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    Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God -Jonathan Edwards Fire‚ hell‚ and eternity were essential topics of puritan preachers during the colonial period. Theologian‚ Jonathan Edwards took a new view on God‚ that he was heartless and condemning toward those known as sinners. Edwards outlined this belief in his famous sermon‚ “Sinners in the Eyes of An Angry God.” His fiery images‚ advanced topics‚ and effective use of rhetoric created a successful speech that struck terror and conversion into the

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    purpose? The poem’s expressive purpose is to explain to the Count’s servant why he‚ the Duke‚ doesn’t have a Duchess anymore. The first line of the poem‚ “That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall‚ looking as if she were alive‚” hints of the last Duchess’s death and the rest of the poem elaborates on the complete story of the last Duchess. Throughout the poem‚ we discover that the main reason for the last Duchess’s disappearance was because the Duke felt threatened by her friendly nature towards everything

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    Jason English 2070 “Lying in a Hammock…” Analysis This poem is really cool. I like it a lot. From the title all the way until the second to last line of the poem‚ one may think that this piece is a simplistically vivid description of a man and his farm. With such beautiful imagery‚ the reader anticipates an enjoyable conclusion; however‚ they are treated to a harsh wake-up call in the last line. I needed to read this poem multiple times before I could fully interpret it. Although they just

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    Prologue We begin our story in the small‚ beachy forest town of Nopicopolople (pronounced Nop-ee-cop-el-lop-el). Every day‚ the sun rose brightly over town‚ and waves crashed upon the beach‚ creating ripples in the sand. The cool breeze swept over the grass‚ carrying the sweet scent of dandelions and lavender with them. Every night‚ the moon shone brightly‚ letting the sun rest‚ ending the day with an alluring sunset. On one side of Nopicopolople‚ lived a girl named Kristina. Every morning‚ she’d

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    Fanning wrote the poem Child Carrier‚ which is one poem out of a set of poems‚ entitled Man Carrying A Corpse. I believe that this poem is about the main character‚ Man. He is trying to fit into a crowed elevator with a corpse draped over his shoulder. When he gets in the elevator a little girl reaches up and touches Corpse’s hand. The Man was startled that the little girl touched Corpse without any reservations. Then the little girl told Man not to worry as she readjusted the large load she was

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    Shakespeare both instill a figurative idea of immortality throughout the course of time long after the writers have passed on. Shakespeare plants his beauty within the lines of the poem after his lover’s physical beauty deteriorates with time. Spencer‚ however‚ keeps the memory and love for a woman. Although both poems are about two different subjects‚ the main theme that connects them is that they immortalize two non-physical ideas. The hope of every writer is to have their work famous and studied

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    are a difficult‚ emotional topic to reminisce upon—but what if there was a peaceful method to memorialize the attacks without instilling fear? Electronic poems are one of those methods as they vitalize poems into stories that readers can interact with and understand. Otagaki Rengetsu and Ingrid Ankerson’s “Murmuring Insects” is an electronic poem that utilizes sounds‚ images‚ and texts that provide readers with the opportunity to interact and peacefully remember the attacks of 9/11. The poem’s initial

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    Appalachia. On Wednesday‚ October 4‚ 2016‚ she came into English 360 class to read some of her poems and surprise the class with a group poem activity. She was invited to West Liberty University and did a poetry reading before attending the class‚ but I was unable to attend that reading. She read two of the poems from the packet the class received ahead of time and also three more from a her book of poems she brought. The class was well behaved and to listen to Anderson read was relaxing. She though

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    Jonathan Edwards once gave a sermon titled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. As a priest it was his duty to persuade his congregation to live a just life free of sins. It was his responsibility to strengthen his congregation’s belief in God and to always guide them down the righteous path. These ideas eventually served as the foundation/ purpose for delivering this speech to the public. In his speech he focuses on the ideas of hell‚ predetermined destinies‚ and an angry god. He constantly repeats

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    Marathons in War This poem takes place during World War II. It is through the eyes of a girl who lost her family to the Nazis. She is pushed forward by the sight of her sister’s last smile. I’m running‚ racing nearly out of breath‚ But I won’t stop‚ for help is closer with each step. My family is gone‚ I’m not lost but I’m alone‚ I wish I could go back to the place I once called home. As the memories flood in‚ my heart fills with woe; Though now it’s impossible to tell who’s friend or foe. I

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