Emphatic order is the better strategy in an essay intended to persuade a reader
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Exhorted by their leader, some 900 members of the Reverend Jim Jones' People's Temple picked up paper cups and drank purple Kool-Aid laced with the deadly poison cyanide. Psychologically, the mass suicide at Jonestown in 1978 is not so incredible as it might seem. The inhabitants of Jonestown were isolated in the jungles of Guyana, intimidated by guards, and lulled with sedatives. They were also
cut off from friends and relatives and totally accustomed to obeying rigid rules of conduct, which primed them for Jones' final "loyalty test." Of greater psychological interest is the question of how people reach such a state of commitment and dependency. Why do people join groups such as the People's Temple? The People's Temple was a classic example of a cult. A cult is a group in which the leader's personality is more important than the beliefs she or he preaches. Cult members give their allegiances to this person, who is regarded as infallible, and they follow his or her dictates without question. Almost always, cult members are victimized by their leaders in some way or another. Psychologist Margaret Singer has studied and aided hundreds of former cult members. Her interviews reveal that in recruiting new members, cults use a powerful blend of guilt, manipulation, isolation, deception, fear, and escalating commitment. In this respect, cults employ high-pressure indoctrination techniques not unlike those used in brainwashing. In the United States alone, an estimated 2 to 5 million people have succumbed to the lure of cults. What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage? a. to contrast cults with traditional religious groups b. to persuade readers of the value of cults c. to describe the techniques used by cult leaders d. to suggest reasons why people join and follow cults
Read the passage, then mark the statements that follow true (T) or false (F).
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Underline all of the verbs in the following sentences
The fish ate the worm. What will be an ideal response?
Deputy Ortiz shot the suspect with his shotgun.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)