How
much power does an individual person wield? I know a person wields 312 million units of energy per year, yet that is different from wielding it. Power is different in certain
instances. I could say people wield a lot of power. President Obama wields a
lot of power. He's in control of an entire nation. Yet, I could say the common
man wields as much or more power than him, being able to vote, recall, and referendum these powerful politicians. I could say the wife of the common man
is powerful, being able to swing his decision. I could say the children of
the family wield power over the man and wife, being able to kick up a storm in
order to get their way. I could say this cycle is endless. Power is different
to everyone. So how can you measure how much one has?
People
are all different; they use power differently. An individual uses power as
they see it fit. It varies at different times. Huckleberry Finn uses power to
show his struggle and at that time he uses a lot of power to do what is right
and help Jim - he changes his mindset. He doesn't stay with his original way of thinking. Thinking that taught him that African Americans were not people. Yet the power that he and Jim wield lead him to question himself - question his basic understanding of the world and how it works. He changes his mind. By changing his mind he shows that not only does he wield a lot of power, but that the amount of power that he does wield can change someone's mind. Individuals can wield as much power as
they want to.
I
believe people can wield as much power as they see fit. One can try and measure the amount of power an individual uses but it changes to quickly for it to matter.An individual shows
compassion, criticism, and other elements that have the power to change a
person's outlook on life, just as Huck Finn did. How much power can someone wield? Well, they can wield enough
power to change your mind, your perception, your everything, and your all. That is how much power just one person can actually wield.
The first few sentences of this post were funny! Also, I agree that many people have power that they can choose to influence how events are carried out (your example about how each family member can change each others' decisions in their own way). I liked that you included how Huck Finn has the power to change his mindset about slavery. Great post!
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