Preamble Jim Jones was an aspiring leader that promised his followers they could live together in serenity in spite of their differences like race or sex. He promised them a perfect life and his goal was to create that life through Jonestown. His outcome‚ however‚ was the mass suicide of over 900 people‚ including children. In this paper‚ I will explain how Jim Jones qualifies as a charismatic leader‚ his aspirations‚ how he promised his followers deliverance of his goal‚ and the effect of his
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founder Jim Jones was termed “revolutionary suicide”. This is because all but one of temple members‚ Christine Miller‚ supported Jones’ suggestion of “revolutionary suicide” (Jonestown Audiotape‚ 1978). Jim McElvane‚ a former therapist‚ assisted Jones by arguing against Miller ’s resistance to suicide‚ stating "Let ’s make it a beautiful day". This statement was followed by applause from Temple members. In addition to Jim McElvane‚ several other temple members gave speeches praising Jones and his
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(We do not support killing of any animals. All the carnivores killed by Corbett were man-eaters‚ meaning they had to be killed.) Edward James "Jim" Corbett (25 July 1875 in Nainital‚ India – 19 April 1955 in Nyeri‚ Kenya) was a British hunter-turned-conservationist‚ author and naturalist‚ famous for hunting a large number of man-eaters in India. [pic] Corbett held the rank of colonel in the British Indian Army and was frequently called upon by the government of the United Provinces‚ now
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was working as a traveling preacher with the Plymouth Brethren church.[2] After two years of correspondence‚ they were married in 1918. Robert‚ their first child‚ was born in 1921 while they were living in Seattle‚ and he was followed by Herbert‚ Jim‚ and Jane‚ all three of whom were born after the family moved to Portland.[3] Elliot’s parents had firm Christian beliefs‚ and they raised their children accordingly‚ taking them to church and reading the Bible regularly. Elliot professed faith in Jesus
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But it took a terrible turn of events by portraying a demonic cult led by the infamous Jim Jones. Jim had always grown up in a religious environment‚ he started his own church in 1955. The mystery behind the Jonestown Massacre can be summed up in two theories: mass suicide ad the CIA being involved. To begin with‚ Jim Jones completely eradicated so many lives‚ the answer to his thinking is still unknown. Jim Jones‚ founder of The Peoples Temple along with being a son of a KLU KLUX KLAN member has always
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history. The man that implemented and carried out that atrocity was James Warren Jones‚ otherwise known as Jim Jones‚ a self proclaimed Second Coming (God). His exposure to an intensely emotional Pentecostal church service influenced and shaped his future beliefs and actions. In 1960‚ despite his lack of theological training‚ Jim Jones became an ordained minister. He made racial equality one of goals. Jim Jones also used fear arousal to recruit his followers by Genocide and thermonuclear war
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history’s more charismatic leaders are also symbols of destruction and evil. One of the most famous examples of charisma used for destruction is Jim Jones. Jim Jones was the founder and leader of a cult called the Peoples Temple‚ which is best known for the November 18‚ 1978 mass suicide of 914 members in Jonestown. The mass suicide consisted of Jim Jones having his followers knowingly drink cyanide-laced Kool-Aid. Not only was he able to accomplish this act‚ but he had the audacity to trick his followers
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form of persuasion. This technique helps cult leaders get what they want‚ without necessarily having to put a spell under the followers. Mind control allows you to enter a person unconscious and create influences. Getting people to agree with Jim Jones was easier since he was seen as a powerful leader of the group. They trusted his opinions and judgments. Back then it was not common for people to find someone to guide them toward a decision. Mind control techniques are not always negative
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manipulate those lower than them in social status. An example of a power-abusing "religious" leader is Reverend Jim Jones who initiated a ritual suicide to protest racism and fascism. Although in his own mind he had food intentions‚ to save the world from the Armageddon‚ he was insane and in the overabundance of power‚ he was able to kill more than 900 people. It is unclear whether Jim Jones had committed suicide at the ritual or was shot by another‚ so it is uncertain to say that he had any intentions
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fitting end to lives that were brutally controlled by the cult’s leader‚ Jim Jones. The Jonestown incident should be remembered as a mass murder at the hands of Jones. At first‚ Jim Jones seemed anything but harmful. While living in Indianapolis in the 1950s‚ Jones opened the church that would later be called the Peoples Temple. The church was considered progressive due to its ethnically diverse congregation. In the 1960s‚ Jones and his wife moved to Ukiah‚ California‚ with over one hundred
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