Topic: Jonestown
Do you think the secularization theory is helpful to understand your topic? Why or why not?
Show how your characterization/claim (from your introduction) is appropriate to the topic and your own reflections on it. For Jonestown, cite all materials on media coverage (New York Times and Cahill), analysis (Maaga, King, Nelson film), and memorial (Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple website). In all cases, include page numbers of cited material.
Conclusion
Whatever essay you are writing in any course, the conclusion must:
Restate the characterizations/claims you have made in the essay, making the same characterizations/claims you have made in the introduction (the introduction and the conclusion must match in what they say).
Briefly mention major supporting evidence/examples you have discussed to show that your characterizations/claims are apt and illuminating. You are trying to persuade your reader!
For those who are ready to take the next step: The next step in a conclusion is to suggest implications of your study. What is the significance of your study for understanding spirituality today more generally in the U.S., based on your analysis and discussion?
