Isabella Torres 7th Grade League City Intermediate 2588 Webster Street League City‚ TX 77573 The Legend of Jim Bowie The Daughters of The Republic of Texas Bluebonnet Branch Chapter Friendswood‚ TX Mary Anne Coleman The Legend of Jim Bowie Larger than life itself‚ James Bowie has inspired many legends. Bowie was born in Kentucky on April 10‚ 1796. Throughout his upbringing‚ Bowie was said to ride wild horses‚ alligators‚ and trap bears. Bowie enlisted in the War of 1812‚ although he was recruited
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Our third example with notorious cult leader Jim Jones‚ the force behind the “Jonestown Massacre” that took place in 1978. Using the manipulation of other’s ideals‚ specifically religion and communism‚ Jones was able to convince over 1000 people to join his religious cult (History.com Staff‚ 2010). Jim Jones was a well-known communist during the McCarthyism era which threatened his freedom while also inspiring him to construct a safe place for American communists like himself. He used Christianity
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acquaintances‚ which itself stands for the entire migrant population of the Great Depression era. One such character is that of Jim Casey‚ a former preacher and long-time friend of the Joads. In this story‚ Casey represents a latter-day Christ figure who longs to bring religious stability to the burgeon of migrant families facing West. Steinbeck manages to give Jim Casey the exact initials as the historical savior (J.C.)‚ which allows the reader to latch onto this connection from the beginning
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Jim Jones‚ a name widely known as the leader of the People’s Temple‚ created a movement that ended up in one of the most massive massacres in history. His charge and influence on others elucidates psychological concepts. Members of the People’s Temple gave up their lives to devote to Mr. Jones’ because of his pressure on the mind persuading techniques of conformity‚ obedience‚ and cognitive dissonance. Conformity performed a role in Jones’ project prior to even becoming an official member of the
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Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple ethical or unethical practice? In the 1970’s Jim Jones established a church called the Peoples Temple which eventually became a cult. The foundation of the church was based on social and racial inequality for all. The church started small yet eventually grew to 5‚000 members. The Peoples Temple accumulated media and political attention which earned Jones popularity; this resulted to his nomination and selection to city commissioner. According to many Jones did
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In the article An On/Off Switch For Genes written by Jim Kozubek‚ he talks about how doctors are looking at ways to have genes treat different hereditary illnesses. He explains that the gene therapy’s history is not always easy because scientist cannot control where the new gene is inserted. This then causes problems because they need a specific gene to be placed in a certain spot to be read and activated. The started experimenting with the idea of taking a therapeutic gene and combining it with
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Descriptive Essay: Khmer New Year’s Day Cambodian New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey is the name of the Cambodian holiday that celebrates the New Year. The holiday lasts for three days beginning on New Year’s Day‚ which usually falls on April 13 or 14th‚ which is the end of the harvesting season‚ when farmers enjoy the fruits of their labor before the rainy season begins. People prepare new clothes‚ food and drinks for whole festival days. They also repair
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A Gun Up Your Ass: An Interview with Jim Jarmusch. (Cineaste 1996 ) By Jonathan Rosenbaum A dozen years ago‚ when his second feature‚ "Stranger Than Paradise"‚ catapulted him to worldwide fame‚ Jim Jarmusch seemed at the height of arthouse fashion. Having already known him a little before then‚ I could tell that the extent to which he suddenly became a figurehead for the American independent cinema bemused him in certain ways. Given the aura of hip‚ glamorous downtown Manhattan culture that seemed
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News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers. What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news was reported? By far‚ news is very important to our world recently. Nowadays our world situation is full of violence and tragic happened every second. Indeed‚ Television and Newspapers are the medium for people to have a chance to acknowledge what currently happen all around the world. Both
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I read an article published by San Jose Mercury News regarding a crime committed by an illegal immigrant. Authorities in San Fransisco‚ California‚ which people consider as a “sanctuary city”‚ wouldn’t hand over a certain illegal immigrant to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Additionally‚ the illegal immigrant was very dangerous considering he had seven felonies and the U.S. deported him five times. While enjoying a sunny day with her beloved father‚ Kate Steinle was shot by this man
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