Conserve, Reuse, Recycle.

1. The main point in Semrau's essay is, "Quite simply, use what you have until it can no longer function. Then it's time to recycle." 

2. The fact that Semrau intentionally keeps information from his readers helps the intent of the essay. Semrau explains that he has gone through the majority of his life already, and was looking for what to do next. At the end of his long career, he finally made the decision to retire. He then made the decision to be "green" and useful although his former career was over. He talks about how his childhood dream was to be a surgeon. He goes on in detail to say that being a surgeon was not right for him in the past, but he felt it may be right for him now. His word choice and style of writing leads the reader into thinking that he will be going to medical school at the age of seventy-five. He later reveals that he will be going as a cadaver. He explains that he feels that the best way to recycle, is to "reuse" himself. He says that this is the most effective way to be "green" that he can do. He does not formally tell the reader to do the same, but he provides valid and convincing arguments to follow his example. He wants to make the public aware of the simple things they can do to help the earth. 

Savior of the Nations, Come

The hymn, Savior of the Nation, Come, stresses the importance of Christ's coming and how how through his coming, we are to be saved. The author uses description to express the meaning of the hymn. The general theme is that we are saved though Christ's coming and him being the perfect sacrifice for our salvation. The author uses description many times in this hymn. In the second stanza he says "Not by human flesh and blood" which states that our salvation was not brought by our own doing. he goes on to say "By the Spirit of our God... Women's Offspring, pure and fresh." This shows us that we did nothing to earn our God's forgiveness. We were made "pure and fresh" by his works alone. In the third stanza he talks about how Jesus came from god and returned to him. He also says that when he returned  "High the song of triumph swell", this shows that Jesus had completed the task that God had laid out before him. The author describes Christ as "Glorious" which is an example of Christ's perfection. He conveys the theme of Christ's perfect sacrifice very well by using many different examples of description.

Rev. Borghardt's Sermon Diagnostic

1. 29 times. Makes, slain, died(4), set apart, lives(2), was slain(2), took, put, reigned(2), rose, wants, got, give, make, slows, grabs, holds, smiles

2. The themes of Edward's and Rev. Borghardt's sermons are very unalike. Rev. Borghardt's sermon is very enlightening and talks about how we are saved through Christ. He explains in depth that Christ forgave our sins when he sacrificed himself on the cross. His sermon is positive. On another note, Edward's sermon is very morbid. He explains that we deserve to be condemned to hell but Christ decided to spare us of this punishment. He says that God gave this world full of sinners the gift of mercy out of compassion. The two sermons are contrary, but share the same meaning.