REFLECTION:
“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death,” is a brilliantly written speech which mirrors, exceptionally, the mindset of white/free citizens in the United States during the late 17 hundreds. Written by a man under the influence of an obligation to Both God and one’s home country extracts the most sincere and unadulterated perspective of “patriots” to the US. The common theme was that they were responsible to their country first and God second. This of course was never spoken, especially by the church but was the presiding thought concerning obligation. Now this thought in itself is, for one, contradicting; as where it says you are to hate your family and friends in comparison to your love of God (in the bible by which they said they lived their lives). Another contradiction is when Henry states that the only lamp unto his feet is his experience; he is wrong by this if, as he says, he has this obligation to God. It’s not only that Jesus should be the only light unto his feet but the reason for that is because when we are born again as Jesus says, our past is no longer in a place of authority over our new lives. So as born again Christians we are BORN AGAIN, so in a sense we have no previous life. There are things from our past that arise and try to form the lie in our minds that we are products of our past. An example would be of an alcoholic who was delivered from his addiction to alcohol. You can almost guarantee that a friend who’s still drinking is going to send them an invite to go partying or something involving alcohol. But we, now living under a Greater Truth of freedom and liberty in Christ, we are no longer slaves to our sinful past, whether we are ashamed of it or not, it has no power either over us or our destinations.
DIARY ENTRY:
March 23, 1775
Dear Diary,
Patrick Henry has just recently addressed the current situation under the imminent influence of war on our flourishing colony. With powerful words and commanding statements he has won the hearts of many and, by God, liberty is in grasp for this new America. For my love of country and of God I will pursue the freedom and independence for our country for that is what we will be and should be. We have power and I praise God for what we have. We will take our nation by force and eliminate our oppressors. For I cry in unison with the patriots of America “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!”
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Very well thought out, i also agree with how well written it is. I like how you argued with him on some of the things he said, but as for reflection, i may be wrong, but i think it is to break down what is there and explain how it works, not tell him hes wrong. But I do like your ideas toward it.
Once again though, you are missing your Logos/Ethos/pathos
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