured up by a secret alliance of powerful individuals and organizations (Linden para 4). There are always two sides to a story, and there is a major amount of evidence to support both sides. Major conspiracy theories would be, if 9/11 had actually be planned by the United States government, whether Barack Obama was a legal citizen to be the president of

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    Alaysia Murphy 9/29/14 Dr. Ruch English 114-04 Why do people believe in conspiracies? Once you believe in a conspiracy it is easy to believe in the possibility of other conspiracies even if the other conspiracies are improbable and contradictory. Conspiracy theory is defined as “a proposed plot by powerful people or organizations working together in secret to accomplish some (usually sinister) goal.” Conspiracy theorists’ skepticism of official narratives may be so intense that many alternative

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