Blog Post 4: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

A puritan value that the "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" exhibited was that God has shown too much mercy up until today. It shows that even though we have committed too many sins in God's eyes, he still has not killed us. Even though God hasn't perished of the human race, doesn't mean he isn't angry with us all. The author wants us to understand that if we do not stop sinning, there is a hell waiting for us. It warns us to be careful on what we do. The first statement that the "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" states says, "We find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling on the earth; so it is easy for us to cut or singe a slender thread that any thing hangs by; thus easy it is for God when he pleases to cast his enemies down to hell...". This makes the puritans understand that whatever they do to any small creature, God can easily do to them as well. Many people still commit sins today. Many think God does not exist because nothing has happened. The only similar thing in today's age is that people still keep doing what they used to. They have not changed at all. A difference would be that there aren't as many people to be warning or tell people to stop sinning before God's rage comes upon us. If it was me giving out the message, I would have probably been very angry with everyone else because of them being so stubborn on not changing the way they live.

Blog Post 3: The Rhetorical Situation

I have always wanted to tryout for the school soccer team. For the past two I have been putting excuses on why I shouldn't go. I have been afraid about not being good enough and the things people would say about me, but all of that changed up until I heard a speech I am about to tell you about. It happened about a year or two ago when I went to a soccer game. I went to South America with my older brother, my younger brother, and my father. We went to Brazil where Argentina's and Brazil's national soccer team were going to have a friendly match but they weren't airing live on t.v. Everyone was excited because it was going to be a hyped game even though it was a friendly match. My favorite soccer player is Leo Messi. He is probably the one of the few players who inspire me to be better. Before the game started, he gave like a 30-40 seconds speech. What he said made me realize I should not really care about the rest. He talked about how we shouldn't give up on our dreams and whatever we do is for us only and not for the rest. He told us to put the world aside and focus on the one thing we have always wanted in life. After he was done, the whole crowd went wild. He had me thinking really hard about it. Then I told myself I was done putting excuses. This upcoming summer is my last opportunity to be able to tryout because I am going to be a Senior. I saw some of the concepts talked about in the Rhetorical Situation. It included an audience, an occasion, a subject, and a purpose. Out of all the SOAPS, I think the most important one to have is an audience. I think the audience is the most important because without and audience, there is no one to share with.

Blog Post 2: Well Baked Man/Creation

I have already heard about this creation myth. It was back in middle school and I also had an uncle that told me about it. A few words from the story were changed around but it still ends up with the same ending. I am pretty sure this is the only one I have ever actually heard about. There is this other one but I completely forgot how it went. Well there are many different types of creation myths. Many have different meanings inside of them. Some, you have to look very deeply to understand them. But a creation myth basically explains the beginning of something. Like when God first created the human being, but people make it a bit more entertaining. The Well Baked Man story always catches my attention, it entertains me in  a way. The story shows the point of view of the Pueblo Indians. In their view, they have the best skin tone. It gave me an insight into the Native American state of mind because according to them, they are the best out of the other races. The purpose of a creation myth is to give is a bit more of an understanding of how we something or someone was created. Another purpose is to show the generations that the ancestors background are the best out of all the ones out there. Creation myths could also be used as a way to entertain people. I believe Native Americans relied on creation myths and science due to the purpose that they believed in different types of gods. They worried about what type of punishments that could come upon them by their gods.