Language

Language is extremely important for humans as we use it as our main means of communication. We have been molding language for years. Changing the meanings of words such as "peruse" which once meant to read in detail, whereas today, it means to skim over. Adding new words and definitions to our dictionary such as selfie and tweep. Our language is ever evolving, and extremely important. Language is not given the appreciation it deserves in today's society as peoples abuse it. To make a connection to English class, we spoke of advertisements and the pictures and language being used to persuade the masses to purchase a product. Rather than using language as a means of communication, we have manipulated it to falsely direct ourselves. Saying one thing with empty and vague words to hide our true intentions and mislead those around us. We have become so dependent on language and yet we continue to tear it down and misuse it. In doing this, we are creating a spiral in which our language declines. 

"...it is clear that the decline of a language must ultimately have political and economic causes: it is not due simply to the bad influence of this or that individual writer. But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. " - George Orwell, Politics and the English Language