Ziyin Chen History 146-04 In 1978‚ November 18th‚ there was a tragedy happened in a town located in Guyana. The town’s name was “Jones Town‚” and it was named by Jim Jones. The purpose of the town was to bring Jim Jones’ believers together and live happily ever after‚ but turns out to be a huge tragedy for those who were living in Jones Town. Around 909 people committed suicide by drinking poison under the command of Jim Jones. There were few survivors‚ but they have lost their family members (Nelson)
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3/19/13 Narrative Descriptive-Essay #2 This is a story about the most important decision that I have ever taken in my entire life. I received Jesus in my heart as my Lord and Savior. He is my Redeemer. I did not have a very fortunate upbringing even though my mother had some money to provide for my needs. There was food on the table‚ but she could not handle the stress of life very well. Therefore‚ she was
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every day‚ for life is a fleeting thing. With troubles rapidly expanding in Europe and war becoming a looming reality‚ people were inundated with the negative aspects of life. To see Our Town was to escape from the negative and rejoice in the ordinary; it reaffirmed faith in the unchanging moral values of small town living. It was obviously the balm that audiences needed in the midst of a pessimistic and changing world. Through his play‚ Wilder tries to teach the audience to seize the moment and enjoy
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In the article “Kentucky Town of Manchester Illustrates National Obesity Crisis‚” Wil Haygood demonstrates how the dangers of obesity are rampant in small towns. Specifically‚ how their surroundings are contributing to the alarming obesity rate in this charming little town of Manchester. While Haygood depicts how the locals “celebrate the joys of community closeness‚” he also reveals how “it is one of the unhealthiest places of all”. In fact‚ he points out that an estimated 52% of the 2‚100
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the safe and clean environment of the countryside. Absence of heavy traffic means absence of polluted atmosphere. With clean environment farmers can grow ecologically clean vegetables. Secondly‚ villagers appreciate a friendly atmosphere in a small town. Because of a small population‚ everyone knows everyone in villages. This fact unites people. They have a feeling of living in a closely knit community. Finally‚ countrymen see a village as the best place to live. Deciding between two places to
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people of Israel. The problems these two indigenous/native people face today are the result of colonization and I believe that if they should claim their rights back to the land in order to prosper their culture and traditions. My discussion of the colonization of Native Americans and Bedouins is in fact
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Paper Towns‚ by John Green is a young adult novel that takes place in a town called Jefferson Park located in Orlando‚ Florida. The novel starts with Quentin Jacobsen and his neighbor/crush‚ Margo Spiegelman‚ both nine years old‚ going to the park. There‚ they discover the corpse of Robert Joyner who had been divorced and committed suicide. We then flash forward to the two as high schoolers who have grown apart. Quentin had spent his life loving Margo and admiring her from afar. Until one day she
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Small town America; to some this sounds boring and sparse‚ but to me it means home. Born in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico‚ I grew up in Central Indiana. Currently‚ that small town is on the outskirts of Marion‚ Indiana. Small town America has a place in my heart‚ providing many opportunities to explore and discover various Indiana sites. Growing up I was pushed to search for answers and find solutions. This freedom and culture has driven me to be an eager learner and have a passion and appreciation
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people. Little did they know their impact on the natives that occupied the west. The amount of land taken from them was so exponential that if it hadn’t happened we wouldn’t be where we are today(doc 1).Although there were reservations for the native americans‚ they used cruel methods to for them out of their land. Some examples of these are forcing them out or if they resisted they would have a battle. Other means of lowering the numbers of native americans was splitting the buffalo herd with the
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Jamestown believing that they would find gold and a new way of freedom with government and religion. Most of the colonist died during the early years of 1607-1611. No skills for the New World later made the colonist have a hostile relationship with the Native Americans and the environment that they weren’t immune for lead to their deaths. Many colonists died because they had no skills to survive in a new place. According to the “First and Second Jamestown Ship List” in Document C‚ 47 of the 110 colonist
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