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    beliefs‚ or even your actions.Individualism is shown through romantic‚ revolutionary‚ and colonial text in Sinners in the hands of an angry god‚ speech to Virginia conviction‚ and self reliance In Sinners in the hands of an angry god‚ Jonathan Edwards does not show individualism instead he gives all the power to God‚ and none to the individual. One quote that shows Edwards giving the power to god is. “That the reason why they are not fallen already and do not fall now is only that God’s appointed time

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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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    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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    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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    sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” from the 1740’s‚ The American minister Jonathan Edwards‚ uses similes and metaphors to intimidate and manipulate the hearts of his puritan listeners. He uses a metaphor to dramatize human weakness. He states the human has as much chance of keeping out of hell " as a spider’s web would have to stop a fallen rock." Meaning that the sinners will be presumably going to hell if they don’t do something about it. Another metaphor reads‚ “ The wrath of God is like

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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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    Jonathan Edwards‚ sermons about God’s relationship with human beings in Sinners in the hands of an Angry God. He discusses God’s wrath upon sinners‚ along with the affects that will happen to sinners when they go to hell. Edwards uses a fear-love relationship between God and his people‚ in order to persuade and convert people to Christianity. "Their foot shall slide in due time‚ seems to imply the following doings‚ relating to the punishment and destruction to which these wicked Israelites were

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    like. Rather your view of hell is eternal detonation or a place consisting of deathly flames and Satan’s head down in a bucket of ice‚ most people do not wish to be summoned into the depths of hell. However; Jonathon Edward’s sermon‚ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚” portrays briefly the vivid imagery of how hell was represented during the Second Great Awakening. In addition‚ Edwards aim was to teach his listeners about the horror of hell. Thus‚ Edwards’s dramatic interpretation of hell frightened

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    Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” AP Writing Prompt Analyze how Edwards’s distinctive style reveals his purpose to his audience. In Puritan America‚ colonists were constantly fearful of what would happen when they died. Since death at a young age was altogether too common in those times‚ early Americans wanted to be sure that they were right with God. Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards understood these fears within his congregation and took advantage of them to make an argument for salvation

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    Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Writing Response For over two and a half centuries‚ the passionate sermons given by Jonathan Edwards at the dawn of the Great Awakening have captivated the hearts and minds of thousands of people‚ drawing them back to the heart of biblical Christianity and righteous living. Out of all of his sermons‚ however‚ the most well-known and broadly studied is “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”‚ which paints a vivid portrait of life’s brevity and the indescribable

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