The Whirlwind

Response #1 to “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Edwards, Jonathan. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. In Literature of America, complied by Jan Anderson and Laurel Hicks, 19-25. Pensacola: A Beka Book, 2010. Summary of Major Ideas In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, Edwards pleads with the audience to realize that God's judgment could come pouring down on them at any moment; the only reason it has not is because of God's mercy. Edwards explains that God's judgment is a judgment

to get to the top of Mount Olympus and pushed the button inside of the box. She drifted off and a magical whirlwind appeared out of nowhere that surrounded Periergas. The whirlwind of colors surrounded Periergas and lifted her up, up, and away, above the clouds. Once the whirlwind around Periergas reached the top of Mount Olympus, it dropped her into a wine orchard full of grapes. The whirlwind quickly vanished and Periergas awoke from her rest. She awoke groggy, tired, and confused. She was unsure

but a white coming from pure light of no source. Thousands of people came to the city to stand in awe of the light which canopied Jerusalem for hours. A whirlwind of fire appeared in the sky as the crowd grew to its largest size. People stirred in fright as the whirlwind fell closer and closer to Jerusalem and toward the crowd. The fiery whirlwind set down on the Mount of Olives and disappeared, leaving a man of unbelievable beauty standing before them. He stood motionless, holding a walking staff

Symbols of the Hopi Pottery When most people look at a piece of pottery the first thing that comes to mind is the significance of the symbols and the stories behind these symbols. There are some symbols of Hopi pottery that have stories behind them and some that are symbols of either lost significance or the story is unknown. Some of the symbols we think of as symbols, are really the potters own design. Most people make the mistake that symbols and designs are the same thing, but in fact

Nature is a part of the Native American culture; in fact, it is essential to the Native Americans. The landscape, scenery, plants, animals, climate, habitat, and the microorganisms that all make up the Native American’s culture demonstrates the true connection between nature and this culture. In contrasting points, two Native American writers reveals what is occurring on their land; Momaday portrays the Rainy Mountain as a new creation and a new life for living organisms, while Brown portrays the

isolated from society in order to treat her illness, while her husband, who is also her doctor, controls every aspect of her life. While in The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin, Louise Mallard receives the news of her husband's death and experiences a whirlwind of emotions as she realizes that she has suddenly gained freedom from what she believed thought was a happy marriage. In Trifles by Susan Glasspell, explores the reasoning behind Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter's choice of suppressing evidence of a murder

Emotions are constantly building up inside of you. Some may be feelings of joy or pleasure, while others are emotions of sadness, pain or frustration. Typically, we relieve our emotions through writing, by talking to therapists, possibly doing yoga, or even sleeping. Well, back in 1800s, most slaves didn’t have the luxury to learn how to read or write. They were whipped for sleeping, as they worked most hours of the day and they definitely didn’t have any therapists to talk to. This made the slaves

A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of two hundred and fifty miles per hour or more. Damage paths can be more than one mile wide and fifty miles long. In an average year, eight hundred tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in eighty deaths and over one thousand five hundred injuries. In the body of my essay, I will tell you about types of tornadoes

A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of two hundred and fifty miles per hour or more. Damage paths can be more than one mile wide and fifty miles long. In an average year, eight hundred tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in eighty deaths and over one thousand five hundred injuries. In the body of my essay, I will tell you about types of tornadoes

In Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, Dante the pilgrim and Virgil, his guide, venture through each layer of hell where they encounter different sinners. In the second circle of hell, they see an eternal whirlwind tormenting the lustful sinners (Inf. 5. 31-33). It is here that Dante and Virgil encounter the star-crossed lovers, Francesca and Paolo (Inf. 5. 82-85). Dante learns that Francesca was forced into marriage but fell in love with her brother-in-law, Paolo. One day, Francesca and Paolo became moved