The+World+is+built+upon+Words

The World is built upon words in many aspects. Words of hate can be used as a weapon to compel disparate peoples to hate and fight against each other, therefore destroying the world, while words of love and peace can be used as a bridge to build a better and a more peaceful world.

Throughout most of its history, the World has been shaped by the various conflicts fought between humankind; be it of a racial, religious or political nature. Words have always shaped conflicts and wars around the world, and they in turn shape human thinking and actions, in which to both Positive or Negative ends help shape and build the world as it is. Human words and actions can both be used as a device to empower or demoralize people, and achieve aims that would mean either the survival and triumph of one side or the defeat and suffering of the other. It should never be underestimated however, as to how far the human mind could be swayed and be affected by words, which would be explained further below in the essay.

The prime example of how words were used as weapons of hatred was found during a dark blot in human history. The events leading up to World War Two was ironically started by the will of one single man; Adolf Hitler, who, through his oratorical gift managed to create a flame that consumed the lives of millions - both combatants and civilians alike for nearly six years. Although his words and actions did not lead to the destruction of the world **//per se//**, it was enough to cause several humanitarian disasters, starting with the fire-bombardment of Dresden in March 1945, the existence of the death camps; which started from 1942, and finally towards the Atomic Bombing of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which left the city in ruins and rendered thousands of people deformed and devastated in its wake. But while his extreme words and views can be seen as an indirect cause for the devastation of entire societies and caused great pain and suffering to the whole world, the aftermath of World War Two also created a sense of awakening to humankind everywhere. It was a time where people began to realize the importance of human rights as a fundamental virtue and excellence that must be maintained at all costs, no matter what the consequences. The world also became somewhat more peaceful afterward, and it was one of the more ironic aftermath of World War two, as what is meant as an aggressive and bloody war, fueled by equally fierce and inflammatory words and rhetoric became the greatest warning for humankind to not repeat that blunder anymore. Thus, it can be said that the world was built through the ravages of war and rebuilt during times of peace that followed, setting in the basis of the modern society. **And all of them were built with words, as people and ideas clashed with one another, culminating the greatest tragedy in our entire history, which also resulted in the greatest development of technology and the building of society as it was today.**

While words had and can be used as weapons and rhetoric of hatred that can cause many wounds to the world, there are also instances where words of peace built the world into a better place. During the Independence and Human Rights campaigns that emerged through the aftermath of both World Wars, many leaders of such movements began to utilize various ways to reach their goals of attaining the independence of their respective political entities. Many of them undoubtedly chose violence over peaceful means, either because of being compelled into the situation, or because of them choosing that path from the beginning. But it was during those times did world famous peacemakers emerged on top of the scene. People like //**Mahatma Gandhi**// and **//Nelson Mandela//** are only a few of them. While they themselves were once persecuted endlessly by those who ruled at that time, their words of peace and hope managed to ultimately stifle all the prejudice which are mostly racial/religious in nature, and helped build the world as a better place by weaving together disparate groups, once at odds with one another into a state of peace. The peace movements started by the two men above ultimately inspired many more in the world, resulting in the concept of quality as a defining feature of today's contemporary society.

Thus, the conclusion is that words are the backbone defining human interaction and conflict and it is through those two did words create the society and social setting of today's world.