Blog #4 the LOOP (Intro and Outro of my Drafts)

Intro:
The Bible has shaped my life. It has made me who I am in every way. It has fashioned my mind and how I think; my heart and what I feel; and my soul—my being—and how I want to give every day of my life to God's will, glory, and commandments. For, ultimately, that is what the Bible represents to me and billions of others: God as Creator, full of mercy and grace; Christ as His son, who sacrificed himself to grant us salvation; and everything within as examples of God’s glory since the beginning of time. These beliefs were key to the birth of our nation and the revolutionary changes that separated the United States of America from the rest of the world.

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Outro:
The colonists and founding fathers stood up for their natural rights—endowed by the Universe’s greatest Power—in the face of the destruction by the world’s “greatest power” (Great Britain). Likewise, I will stand by my faith, my beliefs, and my convictions under the onslaught of persecution, disapproval, and discrimination, just as the first Americans did long ago. For if I practice my faith in the Bible, which I know is right, I will be following the hopes, dreams, truths, and beliefs of the people that made the United States of America—what greater legacy could there be?

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1. I chose this opening and closing combo because it identified my icon, big ideas, and links to America, and then touched back on those same concepts in the end. The 1st paragraph doesn't have action, it is a factual statement, but the last paragraph is less passive and shows how I will put those big ideas into action.
2. Both the intro and outro include almost all my Big Ideas (the Bible, God, Christ, the USA, and how the Bible was America's inspiration).
3. I hope they think about the American legacy (perhaps American Dream) and how I identify myself as a part of that continuum. Maybe they'll wonder where their place is and how their inspirations are an integral part of American culture.