Using the Power of Words as Weapons or as Tools

Confrontation with Accountability
	The Purpose and Philosophy of Self-Expression With Accountability
	The Courage of Confrontation and Accountability Contrasted With the Hostility of Accusation and Blame
	Learning Self-Expression with Accountability Takes Discipline, Courage, Commitment... and Brains
	Learning How to Be True to Our Emotions without Being Abusive with Them
	Using the Power of Words as Weapons or as Tools
	The Power Of Using Words As Tools Not As Weapons

Violence and Schools: Violence and Masculinity
	The Price of Masculinity Based on Violence
		The Purpose and Philosophy of Self-Expression With Accountability
		The Courage of Confrontation and Accountability Contrasted With the Hostility of Accusation and Blame
		Learning Self-Expression with Accountability Takes Discipline, Courage, Commitment... and Brains
		Learning How to Be True to Our Emotions without Being Abusive with Them
		Using the Power of Words as Weapons or as Tools
	How to Teach Confrontation with Accountability and Prevent Hostility and Abuse
	For Teachers: Strategies for Dealing with Stressful and/or Abusive Interactions
	Education in a Communications Context
	Our Complicity in Linking Masculinity to Violence
	Beware of the Bullied

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Words as Weapons	Words as Tools

to embarrass	to communicate

to humiliate	to express

to put down	to discover

to belittle	to confront

to hurt	to inform

to anger	to demand

to taunt	to share

to defeat	to join

to blame	to clarify

to accuse	to correct

to bully	to understand

to frighten	to be understood

to intimidate	to illustrate

to control	to separate

to force	to describe

to prove	to orient

to trick	to entertain

to entrap	to engage

to mislead	to lead

to lure	to guide

to discourage	to teach

to undermine	to prove

to deceive	to inspire

to lie	to encourage

to manipulate	to comfort

to confuse	to touch

to rile up	to support

to turn against	to assure

to prevent	to invite

to attack	to protest

to counterattack	to persuade

to judge	to reconcile

to imprison	to protect

to wage war	to liberate

How powerful are you with words? Which words as weapons do you use? Why? Which words as tools do you use? What will it take in order for you to be more powerful with words as tools?

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