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foucault ch. 2

Posted on June 4, 2007 by aaust6yp

(this is an older post, but i had combined it with the pillars of salt post and went back to separat the two into two individual posts.) 1. pain– suffering and distress in varying degrees of severity takes on a … Continue reading →

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john jubeart

Posted on June 4, 2007 by aaust6yp

1. instill– this idea of instillment is imperative to setting someone on a good and godly course, a main concern within the judiciary system at the time. ministers served to infuse in the mind of criminals the desire to repent … Continue reading →

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isaac frasier

Posted on June 4, 2007 by aaust6yp

1. conscience– this is the first text in wich this inner sense of right and wrong is the main focus. Frasier’s conscience was a key component in his crimes. it is also a word that helps us to under- stand … Continue reading →

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owen syllavan

Posted on June 4, 2007 by aaust6yp

1. servant– a servant is generally thought of as a lowly person. he always has a master and must always perform duties of submissiveness. most of the time these services are rewarded by the master with some sort of payment. … Continue reading →

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patience boston

Posted on June 4, 2007 by aaust6yp

1. monster– i remember Molly used this term when we read the excerpt from Monster Kody’s book. i found it interesting that this particular and exact term has been used twice to describe two criminals separated by a period of … Continue reading →

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william fly

Posted on June 4, 2007 by aaust6yp

1. judge– first time in, i think, any of the readings a judge’s name has been specifically mentioned while speaking of a person’s conviction. in this case, William Dummer is directly correlated to the condemnation of death. this identification of … Continue reading →

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esther rodgers

Posted on June 4, 2007 by aaust6yp

1. repentance– this was the most important outcome of a person’s conviction. as said before, it was with the soul that people of this time were most concerned. the key entities of the minister and the sermon were centered around … Continue reading →

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Cotton Mather’s sermons from Pillars of Salt

Posted on June 4, 2007 by aaust6yp

1. sermon– in this text, the sermon serves as a warning rather than just a delivery of God’s word. It is a public display of something done wrong, for example, in “the wicked man’s portion.” it served as a way … Continue reading →

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pillars of salt

Posted on May 29, 2007 by aaust6yp

1. participate-to take part. pillars of salt does a thorough job of showing the individual participants in public executions and punishment. one, or maybe just me, would at first think the only true participant in an execution would be the … Continue reading →

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second definitions

Posted on May 23, 2007 by aaust6yp

1. transformation– a change in appearance, nature, and character can be seen throughout this entire reading. obviously, the change in appearance is most obviously applicable to a body changing physically while subject to torture like that of Damiens in the … Continue reading →

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