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Jim Jones: an Analysis of a Persuader
None of the various accounts of Jim Jones and his followers offers a singular focus on the rhetoric of Jim Jones --what he said and what his messages may have meant to those who listened. The purpose of this study is to describe the rhetoric of Jim Jones through the collection and analysis of …
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Revolution Through Revelation: Jim Jones And The Peoples Temple In American Cultural History
… examines the influence of American culture on Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple. While most scholarship applies a religious, sociological, or psychological approach to understating the Jonestown tragedy, this paper endeavors to understand the man, his church, and the event through the lenses of …
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The rhetoric of martyrdom: A case study analyzing the rhetorical situations of Joan of Arc, John Brown and Jim Jones
… three case studies: Joan of Arc, John Brown, and Jim Jones The examples of Joan of Arc and John Brown illustrate the positive role rhetoric played in their eventual classification as martyrs. The example of Jim Jones displays the negative effects rhetoric had on his failure to become a martyr. The …