Jan. 15, 2008
Sin and Gravity--What Is the Comparison by Josiah Reish, age twelve
Posted in Sample Reports and Essays
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I had to share Josiah's (my sixth grader's) essay for this week. It is from a Key Word Outline over given material. The character quality is Virtue--living above sin, having godly character, etc. It is one of my favorite units. (It is in Volume II, which we are testing as we revise it.)
Anyway, Josiah is in Level B. He was a late writer, and he still gets help typing sometimes and finishing the hardest items on the Checklist Challenge. However, he wanted me to tell you that this essay was done without any help at all!!! (No help on KWO, typing, etc.).
It doesn't have the Checklist Challenge done to it, but you will notice how strong some of his verbs, analogies, etc. are. This is because after a number of months or years doing the Checklist Challenge, students will do the CC items as they write--naturally, without being "forced" to add these items. I was especially thrilled with his colon use and proper use of effect/affect. I didn't realize he could do either of these without help! :)
Anyway, he is the sweetest sixth grader in the world (not partial here). He loves school and brings me joy every day!
Here it is:
Sin and Gravity--What'
The pulls of sinful habits are enormously strong. They make the helpless creature feel like he or she is falling through air. Sin affects our lives because we are descendents of Adam and Eve.
Sin in the spiritual world is kind of like gravity in the physical world. The forces of gravity have predictable results Gravity is universal: basically the same results occur everywhere. Everybody is subject to its effects.
Picture this in your mind--an eagle souring gently through the air. And it suddenly contracts its wings and gravity pulls it on a head first dive to the normally inviting ground. And then suddenly, the world is one eagle short.
But, what would have happened if the eagle had stretched his wings when he was falling through the air? Air would have rushed over his wings, and he would have overcome the law of gravity and would have flown safely to his home. By spreading out his wings, that eagle overcame the law of gravity.
In the same way, God has promised that if we "stretch out our wings of meditation," pray, and and read HIs word, we will grow in are spiritual lives. Romans six and eight talk a lot about how to overcome temptation.
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