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    Sermon in the Style of Jonathan Edwards Those with the audacity to do the unforgivable crime of consuming edible items in the middle of an educational session shall surely be punished by the professors. God forbid‚ shall the patience of these professors‚ these masters of instruction‚ these scholastic gods‚ be tested‚ one shall face the hell‚ the fire‚ and the damnation that is called detention. There is no speculation that these lords of erudition are amicable‚ benevolent‚ impartial‚ and sensible

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    the art of seeing what is invisible to others.”(Jonathan Swift’s quote). In other words it means that not everyone sees the same thing that another can’t see. It relates to the topic because no one would ever imagine that he is a British author while also being an Anglican priest. Jonathan Swift was an Anglican priest leading him to become a successful British author. Swift was born on November 30‚ 1667 in Dublin‚ Ireland. His parents were Jonathan Swift and Abigail Erick Swift. His father died 7

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    of puritan beliefs and effects of sin‚ one by Jonathan Edward called "Sinners in the hands of an angry god"‚ and the other by Nathaniel Hawthorn called "the ministers black veil". The people they preach to are hypocritical‚ and refuse to see the truth. While Edwards portrays an angry god and fearful Sinners‚ Hawthorne’s character parson Hooper changes the perception of the Puritan religion. Both texts use symbolism‚ but both in their own way. Jonathan Edwards uses symbolism to create fear in his

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    Ian M. Cook Director since 2008 In 2007‚ he had successful become the Chief Executive Officer of Colgate-Palmolive Company. In 2009‚ he had finally achieved the role of a Chairman within their Board of Directors. His journey had begun in 1976 where he first joined the company in the United Kingdom and worked his way up in terms of management. His roles had ranged from senior management‚ to Chief Operating Officer‚ and to Executive Vice President. He was given the role of international operations

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    What is a modest proposal you may ask.Well A Modest Proposal is a “proposal for preventing children of poor people from being a burthen to their family. Jonathan Swift’s thinks this proposal would lower the poverty in Ireland. In the “Modest Proposal “ Jonathan swift uses irony and satire understatement to convey his message. The message that Swift was trying to convey is that the Irish people need help. He is trying to get rid of the property by getting rid of the children by feeding them to the

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    because its effectiveness is proven in Christianity‚ marketing‚ and scientific findings. One example of how fear motivates humans is Christianity. Christians fear eternal damnation‚ and fear is a leading contributor to the salvation of Christians. Jonathan Edwards used fear in his famous sermon: “O sinner! Consider the fearful danger you are in: it is a great furnace of wrath‚ a wide and bottomless pit‚ full of the fire of wrath‚ that you are held over in the hand of that God‚ whose wrath is

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    A modest Proposal By Jonathan Swift In his essay Swift talks what living conditions were like in 18th century in Ireland and how woman were always seen in walking down the street with four‚ five or six children tagging along beside her. Instead of working women had to take care of all the children and the house work‚ while the men worked. Back then women didn’t have much rights but instead of just having babies and doing house work they could be working too. By having so many children only

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    Edgar Allan Poe‚ with the use adjectives makes a more effective description of the house than the one presented in the movie. In the literary text‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ creates through a detailed description of the house a gothic mood in the story that provides a gloomy atmosphere in the plot‚ for instance‚ the narrator says “a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit” (Poe 1)‚ therefore‚ the narrator assumes that the house itself triggers a sense of sadness that invades anyone who steps into it

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    Madeline Allen English 243 February 27th‚ 2013 Annotations of “Agreeable” “Agreeable” by Jonathan Franzen was enjoyable for me because I could easily relate to the story of young athlete‚ Patty. In Franzen’s story‚ Patty struggles with the relationships within her family and she becomes somewhat of an outsider due to her love for sports. Her mother has never really focused on Patty and their relationship is put to the test when Patty is raped at a party. Originally she confides with her coach

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    Jonathan Edwards uses an effective method called the “fire and brimstone” approach‚ which basically used scare tactics to keep people from straying away from the church. Jonathan Edwards was a master at using literary devices‚ which horrified but intrigued his audience. He (Edwards) wrote in second person to make each individual feel responsible for their own sins‚ this strategy allowed Edwards to speak to large groups. Edwards also used extended metaphors to help his audience realize the full extent

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