I am doing okay with my plan because right after this class I cursed at my friend. The reason I cursed at my friend is because she said something I did not like. The effect that giving up “rut” has on my life is I use other words to express how I feel.  Another  effect is I just stay silent when I feel like I am about to curse. The words that explain where I am at in this process is  “To be great is to be misunderstood” (Emmerson). I feel good about giving up cursing because I think it will make me a better person in the long run. I also think giving up the rut is good because people won’ t think I’m a bad because of me cursing. When I told my friends I was going to give up cursing they weren’t really surprised, they just said good luck. When I told my mom she was kind of surprised but she already knew I cursed. So she said it was good I was trying to give up cursing because maybe she would give it up too.