![]() "So when people go public with this and they're questioned by people such as reporters, you know, they become less mysterious. WMAR-2 News reached out to Hamilton and several others affiliated with the business to ask why they didn't include their names or additional information in their letters, but no one responded. "There's nothing in this philosophy that guarantees you wealth, but it's the type of philosophy where if you're only after wealth and you don't care about your fellow human being, you might wish to adopt." "It says that if government acts less, we'll do better," said Vatz. However, the big secret is more smoke and mirrors. In a YouTube video viewed by millions, Hamilton claims to have a 3,000-year-old secret. Related businesses include Integrated Management Associates, Inc. The Better Business Bureau and others have connected the pamphlets to Mark Hamilton, founder of Neothink Society, according to his pseudo-Wikipedia page. The letter has been written about before when it was widely circulated several years ago. "People think they're getting in on something that nobody else knows about," said Dr. Richard Vatz, a professor in communication and rhetoric for Towson University, said people may pay because they're intrigued by the mystery. After the deadline, the price goes back to $240. ![]() You'll need the full 1216-page manuscript that's available at the discounted price of $139.95. Again, the group promises to give members the secret to becoming "100 times richer by doing absolutely nothing," "losing 40 pounds in 4 weeks without even trying," and becoming "so famous that rock stars are begging for your autograph." However, by page 17, you learn that secret isn't free. She decided to accept the offer and a few weeks later, she received a 55-page booklet in the mail. WMAR-2 News Mallory Sofastaii received this letter over the summer. The organization goes by the name "The Society" and "The League," but there's no other information about the sender or business location. The letter is signed by "Tom" and came from a PO Box in West Valley City, Utah. And they want to share the world's most powerful secrets with its members free of charge. Email her at letter claims the association is made up of some of the world's most famous and powerful people including renowned actors and musicians, millionaires, Casanovas, and statesmen. **If you sent money to join"The Society," WMAR-2 News Mallory Sofastaii wants to hear from you. At the same time, given that culture is not static, the paper explores the possibility of engaging with these organizations in ways that could help complement the justice services available to women.BALTIMORE - A "secret society" has been mailing invitations to prospective members revealing the existence of an exclusive association and promising to share the "greatest secrets of life." Additionally, competition between formal and informal sources of power, particularly in the domain of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV), provides some limitations regarding what they can do in this arena. While these societies can be important sources of power, they are constrained in terms of what they do for women given their continued association with cultural practices like female genital mutilation and the shifting norms regarding the importance of their role in Sierra Leone society. The paper shows that customary institutions, including Women’s Secret Societies, by embracing cultural norms and values that undermine women, cannot necessarily serve as a better alternative for women to access justice. In this paper, Women’s Secret Societies are explored under the premise that such institutions might be better at providing access to justice for women. However, the focus has often been on the chieftaincy, an institution largely dominated by men. In Sierra Leone, customary systems of governance have long been recognized as feasible alternatives to justice provision, particularly as formal institutions have yet to adequately address the barriers women face in accessing justice.
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