addressed during a time of spiritual restoration‚ the Great Awakening. During his sermons‚ Edwards uses a selection of persuasive methods‚ containing descriptive images and simple metaphors to influence sinners to repent. Edwards used many images to convey the power of God to the people because many of the people he preached to were illiterate and couldn’t understand complex words. One of the imageries that Edwards uses to make people turn away from their sinful nature is the comparison of God’s wrath
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Jonathon Edwards knew what he intended to be understood when writing his sermon "Sinners in the hands of an angry God." He makes the audience of the eighteenth century grasp onto their chairs and look away in fear of the sight or sound of hell. He wants to make sure the audience is aware of heaven and hell‚ so they may achieve the "right one." Edwards scares the audience to believe that God can do away with them at any second. He uses dramatic comparisons to show the wrath of God. To make
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In "States" the author‚ Edward Said‚ discloses the story of his people‚ the Palestinians‚ in an epic to express to the world the disconcerting challenges endured by the struggling Palestinian culture. The underlying claim is that of which is fair for any people to aspire‚ the dream to be master in your own house. Thus translated into the ideals of nationalism: blood and belonging. Said uses a combination of both photographs and writing style to tell a story that is deeper than the plain text.
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Conformism in an aspect of our life which‚ although we don’t like to admit it‚ influences ourselves well as the opinions and traits of others as a social class. Intolerance and discrimination against difference is inherent in conformity‚ Tim Burton’s film ’Edward Scissorhands’ and the anonymously written poem ’About school’ explore these idea through means of techniques such as symbolism‚ repetition and motifs. Both the cinematic elements and poetic devices conveyed in these texts showcase an idea of conformity
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the mood of this passage. The mood of this passage is persuasive angry admonitory which means it’s a warning for people. 2. Using specific examples‚ give one example of a metaphor‚ one example of a simile‚ and one example of an allusion that Edwards uses in this passage from the sermon to elicit this particular mood. a. Metaphor: A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things without the use of like or as. For example: In the sermon the metaphor of loathsome insects describes sinners. The congregation’s
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Edward Snowden Hiren Shyani BUS/275 July 01‚ 2013 Velonta Adams Abstract Edward Snowden‚ commonly known as the whistle-blower is the most discussed topic in the country from last month. According to the Merriam’s online dictionary‚ whistle-blower‚ (n.d.) means‚ “one who reveals something covert or who informs against another.”(m-w.com‚ n.d.). Analyze the reliability‚ credibility‚ and validity of the data used by the author. Data used in the article retrieved from the Washington Times
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A summary of “hidden intellectualism” by Gerald Graff: In his essay “Hidden Intellectualism” Gerald Graff offers a critique of the education system for overlooking the intellectual potential of those who possess unconventional “street smarts”. We as a society assume that only the inherently weighty academic subjects grant us “true” knowledge‚ and that knowledge in subjects such as fashion‚ sports or even dating holds no intellectual tenor. The problem with this assumption‚ Graff insists‚ is that
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OPERATIVE REPORT Patient Name: Putul Barua Patient ID: 135799 Room: CCU4 Date of Surgery: 01/08/2013 Admitting Physician: Dr. Simon Williams‚ MD Pulmonology Surgeon: Dr. Simon Williams‚ MD Pulmonology Preoperative Diagnosis: Recent onset hemoptysis‚ history of tuberculosis. Postoperative Diagnosis: No tuberculosis lesions seen. Operative Procedure: Bronchoscopy. Specimens Removed: Blood clots. Indications: Patient requires bronchoscopy because of recent onset hemoptysis and a
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For Jonathan Edwards those that have received the Holy Spirit as a free gift receive the affections that the Spirit brings with it. The Spirit is the one that causes mankind to act in line with the will of God and according to Edwards those actions only come about through the affections in which they feel. This is not something that happens only for Christians though. In fact‚ Edwards argues that all humanity is driven by the affections of the heart. Meaning that those that have not received the
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congregation into salvation‚ by comparing them to insects dangling over the fires of hell and only gods mercy keeps them from burning. 2. Using specific examples‚ give one example of a metaphor‚ one example of a simile‚ and one example of an allusion that Edwards uses in this passage from the sermon to elicit this particular mood. o Metaphor: Fire of Wrath o Simile: Comparing the people to chaff on the summer threshing floor o Allusion: Hell o He uses the wordings "Haste and escape for your lives‚ look
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