Fear means Forget Everything and Run. People have many fears. Can fears motivate people? In my opinion, appeals to fear are the best motivational force, when people are scared into doing the correct thing, forced to think about their future, and think that God will be so mad at them and make them go to hell. Appeals to fear are the best motivational force because some people are scared into doing the correct thing. In “Beyond Scared Straight” Abraham went through rehab and his grades came up after the program. This shows how after interacting with the prisoners, who scared him into going through rehab and bringing his grades up. In the sermon given by Jonathan Edwards he says, “Who it may be are at ease Than he is with many of those who are now in the flames of hell.” (Edwards 13-14) This shows how they were scared so they would do the right thing so they wouldn’t end up in hell. This shows how people are scared into doing the right things.
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In “Beyond Scared Straight” Elijah changed his life around. He followed the laws and decided to join the marines. This shows how being around the prisoners made him think about changing his life around by joining the marines. In “Can Kids be scared straight?” Kathy Feinstein said, “It is unreasonable to except a two-hour jail visit to overcome the results of a lifetime” (Feinstein 41-42). This shows how they are scared so they will not want to got jail. This explains how people are scared into thinking about their
In “Beyond Scared Straight” Elijah changed his life around. He followed the laws and decided to join the marines. This shows how being around the prisoners made him think about changing his life around by joining the marines. In “Can Kids be scared straight?” Kathy Feinstein said, “It is unreasonable to except a two-hour jail visit to overcome the results of a lifetime” (Feinstein 41-42). This shows how they are scared so they will not want to got jail. This explains how people are scared into thinking about their