While reading Semrau's article the sentence that I found to represent his point would be, " Use what you have until it can no longer function. Then it's time to recycle." I believe that this represents his point because throughout the article Samrau talks about his careers that he has been involved in through the course of his life. Finally in the article it shows that the final thing he is going to do is go to medical school at Harvard and become a surgeon. But there is a twist. He is really going as a Cadaver to donate and recycle his body. Therefore this sentence is perfect. Samrau had a good life, he used his knowledge to do all he wanted in life, and then realized that he was at an age when he knew he could not accomplish any more in his life. With that realization he dice did to recycle is body for the use of others. The way that Semrau kept the news that he was going to be a Cadaver till the end was just genius. I thought that it was a good way to keep the reader interested in the article and then finally present them with information that gave a shock at the end. As a result the intent of the essay for me was to show that we should recycle our bodies. When we die it is not like we need organs or other body parts any more, so we should be generous and offer them to people who may actually need them for diseases to replace organs or other purposes.

Luther's Hymn

            This is by far one of the best hymns that I have ever read. The hymn is so enjoyable because in my eyes, I believe that it is what God has done for us all in a nut-shell and written as a hymn. The language tool that I believe is best demonstrated is the tool of description. Description is used in all of the sections of the hymn as it describes steps of what God has sent to earth, what Christ our savior has done, and the victory over the devil. The description use in the fourth section, "From the Father forth He came And returneth to the same, Captive leading death and hell--High the song of triumph swell!" This use of description caught my eye because it showed where Christ came from and where he would return at the end of his life. It describes that when He dies he will be brought to hell and the song of triumph/victory will swell meaning that he will overcome the devil and have a glorious victory. Another language tool that was used was the use of rhyme. The use of rhyme through the hymn made it more enjoyable to read. For example, “Was the word of God made Flesh--woman’s offspring, pure and fresh” This was just one example of the rhyming that made the poem interesting to me. The last language tool that I found was the use of pathos/emotion. I found the use of ethos in the last section of the poem, “Praise to God the Father sine, Praise to God the Son, our King, Praise to God the Spirit be Ever and eternally” This showed ethos as Luther was giving praise to God for all that he has done for us. Luther also uses alot of exclamation points too. Luther was an inspiration to all who are struggling with their faith and reading this hymn and getting the meaning behind it was very beneficial for me and I hope I find more hymns like this one through out our chapels at LHN.

Team Edward vs Team Borghardt

• I recorded about 26 times where Jesus was mentioned. I found that a good few of them were pronouns, adding to the large amount of mentionings. Some of the verbs linked to jesus were to make holy, died, slain, reigns, loves, put, and lives.
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  The difference between themes among Edward’s sermon and Rev Borghardt’s sermon is that Edward’s them was based on how we should fear God with all the power that he possesses. Edward’s sermon didn’t have as many instances where Christ was mentioned and when he was the verbs that were connected to him weren’t very pleasant. Rev Borghardt’s theme was dealing with the news of the gospel and salvation that comes through Jesus Christ. Rev Borghardt’s theme used verbs that had Jesus as the subject of them. Some of these verbs are to make holy and died to take our sin.

Mitch Albom Response

-Albom's point is that we shouldn't lean towards the topic of Racism for an explanation for a topic that is not understood by people. He is enraged when the reporter used the question, "do you think there is a race role that plays in this?" He did not see how this was even relevant because they never reported his success as a racial issue. He feels that there should be no need to even ask the question in any use at all.
-I completely agree with how Mitch Albom feels in this situation. The question was totally out of place and shouldn't even have been brought up. Using the question of racial importance is never good and can never have a good outcome. When the question of racism has a impact on a situation it always leads to be a greater issue than what it was before it was even brought up. Therefore, I agree with Albom's opinion in the article.
-Mitch Albom's strongest point in the article in my opinion is his last paragraph. How he uses the symbol of a parachute to explain his point is genius. He says, " There is never a clear way out of this mess. But there is one way to avoid jumping in it. Stop asking the question. If people shamefully want to grab race as a parachute to safety, they'll do it. You don't have to pull the cord." This paragraph shows that we should stop bringing up the question of racial importance to avoid all the problems that comes with it. I also believe that when Albom gives us a situation where LaBron James was not a black athlete was also a main point to back up his opinion. It shows how the outcome would have changed if he were not African American.