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               in  ways  that  we  might  not         discussion. Therefore, these
               intentionally  wish  it  to  be,       words  are  highly  valuable

               and  that  the  sentences  we          that  cannot  be  used  to
               use  in  our  daily  life  may         transferring        knowledge
               actually  restrict  us  in             only; but also, these are the

               achieving       our      goals.        tools    that    will     shape
               (Smith, 1997: 14)                      students thinking pattern and
                  Hence, the words that are           personality.

               being used in textbooks do                Newberg  and  Robert’s
               not  carry  meaning  only,             study says: A single word has
               they carry tools that shapes           the  power  to  influence  the

               our  thinking  pattern  and            expression  of  genes  that
               behavior.  It  means  that  if         regulate      physical      and
               someone  wishes  to  get  the          emotional  stress.  Positive

               specific  behavior  from  the          words, such as “Peace” and
               audience,       with      some         “Love”,      can    alter    the
               specific  words,  he  or  she          expression       of      genes,
               can     get     the     desired        strengthening  areas  in  our

               behavior.                              frontal lobes and promoting
                  Plus  if  the  objective  is        the      brain’s      cognitive
               not to  reach to the defined           functioning. They propel the

               goals  or  distract  audience          motivational  centers  of  the
               from  their  path,  that  could        brain into action, according to
               also  be  possible  from  the          the  authors,  and  build

               selection  of  words  being            resiliency.     However,       a
               used  in  textbooks,  class            single  negative  word  can
               lecture       and       student        increase the activity  in  our
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