Analysis Of Molly Worthen's 'Stop SayingI Feel Like'

It unites and divides, it inspires change and action or it can destroy. It turns the quietest thoughts loud and can be a tool of inspiration and beauty. It can wreck and torment, yet can also bring life and joy. Language is a very powerful tool used by everyone. Our language and the words we use every day have power to change lives and our world. Language is defined as a “method of communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured or conventional way (Google Dictionary).” Whether structured papers or rambling thoughts, everything we think has power because of language. Looking through the history and rules of language, we can see how language can change, why it changes, and who has the power to change

Speaking comes to most people as naturally a blinking and breathing and we tend to speak before actually giving any thought to the power of the words we just uttered. Rarely, if ever, do we stop mid-sentence, and think about what we are saying. Hundreds, maybe even thousands, of words come pouring out of our mouths every single day, expressing our thoughts, knowledge, beliefs, opinions, and judgments. We are often oblivious to the positive and negative effects these words have on ourselves or the people around us (White, 2005). Words have such a tremendous power, that they give out a form of energy and a message that creates a reaction in those who hear the words. Everything that everyone says, produces an effect in the world, whether the effect

Since the beginning of language thousands of years ago, the method of communication has evolved into nearly 7000 forms used by over 7 million people, with each language having over 50,000 words. Language over the past centuries has evolved from a way of communicating facts and ideas to a few selected minority group of readers, to a way of inspiring the greater population to taking action in the paramount events of human history across the globe. Authors use language to persuade readers into joining the fight for a cause the author believes in. Authors inform readers with restricted information and use it to inspire readers into taking actions for something the author believes in.

In the same manner as James Baldwin, I defend language to be a political instrument and the most crucial key to identity, in most cases. Language expresses the identity of the human; thus, connecting local and widespread communities. First impressions depict one’s identity among a group, from the moment one opens their mouth, their language outputs an impression in as short as seven seconds.

One universal aspect of the human condition is communication. Finding some way to convey the abstract concepts of our minds in such a way they can be understood by others is a fundamental necessity of being a human in culture as we understand it. It is with this understanding that the question has been asked; if language is the medium through which our perceptions are channeled, how much are our perceptions distorted by language? How much is our language distorted by our perceptions? Is this relationship something that could be manipulated, and how effective would it be? Thankfully, these are questions that

Reading and learning from other author’s conversations has been very intriguing and I am excited to join the conversation. In this essay, I will be digging deeper into three texts and using them to formulate a claim about language. Language is interesting to study because it is so important to everyone in the world. Language separates people and brings people together. It can cause mass destruction and solve world problems. On a social side, language can be a barrier for some and a way to take advantage of others. Without a solid control of language, people may struggle in society. My argument is that control over language is unfair to certain individuals because it leads to discrimination, lack of power, and negative social identity.

Language informs, inspire, and persuade individuals to impact society in many different ways. In speeches given by authorities trying to inspire people to do better, trying to persuade your mom into buying you an ice-cream cone, when you’re channel surfing and the History channel comes on and the speaker is informing you on the nature of kangaroos. There are many other ways that language informs, inspires, and persuades.

For my research paper, I would like to focus on the topic of language as mind control. This topic interests me as language is such an important aspect of everyone’s day to day life. Without language, communication would be close to, if not completely impossible. Language is one of the most important things in the world as it builds individuality, culture, relationships, etc. Various ideas and thoughts are translated differently through different languages which provides a different meaning for similar things throughout the world. Just a change in translation can alter the mindsets of different people. Even in one’s native tongue, language can be used to intentionally change certain people’s views on a subject. The use of propaganda to control

The psychology of language has always been a complex and fluid study in which scientists investigate the "cognitive processes" that make it possible to generate a grammatical and meaningful sentence out of vocabulary and phonetic structures, as well as factors that let people acquire, produce, and comprehend language as an entirety. Samuel L. Delaney’s 1966 science fiction novel, Babel-17, explores a psycholinguistic approach to understanding the human mind, illustrating the complex effects of language on thought. We see firsthand how specific vernaculars hold the capability to manipulate the mind, and altogether change the patterns of thought, making language a central figure in behavior and grasping concepts.

“The way we speak determines how we think”. Critically evaluate this statement, drawing on the key theories and research that describe the relationship between language and thought.

“Language is everything and everywhere” (Wallace, 390). The idea of language brings forth thoughts of different words, sounds and meanings. Try to imagine a day where language is not used is nearly impossible. Communication and relationships would cease to exist without any form of language, spoken, written and even body language, are all necessities in our everyday life. David Foster Wallace’s, “Authority and American Usage” and Richard Rodriguez’s, “The Achievement of Desire” communicate the importance that language has on our lives. This conversation regarding language and its importance brings up the questions of what exactly is the impact it has? It is critical to understand that the way a

Language is more than an object and should be seen as a means of communication and interaction between individuals and groups within a society. Within this, the socio-cultural understanding a society/ culture has about language will influence the implications for teaching language and literacy to future generations. Language cannot be viewed as a code or a set of rules, it is not a fixed or finite concept. This view of thinking does not highlight the complexities involved in using language for communication. (Australian Government, 2016). The constructedness of a text needs to be known to students, therefore it is important for teachers to address the fact that texts contain the views of the authors and their own ideologies (Green, 2006).

Language is the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. Language can also be used non-verbally with your body. It is a simple tool that we use in everyday life, But language can also be used as a mind-control tool which is commonly used on social media as a form of bullying by spreading lies about another person or hatred towards someone. It is also commonly used in today’s politics in a similar way as George Orwell’s book “1984” where language is used in the government to mask the truth to deceive and manipulate people leading to a society in which the people mindlessly accept all propaganda as reality.

Language is an organized and uniform method of conveying information. In order for something to be considered “language” it must be intended. Language must also be part of a structured system. For example, with the English language, there are rules regarding grammatical structure. Moreover, language must be creative and open-ended allowing it to be relevant to a specific situation or time period. Because different types of language are widely used, one can assume the language influences our thoughts and perceptions of the world to a great extent. As the strong version of the Sapir and Whorf theory suggests, language serves as a mold in which our thoughts are categorized. These thoughts and perceptions allow one to create opinions on the information given based on his knowledge and ability to process the it.

In all kinds of socialisation, language is the main tool that is used to expose sentiments. In society, people use language, includes both spoken and non-spoken language, to convey, comprehend, and exchange