...JONESTOWN- JIM JONES Jonestown- Jim Jones Student: Thi Nguyen Grand Canyon University: General Psychology- 102 Date: 08-19-2012 Professor: Jennifer Jones Jonestown- Jim Jones The tragedy named Jonestown happened in the past over 30 years and it still has been suspense from the bottom of the heart of everyone. Jim Jones is known as a American leader culture, is one of the most popular historian of America and Guyana’s history as well as the world’s history (Wilkinson, B, 2011). There are many books, articles, video clips described, discussed as well as argued about Jim Jones and Jonestown event. In this research paper as known as a social psychology essay , one more time, I would like write, persuasion, and argue about Jim Jones and what his had done in the past. Furthermore, the paper will describe and discuss in detail about Jonestown events and other concerned that related to this event which gave shock to American society, Guyana, and the rest of the world. Who is Jim Jones? First of all, I would like to introduce about him as well as his life. Jim Jones is a son of James Jones who had a poor health by poisonous gasses in the World War One; and he was a son of a woman named Lynetta in a factory in Indiana. Jim Jones learned from his Mom that he should love animal and care for the people who have underprivileged; and she expected that her son would come a ministered when he grow up. Even though Jim Jones was a noisy child...
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...Temple Jim jones had skills to be a preacher. As a boy Jones would explore every church in his hometown, and involving himself in each ritual before he moving on to the next church. He would stand before anyone and start to preach with doing that he became a shock to others. After high school Jim had an interest in medicine, he took an up a position of working as a hospital orderly. Were he soon met his wife who stood by his side of Jim Jones attending the Methodist Church soon after establish finding his own church name The Peoples Temple. Jim Jones seek for other sources to gain economic empowerment. Jones was introduced to leader of the name Father Divine. There was a source that became major for Jim becoming unhappy with the segregation with in churches. Jim was unattached with the idea of blacks and whites not being able to come together. Him and his wife brought attention among themselves when they adopted a part Native American child. He would preach about topics most people would avoid far as, racial equality and integration. Jones was determining that hos church participated in the progressing civil rights movement. Jim Jones desegregated in hospital, local businesses restaurants and movie theaters. Soon people who disagreed with Jones actions became to feel threatened and sought out to intimidate Jones. He travelled to Brazil with intentions of relocating his Temples congregation. He soon moved his multi-racial church to Northern California. Jim Jones brought an up...
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...James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader and community organizer. Jones was the founder and the leader of the Peoples Temple, best known for the mass murder-suicide in November 1978 of 909 of its members in Jonestown, Guyana,[1] and the murder of five people at a nearby airstrip, including Congressman Leo Ryan. Over two hundred children were murdered at Jonestown, almost all of them by cyanide poisoning.[2] Jones died from a gunshot wound to the head; it is suspected his death was a suicide. Jones was born in Indiana and started the Temple there in the 1950s. He later moved the Temple to California in the mid-1960s, and gained notoriety with the move of the Temple's headquarters to San Francisco in the early 1970s. Jones was born in a rural area of Randolph County, Indiana,[3] to James Thurman Jones (1887 – 1951), a World War I veteran, and Lynetta Putnam (1902 – 1977). Lynetta reportedly believed she had given birth to a messiah.[4][5] He was of Irish and Welsh descent.[6] Jones later claimed partial Cherokee ancestry through his mother, though according to his maternal second cousin Barbara Shaffer, this is likely untrue.[6][note 1] Economic difficulties during the Great Depression necessitated that Jones' family move to nearby Lynn, Indiana in 1934, where he grew up in a shack without plumbing.[2][7] Jones was a voracious reader as a child and studied Joseph Stalin, Karl Marx, Mahatma Gandhi and Adolf Hitler carefully...
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...Lucius Jones was a cruddy and cantankerous bigoted racist. Anyone who didn’t agree with his ideas could “go straight to hell," and anyone who wasn’t from the same race as him, could “burn in hell”. There was a decided difference between the two damnations and Lucius would be more than obliged to explain it to anyone who thought otherwise, if only anyone had the backbone to ask him. He was a crusty, willowy scarecrow looking old man with long gangly limbs, a thin narrow frame and an even thinner face with a hollowed out right eye socket. The empty hole could hold a glass eye, but Lucius chose not to use one and he refused to wear an eye patch. He knew it made people uncomfortable and he liked that. His dingy colored hair, which he rarely...
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...Mr. David Jones is a forty-two year old, never married, African-America male from Memphis, TN. He was admitted to WMHI on April 29, 2013 pursuant to T.C.A. § 33-7-301(b), having been found not competent to stand trial on April 12, 2013. He had been charged with felony vandalism for breaking out windows of four vehicles with a hammer and then breaking glass panels at Fox 13 News in Memphis. On May 30, 2013 the court ordered Mr. Jones judicially committed following dismissal of criminal charges imposing Judicial Right of Review. After several incidents of threatening harm to his physician, social worker and several unit workers, and other aggressive acts such as throwing a fax machine at staff, WMHI believed that he was no longer manageable at their facility and that a transfer to FSP would be in the best interest of Mr. Jones, staff, and other patients at WMHI. He was admitted to FSP on June 26, 2013. On October 1, 2013, Mr. Jones was discharged from FSP with MOT to a Generations group home where remained until June 12, 2014 when he left the home without permission. Mr. Jones was subsequently admitted to FSP on October 15, 2014 for violation of his MOT....
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...The article “ The Devil in Mr. Jones” by Jonathan Z. Smith focuses on Jim Jones, a man who created a large and thriving community where on the surface he preached equality and between genders and races, but in reality failed to achieve this harmonious vision. Jones’ thesis utters that if you want to understand Jonestown, you have to look at humanity because refusing to understand Jonestown was refusing to fully commit yourself to the study of religion. The author reinforces “Nothing is foreign to me” through recognition of the ordinary humanness Jonestown’s White Night victims. To begin, after watching the short film about Jonestown, I found it a funny coincidence that Post Malone released his new album “beerbongs and bentleys” including a song called “Jonestown”. The interlude of Malone’s song repeats...
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...Thesis Jim Jones formed The People’s Temples that had hundreds, even thousands of followers from a large range of religious and social backgrounds. It was a mystery on how he was able to manipulate and brainwash so many people to follow him and portray himself as their saviour, let along make them do a loyalty test by telling them to drink poison. Many people have different opinion regarding the massacre that occurred in Jonestown on November 18th 1978. This is one of the biggest mystery related to the Jonestown. Was the massacre a suicide performed by the group members to show their loyalty towards Jim Jones or was it cover up for murder? There was a lot of supporting evidence to show that this was an act of murder which was tried to cover...
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...BUS381 Solutions Focused Leadership Laura Schade Dr. Marjorie Lott Argosy University – Inland Empire Analyzing Jim Jones as a Leader When analyzing what is determined as a good leader, one must think about what leadership really is. According to our text, “leadership is a complex phenomenon involving the leader, the followers, and the situation.” (Chapter 1) A leader is someone who is able to influence others to attain goals. “Leadership comes in all shapes and sizes whether religious or political or social…an essential element that all leaders share whether for good or evil goals is vision.” (Mosley, 2009) Jim Jones had a vision of making the world a better place. Or at least that was what he wanted people to believe. In Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple, an article by Jennifer Rosenberg, she says that Jim had one child and adopted several children of different ethnicities. He was proud of his “rainbow family” and tried to encourage others to adopt interracially. He was against segregation which was not a popular idea in his time. He started his own church in 1956, the Peoples Temple in Indianapolis, Indiana. Most churches were segregated at that time, but Jim Jones offered a utopian view of what society could become. He was a charismatic man who demanded loyalty and preached of sacrifice. His church established soup kitchens and homes for elderly and also helped people find jobs. In 1966, he moved the church to California because it seemed more open to an integrationist...
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...The Film “The Bridget Jones Diary” is about a single women in her early thirties named Bridget Jones who is just trying to get things right in life. She has hit a pivotal moment in her life and wants to quit smoking, lose weight, stop being so accident prone and find a decent guy who will treat her right. She works at a book publishing company in London where she spends most of her time day dreaming about her gorgeous boss Daniel. Bridget already fascinated by her boss comes across a man she once knew as a child named Mark Darcy. Her mom re-introduced them to one another at a new years party. Bridget mom was ruthless and constantly enjoyed trying to set her up with men of her choosing. After this initial encounter, Mark thinks that Bridget is a inappropriate and incoherent and Bridget thinks that he is arrogant and rude. You could say that Bridget has some communication competencies and some incompetencies. The way she conveys messages and body says whatever is on her mind makes her very efficient. Some may possibly see it as incompetent due to the executions and how it may be inappropriate at times. Although Bridget's boss, Daniel was known to be a womanizer, this didn't put any breaks to how often they would flirt and interact at work. Constantly sending little messages to one another and giving each other looks from across the office. At a book release party for her publishing company, Bridget happens to run into Mark and his glamorous “colleague” Natasha. Bridget that...
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...The Effect of the 2008 Recession on the Dow-Jones Industrial Average On October 9, 2007, the Dow closed at its pre-recession all-time high of more than $14,000 per share. However, fourth quarter GDP growth was -1%, signaling the beginning of the recession. The Dow started falling slowly. After the failure of Bear Stearns in April 2008, and a negative GDP report in Q2 2008, the Dow plummeted to 11,000. Many analysts felt that this 20% decline was the market bottom. 2008 was a historic year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the overall Stock Market. 2008 started off with the Dow Jones breaking down through 13,000 with massive volume. There is a saying that states that whatever the Stock Market does in January is how the rest of the year would go. The saying turned out to be true in 2008. Wall Street stocks were plummeting in January and were reduced by one half throughout the year. However, on Monday, September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. On Wednesday, anxious bankers withdrew $144 billion from money market funds, nearly causing a collapse. In response, the Dow sank 13% in October. By November 20, 2008, it fell to 7,552.29, a new low. This was not yet the true market bottom. The Dow went up to 9,034.69 on January 2, 2009 before falling down to 6,594.44 on March 5, 2009. Between its highest and its lowest, the Dow plummeted over 50% in just 17 months. The stock market, as measured by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, has historically performed similarly...
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...Rusul Meften, Dec- 2-2015 The Dow Jones Average 1. On May 26, 1896 for the first time an average consisting entirely of 12 industrial stocks is published. To see the list of these 12 companies (as well as all such lists from 1896 to the present),. On October 4, 1916 it was calculated on the stock prices of 20 companies and finally on October 1, 1928 it was increased to 30 companies, the same number as it is today. 2. A stock exchange based in New York City, which is considered the largest equities-based exchange in the world based on total market capitalization of its listed securities. A market index tracks the performance of a specific "basket" of stocks considered to represent a particular market or sector of the U.S. stock market or the economy. There are indices for almost every conceivable sector of the economy and stock market. Many investors are familiar with these indices through index funds and exchange-traded funds whose investment objectives are to track the performance of a particular index. 3. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is important to investors because it is a model for investment products. The Dow Jones Company licenses its index for the creation of mutual funds, exchange traded funds and futures investments. These products trade not only on the U.S. exchanges, but also on international exchanges in Tokyo, London and Toronto. This gives the DJIA added significance for investors worldwide. Also The Dow Jones is important to investors because it...
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...The first time I heard of Dr. Camara Jones was about two years ago in my intro to Public Health class at the College of Charleston. I remembered watching Dr. Jones give her TedTalks on four allegories on race and racism which she called the Gardener’s Tale. Being a sophomore at the time, a lot of what I learned about Dr. Jones work truly had a profound impact on me. But of course like most sophomores, you learn about someone great in the classroom and then once you leave you forget all about their work and their mission and passion and their impact on society. Although, I forgot her name…{side note} which I’m doing a lot better with nowadays, thanks to Dr. Valois suggested read of Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People, I never...
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...Course- Introduction To Business Name- Mohammad Mowla Date- 11/04/13 Case Assignment # 2 Dow Jones Index ( McDonald's ) The Dow Jones Industrial Average is average price of 30 stoccks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. Charles Dow invented Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896. Companies like General Electric, Disney, Exxon and Microsoft includes in the Dow Jones Industry Average. DJIA is one of the single and oldest index in the world. Roy Kroc discovered a small burger restaurent in california. From that time now it serve to 118 countries now with more than 34,000 restaurents serving nearly 69 millio people everyday.In 1961, Ray launched a training program, later called Hamburger University, at a new restaurant in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. There, franchisees and operators were trained in the scientific methods of running a successful McDonald’s. Hamburger U also had a research and to develop new cooking, freezing, storing and serving methods. Today, more than 80,000 people have graduated from the program. Sustainability is an important focus for McDonald’s. Their sustainability efforts shows that their business policies and practices complements their company and makes a positive impact on societies it’s involved in. McDonald’s rising and continual existence is very significant, along with numerous opportunities and expectations. It is employing over 1.8 million employees all around the world in over 118 countries. ...
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...Textile Care Management Performance Measure | KPI Target Results | Root Causes | Corrective Actions | Responsible Person | Timeline | Comments | Annual recurring textile costs will not exceed 33% of total textile inventory value. | Annual Recurring Cost: 16% | Recurring losses and linen shortages are from being throwing away, misused, taking out by patients, staff and other sources on a routine basis. | Purchase is necessary to meet the need of patient care. Police surveillance has been increased to improve security and reduce theft at our facility. Also we are having a complete rebuild of the laundry area. | Michael Hains | 3 to 6 months to maintain and adequate par level | The Annual recurring textile cost is within allowable limits. | Annual textile dollar loss will not exceed 16% of total textile inventory value. | Annual Textile Dollar Loss: 12.66% | Allowing the facility responsibility for the purchasing of their textile. | Increase funds to better manage par level for the fair wear and tear, and /or misuse and the abuse to linens. | Michael Hains | 3 to 6 months to maintain and adequate par level | The Annual Textile Dollar Loss is within the allowable limits. | Contact Person: Michael Hains, Chief EMS Note: This document includes action plan templates for Textile Management and Textile Processing. Any other format used must address Root Cause, Corrective Actions, Responsible Person and timeline. Note: This document includes action plan templates for Textile...
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...the upper class, and their house in Hertfordshire will be inherited by a distant cousin if Mr. Bennet dies. A wealthy bachelor by the name of Mr. Bingley and his best friend Mr. Darcy arrive in town to spend time near the Bennet’s. The shy and beautiful Jane falls in love with Mr. Bingley whereas Elizabeth finds his friend, Mr. Darcy, a snobbish and cold man. She swears to loathe him forever. Interestingly enough this is instead the beginning of their wonderful love story. Bridget Jones’s Diary was written by Helen Fielding in 1996. This is one hundred and eighty-three years after Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813. With that in mind, Bridget Jones's Diary would seem to be quite different from Pride and Prejudice. However, Bridget Jones Diary is sometimes regarded as a modern interpretation of Pride and Prejudice, especially seen through the plot and characters. The girls in both books have to get a husband, but for totally different reasons. However, there are...
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