Power of words

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;" More likely than not, you've heard this familiar phrase. These rousing words were first penned by the famous playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Shakespeare, famous coiner of words and sticking phrases, used these powerful words are the begining of a stirring funeral address for the dead Caesar in the play "Julius Caesar." Caesar's death-actually, murder-and the speeches delivered subsequently, are perfect oratories to show the character and

Intro: Have you ever been hurt by words or inspired by a saying? It’s staggering that they can change people's life for good or end it altogether. The Wave, a short novel based on a true story by Morton Rhue, demonstrates the power of words in good and bad ways. The novel is about a teacher who dictates his students into a Nazi-like student group as a lesson for his history class. However, the simple, seemingly harmless experiment soon goes out of hand and no one can stop the students organization

With the power of words, that causes the destruction of Germany and the world, Liesel’s uses that same power to deal with the terror of death that looms over them, allowing her to give power and hope, to those that need it, especially in the midst of the chaos of World War II. Where the German forces were deteriorating, and the Allies only grew stronger with each bomb that they drop, Liesel and her neighbors hide within one of the basements, in attempt to survive the onslaught of attacks, fearfully

Robin Cedar WR 222 18 February 2017 Words carry enormous weight and power. They have been used throughout history to take away agency and power away from people. They have been used to dehumanize, to oppress and to subjugate. This colonizing power of words is encapsulated by the use of the ‘N-word’ by the colonizer of the Americas. What was once a harmless word was turned into a racial slur used to dehumanize and ridicule a group of people becauseof their race. Words can be violent. They can open wounds

next year, she read the whole series to me, and ever since then, the power of words and the English language fascinated me. Thanks to hours and hours of bedtime stories, I was able to read from the age of 3. In kindergarten I read to my classmates, and by second grade I was reading series like The Boxcar Children and Trixie Belden. Books allowed me to get lost in other worlds full of adventure and excitement. My love for what words can do has extended through high school. I pride myself on my book

The work Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare includes multiple themes that are indicated within the play. The power of speech and how one's words can affect other individuals is one theme that is constantly repeated. The powerful oration spoken by Mark Antony at Caesar’s funeral in “Act III, Scene 2” is a prime example of how words can be used to sway the mindset of others. The conspirators already distrust Antony because of his and Caesar’s close friendship. After Caesar’s death, Brutus, ignoring

deceitful, using words such as “load’, “pieces,” and “merchandise” to refer to people is inhuman. I knew from the beginning he was referring to the Jews when using barbaric words because he informed us that the manufacturers told them “The manufacturers told us during a discussion that reducing the size of the van's rear would throw it badly off balance.” This asserts us that if the car is not loaded fully, it will eventually throw it off balance. As horrible as it sounds, I do not think the word usage have

point in her character. Raami now understands how dangerous words can be and takes her mother’s comment to heart as she finishes the novel without talking to any strangers. Raami develops more maturity after she now realizes the situation she is in and the way she needs

Words spoken or written are something that are inevitable in our daily lives. We use them to communicate during all times of our lives. They could be used for happy times to the darkest of times, but without doubt, the usage of words in our world is unavoidable. When I was young at the age of 10-11, I recall the words that Robin Williams said to his class in the movie "Dead Poet Society" "So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad

"Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, and to humble." (Economy). Consequently, this quote exemplifies the illustrious meaning of words being so powerful that they will never be forgotten and only be remembered by those that they affect most. Words give us the power to communicate and explain our thoughts, which can affect change on others in the society. Therefore, they are not as influential and manipulative as they seem to be