Words have a greater impact than perhaps people acknowledge.
Words changed so many students’ lives.
“Someone told me that I will never make it in life without a positive attitude,” Makayla Lewis, sophomore, said.”They said it in a mean way, and implied that I don’t always have a good attitude. Now I do try to have a good attitude.”
“Someone told me that my smile is going to win me a million dollars,” Ma’Khayiah Hairston, sophomore, said.”I used to be really insecure about my teeth before I had braces, so I have always remembered that.”
“I like when someone tells me that they are proud of me because it is always a nice reminder,” Alyssa King, sophomore, said.
“Someone told me that I needed to try harder,” Allan Monzon, sophomore, said.”They were right.”
“Someone once told me that I had a big future,” Allana Plummer, freshman, said.”It meant a lot to me because you never know what your future holds.”
“One time I really liked this boy, and I thought he like me back, but one of his friends came to me and told me that it was all ‘just a bet,'” Abigail Custer, sophomore, said.”I remember I genuinely thought he liked me, but he was just faking it.”
Negative and positive words both effect people. The majority of students expressed that they were more impacted by negative words.
“Positive words impact me because they help me get through life,” Lewis said.
“Negative words impact me the most because they motivate me to do better and to fix my flaws,” Plummer said.
Manly Hall, an author said this quote: “Words are potent weapons for all causes, good or bad.”
“I agree with this quote because words are powerful and can definitely have a negative impact,” Hairston said.
“I agree because words stick with you for a long time,” King said.
“The Bible talks about how your tongue is a sword, so I agree with this quote,” Plummer said.
“I disagree, because at the end of the day, words are just words, and people are too sensitive,” Ethan Jacobs, sophomore, said.
