Jonathan Edwards is considered one of the masters of figurative language. His use of vivid images and strong metaphors is very obvious in his fiery sermon. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚” as he describes human nature and hell. For example‚ he says at one point‚ “Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering…” One of Edwards metaphors is‚ “The dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the pit of hell.” He very often casts the fires of hell in metaphorical terms rather than using
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Jonathan Erb Mrs. Valeri English 8B 13 November 2017 The Lightning Rod Lightning can exceed over 50‚000 degrees Fahrenheit (Daniels); The National Lightning Safety Institute estimates that "annually in the USA lightning cause more than 26‚000 fires with damage to property in excess of $5-6 billion." In 1749‚ Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod. The lightning rod not only helped prevent many rural fires and dangerous lightning strikes‚ it also provided the electricity from a lightning
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Benjamin Franklin vs. Kamehameha Both Kamehameha and Ben Franklin are strong and effective leaders. Kamehameha was able to rule all the Hawaiian Islands even though he wasn’t suppose to. After ruling all the islands he became king of all Hawaiian Islands. Benjamin Franklin was an inventor and a political leader. He invented things for helping purposes and playing purposes. These two are both effective leaders because they both have a growth-mindset‚ and they are both smart‚ inspiring. These two
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Compare How Benjamin Franklin and Malcolm X Used Reading to Educate Themselves Benjamin Franklin and Malcolm X are two outstanding leaders of our society‚ each one in his own right transformed our nation with their knowledge‚ eloquence and willingness to learn and their desire to improve our nation as a whole. It is amazing what a person can achieve by putting their heart‚ mind and soul into something that they believe. Each of this men used books in different ways to advance their own knowledge
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great examples of people who transformed the United States into what it is today. Benjamin Franklin was the most influential developer of America. After America encountered Benjamin Franklin as a printer‚ a publisher‚ and an inventor‚ America was never the same. Benjamin Franklin left a lasting impact on the United States of America for forever. On January 17‚ 1706‚ America was changed for good because Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts (Quick Biography of
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immediate contrition. It is of our knowledge that Edwards grew up in an atmosphere composed of Puritan piety and teachings‚ therefore he was a liege believer in good and evil. According to Puritan doctrine‚ each individual is directly responsible to God‚ ergo they had to accept the consequences of their blasphemous actions. Jonathan Edwards was invited to preach a Connecticut congregation on the consequences of sin and being nonbelievers. Edwards utilizes vivid hell imagery and depicts God as presented
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Benjamin Franklin‚ Our Renaissance man? Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts on January 17‚ 1706. He was one of the seventeen children of Josiah Franklin‚ a soap maker. Josiah’s second wife‚ Abiah Folger mothered young Benjamin. As a child‚ Benjamin loved to read and at twelve years of age was apprenticed to his older brother‚ James‚ who was a printmaker. The family decided this would be best for young Benjamin after his father could only afford one year of studies in clergy for his
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Comparing Benjamin Franklin to Mary Rowlandson The literature written during this time period reveals the important part the supernatural (God) played during those changing times. The new world was struggling for a new identity. Were these individuals also defining the role of God to themselves? In this discussion the lives of Mary Rowlandson and Benjamin Franklin will be compared. Each penned a narrative of their life experiences. There are marked contrasts and comparisons between these two individuals
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Edwards wanted to get across to his audience the idea that they were all in danger of being thrown into an unending hell at any point in their lives. However‚ he could not have simply claimed that most people in the congregation would go to hell because that would have been neither convincing nor effective. Even back then when most of the colonists believed in a God and believed in an eternal hell‚ many would have ignored Jonathan Edwards had that been his approach. Instead‚ Edwards broke down the
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Benjamin Franklin‚ a powerful motivating figure of early American history‚ was a man of various trades. In fact‚ Franklin was a strong writer‚ printer‚ politician‚ scientist‚ inventor‚ theorist‚ postmaster and etc. Franklin was a self-made gentleman. Young Franklin was very active in his community‚ and was able to open a printing press. He even helped establish libraries‚ hospitals‚ and universities. In Franklin’s memoir‚ he describes his early life as a colonist. He vividly details his diplomatic
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