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    Sinners in the hands of an Angry God Jonathan Edwards shows great anger in this sermon through the use of metaphors‚ personification‚ and diction. He uses a variety of metaphors to show the dark tone of this sermon. "would have no more influence to uphold you and keep you out of hell‚ than a spider’s web would have to stop a falling rock.". This explains how nothing is holding you from hell; that if you make a mistake‚ you will fall to hell like a rock through a spider web. "keeps the arrow

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    know‚ I am the defense attorney representing Edmond Dantés‚ who has been charged with murder. Before you deliver the final verdict‚ let me remind you why Edmond Dantés is irreproachable in this court and why the prosecution is accusing unjustly. To begin‚ the prosecution focuses on the fact that Edmond Dantés escaped from jail‚ supplied poisons‚ and somehow caused the deaths of a few people. The prosecution‚ in this case‚ is wrong. Monsieur Dantés did escape from the Chateau d’If‚ the prison he was

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    Powerful Puritan Persuasion “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God” was an influential sermon that described the “torments of Hell to be endured by sinners”(85). Jonathan Edwards used an appeal to fear to persuade the 18th century Puritans to repent their sins. This emotional sermon had powerful analogies and vivid imagery that made it effective. In the beginning of the sermon‚ Edwards takes away all the audience’s confidence in themselves. He breaks them down and makes them feel vulnerable.

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    Inferno: Pier delle Vigne and Guido da Montefeltro In his poem‚ InfernoDante Alighieri meets the damned souls in hell. His mentor‚ Virgil‚ a well-known poet and a good friend of Dante’s‚ guides him through out their journey of hell and encourages him to farther question those souls damned in hell. Virgil also explains the structure of hell‚ how it is divided into circles and each circle is the place where those guilty of certain sins are being punished. Through out the poem‚ the souls that

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    Discuss the author’s use of Virgil as the pilgrim’s guide in the inferno The Inferno by Dante Alighieri is an allegory explaining Dante’s journey through the depths of hell. Dante who has abandoned the catholic way of life has to now travel through hell to reach the right path that will take him to heaven. He is guided by a man called Virgil‚ a Roman poet‚ who is in limbo‚ the first circle of hell. Virgil takes Dante through hell and shows him people who are suffering for the sins that they have

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    Boniface quickly sent away the other representatives and asked Dante alone to remain in Rome. At the same time (November 1‚ 1301) Charles de Valois was entering Florence with Black Guelfs‚ who in the next six days destroyed everything and killed most of their enemies. A new government was installed of Black Guelfs‚ and Cante dei Gabbrielli di Gubbio was named "Podesta’" (mayor). Dante was condemned to exile for 2 years‚ and to pay a huge amount of money. The poet was still in Rome‚ where the Pope

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    Xavier Johnson Period 4 2-25-13 Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Jonathan Edwards was a talented and inspiring man. Throughout his life‚ he worked as an educator‚ a philosopher‚ a scholar‚ a theologian‚ a journalist‚ and even as a musician. There can be no denying his hard work and his contributions to each and every one of those fields; yet the one thing that makes him stand out from all the others was his input and leadership during the First Great Awakening of 1740-1742. Around

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    Saint Thomas Aquinas teaches that the end for which man is made is to be reunited with the divine goodness of God through virtuous behavior as well as the use of rational human intellect in order to know and love God above all. Dante Alighieri composed The Inferno based upon Aquinas ’ theological teachings - teachings which were most significantly influenced by Aristotelian philosophy but had an overall theological theme. Instead of Alighieri exemplifying man ’s expected end of reuniting with

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    honest with his beloved Beatrice ‚ who eventually went to the other kingdom ‚ and Dante had to pass through the stages of purgatory to purify his soul from that guilt .On the other hand Beatrice had crossed to the other kingdom while Dante is unable to stop and stare at the eyes of Beatrice ‚ That represented the guiding star for the hollow men ‚ but they are guideless ‚ because they couldn’t get a hold of it .Therefore ‚ their movement is hubless ‚ guideless which results in a paralised motion

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    Liberal vs Conservative Debate Opening Statement- Punishment or rehabilitation? 2/3 of prisoners reoffend within 3 years of leaving prison‚ and usually end up coming back with a more serious of violent offense. (Punishment Fails. Rehabilitation Works.‚ James Gilligan‚ 2012) Incarceration is not meant to be fun whatsoever. The purpose of punishment is to show denunciation for the offender’s wrongdoing‚ and to clearly sentence his criminal actions. We punish to retribute; not to help a person change

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