Keith Sapp Mrs. Hall Am lit February 20‚ 2013 Fear and Persuasion Essay The essay I am writing today explains the roles of fear and persuasion in two different stories. One is “Sinners In The Hands of an Angry God”‚ a sermon written by Jonathan Edwards which tries to convince people to be more god allowing. The other being “The Crucible” written be Arthur Miller‚ which is a story based on accusations and intimidation‚ which is made out to be a mock of mccarthyism. The role that
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Have No Fear Have you ever heard a motivational speech and while it was going on you felt so motivated‚ but when it was over you did not know what to do with yourself? In Beyond Scared Straight‚ "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚" and "Can Kids Be Scared Straight?" all three authors try to persuade people to do the right things in a forceful tone‚ but there are reasons why appeals to fear is not the best motivational force. Some reasons why appeals to fear is not the best motivational force
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Benjamin Franklin once stated‚ “do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.” Though this quote might have been years later than 1741 during the time of the Great Awakening. Jonathan Edwards gave the inspiring speech “Sinners in The Hands of an Angry God” to puritans who left the church and left Edwards feeling that puritanism was in danger. He uses fear as a tactic to get the unfaithful puritans to rededicate their lives to God and gives them hope to repent for the mistakes they
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salvation worlds used today such as heaven and redeem. “The whole destiny of America lies with Puritans when they landed on this shores and their attitude believes and behavior have affected us.” (Hutson) In the 1640‚ the sermon called‚ “Sinners in the hands of angry god” by John Edwards perceived the explosion of salvation. While others were exposed to neutral words and displaying the Americans‚ not the Canadians had salvation on their mind. In the concept of being redeemed of sin the American worked
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As said in (Edwards 42)”God’s wrath is incensed and provoked as much against you‚ as against many of the damned in hell.” It goes to show you that God is a great jealous God‚ but angry God at the ones who do not worship and abide by his rules. In “Corcoran” it shows the teens how the prisoners were just like them at their age but they didn’t have people to influence them and show them what they were about to be going through in life
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persuasion is mutual‚ but the persuasions techniques may differ. The techniques that one uses can depend on many things. For example‚ the technique a speaker chooses‚ might depend on your audience or the occasion. In Jonathan Edwards “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God”‚ Edwards uses three main persuasive techniques which are‚ connections to reality‚ his vivid description‚ and fear of the unknown.
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that Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is similar to The Minister’s Black Veil? Or do you think they are different? Also‚ how does the authors of each story convey his meaning‚ and which author’s style is more effective? I believe that Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is more different to The Minister’s Black Veil than it is similar. Also‚ I think that Jonathan Edwards is more effective of the two at delivering the purpose. The main difference between Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
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sermons‚ "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and "A Model of Christian Charity" both have several imageries‚ analogies‚ and other rhetorical devices to make it effective. Moreover‚ their diction and repetition of words help emphasize the importance of the message the author is trying to get through to the readers. Furthermore‚ the authors of the sermons‚ Jonathan Edwards and John Winthrop know their audience‚ which makes it easier to get their point across. Though the sermon‚ "Sinners in the Hands
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persuasively in “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by using pathos to better the behaviors’ of his congregation. Olaudah Equiano wanted to persuade others to stop the Triangular Slave Trade in‚ “The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano” by using mainly logos. And lastly‚ “The Middle Passage” video documentary by PBS uses ethos and pathos to express the inhumanity of the slave trade. Each of these works have
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sermon‚ “Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God‚” Jonathan Edwards persuades to his audience that all the sinners deserve to be dropped into hell. He does this by using literary devices to emphasize that God is disappointed at the sinners but he still has mercy for the sinners. Edwards uses alliteration‚ imagery‚ and a combination of repetition and parallelism. In the beginning of the sermon‚ Edward uses alliteration to describe the dangers of Gods Floods. “If God should only withdraw his hand from the
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