Actions Speak Louder Than Words – Or Do They?

We have all heard the saying “Actions speak louder than words.” But then again, what about intentions? You can have actions without intentions and you can have intentions without actions. If someone said they were going to take out the trash and never did, that would be an example of intentions without actions. They intended to take out the trash, but never did. An example of actions without intentions would be a little boy throwing a ball into the middle of and running in after it. It wasn’t a smart thing to do because the boy could have been hit by a car. He didn’t think and absentmindedly ran into the street after the ball. That would actions without intentions.

A newspaper printed out a new story and it was on the first page. The editors didn’t send it to the schools because they felt it was inappropriate for school children. He felt the picture on the front was not good for children to see. The teachers of the school were upset because they did not get the paper they were paying for. They editors had good intentions because they didn’t want the children to be exposed to graphic photos like the newpaper photo. Therefore, I think the editors had the intentions without actions. The children didn’t need to see the article in the newspaper.

Works Cited for Newspaper Post: http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/