...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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...MR. JONES (BIPOLAR DISORDER) GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY ABSTRACT This research paper discusses the movie “Mr. Jones.” It details the character Mr. Jones and tells about his current psychological condition (bipolar disorder). It further discusses the causes, symptoms, treatment, and ethical issues concerning this disorder. MR JONES Mr. Jones is a movie about a charismatic man who is diagnosed as bipolar and is committed to a psychiatric institution. He is diagnosed incorrectly at first but then receives the correct diagnosis and becomes romantically involved with psychiatrist Dr. Elizabeth Bowen. This movie deals with bipolar disorder and displays the signs and symptoms of the disorder, possible causes of the disorder, treatments of the disorder, and the ethical issues involved when the patient becomes romantically involved with his psychiatrist. Bipolar disorder, formally called manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by severe and recurrent depression or mania with abrupt or gradual onsets and recoveries (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011). The states of mania and depression may alternate where one mood state may predominate over the other, or they may be mixed or combined with each other (DSM-IV, 2006). Bipolar disorder causes dramatic mood swings from overly high and/or irritable to sad and hopeless, and then back again, often with periods of normal mood in between. Severe changes in energy and behavior go along with these changes. These are not the normal...
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...Running Head: HOW A USED BOTTLE BECOMES A NEW BOTTLE 1 How A Used Bottle Becomes A New Bottle Mark Dalton Baker College HOW A USED BOTTLE BECOMES A NEW BOTTLE 2 First of all, There has been an increase in the curbside recycling programs in the last few decades. This has led to more glass recycling centers. Because of new technological advances that were not available in the last 20 years it is now common place to turn recycled glass into the raw materials for new glass bottles. Before, without the technology glass bottles were used primarily for covering landfills and used as a cheap construction material (Jiang, Thuy Vo, 2013). Today with the technology to sort glass collected at the curbside recycling centers, there has been an increase in turning used glass bottles into new bottles. Glass bottles can be recycled into new items over and over again. Did you know that it takes less energy to produce a new bottle from recycled glass than from raw materials? This reduces all of the problems caused through the burning of fossil fuels, such as air pollution, habitat destruction and ocean acidification (EPA, 2013). Recycling also stops the glass from going to a landfill, where it would take up space. (E How website (1999) stated that, it may take up to 4000 years for a bottle to start to decompose...
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...Cammie Benoit History 202 Final Paper Document58: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Inaugural Address (1961) And Document 75: Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1981 Two of the United States most beloved Presidents were John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. Each of these two men made memorable and important inaugural addresses. Although Kennedy was a Democrat and Reagan a Republican, both of these men believed in their country and understood the sacrifices required for freedom and liberty. In John F. Kennedy’s speech, he made a clear statement to the citizens of the United States along to all the other nations that he believed that the freedom of the United States was very important. He stated that he was willing to fight and defend the liberty of the United States at any cost. He remembered the sacrifices that others had paid by their lives for freedom and would not let it be for nothing. He made it clear that he stood behind the military and there would be nothing he would stop at to insure that their sacrifices were worthwhile. He also ensured the maintained alliances with old allies. He reiterated his appreciation to the allied nations for their past and continuingly loyalty and promised that the United States would continually support and defend them. Kennedy reminded the allies that, separately, there is little each nation can do but when they bond together many things can be accomplished. He also vowed to help and support the nations under oppression...
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...In The Embalming of Mr. Jones, Jessica Mitford reveals an in-depth look into the embalming practices of the funeral industry. As a long tradition, the relatives would view the process of embalming within the deceased’s home. However, funeral directors have slowly relocated the embalming to funeral homes and discouraged the relatives from attending. Mitford postulates if American were to know the funeral industry’s practices, American would reject the services. Therefore, it is in the best financial interest of the funeral industry to shroud their practices in secrecy. Mitford discusses the terminology that embalmers use to refer to themselves, “dermasurgeon.” Mitford further states the title was positively corrupted to “demisurgeon.” These embalmer utilizes multiple medical tools, such as scissors and forceps, and chemicals to successfully embalm. Mitford expresses her disdain by stating the tools and techniques used are crude compared to a proper surgeon. Many different types of chemical are for specific uses. A vast array of cosmetic products and aid are used in dressing the body. John Eckels, president of the Eckels College of Mortuary Science, explained the process would take a short amount of time in skilled hands. No matter how damaged the bodies are, the bodies can be restored into a resemblance of normalcy. First, the embalmer drains the blood from Mr. Jones’s body through one of the arteries. Each embalmer has their own favorite artery to work with. Embalming fluid...
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...As time went on he found that he enjoyed working for Mr.Jone’s. Mr.Jones would tell him stories about how he became a successful rancher through hard work. As time went on each night when the boy returned home, his father would become very angry that the boy had not taken the cow. Finally the father said “Tomorrow you take cow, no excuses”. Sadly the next day the boy went to the Jones ranch to work. He was very torn by what his father told him to do and his care and respect for Mr.Jones. He couldn’t imagine betraying the man who had been so kind to him. When Mr.Jones saw him that day, he could tell that something was bothering him. The boy confessed that the real reason he was there was that his father had ordered him to steal the cow. Mr. Jones replied ,“You have a choice to make”. “ You must choose between right and wrong”. “This will be a very important decision that you will make. It will set a course for your future and what kind of man you will be”. The boy knew what his decision would be. He knew the consequences of his decision. He told Mr. Jones how much he respected him and thanked him for all he had done for him. “ I will never forget what you have done for me”. He decided to follow the kindness and generosity that Mr.Jones had shown him. This decision changed his life to a course of goodness and a successful...
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...moral values. While both Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Higgins deal with similar situations their motives, dealing methods and personality traits make them drastically different. Mrs. Jones chose to help the struggling child she encountered where as Mrs. Higgins had to help out of obligation to her son. Mrs. Higgins is a very fragile character while Mrs. Jones is an all around tuff character. Furthermore Mrs. Jones intentionally attempts to teach the troubles child a lesson between right and wrong where Mrs. Higgins dose not actively attempt to teach her son a lesson of any kind. Though both women attempt to teach ethical Principles to the troubled adolescents, their different personalities make them different. Both Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Higgins come in contact with a struggling teen; Mrs. Higgins was forced to help her son while Mrs. Jones chose to take on the challenge of teaching the boy a lesson. Mrs. Jones had no ties to Rodger but still chose to take him under her wing and teach him proper moral values even though she didn’t have too. When talking to Rodger Mrs. Jones confesses that she has “done things too” (Hughes, 168). Mrs. Jones being in the similar situation suggests that she sees a bit of her self in Rodger and she is trying to help him like no one did for her. Unlike Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Higgins was asked to come and help, forcing her to bail out Alfred. After Mr. Carr caught Alfred stealing, he called Mrs. Higgins telling her to...
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...“ I were young once and I wanted things I could not get...I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son-neither tell god if he didn’t already know.” There goes Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones being as honest as she can be. Mrs. Jones is a model for integrity. She is honest, fair, and she has morals and philosophies. These characteristics are important in a person with integrity. In the short story,” Thank you Ma'am”, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, has demonstrated integrity by being honest with Roger ( the boy who tried to rob her ), fair with him, and sharing with him some of her morals and philosophies. Honesty, the most important thing in integrity. Its more like the key ingredient to it. Mrs. Jones has that key ingredient. An example of her honesty is when she told roger of her struggles and problems when she was as young as him. “ I were young once and I wanted things I could not get...I have done things, too, which I would not tell you..” This perfectly shows that she can be honest with people even though she barely knows them. This is the main characteristic of a person with integrity....
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...To look at the flip side of the story, what if Mr. Jones is suffering from dementia? How would that diagnosis colour his statement about the abuse going on in the home? On the Dementia care central website (2013) they describe how patients with dementia will sometimes suffer from delusions that makes them believe that loved ones are hurting them, or that nurses are stealing from them. This makes it very difficult for family members, and therapists to know what is real. On the Alzheimer and dementia website (www.alz.org, 2016) they discuss the symptom of suspicion the people with Alzheimer and dementia have. They may make hurtful accusations of abuse, spousal infidelity, or theft against their own care givers. This is a possible answer to what...
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...home after the previous governess died. Douglas begins to read from the written record, and the story shifts to the governess’s point of view as she narrates her strange experience. The governess begins her story with her first day at Bly, the country home, where she meets Flora and a maid named Mrs. Grose. The governess is nervous but feels relieved by Flora’s beauty and charm. The next day she receives a letter from her employer, which contains a letter from Miles’s headmaster saying that Miles cannot return to school. The letter does not specify what Miles has done to deserve expulsion, and, alarmed, the governess questions Mrs. Grose about it. Mrs. Grose admits that Miles has on occasion been bad, but only in the ways boys ought to be. The governess is reassured as she drives to meet Miles. One evening, as the governess strolls around the grounds, she sees a strange man in a tower of the house and exchanges an intense stare with him. She says nothing to Mrs. Grose. Later, she catches the same man glaring into the dining-room window, and she rushes outside to investigate. The man is gone, and the governess looks into the window from outside. Her image in the window frightens Mrs. Grose, who has just walked into the room....
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...character? To what extent is her final protest justified? How do the other characters portray themselves by their attitudes toward the ritual? Mrs. Tess Hutchinson stands out right from the start: she arrives at the lottery late. She explains to Mr. Summers that she was doing her dishes and forgot what day it was. The town treats her lateness lightly, but several people comment on it, “in voices just loud enough to be heard across the crowd, ‘Here comes your Missus, Hutchinson,’ and ‘ Bill, she made it after all.’” (Jackson 501). It is ironic that she is the one who wins the lottery, and is fated to be stoned. So Tess Hutchinson has already been noticed by people as one who is not entirely part of the group. Before the drawing she is friendly with the other women, pretending to be pleased to be present. The very moment that she sees is her family that draws the black dot, though, her egotism is evident. “You didn’t give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn’t fair!” (Jackson 504). She continues to scream about the unfairness of the ritual up until her stoning. Mrs. Hutchinson knew the lottery was wrong, but she never did anything about it. She pretends as much as she could to enjoy it, when she truly hated it all along. Maybe Jackson is suggesting that the more hypocritical one is, the more of a target they are. Mrs. Hutchinson was clearly the target of her fears. I think sometimes we have no problem remarking on people’s adultery until it is ourselves that...
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...members and the spirited PTA Officers. J & M: ladies and gentlemen, good evening! Welcome to the search for MISS SSG 2011-2012 and the induction ceremony of Tugdan National High School. M: as we commence this momentous event, may I request everybody to rise for a soul warming doxology to be lead by selected students. J: please remain standing for the Philippine National Anthem to be conducted by Mrs. Rachel Fesalbon. M: the world is proud of having its great leaders. From ancient times up to present, good leaders foster the rest of the world to stand firm, to dream big and to take the highest flight man could ever take.. good leaders prepare people to survive the realities of life !ladies and gentlemen, let us hear from our loving Madam Melicia Galicia for her opening remarks. : and at this moment, may I call on Mr. Christian Solidum to introduce the board of judges for tonight’s affair. J: thank you sir! And now let us all welcome our candidates in their production number. J: now, we have the induction ceremony of the newly elected SSG Officers who will be presented by Mr. Randy A. Musa, SSG Adviser and to be inducted by Hon. Herman Galicia, ABC President.. may I request all the officers to come on stage. M: folks, let us be entertained as the selected students set on stage in their modern dance presentation. : thank you guys!! J: ladies and gentlemen, a big round of applause to the candidates in their fashionista...
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...As Ms. Jones, I refuse to lower the flag because my ethics and my duty did not match well with each other in this circumstance. However, I do agree with you in that there should of been more information about whether Ms. Jones had a personal conflict with Mr. Smith. In case 3.8, Ms. Jones is convinced that the community will also agree that Mr. Smith was a model of “negativity, hate and prejudice” (Menzel, 2010). If we had information that the community thinks and feels the same way as Mr.Jones about Mr. Smith, then the current chairmen and Ms. Jones’s boss would honor the memory of Mr.Smith in a different way rather than thinking about lowering the flag. This case made me want to know whether we as a society still have issues on lowering...
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...May I beg that you will write at once to the mother of this unfortunate woman--to Mrs. Catherick--to ask for her testimony in support of the explanation which I have just offered to you?" I saw Miss Halcombe change colour, and look a little uneasy. Sir Percival's suggestion, politely as it was expressed, appeared to her, as it appeared to me, to point very delicately at the hesitation which her manner had betrayed a moment or two since. I hope, Sir Percival, you don't do me the injustice to suppose that I distrust you," she said quickly. "Certainly not, Miss Halcombe. I make my proposal purely as an act of attention to YOU. Will you excuse my obstinacy if I still venture to press it?" He walked to the writing-table as he spoke, drew a chair to it, and opened the paper case. "Let me beg you to write the note," he said, "as a favour to ME. It need not occupy you more than a few minutes. You have only to ask Mrs. Catherick two questions. First, if her daughter was placed in the Asylum with her knowledge and approval. Secondly, if the share I took in the matter was such as to merit the expression of her gratitude towards myself? Mr. Gilmore's mind is at ease on this unpleasant subject, and your mind is at ease—pray set my mind at ease also by writing the note." "You oblige me to grant your request, Sir Percival, when I would much rather refuse it." With those words Miss Halcombe rose from her place and went to the writing-table. Sir Percival thanked her, handed her a...
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...He went to where Miss Mijares sat, a tall, big man, walking with an economy of movement, graceful and light, a man who knew his body and used it well. He sat in the low chair worn decrepit by countless other interviewers and laid all ten fingerprints carefully on the edge of her desk. She pushed a sheet towards him, rolling a pencil along with it. While he read the question and wrote down his answers, she glanced at her watch and saw that it was ten. "I shall be coming back quickly," she said, speaking distinctly in the dialect (you were never sure about these people on their first visit, if they could speak English, or even write at all, the poor were always proud and to use the dialect with them was an act of charity), "you will wait for me." As she walked to the cafeteria, Miss Mijares thought how she could easily have said, Please wait for me, or will you wait for me? But years of working for the placement section had dulled the edges of her instinct for courtesy. She spoke now peremtorily, with an abruptness she knew annoyed the people about her. When she talked with the jobless across her desk, asking them the damning questions that completed their humiliation, watching pale tongues run over dry lips, dirt crusted handkerchiefs flutter in trembling hands, she was filled with an impatience she could not understand. Sign here, she had said thousands of times, pushing the familiar form across, her finger held to a line, feeling the impatience grow at sight of the man...
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