The Power Of Language

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The Power of Language
To me, as well as many others, language is more than just words and proper punctuation. It is all that and the ability to communicate. It allows people to accurately express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas. Language is also used to relay to society, as well as individuals, information about facts and events. Language is used everyday. It is used when people talk to friends or family, listen to the radio, watch television, read the paper or use the telephone. Events of the past, present and future are learned of through language. Tragedies are reported (and sometimes prevented) through communication. Language helps to shape society as a whole and the individuals in it. Language gives society and the individuals that make it up the power to grow, change, and overcome.
Some of the effects language has o society are profound. Most of this occurs through the communication of present and future events. The tragedy of September 11 rocked society to its core. Without language and the ability to communicate, thousands of more lives would have been lost. The individuals of society would not have been able to unite in our nations hour of need. Because of language society was able to unite and help those in need. Blood drives and food banks were organized, funds were established for victims and their families, and rescue teams were formed. Society came together as one for the first time in a long while. Language allowed society to withstand a terrible tragedy, overcome it, and to fight back against its attackers. Language empowered society on that day, as it continues to do.
Everyone is society is affected by language and communication in some way. An individual may be spurred into action by what one hears about events taking place around them. When used properly, language can inspire an individual to take action in ways he or she normally would not. For example, a young woman living in New York Cit...