religious movements seems to be foremost concerned with whether or not the members of these religions come of their own freewill or if they convert as a necessary and inevitable response to advanced coercion‚ or "brainwashing" techniques employed by the cult leaders. <br> <br>The concept of brainwashing came into popular existence in the 1950 ’s as the result of attempts to try and explain the behaviour of some American GI ’s who defected to the Communists during the Korean War (19 Oct 1999). Many people
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What Makes A Cult Film? “What is a cult classic?” “What makes it a film that future generations love?” The Oxford English Dictionary defines a cult film as “enduring an appeal to a relatively small audience.” In addition‚ cult audiences are frequently at odds with cultural conventions‚ and often are rebelling against the status quo. These people prefer strange topics and allegorical themes that revolt against the cultural sensitivities. They challenge genre conventions and monotonous storytelling
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"In the Country of Men" The Cult of masculinity In the book "In the Country of Men"‚ Hisham Matar‚ the author discusses his childhood experience in the 1970’s during the revolution in Libya. The time when men overpowered and completely dominated women. The title itself describes Libya as a country that belongs to men where women are used like tools. We see that Suleiman wants to become a man as soon as possible through the story but on the other hand‚ the story also talks about a female being
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Mind Control is the Foundation of Cults What are cults and what are the issues society argues about them? Many people argue over all different central issues of cults. One issue people argue is that cults cause social and personal disruption. Another issue would be that people in society dismiss the whole notion of cults completely saying that every religion can be viewed as a cult. However‚ when it comes down to it a cult is simply nothing other than a person using mind control over the
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PROMPT 3 – ‘Sometimes people find themselves living in a world created by other people’ They raided our island in the lifeless of the night‚ the ones whom were meant to protect us. They attack the islanders‚ and kill the men‚ all to capture my father‚ Captain jank’s‚ leader of the Blood Hound Gang‚ his men are the most ferocious and powerful pirates in all of the north. Although my father was the captain‚ he was no evil man. He had come to visit his wife (my mother)‚ as she was sick and on her deathbed
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1950’s Over past nine weeks we’ve embarked on a journey spanning seven decades of cult films and also received a brief education of our not so distant past. We’ve seen the outrageous‚ the good‚ the bad and the ugly‚ the weirdly dramatic‚ and the just plain weird of the last seven decades of cult films and how in the end somehow find away to incorporate a piece of American culture at the time. However‚ by far the most intriguing decade to me would have to be the nineteen fifties. There are many reasons
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There is a presence of cult in the Roman Empire‚ as it is filled with statues‚ temples and festivals. This according to Wright is ‘part of the fabric of society that it was bound to impress itself forcefully on the minds of all who inhabited such cities.’ The meaning behind this is that as Paul visited the Roman Empire‚ it was hard for him not become influenced by the social phenomena’s however‚ Wright states that Paul should say nothing about the imperial cult‚ and continue his travel of preaching
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The earliest Christians of the first and second centuries can often be enigmatic and elusive. In popular media today‚ like the History Channel’s Bible Secrets Revealed or in bestselling novels like The Da Vinci Code‚ early Christians are often depicted as holding wildly divergent views of Jesus and reading and writing differing gospels and books that never made it into our modern New Testament. This perspective has been popularized by New Testament scholar and bestselling author Bart Ehrman‚ who
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Subculture: Satanic Cult The Satanic Cult derived from the belief of Satan‚ a biblical figure in the Christianity religion. Satan is the complete opposite of Jesus. The Bible explains that God created Satan as a cherub‚ the most powerful of God’s angelic helper. Also‚ Satan is often referred as “Lucifer” in the Bible. He was originally created as a perfect being and described as being wise and completely righteous. However‚ pride caused Satan to fall. However‚ Satan desired to be a God instead
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Cult leaders and their abuse of power By: Anonymous Although power should be used with virtue by those with those with good intentions‚ many of the world’s most powerful people use power in ways that purposefully harm other people‚ the most famous example of this case being Adolf Hitler during World War II. More generally‚ this includes some past (and present) members of the Royal families‚ some political leaders as well as a few religious leaders who have used their power to manipulate
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