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Why are bad words bad? It’s a question no one has the answer to. Ask someone and the only response you will get is “because they just are.” Yes yes, but why? Simply put, it’s because swear words are strong. Human conversation fundamentally needs different levels of emphasis to be able to differentiate between the good and the great, the funny and the hilarious, the bad and the horrible, et cetera. A word’s intensity or power is directly inverse to how frequently the word is used. As you ascend the

wanting to drive a bike?" He says, his head raised. I shake my head vigorously. "Not today. Especially, not from a drunk arse." "Don't expect me to ditch my poor baby in an empty parking lot at the death of the night," he says, hugging his bike. For a moment, I wondered if he's actually drunk or faking it. The bloodshot eyes confirm he is. "Not on Halloween either." "Arse, you can pick it up tomorrow," I insist. "Let's get a cab--" "It's the only thing I've left of my parents," he says in a low

Sardac zhis summer, but 'aven't read it, yet. Ready to go?” “Anxious?” Fleur stole a glance at the picture. “Oui!” Boudicca chortled. “I’ll take that as my cue to leave. I’ve been meaning to pay a visit to that buffoon, Sir Cadogan, and give him a good arse-kicking.” The painted witch disappeared before Minerva spoke again. “She’s an acquired taste, but even Severus takes her

predicted punishment for “savage natives” (DS 94). Yet for Rachel the act is an abomination and her “repulsion signals her identification with the larger African community, rather than just Griqua or coloured” (Driver 229). She rages: “Miracle, my arse! It’s a disgrace, a sin, a bloody disaster; it’s the end of all predictions, the very death of us all” (DS 163). Calling to mind Krotoa Eva, who was known for her curses and obscenities, she goes on to utter “profanities and obscenities” (163) which

castle wonder if he had killed Banquo. These acts of insanity from seeing unreal objects and people led macbeth to commit murder and ruin his own image of a worthy king. This is relatable to a person mistaking a mirage to be real. In desserts people arse so overcome with dehydration that they crave water to the point that the think a mirage is real. This is very relatable to Macbeth seeing how his real personality always makes him do things that are not meant to happen. The fake dagger ment that deep

“The Miller’s Tale” is a fabliau, no matter which definition is given to the word. A fabliau is a term of complex meaning depending on which scholar and institution is defining the means of the word. For the purpose of this essay, Robert E. Lewis’s definition of a fabliau from Chicago Journals will be used. In short, Lewis claims a Fabliau has three parts, “dramatic characterization,” it encompasses “the juxtaposition of courtly and the colloquial,” and lastly, is “a parody of courtly language of

“The Miller’s Tale” and “The Reeve’s Tale,” two of the many stories in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, portray many similarities on the views of love, marriage, and immorality. Both “The Miller’s Tale” and “The Reeve’s Tale” portray what love truly means to the Miller and the Reeve. Chaucer’s two tales also exemplify the unfaithfulness of the wives to their vows of marriage. Additionally, the stories share corresponding similarities in the many instances of dishonesty and immoral features

Many teenage books have profanity in the books to prove the point of topics that the writer wants to tell the audiences point of view. The Literature today is more mature then most of the the children and teenagers that is reading this type of mature literature. Having strong language in books makes the books more interesting and more intense with a lot more mature topic the for readers. In the numerous articles, “Darkness to visible”, “Sick-lit”, and “Potty Mouth”, arise the question: Should explicit

Libby Streeton- Irrational thinking is common in a nuclear war, right? Why did I expect Fin and Max would change their minds? I begged them through a river of tears to stay with me. But that was not enough. I can’t adjust to reality, watching their lanky bodies fade in the distance keeps reminding me of the fate of their lives. Max is only 12, too young to witness violent and unforgiving deaths of innocent citizens. What happens if I never see them again? I assumed I was doing right but apparently

Imagine being too scared to try anything new. Imagine being too scared to take small risks, even if the rewards outweigh the risks 20 to 1. Sitting inside all day and fearing your own shadow is what you would be doing if you had no courage. Courage is extremely important to have, and award winning novel Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey shows it very clearly. So yes, courage is important, but why? It is important to have courage in order to try new things, help others in need, and change the world for