A man walks down a street. People on all sides of the road bow down and pay their respects. The man nods his thanks, and continues down the road, knowing that his ideas and commands will influence all the people on the street in some way. This man has power. I believe that someone in power has influence and control over others.
According to "www.m-w.com" (Meriam Webster Online Dictionary), power is "possession of control, authority, or influence over others." That is just one definition. I have many in my blog postings this year, the first one being from my response to "When do you become an adult?" In the posting, it states as follows: "One becomes an adult when he or she can make responsible decisions and can take care of themselves." This has to do with power, because I think that when you become an adult and make big decisions, you have power, even if it's just over your own life.
The second example I would like to use is from my "Feedback November 26-30." It is about the African cartoon. In it, I state that "It is about the Europeans taking a lot of resources from Africa." This shows the power that the Europeans had over the African people. They had the power to do what they wanted. but the Africans could do nothing more than watch as their continent became a playground for the European countries.
The next example I would like to share with you is my "Feedback November 5-9." One quote from it is: "The main visual elements in this cartoon are the English octopus and the countries that his hands are on. The picture is about imperialism." This again shows how British exerted their power on the African population
Finally, from my "Qualities of a Good Leader" post, I said that "A good leader listens to all his/her subjects. He has advisers, and listens to them. He or she rules firmly and strictly, but also has love for his/her country (if he is ruling over one)." This last quote demonstrates what I think some of the traits that someone in power should have.
3 comments:
You are right about the fact that those people have power and the countries but can power come in different forms. like maybe you have power because of the respect people have for you, or maybe it's force, fear, idea's, inspiration, and patriotism. all those things grant you power too just in different ways. you become a leader purely because your country and people need you. however i think you should mention about the power that comes from fear or ignorance because those things are big problems in the world. people give the terrorist's power just because people are afraid that they will be attacked. in conclusion, i think power comes in different forms like the way you posted in your blog.
"One becomes an adult when he or she can make responsible decisions and can take care of themselves." This has to do with power, because I think that when you become an adult and make big decisions, you have power, even if it's just over your own life." this was something you said in your blog, and i agree with this because being an adult is having somewhat power and people wont be there to boss you around.
But overall i think whichever examples you have given in you blog i agree with them.
Vishal,
I think that this is a really good post and you really had a good introduction, you made me think differently aboujt my posting and wanting to make me change it!
Very Persuasive!
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