Micheal Jordan Media Influence Analysis

Edward’s diction included repetition to express his tone. In his sermon he repeats the word "wrath", which means extremely angry, over and over he makes it clear that god is very angry with his people. Putting heavy emphasis on this word shows the dooms of the sinners in hell. His diction also includes complex sentences such as this statement”(Edwards87) "However you may have reformed your life in many things, and may have had religious affections, and may keep up a form of religion in you families and closets, and in the

Edwards use of repetition and diction to build up the concept that God is an angry one by mentioning, “Yea, God is a great deal more angry with great numbers that are now on earth: yea, doubtless, with many that are now in this congregation”. By choosing to repeat the word “yea” in the beginning of his statements, he is able to assure the audience that his perspective is right, which in turn influences them as his assertive tone establishes himself as a more credible character as he seems confident in his statements. Furthermore, the ambiguity when mentioning the sinners on earth, allows the audience to believe that they are not part of these statistics, in which he uses to make the people vulnerable as he references those in the sermon to be some of the many God is angry with. As a result of juxtaposing a much larger world to the people in the gathering, this enforces an idea that nobody is safe as even in their close proximity there are many who have earned God’s wrath. His use of repetition is also seen as he introduces “that eternal and immutable rule of righteousness that God has fixed between

idea using the same words. An example of repetition is, “the wrath of God.” During the sermon Edwards says this phrase several times to emphasis God’s anger and all of his wrath. Another example of repetition is, “the mere pleasure of God.” This means that basically God doesn’t care whether or not you go to hell. He only keeps you from falling into hell for his own enjoyment.

Media impacts our lives everyday. The average 14-to-28 year-old will be exposed to about 3,000 ads every day. Ben Franklin once said that nothing is certain is this life except death and taxes. I believe it is now safe to assume we can add advertisements to that list now. We are literally bombarded with them. After seeing all the advertisements I am led to believe that they are the most carefully constructed of all human communication, being it the most expensive too. In 2004, according to www.answers.com, advertisement was in excess of $450 billion in the United States alone. It is not our fault though that these advertisements display messages that we cannot perceive. When we see an ad, our conscious mind will filter out the things it cannot deal with and make an acceptable idea or image that is made conscious. This is

Edwards’ had a completely opposite way of conveying his message. His use of imagery, restatement, repetition, and biblical allusions helped him explain to his readers why they needed to be saved. His tone during his sermon was monotone and calm even though he was describing hell. Many people were terrified of his vivid descriptions of hell. In paragraph one, Edwards’ describes hell as “that lake of burning brimstone.” This is just one of his many descriptions of hell.

Jonathan Edwards emphasized the importance and power of immediate, personal religious experience. His techniques weren’t that impressive. He read his sermons in a nice and even voice, but with great conviction. He rejected shouting and theatrical antics. Attracting us with the power of truth and his desperate need for God seemed to be his goal. The way he preached in a manner that didn’t make up what he was saying, but as if he was giving you a deep explanation of events in his life where god help and in inspired him. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is the sermon Edwards preached that day in Enfield, Connecticut. It combined deep imagery of Hell and its connection of the world and citations of the scripture. When he began I had a smile on face because I was so happy. “All that wicked men may do to save themselves from Hell's pains shall afford them nothing if they continue to reject Christ.” Is one of the quotes from the sermon. It was so powerful and meaningful. Edwards spoke a little afterwards and said “His aim was to teach us about the horrors of hell, the dangers of sin and the terrors of being lost.” He described the position of those who do not follow path of Christ to receive forgiveness. The imagery and language of his sermon awakened audience to the horrific reality that he believed awaited them should they continue life without a commitment to Christ. Many people didn’t like the way he did his sermon so peaceful and heartfelt. People weren’t use to the way he preached, they we’re use to the “show” more than the

Thomas Edwards is able to appeal to the fears of the congregation through the emotional repetition of God's wrath. While reiterating that God is the only savior from eternal damnation, Edwards declares, “nothing of your own, nothing that you have ever done, nothing that you can do, to induce God to spare you one moment”(Edwards 48). By repeatedly stating that there is nothing the congregation can do to escape God's anger and power, Edwards was able to scare the natural men into becoming born again. The repetition was able to increase the emotional effect the sermon had on the congregation by making it completely known to them where they stand in the eyes of God. Furthermore, constant repetition of ideas, put into one's mind, can cause them to become motivated to do what is being wanted out of them.

Edwards establishes a feeling of hopelessness throughout his sermon by applying figurative language to emphasize his purpose. His

Throughout his sermon, Edward uses repetition to emphasize his point and to make sure that his audience does not forget what he is trying to persuade them. Edward uses repetition on the word "wrath" to emphasize that God will create destruction when sinners don't repent or do not follow the rules God has created to his followers. Edward also uses repetition on the phrase "hand of God" to emphasize that God an abundant amount of authority and that anyone is under his command. With his repetition of phrase he emphasizes that God is a powerful

Edwards’ work was so effective because of its use of conscious and subconscious, verbal, emotional, and sensuous appeal (Cady). The emotional power throughout the sermon is created by the sheer amount of rich and versatile imagery (Cady). This original imagery was a work of art that created a truly poetic and artistic feeling (Cady). There are countless examples of imagery in Edwards’ sermon with the goal of persuading the audience to convert. To sum up, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” God has full control over and you are merely a little bug to him that can be dropped or squashed at any second (Cady). The goal of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” was to stir with the readers emotions and to stimulate their soul, but to also reveal the purity within them (Cady). This sermon left a permanent mark on people, which either had people questioning their own faith, or giving them the will to convert immediately. Each and every word written in his sermon can be traced back to his personality, which had a major impact on his writing. Edwards’ polemicist personality made it easy for him to criticize the reader with crushing logic (Cady). He would face his fears and would not run away from his problems, and took what was thrown at him (Cady). This shows that Edwards truly believed in the message behind his sermon, and he

When Jonathan Edwards wrote the sermon, he most likely wanted to frighten the congregation of people into submission and obedience of the church. As mentioned before, he uses scary words in the sermon. For example, phrases like “damnation”, “hell”, and the name of the devil. This creates a foreboding atmosphere as the sermon is read, and it helps create a dire warning that shows the price of your sins. The use of the words make the sermon more persuasive and they further make the audience want to live a good Puritan

First, Edwards uses repetition of intimidating imagery to give weight to his language. For example, he uses God’s anger to add a frightening effect to his sermon; Edwards creates this effect by using God’s  “anger…, towards [natural men]” as a scare tactic. Moreover, he extends the scare tactic to how God’s “wrath towards you burns like fire.” He once again declares God’s wrath, but this time adds fire, which personifies God’s rage in an unnerving way. The usage of fire further adds to the magnitude of Edwards’ word. And in all honesty, Edwards paints an extremely horrifying picture of how God’s wrath might effect and intimidate a

In order to obtain the sermons full attention, Edwards manipulates his words in a manner that incites the sermon to question their concerns with their relationship with God himself. By stating “The fury of God! the fierceness of Jehova! Oh, how dreadful must that be! Who can utter or conceive what such expressions carry in them!” (2) he achieves all of his goals just by his diction. He provides images to the reader's mind as they read of hell and what it will be like if they don’t repent. Edwards diction is powerful enough to invoke the Puritan community to repent for their sins and go back to the word of

Life as we know is has completely changed due to technology. The story The Girl Who Was Plugged In by James Tiptree, Jr. explores a world set in the future where technology has far surpassed that of today. The use of technology has completely consumed our lives, and in fact many of us would not even be alive today without it. It gives people a lot of power that did not exist before, and at the same times gives a lot of power to others who may not use it in the best way. To be given so much power with the gift of technology can easily be seen as a curse and a blessing.

Edward includes repetition to emphasize his main point toward his audience. Throughout the sermon he includes the words “wrath” and “hand”. He includes these words to represent what the sinners have to go through, which was “the fire[s] of wrath, that… held over in the hand of.. God” (8). Edward repetively includes “wrath” and “hand” to show his audience or remind them that their actions leads to the many consequences in the “hands” of God. Therefore, Edward includes repetition to capture the audience’s attention, and also to