“meaning seeking,” and their goal is to provoke inner change or spiritual growth in individuals. organizations pushing these movements include heaven’s gate or the branch davidians. the latter is still in existence despite government involvement that led to the deaths of numerous branch davidian members in 1993.(a) redemptive social movement(b) alternative social movement(c) revolutionary social movement(d) reformative social movement

(A) Redemptive social movements are “meaning seeking,” and their goal is to provoke inner change or spiritual growth in individuals. Organizations pushing these movements include Heaven’s Gate or the Branch Davidians. The latter is still in existence despite government involvement that led to the deaths of numerous Branch Davidian members in 1993.

Explanation: There are different types of social movements, One of them is the redemptive social movement, which focuses on the individual. In other words, redemptive social movements strive for an inner change. Moreover, they are usually associated with religious groups. For that reason, Heaven's Gate and Branch Davidians are considered redemptive social movements. However, there are also redemptive social movements that are not related to religion, such as Alcoholics Anonymous.

the aksumite empire was an ancient kingdom located in what is now northern ethiopia from the period of 100 ad to 940 ad. its capital was the city of aksum. the kingdom established itself as one of the 4 great powers at its time, along with persia, rome, and china.

the kingdom was rich in goods like gold, iron, and salt. it established strong commercial ties with the regions governed by rome, egypt, and persia (arabia). aksum was a key location in this commercial network. trade was also facilitated with the introduction of the aksumite currency.

panem is a communist totalitarian dictatorship where all the resources and how they are allocated belongs to the capitol. the districts exist only to provide goods and services for the capital and most of the citizens live in poverty. it is a police state where the "peacekeepers" use force and threats to keep the people under control. dissent is outlawed and those who disobey the law are executed, flogged, or turned into avoxes. the games are another means in which the ruling elite in the capitol exert their power over the districts. when reading the books i drew parallels between panem and the soviet union and north korea. in no way is panem capitalist. the people in the capitol are wealthy but the majority of them are involved in the government somehow. it was the same way in the former soviet union where bigwigs in the communist party and high ranking government officials were given access to goods, services, medical treatments not available to the general public. if you think panem has a capitalist economy you need to brush up on your economics.