simply claimed that most people in the congregation would go to hell because that would have been neither convincing nor effective. Even back then when most of the colonists believed in a God and believed in an eternal hell‚ many would have ignored Jonathan Edwards had that been his approach. Instead‚ Edwards broke down the argument into 2 logical premises‚ in order to present his claim in a way that would be palatable to this particular audience. A good chunk of the first half of his sermon detailed
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Brianne Donaldson‚ has explored the meaning of curiosity to our fullest capacity and begun the journey to each of us individually becoming polymaths. Once the clear concept regarding curiosity was solved‚ we moved forward to the work Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer in order to quench our curiosity regarding the meat industry‚ factory farms‚ and animal rights. Our minds were opened as we looked beneath the veil of the meat industry and saw the dark truths that we had previously overlooked. This prompted
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Reading Anatomy #2: “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift a) The purpose of this text is to point out the flaws in Ireland’s society‚ specifically the poverty brought to them by the English invasion‚ and this is shown through Swift’s blatant sarcasm in introducing a plan to rid of the problem. Swift is known to be an outspoken and intelligent man who is aware of his society’s faults. He especially was known to ridicule the wealthy class because he knew they were the cause of many of Ireland’s problems
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Jonathan Rauch’s essay is a deviation from the traditional point of view. This well written essay discusses the fact that society is rather trying to eliminate hate and prejudice when in fact society should be trying to educate people against prejudice. Rauch makes an excellent point when he says "..stamping out prejudice really means forcing everyone to share the same prejudice‚ namely that of whoever is in authority."� He believes that society needs to not focus on eliminating prejudices and doctrines
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Jonathan Kozol’s Fremont High School Schools lacking social utilities that are needed to promote the academic status of its students is an issue. Whether these utilities should be kept opened or closed is widely debated in most communities. The condition of such schools is an important issue because it determines the future of its students academically. Some issues facing schools include social‚ public and economical issues; this essay will consider arguments concerning the social‚ public and
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restrictions in airports and many other places. An erosion of civil liberties resulted from the executive powers implied and assumed with the war on terrorism (“Protecting America ’s Values and Freedoms after 9/11”). While examining the thesis of Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom‚ it is evident that these historical events are what shaped his work. Franzen’s novel is not only a portrait of the Berglund’s dysfunctional family and the events that shape the individuals of the family‚ but it also qualifies as
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Articles assessed in our class argue that money does make people happier‚ until they reach a certain income when the benefit levels out. I address three articles that address this concern in different ways: Chapter five in The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt‚ “A Formula for Happiness” by Arthur C. Brooks‚ and “High income improves evaluation of life‚ but not emotional well-being” by Kahneman‚ D.‚ & Deaton‚ A.‚ and Kahneman and Deaton’s discussion of life evaluation and emotional well-being. Haidt
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Lady Justice is a cartoon by Jonathan Shapiro‚ also known with his pen name Zapiro and was published in 2008. The cartoon depicts Jacob Zuma ready to rape Lady Justice who is forcefully held down by Malema‚ Mantashe‚ Nzimande and Vavi‚ with words of instruction from Mantashe saying “Go for it boss!”. According to Milo (2012)‚ Jacob Zuma laid charges against newspaper and Zapiro in December 2010. His complaint was based on the unashamed meaning of the cartoon: that he was readily prepared to abuse
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In Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol claims that the ways these schools are funded continues to allow inequalities. The way schools are funded depends on the area and the neighborhood schools reside and the value of the area. As for instant schools that resides in the poorest district receives less amount of money per student from legislative grants‚ while schools that resides in the richest districts receives so much more money. Money that’s reserved for fighting drug abuse and illiteracy in
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We just finished reading “Amazing Grace” by Jonathan Kozol. Kozol went to the South Bronx and met a little boy named Cliffie. Kozol was taken by Cliffie on a walk in the neighborhood. He learnt that this city is harsh. There are lots of meanings in this story‚ this story shows that everyone struggles with something in their life right now. Everyone struggles‚ therefore sometimes people are sad and stressed. In Amazing Grace Cliffie was telling to Kozol how once he gave homeless man his pizza‚
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