Dumb Research Paper

I believe that most Americans don’t use words with their true meanings and it is dangerous. Depression versus being depressed, how many people know the true meaning of each? I know that a few years ago I didn’t. It wasn’t until depression hit close to home that I saw and learned what it really was.
A family member who is very dear to me and whom I love very much was clinically diagnosed with depression. Looking at her made me sad because it was almost as if all the life had drained from her eyes leaving hollow pits. She almost never joined into conversations because she felt she had nothing to say. Her appearance became disheveled and the person I once knew went missing, lost somewhere in the pits of despair and hopelessness. This wasn’t just a phase or feeling, this was a body shutting itself off to the world because the world was becoming too much to bear. This wasn’t someone just being depressed, this was someone who was battling a
If someone were truly crazy or mental they would likely need professional help. The words dumb and lame both actually have to do with the ability of the body. Dumb is a term used to describe people who can’t talk. I know that if I personally couldn’t talk for whatever reason I would be embarrassed and offended because I’d be considered dumb. Dumb shouldn’t be offensive to those who can’t speak but because basically everyone sees the term to mean stupid it is an insult. Lame is the same way except it applies to people who can’t walk. Retarded isn’t as common as dumb because people can usually recognise this word to be as harmful easier. However, it’s still a large problem because retarded is meant to describe disabled and special people, not your enemy or friend. A question I pose to the world is, why should people be scared and offended because a term that should be used to describe their physical limitations has turned into an offensive word and