Vision, the Reality it comes to, And How it Affects Attitude
Vision, reality, and attitude, how would one define these three terms? Are they all related in some way? Vision is defined as the manner in which one sees or conceives of something. Reality is defined as the quality or state of being actual or true. Attitude is defined as a state of mind or a feeling. By definition they do not seem to be related, but in our everyday lives all three play an intertwining role. This has always played a role in people's lives and even in their writing. They have shown in the recent events of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. People envisioned going to a normal day of work, but they were in for the worst day of their lives. Because of this attack, many victims of the tragedy have completely changed their attitude and outlook on life. In the writings of John Edwards and Anne Bradstreet their visions somewhat differed from the reality which they lived in and which also affected their attitude towards the environment and people around them. Jonathan Edwards was a very religious man, who envisioned everything in life being based around the wrath of God. He was a Puritan minister who preached against the way people lived and thought that they were all sinners. In his story Sinners i
In conclusion, Jonathon Edwards and Anne Bradstreet had different visions and attitudes towards life. Jonathon Edwards was more of a negative person, and Anne Bradstreet was a positive person even through the bad times. Anne Bradstreet and Jonathon Edwards' views were quite different from what actually happened to them in reality, which in the end affects their attitudes and outlooks on life in general. Anne Bradstreet envisioned a homely, religious life where could spend much time with her husband and kids. In her poems "To My Dear and Loving Husband" and "Upon the Burning of Our House July 10th, 1666" she did not fully explain her visions, but they are more explained in her biography in the Adventures in American Literature(p. 34). In her poem "Upon the Burning of Our House July 10th, 1666" Bradstreet shows how she is deeply religious in her daily life. She did not care about her worldly possessions in life, all she cared about was her family and that in the end she would go to heaven, or the "House on high erect, framed by the mighty Architect."(p. 36). She said, "It was His own, it was not mine, Far be it should repine;"(p. 35) showing that she did not care about her things when her house burnt down; she only cared for God. Her reality was only a bit different from what she envisioned. On the time that she spent on Earth, she wanted to have good times with her family. For the major part of her life she had to spend her time looking after her eight children and with that she was frequently ill. Also her husband spent much time away on business and did not have much time to see Anne and the kids. Anne Bradstreet stayed true to her ideals of what she envisioned, but it required an amount of suffering and pain along the way. Edwards's and Bradstreet's attitudes were practically opposites of each other. Edward viewed everything to be of God's wrath, but Brads
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