English Homework
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english_homework_1301.docx4. Identify the key words in the following theses, specifying two or three subtopics into which they may be divided:
a. Strong diplomatic ties with China would have several advantages for the United States.
b. An electrical blackout in any major city of the United States would have disastrous results.
c. The words disinterested, inflammable, and fortuitous are often misunderstood.
a. Thesis: The adult Moses is one of the most commanding and inspirational figures of the Old Testament.
I. Moses as a God-intoxicated man.
A. Moses’ faith in God.
B. He created in the Hebrews a religious faith that was to endure after their life as a nation had died.
1. The Babylonian and Persian conquests.
2. The faith endured during the Greek conquest.
3. The faith endured during the Roman conquest.
4. Despite their faith, the Hebrews often worshiped foreign gods.
5. The faith endured during the various diasporas.
II. Moses was a peerless travel guide.
A. During the long sojourn in the wilderness, Moses showed endless patience.
1. Enduring constant grumbling on the part of the tribes.
2. This period of desert wandering symbolizes the age of innocence of any developing nation.
3. He settled quarrels with great patience.
B. His earlier flight in order to escape punishment for having killed an Egyptian made him fully acquainted with the Sinai desert.
1. He knew where to find water.
2. He knew how to avoid dangerous enemy territory.
3. He always followed a magical cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
III. Moses was the founder of a complex legal system.
A. He gave the Hebrews the Torah.
1. Parts of the Torah dealt with man’s relationship to God.
2. Parts of the Torah dealt with man’s relationship to man.
B. He gave the Hebrews the ordinances.
1. Some of the ordinances dealt with matters of social justice.
2. According to one ordinance, a man who knocks out his slave’s tooth must let that slave go free.
3. Others of the ordinances dealt with religious ceremonies.
4. Some of the ordinances dealt with plans for building a temple.
