Insult

opportunity to voice their opinion. However, this includes the misuse of hurtful words that can single people out. Time and time again I have witnessed people misuse the word retard, whether it be referring to something as “retarded” or even trying to insult someone by calling them a “retard”. The other day while discussing an upcoming test with one of my classmates, I heard the word “retarded”. If I remember correctly he said “How am I supposed to remember all these formulas, this is retarded”…

pride is inevitably the theme. Fortunato’s final insult causes Montresor to seek revenge against Fortunato. Within the story this is depicted on page three in this quote; “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (3). This quote means that Montresor was insulted by Fortunato many times and dealt with it best he could, but Fortunato pushed him over the edge with one last insult and Montresor vowed revenge upon him.…

If you were to ask any random person on the street what the word retard meant to them, they would likely tell you it is used as an insult meaning stupid or an idiot. Although that is technically one of the definitions of the word today, the original meaning, dated all the way back to the late 1400s, was to keep back, hinder or slow down. Over the many years mankind has not only changed the definition of the word, but also the nature of the word. The first time the word retard had been used…

mentions how Fortunato “injured” him. The author most likely wrote that part in to give the reader just a little bit of clarity on Montresor’s reason for vengeance. That description shows how Montresor isn’t acting out only because of many different insults. In other words, this statement demonstrates a valid reason for Montresor’s…

has always told the values of different time periods. These artists have fought for cultural and personal values countless times. As Lenhart, a professional art and design creator, said, “Artistic work should not be banned or censored it [forms] an insult to the artist.”(1); essentially it is like saying {thing} is good, but {another person} is much better instead of just…

A sacrifice and prayer, such as what Chryses did in the text was the most common way to appease or communicate to the gods for humans. In another Greek myth, Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to appease the goddess Artemis before he sets sail for Troy. It was common for ancient religions to involve sacrifices, such as Judaism and the religion of the Mesopotamians. The Greeks believed that the smell of the burning meat would appease and please the gods, while the Israelites believed it…

able to see you for years…you’re a blank, a cipher” (Albee, ). Martha is stating that she does not even know if George even exists due to his lack of personality and even if he had one she would divorce him either way. George follows up with an insult towards Martha when he says “I’ll hold your hand when it’s dark and you’re afraid of the bogey man… but I will not light you cigarette” (Albee ). George is embarrassing Martha in front of the guests with comment he just made. This evidently…

to start one if a man insults your family. The last part was unspoken but clear.” (page 66) As a matter of fact, few unspoken rules are rarely unspoken, indirectly spoken, but still spoken. How else would you imply contradictory instructions: “You never start a fight...” and then instill the value that insults to a family are worthy of of breaking the first rule. He goes on to explain that if you don’t want to start a fight, but still want to fight you can simply insult your mark’s family,…

steadily growing since the end of the first World War, and on December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. What reason did Japan have to attack Pearl Harbor? Japan chose to attack Pearl Harbor due to America’s insults, the sudden cutoff of supplies, and their desire to conquer. America’s insults infuriated Japan. In Japan, retreat is seen as an honorless act, and Hideki Tojo, the Prime Minister of Japan, equated America’s desire for Japan to withdraw their troops from China as a desire for…

A close acquaintance of mine once said to me people get uncomfortable when they are learning. Why? As humans when we learn these things are unknown to us and in most cases, it is something outside of our comfort zone. Coupled with a human nature that is argumentative and defensive we lead to clashing with those in out society. Obviously with this in mind we get in arguments with those around us a few times in our lives. Whether is in person, over the phone, or even online they can affect us more…