Conserve, Reuse, Recycle

1. Have you figured out yet that I'm going as a cadaver, an anatomical gift?

2. Semrau's main point of his essay was conserving, reusing, or recycling in anyway that you can. He choose to give his body to science after he died as a cadaver. Semrau leads the reader to think he is going to embark on a humanitarian project and devote himself to going "green" and teach others to reuse and recycle. And then he surprises the reader by saying his body will be used for medical research after his death. I think this technique was effective. By leading the readers down a different path it made his point more effective. The sentence, “Have you figured out yet that I’m going as a cadaver, an anatomical gift?” highlights the point of his article. The reader realizes that there is more than one way to conserve, reuse, and recycle. At the end of the article he encourages others to follow him in pledging their bodies to science to be used for valuable research. The intent of his essay was successfully achieved by withholding his purpose until the end of the article.

Savior of the Nations Come

This hymn focuses on the central theme of Christ’s life as our Savior. He came down from heaven, took on human form, and lived the perfect life so that we might have eternal life in him. These verses best convey that message through the use of diction.  “Chose” is utilized in verse 1 to describe how Jesus came to earth. It was his choice to live among us and suffer death on the cross. Christ did all this so that we might receive his grace and the gift of eternal life.  Verse 3 uses “disowned” to express how Jesus’ life was met by the people of his day. He was rejected and cast away. However, he now sits in glory on the throne in heaven. Verse 4 uses the phrase “High the song of triumph swell” to explain how our response to Christ’s work should be. Out of love for Jesus we should feel compelled to praise, honor, and glory him. “Brightly” is used in verse 6 to depict how the infant Jesus’ manger was shining at his birth. The word creates an image of all of the Father’s splendor and glory shining down on his son.

Angry or not?

1. 28, makes(3x), slain(4x), took, died(2x), lives, rose, reigns(2x), came

2. Reverend Borghardt's and John Edwards' sermons differ in the areas of Law and Gospel. Edwards preaches of the horrors of hell creating an image in the mind of the reader of an angry God full of wrath toying with humanity for his own amusement. He also preaches of God as accepting nothing less of his children than fulfillment of the Law. On the contrary, Borghardt preaches the saving message of the Gospel through Christ Jesus. He reveals that through our Baptism, God's grace, and Christ's death on the cross we are saved and will spend eternity with him in heaven.