Katy Perry Research Paper

First, Jonathan Edwards uses imagery in order to show those who have not yet accepted Him what awaits them “The devil is waiting for them, hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them, and would fain lay hold on them, and swallow them up.”(Edwards 48)

Edwards impact on his audience is, initially, effective due to his use of fear. The use of fear is there in order to scare his audience into doing what he wants to do. Fear of the hell being pounded into the audience’s head, influences them to be at church every

I refute the passage because i belive that the boy made his own choices and while she may have tried to help pull him out of his life style, it had to be his own choice and willingness to change. He could have saved himself just as easily as she could

Edwards' creative choice of words that he uses describes the power of God and the terrible Hell awaiting sinners. These words easily infiltrate into the minds of his congregation and frighten them beyond belief. These choices of words and his use of such vivid images are mostly successful in their intent, to scare and put fear into his audience. Edwards held his audience locked up with his promises of eternal damnation if proper steps were not taken. The congregation felt the intense impact of his rhetorical strategies and lived on the fear of the power of God. In this way, he was able to keep his followers from sin and away from the fiery pits of Hell.

As she stood in front of 5,000 men and women at the Texas Capitol, she stood in front of a much larger audience than expected. Her speech targeted women and men wanting a better life for them and their families. During the weekend before she spoke Rick Perry, knowing she is a single mother accused her of “not learning her lesson” (Koh, Luthra). He was pushing her to a limit that she did not appreciate. She attacked him in her speech by stating “I was lucky enough to be able to make the choices in my life that I knew would work for me. And I don’t regret for one minute my decisions about my daughters, my education or my direction in life.”

Edwards utilizes personification to invoke fear upon the congregation regarding how God sees sinners in his pure eyes. The personification of hell in the sentence, “…the pit hath opened her mouth under them... (Paragraph 3),” is a perfect example of Edwards conveying God’s disapproval of the congregation’s actions. Edwards is able to create a vivid image of what the congregation can look forward to if they keep up their behavior by conveying an image of a woman swallowing sinners whole is terrifying for his audience. He uses this to scare the congregation because Puritans believed Satan picked the weakest individuals such as women

‘It is injustice with innocent people and she can’t forgive them. She is angry at them’. She also added that, ‘this cannot happen to any other person like his child, as she feels for everyone.’

It appears that E! News, has gathered documentation that Lisa Marie Presley, who happens to be the daughter of Elvis Presley, had filed earlier this week in court. In those documents Presley has disputed Michael Lockwood’s request for spousal support. Presley has stated that Lockwood has disturbing photos and videos on his computer.

One image Edwards uses to develop his message is comparing the Puritans to an insect. He says God holds us over hell, like one holds a spider. Edwards uses a simile when he says “his [Gods] wrath towards you burns like fire”(page 89). He also uses a hyperbole saying that “you are ten thousand times more abominable in his [Gods] eyes, than the most hateful venomous serpent is in ours”(page

As a mother, her job is not only to make a child feel safe, but also feel like the child can trust that parent for any little problem. However, how is Peekay supposed to trust his mother if she just ripped his only friend away from him? After saying what she said about the Voodoo doctor, no child, not even her own, would feel safe with her. “‘That disgusting, filthy, evil old man was tampering with the mind of my five-year-old son…. How could I let a black heathen woman riddled with superstition bring up my only son?....

At one point in his sermon, Edwards states, “You are 10,000 times more abominable than the most hateful venomous serpent is in ours. Edwards also imbeds frightening images of the “wrath of god.” or “the flames of hell.” He also mentions small phrases such as “Miserable creatures” also “Damned in hell” to emphasize as much as he can that the congregation must convert, and just as suspected, The congregation

A woman that was angry at her ex decided to take out her rage on their young son.

“Baby just stand over there for me. This something you don't want to see. I know there's no food to eat. I see those beat up shoes on your feet, work hard and you just might be... like your dad.” Wait, why she get mad?

and her current Pastor, Mother Betty J. Roberts. It speaks to that person who has been abused, betrayed, and mistreated; who had to learn

Then in the next line there is no mention of the woman speaking to the child or acknowledging that the child ever spoke to her. The purposeful shunning of the child by the woman is appalling and baffling at the same time. The child in the story is an innocent, wanting to please and gain acknowledgement and love from the very woman that is sickened by the very sight of the child. The mysterious reasons for the shunning of the child can be guessed at in committee, but without more history as to reasoning: the idea of the woman seeing the child as the one reason for her illness is the most conclusive idea to be had.