Jim Jones Research Paper
Eng 101
Professor Keefe
5 December 2012
Authority in the Heart of Jim Jones Many theories and questions are raised from the problem of obedience to authority. What can make another person be obedient to another? Why do some people obey others when they know what they’re doing is wrong? This is a problem for the human population and it demands reasoning, explanation, and examination. We must reflect on what many experts have examined in the field, and draw some conclusions. There are many experts that have studied obedience to authority, and why people still obey even though it may be wrong. In the military following orders is the key to your survival. Even if your superior officers tell you to kill someone or shoot someone it may …show more content…
Many of them being half-black, Jones called them his “Rainbow Family.” Jones said "Integration is a more personal thing with me now. It 's a question of my son 's future." He was very set on making the Temple his “Rainbow Family.” Jones and his new found family went on to adopt children who were of Korean-American descent. He also adopted two more children, Agnes who was 11, and Suzanne who was six at the time of their adoptions. The Joneses ended up having their own biological child in 1959 named Stephan Ghandi Jones. Also in 1961 The Jones family became the first white family in Indiana to adopt a black child named James Warren Jones Jr. Jones adopted many children who he raised as they were his own. A woman and member of the Peoples Temple had a child named Timothy Glen Tupper who Jones adopted and named Tim …show more content…
Jonestown and all of the examples I have given earlier in this piece are just a couple out of numerous examples of the theme throughout this semester. I’ve learned a lot this year from all of these readings. I picked Jonestown and Jim Jones because I don’t know a lot about it. It goes untold and not talked about. I thought that they would teach it in high school but there was nothing. I learned so much throughout this process and I’m glad to have written this paper. Obedience to authority is becoming more and more apparent and should not go unnoticed like it has in the
Professor Keefe
5 December 2012
Authority in the Heart of Jim Jones Many theories and questions are raised from the problem of obedience to authority. What can make another person be obedient to another? Why do some people obey others when they know what they’re doing is wrong? This is a problem for the human population and it demands reasoning, explanation, and examination. We must reflect on what many experts have examined in the field, and draw some conclusions. There are many experts that have studied obedience to authority, and why people still obey even though it may be wrong. In the military following orders is the key to your survival. Even if your superior officers tell you to kill someone or shoot someone it may …show more content…
Many of them being half-black, Jones called them his “Rainbow Family.” Jones said "Integration is a more personal thing with me now. It 's a question of my son 's future." He was very set on making the Temple his “Rainbow Family.” Jones and his new found family went on to adopt children who were of Korean-American descent. He also adopted two more children, Agnes who was 11, and Suzanne who was six at the time of their adoptions. The Joneses ended up having their own biological child in 1959 named Stephan Ghandi Jones. Also in 1961 The Jones family became the first white family in Indiana to adopt a black child named James Warren Jones Jr. Jones adopted many children who he raised as they were his own. A woman and member of the Peoples Temple had a child named Timothy Glen Tupper who Jones adopted and named Tim …show more content…
Jonestown and all of the examples I have given earlier in this piece are just a couple out of numerous examples of the theme throughout this semester. I’ve learned a lot this year from all of these readings. I picked Jonestown and Jim Jones because I don’t know a lot about it. It goes untold and not talked about. I thought that they would teach it in high school but there was nothing. I learned so much throughout this process and I’m glad to have written this paper. Obedience to authority is becoming more and more apparent and should not go unnoticed like it has in the