Power: Ability to Control

Power: Ability to Control

In life the contributory character of power is that of a means to an end. It contains the tools, resources, and abilities used to pursue goals. The meaning of power and its role in society is understood first with a circumstantial of its dual nature. Power is many things. It is the ability to control people in their sayings or actions. It is the ability to get whatever you want. Power is an essential element in any society, otherwise all pandemonium would break loose; leaders must be recognized. But, when taken to an extreme, power is not good, and pandemonium will break loose. Alexander the Great was known to have cut the Gordian knot with his sword and thus be entitled to rule all of Asia according to the prophecy that surrounded this legendary knot. Naturally, people take this as a stimulating story and admire Alexander’s solution to this enigmatic, even going as far as calling it the Alexandrian Solution. What would have been the reaction however if a provincial had come up with a similar solution? Would it still be considered a marvelous solution? Would an arrest for damaging the sacred knot not have been a more likely outcome? Power is something that affects everyone around us through systems such as fear, terrorization, extortion, or on the flip side more positive attributes such as motivation, leadership, magnetism, and approbation. There are many different factors that can make someone come into possession of power, and also many ways to use it and affect lives. Throughout history power has been the main force behind many (if not most) major events. According to De jure an expression that means regarding law, as distinguished with de facto which means regarding fact, Refers to the theory of power. The concept of unqualified power, contemplates tangible factors. When associating nations’ power, money and gross national product are units of measure; the United States is more powerful than Mexico. Army size and strength are also measurable. World powers,...

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