Damaged: Word Analysis

It is not just a word, it’s a weapon that has hurt many people throughout all of history.

In 2002, with the release of *Bowling for Columbine*, I hoped to challenge the irreplaceable position of the gun in the heart of the American spirit. It devastates and unsettles me, that more than a decade later, as a ‘civilised’ society, we are no better than we were at the beginning of the century. We are stuck in a perpetual mutiny against guns, one that led and will lead to nothing but exponential escalation of violence and unamiable phony politics.

It’s important because I need to know what I can afford in order to keep going to school and graduate. Finding the right school for my major is the best thing to do.

In “How to do Things with Words”, Austin tells how some words are actually used in speaking and how others are merely utterances. How are utterances so important if it is only a simple statement that is being made? Why does society put so much value on these statements, such as “I do”? First we must establish what exactly an utterance is according to Austin is.

A fracture occurs when there is a break in a bone. It can usually be healed, so long as portions of the blood supply, periosteum, and endosteum are still intact. A fractured bone undergoes repair through a series of four steps.

I haven’t really been feeling. It’s like me just floating through gray days. Nothing makes me completely happy. Nothing makes me completely sad. I’m just stuck in the between zone.

I am in a love/hate relationship with dictionary.com! (Yes, I am being dramatic for emphasis.) As a writer and someone who just finds words interesting in general, I love reference books; my favourite is the thesaurus. Dictionary.com is not only a virtual dictionary, but a thesaurus, plus it translates 17 different languages, plus....more! So much more. They have a blog, word of the day, etc. It's one stop shopping all at your fingertips. No more lugging around heavy books.

I think it’s a period we all go through every now and then. Those few weeks, sometimes months of unmotivation, stagnation and the loss of your sense of self.

Some people question whether acctions are more damaging than words. Actions may kill people. Words may drive people to kill them selfs. It all depends on the people minds and thoughts. If a mentale unstable person was bullied she/he might take suicide into consideration that’s how words affect people. Actions may take people to unspeakable actions like colmbine’s school shooting.

In the text the author designs their conversation as if real people were actually discussing this very topic. For example, the mom complains about the cousin coming over to stay for a while, and most people feel that same way about family coming over. The author also creates an image in your mind about the whole scene. People are able to visualize and really relate to the events occurring. For instance, one of the children is making a complete mess while trying to feast upon the spaghetti. This relates to real life because most children struggle with remaining clean while eating.

I couldn't move my body I didn't know what's going on with me I couldn't talk I couldn't answer to anyone. I couldn't focus. Tears were running down my face. It's like I was there but I wasn't.

My self-esteem, my friends, my confidence, my love for myself, it was all gone. I had nothing, everything was gone. People would say, “I hate

"It’s a word that’s used so many times that it doesn’t mean its original meaning,” he insists. “The word has been commoditized so that anyone can use it, and it’s not a negative connotation.”

I was a 12-year-old girl, living inside myself. I hadn’t felt a single emotion since I was eight, and they had started fading two years before that. I had been betrayed by someone in my family. Someone that I loved and looked up to.

Have you ever felt like you were worth nothing, deserved nothing? Have you ever tried to commit suicide? If you have, you know of the sleepless nights, the tear stains on your pillow, the sense of loneliness, and when you look back on it, you know exactly what caused those feelings. What could possibly cause such utter despair? Bullying? A death of a relative? No, not for me. The end of a completely unhealthy relationship caused these feelings; though, I had those soul-crushing emotions buzzing in the back of my head whilst in the relationship as well.