Fear When the truth leads to one’s death‚ and evil surrounds the living‚ what future awaits humanity? The fear of being a social outcast has even driven out the morals of the religious. As shown throughout the Age of Faith‚ particularly during the Salem witch trials‚ individuals are driven by a survival instinct. Early Americans acknowledged that they needed each other to survive; many were frightened by the prospect of braving the American wilderness alone. This fear led people to conform to any
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outcomes of Reconstruction‚ however‚ to even begin to understand or comprehend how it does this‚ one must first know what this source is about. This source is an excerpt from a sermon in New Orleans‚ that was delivered to the people of the First Presbyterian Church on December 29th‚ in‚ ‘the year of our Lord‚’ 1860. The sermon was carried out by a man named Benjamin Morgan Palmer‚ who‚ based upon the site I viewed this source‚ was a doctor. I can infer from that information that he was an educated man
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through their actions in life not where they sit on Sunday” (Quoted in “Quotes About Misleading” 1). Mark Twain shows this religious bigotry through his depiction of the Grangerford and Shepardson family. The two families come to church‚ and listen to a sermon on brotherly love‚ while in the next day‚ kill one another. Contributing to this example‚ Twain mocks religion through The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with his satirical attacks on organized religion versus religious beliefs‚ which contributes
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Jonathan Edwards’ sermon titled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” set out to persuade followers of God‚ differing in age‚ gender and social status to renounce their sinful ways and surrender to the will of God‚ which resonates through this skillfully crafted speech utilizing the power of vivid description and metaphors. Edwards the master of intense imagery utilizes metaphors in his sermon quite artfully and the first description‚ among several others which captured my attention says “The glittering
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with an opening prayer which led us into a psalm about America and how wonderful our country is. The prayers include pastoral intercession for global‚ regional and personal needs. After a few songs and a few prayers the Pastor got up to deliver his sermon or message. The theme of the service
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Jonathan Edwards incorporates simile‚ personification‚ and metaphor as his rhetorical techniques within his sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Edwards incorporates rhetorical devices as a means to terrorize and persuade Puritans and to repent their sins. Throughout his sermon‚ Edward utilizes details and God himself to construct a frightening corollary for sinners in the after life. Edward emphasizes how dreadful and cruel the wrath of God truly is. For instance‚ Edward compares the "destruction"
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the sermon to elicit this particular mood. A Great furance of warth like a whirlwind the summer threshing floor 3. What specific words (minimum of three) does he choose to make his tone clear? Danger‚ Wrath‚ Damned in hell 4. What images (pictures in the listeners’ mind) does Edwards use in the passage to make his tone clear? What effect do those images have on establishing the tone of the piece? God’s "Rough Wind"- Tone is Serious 5. In the last two paragraphs of the sermon Edwards
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Bibliography: Bramhall‚ John. The Works of the most Reverend Father in God‚ John Bramhall. Oxford: John Henry Parker‚ 1844‚ vol. IV. Butler‚ Joseph. Five Sermons Preached at the Rolls Chapel and A Dissertation upon the Nature of Virtue. New York: The Liberal Arts Press‚ 1950. Hobbes‚ Thomas. The Elements of Law‚ Natural and Politic: To Which Are Subjoined Selected Extracts from Unprinted Mss. of Thomas Hobbes
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techniques to do so. In his sermons‚ Edward’s expressive‚ informative‚ and argumentative writing style and his use of simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ imagery‚ and tone creates a fearful‚ emotional image in the minds of his readers. One of Edward’s productive approaches to scare the audience of the unsaved people was through the use of imagery‚ which is the usage of words to create an image in the minds of his listeners. The use of imagery serves a purpose in Edward’s sermon
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with God. Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards understood these fears within his congregation and took advantage of them to make an argument for salvation‚ putting “the fear of God” in his audience through his distinctive speaking style. In his popular sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”‚ Edwards utilized appeals to pathos vivid imagery‚ and a powerful closing argument to reach his audience.
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