Power of words

Being in a fourth grade classroom I never thought I would hear some of the words that my students say and come up with. I am constantly amazed by how brilliant these students are. In writing sometimes the class will write as whole group. They will be given a topic then the teacher writes on the smart board what they say, she never changes how they want the sentences to be written. Just this past week the students were writing a paragraph together over how they can help save the rainforest and

“CUNT” The C-Word Words matter. They have the power to hurt or heal. The words we choose have consequences. They reveal our prejudices and our character. They are a product of our culture and our cultures prejudices. The word “cunt” is currently thought of as one of the most offensive words in the English language. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines it as an obscene reference to the female genital organs. The etymology of the word cunt is uncertain. Most scholars agree that

Spoken Words. They can do anything. They can bring comfort to an old friend. They can sing happy birthday to a little boy whose balloons are slowly sinking. Words have power. Words are power. Words can change someone's mindset. It can alter one's belief. A simple choice of word can make all the difference. You can have the most beautiful thing to say, but say it with the wrong words, in the wrong tone (pshh) within a split second it's gone. Watch your words. See, words are one of the most powerful

Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Michel Foucault’s Power/Knowledge through each’s discussion on truth, power, and the definitive meanings of words. In Hamlet by William Shakespeare there are numerous passages that show the power of truth and language and how each of these become subjective. One character who reveals the power that language can have in regards to truth is Lord Polonius. Polonius states that Laertes should

there wasn’t the power of the pen, then what would be left? Even though some people may argue that the sword is more powerful than the pen, the pen is more powerful. What would the world be like if we always fixed our problems using the force of violence? The sword and the pen both have huge impacts on our lives, but which makes a greater impact? Although violence and the power of words seem like two different things, they both impact us equally. Without the power of words, without freedom

was inspiring and informative . In his writing Eaton states “to the Bedouin the word was as powerful as the sword” (Eaton 98) I found this interesting as in history do you mean “historically” or “traditionally?” If so there are problems. Remember, it only takes a single exception to prove such sweeping statements false. mans character is defined by physical strength. I found the concept of abolishing someone with words rather than blood to be beautiful. Considering this, it makes the fact that the

The power of words is universal. Words have an enormous power that affects everyone, no matter who we are, what we look like, or where we come from. You could even say that it’s the most important thing in all of humanity. Without words, you can’t have a conversation with anyone, you can’t read, you can’t express your feelings, and you can’t even think to yourself. This concept may seem mind-blowing, but everything that’s written, spoken, and thought of is made up of a group of words put together

known as Oliver Cromwell. There have been plenty of powerful men and women who have lead entire nations, not with their words, but with their attitudes when they spoke their words. These characters go from John F. Kennedy, who said “…ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country”, and Oliver Cromwell. Long after their deaths, crowds use their words as mantras just to get them through days. The way one speaks to a crowd is equivalent to how the crowd is going to respond

Art is something that gives a whole town, or community, life and creates memories that will forever be in the artwork around the community. The purpose of the Power of Words Project, in my eyes, is in fact to strengthen the ties within a closely-knit community and to encourage people to act out whatever meaningful word in which the mural is trying to convey. Art is one of an artists strongest tools to use in order to change something in the world for the better, whether it be human behavior or

In Othello words have the ability to steer the plot, to form characters’ identities and to engage the audience as active participants in the play. In Shakespeare’s Othello, the lack of a narrator, empowers the words spoken by the characters to such an extent that it directs the drama to the desired destination of the play. This essay will serve as proof as the power of words will be discussed by, firstly, explaining the effect that words, and the lack thereof, have on characters and ultimately on