Why do people become cult members? As human beings we want to belong. People join binge groups (which turn into cults). A cult leader strips its followers of its identity until compliant to manipulation. This is shown through ego –weakening‚ total control‚ and recruitment The allure of cults is that people can be a part of something. According to Merriam Webster‚ a cult is defined as “a small religious group that is not part of a larger and more accepted religion and that has beliefs regarded by
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The Sea as A Lover: A Woman’s Quest for Autonomy in The Awakening When authors use symbolism effectively‚ readers can begin to understand a work of literature on both the surface level and in an illustrative context‚ attributing significance to ideas‚ actions‚ or even characters themselves beyond what is initially described. In her novella The Awakening‚ Kate Chopin employs symbolism through a variety of images to reveal particular details about the protagonist‚ Edna Pontellier. One such symbol
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In “The Awakening”‚ Edna Pontellier is known as Mrs. Pontellier for the first part of the book. The book is based in a time period where women had no say and were just “mother-women”‚ who are kind of like a nun. There were many different types of women in the victorian era but none of them had a lot of rights or not much of a say. In the very beginning of the novel you see two birds‚ a mockingbird and a parrot. In the beginning we don’t know what the mockingbird is but we determine that the parrot
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How did the Great Depression influence the evolution of American vernacular dance? In the Great Depression‚ the American dream had become a nightmare. What was once the land of opportunity was now the land of desperation. The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America‚ Europe‚ and other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. Nevertheless‚ it
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The Cult of Athleticism in Public Schools ‘Athleticism can be defined as the ability to participate within a sport‚ being able to excel in a sport of your choice. Also athleticism was believed in order to grow as an individual‚ where it was greatly supported by all especially parents and teachers of the younger generations.’ (Mangan‚ J. 2010 International Journal of the History of Sport‚ Volume 27‚ Issue 1 &2‚ pp. 60-77.) This essay will address how athleticism and the ‘cult of athleticism’
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Margaret Atwood‚ Crake gives us the impression that he wants to create the perfect utopian society. Crake is set on destroying all present human life and replacing them with his own herbivorous species‚ or perhaps better known as the “Crakers” and throughout the novel we see that Crake uses this herbivorous species to being a world where everything is pure perfection and controlled by him also known as his utopian dream. “All it takes said Crake‚ “is the elimination of one generation. One generation
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Discourse CommunityI want to discuss about the Buddhist Community. It is the group of people who follows‚worships‚ and believes in Lord Budhha who is known as the Light of Asia. This communitybelieves in peace of the world. They connect their feelings of love‚ joy‚ happiness‚ sorrows withany other people by peace. Anyone can participate in the Buddhist community but there are somebasic things to learn about this community: Anapanasati (Pali)‚ Anatta‚ Beginner’s mind‚Bhikkhu‚ Bhikkhuni‚ Bodhi‚ Bodhi
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in a female-centered household. She lived with her mother‚ grandmother‚ and great-grandmother” (Tolentino 6). Most authors immerse themselves in their books. Whether a planned or subconscious action‚ they use their own experiences to influence their works. Kate Chopin’s household experiences‚ as well as‚ the progression of feminism‚ society in Louisiana‚ and Creole standards directly influenced her novel‚ The Awakening. Kate Chopin lived a bittersweet young-adulthood. In addition to the death
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22 March 2013 Victory of the North There are many causes that led to the victory of the North‚ as well as many effects that follow their victory. Three important causes that led to the victory of the North are economic growth‚ secession‚ and the election of President Abraham Lincoln. Three important effects that followed the victory of the Northern States in the American Civil War are emancipation‚ a new financial system‚ and political freedom. The Civil War of America has been discussed as
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solutions‚ and that’s what counts. A perfect world is seen differently through many eyes. For many‚ what they may call perfect to me may seem not perfect‚ therefore there is no such thing as a perfect world but more of an ideal imagination. My Utopian society is far on an island on the East coast. Paradise Organic is the title in which I have imagined. It is an island surrounded by clear blue warm waters contamination free. Banana‚ coconut‚ papaya tress all around. Everything produced in this island
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