"Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can never hurt you", goes one playground rhyme. As children, many of us are taught to just put up with the "potty-mouths", but we all know that words can really hurt a person. Although we can learn from them, words that breathe hate are no good. When obscene words are directed at us, they can cause just as much pain, if not more, than a hit. …showed first 75 words of 1070 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1070 total…of positive thinking, we can't deny the damage done by negative talk". Unlike the playground rhyme stated at the beginning suggests, negativity in the form of words can be just as bad as afflicted physical pain. If we all try to think about what kind of language to use before spitting obscenities and we think of the social and psychological impact of racial slurs, we might all live in a less violent world. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**