Conserve, Reuse, Recycle

“Quite simply, use what you have until it can no longer function.” This sentence clearly depicts Semrau’s point. The intent of this essay is that “reuse” is the most beneficial of the 3 words, “conserve,” “reuse,” and “recycle.”  Semrau uses a unique writing style which includes leaving out important information. This way of writing is effective in his essay. Semrau discusses how he is going to go to medical school at the age of 75 which would cause the reader to question how that is possible. Near the end of his essay, Semrau says that once he dies, he is going to be a cadaver for Harvard Medical School. This is very effective in proving his point because it is the perfect example of recycling. He is not saying that we all have to go to that extent, but that is how he chooses to be green. Semrau says that we all have things that we no longer use, but someone else can find some way to use it. So by donating our old things to a charity, it is benefiting someone else.  Towards the end of the essay, he says “please consider joining me.” By including this sentence, he hopes that we will consider being a cadaver also.

Luther's theme of "Savior of the Nations Come"

Luther's theme of the hymn "Savior of the Nation's Come" is that Jesus came to earth,  humbled Himself and became a man to save us from our sins. His birth was not a royal birth that He deserved, but in a humble stable surrounded by dirty and smelly animals. His mother was the virgin Mary who was just an ordinary woman. Despite that, God still chose her to give birth to the Savior of the world. Jesus was rejected by the people He came to save. Jesus dealt with pain and suffering, so He could understand our struggles. Luther used diction by using the word "wondrous" to descibe the birth of Jesus. By choosing to use that specific word, Luther showed that even though the birth of Christ was humble and simple, it was still wondrous because Jesus was coming to save the world from sin. Luther could have used words such as "amazing" or "beautiful" but those words would not create such a powerful effect. Luther also uses the language tool of compare/contrast. He contrasts that Jesus was disowned by the world, but He will still be enthroned in Heaven. Also used by Luther is description. He describes the manger as " shining" with the love of Jesus.

Rev. Borghardt's Sermon Diagnostic

1. Rev. Borghardt used "Christ" 25 times in his sermon. Borghardt uses the verbs lives, makes, took, died, rose, reigns, makes, set apart and smiles to reveal what Christ does for His children.

2. The theme of Borghard’ts sermon is that one day we will be healed from everything that hurts us. It is easy to think that this world is full of suffering but Jesus came into this world to take away all our pain. Borghardt also emphasizes that because Jesus died, tears and mourning are tiny things compared to the big thing which is that God’s saints are still alive and can never die.  The theme of Edward’s sermon is that we should repent and turn to Jesus who saved us out of fear of God’s wrath which is burning against us.

Mitch Albom's Article

Mitch Albom addresses that race should not be involved in situations such as free-agency. Albom wonders why O'Brien chose to ask LeBron if race was  the reason why he was criticized. Albom believes that race never gives someone an excuse for what they do or say. It is important to look at the facts of a story without having race involved, because one should not assume that race is the primary reason for the problem/situation. It is also crucial that we examine the motives of a person,  if we believe that their race caused them to do what they did we miss looking at their morals and the way they have been taught which might have caused them to make the mistake. Albom states that the real problem is LeBron's big ego. His ego led him to convince advertisers that the money for the TV special called "The Decision" was going to a charity, when of course LeBron didn't need the money and could have just given the money to the charity himself.
I agree with Albom's point. Race is not always the reason for why people did something that they shouldn't have. Not everyone loves LeBron because he is African-American, they might love him for his talent and that he is exciting to watch. But when the media presents a negative thing that a celebrity has done, the people who loved that person start to see that it is because of their ego and that they wanted unnecessary attention. They suddenly start to lose interest in that person because of what they have done, even if they have the same talent they had before which resulted in their fame. Albom's most effective point is that LeBron's popularity dropped steadily after his fans heard about his ego. He also said that he was the "sixth-most disliked athlete." Albom is trying to convince the reader that it is never worth any amount of fame or popularity to ruin one's reputation.