The English language is such a complex language to learn. Not in terms of speech but from a grammatical stand point. Many rules, yet many exceptions. It is not as simple as a math equation where there is only a right and a wrong nothing in between. A simplicity lies within numbers that language can not comprehend; however, words can create such vivid imagery that numbers only strive to attain. Words, letters, and language have the power to bring a country together.
History is evidence of such extraordinary control. Martin Luther King Jr. brought hope and courage to a nation with a simple message. His words carried by generations and remembered as a sign of a single man’s will to create a change that impacted millions.
Words build an emotion , a thought, or even an action. Yet, not all things are as perfect as is in the written word. That same power can cause chaos and havoc. Imagine the magnitude of such an ability, to create and destroy life with just words. Many battles won and lost by fear of the people. The people who were feed propaganda through posters, comics, cartoons, pictures, radio, television. All these made possible through simple yet intricate words. An oxymoron all in itself. History tends to repeat itself and it only proves one idea. The pen is truly mightier than the sword.
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