"use of this awful subject may be for awakening unconverted persons in this congregation. This that you have heard is the case of every one of you that are out of Christ. -- That world of misery, that take of burning brimstone, is extended abroad under you. There is the dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the wrath of God; there is hell's wide gaping mouth open; and you have nothing to stand upon, nor any thing to take hold of; there is nothing between you and hell but the air; it is only the power and mere pleasure of God that holds you up.
You probably are not sensible of this; you find you are kept out of hell, but do not see the hand of God in it; but look at other things, as the good state of your bodily constitution, your care of your own life, and the means you use for your own preservation. But indeed these things are nothing; if God should withdraw his hand, they would avail no more to keep you from falling, than the thin air to hold up a person that is suspended in it."
http://www.piney.com/JonEdwSinHands.html
I really liked this because not only did it state what is going to happen to us, but also how we got there. We would be being hug over the pit of hell and you would still be swallowed up in how your body looks, and how much you care for yourself. This is the very reason of which he threw you into the gaping mouth of hell. Most of the sermon is about what happens once you do those bad things. It doesn't seem to talk much about not doing that bad stuff or what the bad stuff is. This briefly describes what the guilty ones have done. This is why I thought it to be the most important and my favorite.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Of Plymouth Plantation
In an excerpt from William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, Puritans experience hardships in their voyage to America, in their initial arrival and in their dealings with the Indians, they still maintain their reverence to God and to one another.
"I shall not take upon me exactly to describe their proceedings in these things, because I expect it will be fully done by themselves who best know the carriage and circumstances of things. I shall therefore but touch them in general. From Connecticut, who were most sensible of the hurt sustained and the present danger, they sent out a party of men, and another party met them from the Bay, at Narragansetts, who were to join with them. The Narragansetts were earnest to be gone before the English were well rested and refreshed, especially some of them which came last. It should seem their desire was to come upon the enemy suddenly and undiscovered. There was a bark of this place, newly put in there, which was come from Connecticut, who did encourage them to lay hold of the Indians’ forwardness, and to show as great forwardness as they, for it would encourage them, and expedition might prove to their great advantage. So they went on, and so ordered their march as the Indians brought them to a fort of the enemy’s (in which most of their chief men were) before day. They approached the same with great silence and surrounded it both with English and Indians, that they might not break out; and so assaulted them with great courage, shooting amongst them, and entered the fort with all speed. And those that first entered found sharp resistance from the enemy who both shot at and grappled with them; others ran into their houses and brought out fire and set them on fire, which soon took in their mat; and standing close together, with the wind all was quickly on a flame, and thereby more were burnt to death than was otherwise slain; it burnt their bowstrings and made them unserviceable; those that scraped the fire were slain with the sword, some hewed to pieces, others run through with their rapiers, so as they were quickly dispatched and very few escaped. It was conceived they thus destroyed about 400 at this time. It was a fearful sight to see them thus frying in the fire and the streams of blood quenching the same, and horrible was the stink and scent thereof; but the victory seemed a sweet sacrifice, and they gave the praise thereof to God, who had wrought so wonderfully for them, thus to enclose their enemies in their hands and give them so speedy a victory over so proud and insulting an enemy."
Of Plymouth Plantation. Georgetown University. August 24, 2009. <http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/Departments/English/coke/bradford.htm>.
This particular paragraph interests me most because the English obviously don't see anything wrong with pushing out the Indians, stealing their food, and not giving them any land. But especially because they have no remorse for taking over a fort and killing everyone in there. Including the women and children.
This paragraph also depicts how far the colonists have come. They first arrived here nearly helpless and only their strong belief in God kept them going. Then they progressed to seeing some Indians and stealing their corn and they began to grow and catch their own food. Then they had a Confrontation with the Indians, they won. Then they started building houses and forts. And eventually started successfully pushing back the Indians like this paragraph depicts.
"I shall not take upon me exactly to describe their proceedings in these things, because I expect it will be fully done by themselves who best know the carriage and circumstances of things. I shall therefore but touch them in general. From Connecticut, who were most sensible of the hurt sustained and the present danger, they sent out a party of men, and another party met them from the Bay, at Narragansetts, who were to join with them. The Narragansetts were earnest to be gone before the English were well rested and refreshed, especially some of them which came last. It should seem their desire was to come upon the enemy suddenly and undiscovered. There was a bark of this place, newly put in there, which was come from Connecticut, who did encourage them to lay hold of the Indians’ forwardness, and to show as great forwardness as they, for it would encourage them, and expedition might prove to their great advantage. So they went on, and so ordered their march as the Indians brought them to a fort of the enemy’s (in which most of their chief men were) before day. They approached the same with great silence and surrounded it both with English and Indians, that they might not break out; and so assaulted them with great courage, shooting amongst them, and entered the fort with all speed. And those that first entered found sharp resistance from the enemy who both shot at and grappled with them; others ran into their houses and brought out fire and set them on fire, which soon took in their mat; and standing close together, with the wind all was quickly on a flame, and thereby more were burnt to death than was otherwise slain; it burnt their bowstrings and made them unserviceable; those that scraped the fire were slain with the sword, some hewed to pieces, others run through with their rapiers, so as they were quickly dispatched and very few escaped. It was conceived they thus destroyed about 400 at this time. It was a fearful sight to see them thus frying in the fire and the streams of blood quenching the same, and horrible was the stink and scent thereof; but the victory seemed a sweet sacrifice, and they gave the praise thereof to God, who had wrought so wonderfully for them, thus to enclose their enemies in their hands and give them so speedy a victory over so proud and insulting an enemy."
Of Plymouth Plantation. Georgetown University. August 24, 2009. <http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/Departments/English/coke/bradford.htm>.
This particular paragraph interests me most because the English obviously don't see anything wrong with pushing out the Indians, stealing their food, and not giving them any land. But especially because they have no remorse for taking over a fort and killing everyone in there. Including the women and children.
This paragraph also depicts how far the colonists have come. They first arrived here nearly helpless and only their strong belief in God kept them going. Then they progressed to seeing some Indians and stealing their corn and they began to grow and catch their own food. Then they had a Confrontation with the Indians, they won. Then they started building houses and forts. And eventually started successfully pushing back the Indians like this paragraph depicts.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
What Does it Mean to be an American?
America is seen to be many things. From the bad things like being arrogant, but also good things like America being the land of opportunity, the freedoms we have, and the excellent democracy. Sometimes it can be difficult to live up to these high standards. But these standards were set because they are true. Our founding fathers created such an excellent constitution; that is why we have such high standards.
People come here with expectations almost as high as their dreams, which they expect to achieve. And it is possible to achieve these dreams. Take us for example. 10, maybe 5, years ago no one would have thought that a program would have been invented where you do 4 years of high school in 2 years then go to college for 2 years! This is just an example on a small scale of things that you can do.
The government is a favorable aspect of our nation. Our founding fathers created the Bill of Rights. This is a document that has rights that the government can not take away! Some of the most favorable rights are in the 1st amendment. This includes but not limited to: the freedom of religion, the freedom of speech, and the freedom of assembly. In many countries today if you disgrace the government by stating your opinion the punishment could even be death, this is also the same for assembly. Also in many countries you can worship only the God that they tell you to worship. We, as Americans, might wonder why people love this country so much. That is because we quite often forget how rough other countries have it. Some of us will go to church, others a temple and others may not even worship at all. We don't see it as too big of a deal. But in other countries there can be serious repercussions for being X religion. This fact in itself may be why many people chose to come here.
Besides the opportunity this country can provide and the freedoms, our government is another thing that makes our country more favorable than others. Our democracy is partly based off of the Roman government. There are two principals that make our country different from the rest. Separation of powers and checks and balances. Separation of powers is why we have 3 branches of government, not 1. This is made so not one person has too much power. The second fundamental is checks and balances. This is so one branch can "check" another. For example, if the president wants to make a treaty with another country, it must first be approved by 2/3 vote of the Senate. This way the president can't do one thing without making sure the majority agrees with him, therefore it is most likely a better decision.
With the opportunity, freedom, and democracy this country provides; it attracts many people each year. Sometimes, if you live in foregin countries, your biggest enemy could be your very own government. America's founding fathers made sure that we would not think that way. By creating a great democracy, set of freedoms and unmeasurable opporutity this country has a lot going for it.
People come here with expectations almost as high as their dreams, which they expect to achieve. And it is possible to achieve these dreams. Take us for example. 10, maybe 5, years ago no one would have thought that a program would have been invented where you do 4 years of high school in 2 years then go to college for 2 years! This is just an example on a small scale of things that you can do.
The government is a favorable aspect of our nation. Our founding fathers created the Bill of Rights. This is a document that has rights that the government can not take away! Some of the most favorable rights are in the 1st amendment. This includes but not limited to: the freedom of religion, the freedom of speech, and the freedom of assembly. In many countries today if you disgrace the government by stating your opinion the punishment could even be death, this is also the same for assembly. Also in many countries you can worship only the God that they tell you to worship. We, as Americans, might wonder why people love this country so much. That is because we quite often forget how rough other countries have it. Some of us will go to church, others a temple and others may not even worship at all. We don't see it as too big of a deal. But in other countries there can be serious repercussions for being X religion. This fact in itself may be why many people chose to come here.
Besides the opportunity this country can provide and the freedoms, our government is another thing that makes our country more favorable than others. Our democracy is partly based off of the Roman government. There are two principals that make our country different from the rest. Separation of powers and checks and balances. Separation of powers is why we have 3 branches of government, not 1. This is made so not one person has too much power. The second fundamental is checks and balances. This is so one branch can "check" another. For example, if the president wants to make a treaty with another country, it must first be approved by 2/3 vote of the Senate. This way the president can't do one thing without making sure the majority agrees with him, therefore it is most likely a better decision.
With the opportunity, freedom, and democracy this country provides; it attracts many people each year. Sometimes, if you live in foregin countries, your biggest enemy could be your very own government. America's founding fathers made sure that we would not think that way. By creating a great democracy, set of freedoms and unmeasurable opporutity this country has a lot going for it.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Diary entry
Dear Diary,
Today I nearly escaped death. The white men who have been stealing our food, killing our men, scaring our women and children and kicking us out of our towns came to our fort today. I guess we should have seen it coming, or at least been more prepared. They surrounded our fort at about mid-day with their guns. the barged in with us completely unprepared. We thought we could win because the first 20 men we killed right as the ran through the door. Their muskets shot our men down. I was on the 2Nd level next to the door. I killed about 4 men. Even one of the meanest who ran through shouting then shot my brother. I ran to go help him then the same man who killed my brother shot me in the calf. I was unable to help my brother but had the strength to kill the evil white man who killed my brother. Then my best friend Tonto helped me use a ladder to climb outside and escape. By that time they had just set fire to the place and would give no mercy to any children. Tonto way up in a tree; by then a the sun was setting. We walked what felt like forever because of my leg but it was at least out of sight of the fort but close enough so I could see the smoke rising from it above the tree tops. Luckily Tonto was a medicine man who also knew a lot of white man practices. He saved my life.
That was about 1 years ago and we are now at a village, closer to the Spanish than the English, named Waccaca. Tonto lives next to me and I now have a woman and one baby on the way. I couldn't write in this because I lost it then re-found it in my old food sack.
From,
Chandrak
Today I nearly escaped death. The white men who have been stealing our food, killing our men, scaring our women and children and kicking us out of our towns came to our fort today. I guess we should have seen it coming, or at least been more prepared. They surrounded our fort at about mid-day with their guns. the barged in with us completely unprepared. We thought we could win because the first 20 men we killed right as the ran through the door. Their muskets shot our men down. I was on the 2Nd level next to the door. I killed about 4 men. Even one of the meanest who ran through shouting then shot my brother. I ran to go help him then the same man who killed my brother shot me in the calf. I was unable to help my brother but had the strength to kill the evil white man who killed my brother. Then my best friend Tonto helped me use a ladder to climb outside and escape. By that time they had just set fire to the place and would give no mercy to any children. Tonto way up in a tree; by then a the sun was setting. We walked what felt like forever because of my leg but it was at least out of sight of the fort but close enough so I could see the smoke rising from it above the tree tops. Luckily Tonto was a medicine man who also knew a lot of white man practices. He saved my life.
That was about 1 years ago and we are now at a village, closer to the Spanish than the English, named Waccaca. Tonto lives next to me and I now have a woman and one baby on the way. I couldn't write in this because I lost it then re-found it in my old food sack.
From,
Chandrak
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Political Cartoon
This political cartoon states how the first colonists came here what we would consider today, illegal. We didn't really care because we weren't the ones who were being massacred and being treated unfairly and dishonestly. We fought a lot of battles then we mutually settled to give them the land between the Appalachian mountains and the Mississippi river. Then we tricked them out of that through something they didn't understand: politics. And we took advantage of that. What's done is done, but we are basically hypocrites.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Anne Bradstreet's "To My Dear and Loving Husband"
THESIS: In "To My Dear and Loving Husband," by Anne Bradstreet, it is through hyperbolic metaphors, paradox and diction that conveys a genuine emotion as she struggles with the security of puritan doctrine alongside the insecurity of how she needs reassurance for love.
"I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
My love is such that rivers cannot quench, Nor ought but love from thee, give recompense.
Thy love is such I can no way repay, The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.
Then while we live, in love let's so persevere That when we live no more, we may live ever."
I like this part of this poem because it shows Anne Bradstreet as a human. It shows a puritan as a human. It is like she is having an argument with herself. She is saying "oh he is probably cheating," or "Oh I don't think he loves me as much, he's changed." Then she says "no he does, I'm worrying too much." This segment of "To My Dear and Loving Husband" also states that she loves her husband more than all the riches in the east." So she is saying she loves her husband more than the gold, but she isn't supposed to like material items at all. But she accepts the fact that she is human and she isn't and never will be: perfect. Where as other puritans will pretend that they are perfect and won't accept the fact that they will mess up or have already messed up. Instead they lie to others, to themselves, and therefore to God.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Anne Bradstreet diary entry
Dear Diary,
Today my husband left again to go on a business trip. He didn't even have "time" to stop and say goodbye. I am deeply concerned by this and I'm either praying or daydreaming of what he might really be doing! I can't stop thinking of things such as: cheating or just lying to me to get away from me. The thing killing me the most is last night's argument. But it was over such a silly thing: whether or not Johnny is allowed to go with him on his next business trip to learn more about the family business. You see the next opportunity for Johnny to learn is a year from now. That is too long to wait. I wanted Jim (my husband) to take Johnny but Jim said no he was too young. Then it escalated into a fight. I never got to tell him I'm sorry and that I love him, which is probably why I am so disturbed. I fear that because of our argument he will be more likely to do unfaithful things. I hope he knows that I love him.
That was the inspiration for my poem.
Sincerely,
Anne Bradstreet
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Anne Bradstreet Political Cartoon
Even though the military has integrated women into their organization, women still suffer from injustices today because of unfair and unjust prejudices. For example, this carton depicts men in the army and someone praising them by saying how great and noble they are. This suggests how men are so great and looked upon as leaders and controllers. This idea also existed during Puritan times, because women had no rights at all and men had all the control. This cartoon further depicts someone criticizing the woman in the military and calling them dainty daisies and it shows women as cheerleaders as opposed to soldiers. This further suggests how women are segregated from the men and their training isn't as intense, because some see men as "the stronger and better sex." This can be reflected to the 18Th century where the men were in control and the head of the house and the women, unfairly, didn't have a say or any "power." Even today as the US comes to realize our past mistakes there is one that still exists: women's rights; people have prejudices and can be charlatans who claim men are better than women.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Responce to Huswifery
The thing that impressed me the most was definitely the conceit of the spinning wheel throughout the whole poem and how it turned into his robes of glory. Not only how it turned into the robes but also how it transitioned into the robes. How it explained the different parts of the spinning wheel. For example: the distaff was the holy word, and his soul was the spool. The most interesting thing is how it all fits. For example the poem talks about how the thread is the conversation and how it is wrapped around the distaff, which is the holy word. The speaker asks for God to make the holy spirit the wind quills (the object that the thread is wound around). Then it goes to the spool, the soul. So he wants their holy conversation and the holy spirit to be wrapped around his soul. And he later incorporates understanding, will, affections, judgement, conscience, memory, his words, and actions into the robe wrapped around his soul. It is a great metaphor, especially for people during their time to understand who can relate to the house-hold chore of spinning thread.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Thesis of Huswifery
In the poem "Houswifery" Edward Taylor expresses his faith towards God through a conceit where he starts out as a sinner then slowly obtains God's grace.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
collage for Edward Taylor
In real life (obviously 3D) you will see this was once a shoe box. so, you can fold the cardboard the way you want. The bottom part is Hell, the middle :Earth (in between/us) and the upper part, farthest to the right is going to heaven, then heaven.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Essential question relating to Olidah Equiano's story
What does it mean to be an American?
To slaves, they weren't American, they weren't African-American, they were chattel. To be an American ment more like freedom than it did an honor. They saw Americans only as the slave owners and to escape that torment was to join them. "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." That is how they saw it. They wanted to become an American to escape slavery, but it would be much better if they had never left. Looking back today, I bet some African-Americans are content with living over here. Whereas the slaves would much rather live back in Africa, but even they knew that was impossiable. (after everything was over they had the chance to go back, some did, some didn't). Blacks today have never grown to love that contenent they way their ansestors did. They never lived there and had the same lifestyle. If they did, maybe that thought would have changed. To be an american was, to be more than a slave, which is what only matter to them.
To slaves, they weren't American, they weren't African-American, they were chattel. To be an American ment more like freedom than it did an honor. They saw Americans only as the slave owners and to escape that torment was to join them. "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." That is how they saw it. They wanted to become an American to escape slavery, but it would be much better if they had never left. Looking back today, I bet some African-Americans are content with living over here. Whereas the slaves would much rather live back in Africa, but even they knew that was impossiable. (after everything was over they had the chance to go back, some did, some didn't). Blacks today have never grown to love that contenent they way their ansestors did. They never lived there and had the same lifestyle. If they did, maybe that thought would have changed. To be an american was, to be more than a slave, which is what only matter to them.
Friday, August 14, 2009
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