need to be taken into account before giving it to the hands of the people. Technology of any sort may seem harmless and propitious, but later might turn into something inauspicious that could eventually be harmful when misused. At first Agent Orange was developed to be an agricultural tool, but then became the cause of hundreds of thousands of casualties. This essentially is the danger of technological advancement. If it reaches the wrong hands, the end result could be fatal. It is…
present the program as under the full authority of South Vietnam government, Operation Ranch Hands planes were stored alongside President Diem's private planes at the United States Air Force Base Bien Hoa. Although the United States Air Force initially planned to remove American markings from the planes and replace them with South Vietnam markings, a pilot involved in the first stages of Operation Ranch Hand recalled the Air Force Commander never implementing the remarking of planes, because he…
The Vietnam War continues to have lasting impacts even though the war ended more than forty-three years ago. The herbicides used during the Vietnam War can still be found in high traces in some places in Vietnam. The environmental impacts caused by Agent Orange and other herbicides than lead to many deadly illnesses for soldiers and local natives. The used of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War has effects millions of people and it will affect many more in the years to come. Clearly, herbicides…
“I have no future, no happiness” (“Eating, Drinking, Touching, Breathing, Nursing, Conceiving”). Do Duc Diu, a father who lost twelve out of his fifteen children from the effects of Agent Orange expresses how Agent Orange has changed the meaning of his life. The effects of Agent Orange are horrific. Any where from 2.1 million to 4.5 million Vietnamese citizens have been exposed from the time of spraying the dioxin-contaminated herbicide ("Health Effects of Agent Orange/Dioxin"). It has been…
In 1741 he felt like he was called to give the same sermon again so he did. This time he stood in front of a congregation in Enfield, Connecticut to give his sermon called “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” which then became one of the most famous sermons in American history. He first started his sermon by comparing puritan beliefs to the bible verse Deuteronomy 32:35 ‘Their foot shall slide in due time’. Edwards believed this meant that…
On July 1741, in Enfield Connecticut, a puritan man delivered a sermon that is still well-known to this day. The man was Jonathan Edwards, and the sermon he gave is called “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” He uses many rhetorical devices to help get his point across to his people. The sermon is very repetitious, mainly discussing God’s wrath against sinners and hell. The purpose of his sermon was to help his people and sinners to avoid the wrath of God and to convert them into Christians.…
Jonathan Edwards, the author of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, wrote vivid sermons about the Puritan religion and the destiny that awaited those who did not accept Jesus as their savior. He was an enthusiastic writer that wanted people to clearly hear his messages. Jonathan Edwards wrote this piece over 300 years ago in an era where religion was very strict and there were distinct beliefs that were followed. Darrow’s claim acknowledges the sharp and cynical tone and attitude that…
1. This is from "Upon the Burning of Our House" written by colonial American Puritan poet Ann Bradstreet. In the poem Bradstreet recalls of waking up in the middle of the night to her own house catching on fire. She escapes the flames, but is saddened by her loss, but still keeps her faith in God. She knows that her earthly possessions are still "his own" and that God "gave and took" her things on earth. Bradstreet is grateful in that God has freed her from the temptations of earthly possessions…
Jonathan Edwards uses stylistic devices such as similes and personification in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" to persuade his audience. Edwards uses stylistic device to get his message across and to change the mindset of the people he was giving his speech to. Jonathan Edwards implements similes in his speech to give a stronger sense of what is going on. For example he states "The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present...". Here Edwards explains god's wrath…
After reading, “The Minister's Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edward, it is very evident that they both are mainly focused on God. In Jonathan Edward’s speech, he speaks to a congregation about the consequences of sin very angrily and aggressively. This angry tone gives the speech a very frightening effect. In”The Minister’s Black Veil,” the main character, Mr. Hooper, teaches a lesson to the congregation by wearing a veil that…