This response is due by Friday at 7:00 P.m.
I once heard someone say that, "Power is given." The only way an individual or group of individuals acquire power is because they are given power by others, through fear, ignorance, beauty, respect and many more.
Some would argue that when a fight occurs, it is the biggest person who wins because they are the most powerful physically. Others might say that it could be the smaller person because their intellect is so powerful that they can find a way to remedy the situation without fighting or have skills that have nothing to do with size, but speed. It is through the fear of losing the power, that meanness, abuse and the like are born. But power exists beyond the physical. Sometimes manipulation occurs that has nothing to do with brute strength but mental power. We see another type of power when Didion described her use of power when at six years old she realized being a WASP provided her with more than just a title, but entitlement.
I have always wondered about power--How it is balanced, distributed, fostered. How does one know if they have power? At what point in life do we stop seeking power and recognize we only have power over ourselves? Are there different degrees of power?
Think of a time when you have witnessed an abuse of power or a power play? Describe the scene and tell what was the result of the abuse or power play. How did the person/animal acquire their supposed power and how did this power change them?
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Sweet I'm first!... Wow don't I feel acomplished.
Now on to the post Well this is a problem. We see it all the time in movies with older siblings left in charge. I'll be the first ti admit(since no one else has posted yet) that I have been the one to do this. I'll be left in charge and my mom gives us a list of chores to do. I try to get my younger sisters to help me.When I say help i really mean help not do for me☺. They don't help and i got mad and lost my temper. it was like HULK SMASH only I didn't turn green(darn). Anyway I learned to remind them of what to do and if they didn't then they would get in trouble, not me. Later.
-Ryan Perkins
Mrs. Perrin,
Power is something that each and every person in this world attempts to get. Power gives us a higher self-esteem and makes us feel like we have a place in this world. However, not very many people use their power properly. A situation that I have witnessed was the power of seniority. On my cross country team all of the sophmores, juniors and seniors felt that they were much better than the freshman. At a spaghetti dinner they made us eat with our fingers. We were not allowed silverware. Even though some of the freshman can race faster than the upper classmen, they felt that they had more power because they were older and bigger. I am a tiny person, so I was no match for the fight. However, this scene makes me want to do this to the freshman next year. This realization can help me better understand power. People want the feeling of stepping above those weaker then them. I am small, tiny and could probably be taken down in one punch but I have the smarts to get out a situation before it arises.
Selena
Mrs. Perrin,
I think that some people just flat out think that their better then others, so they think that they have complete power and control over them, when they don't. I think that everyone wants power, and they envy people who have more power then them, but also when they gain power, they don't know what to do with it. Whats the satisfaction of having power if you don't do anything with it? Then whats the point? Its really not a big accomplishment to have power if you don't use it wisely, so before you go crazy trying to be above people, think about why you want to be there, and what your going to do once your there, because mabye your better off right where you are. I try to boss my little brother around all the time, but it doesn't do anything because there's always going to be people more powerful then me....in this case my parents. No matter how hard we try to be the most powerful person, there will always be someone better and more powerful then us. Some people will do absolutely anything for power, and even ruin relationships for it, but honestly, whats the point? So you have power over some people, but your still below most people, so i don't think power is something to get all worked up about.
-Emily Hotz.
Ah, power.
Alright let me say these before I start rampaging. First off we all want power and have power. Even a baby or Toddler, "Oh! Their so cute... blah blah blah." It's power maybe it's not physical power but it's has an effect on regular people and then to me is what power is. Alright my scene is from the play/book Wicked. It explains how my favorite person, The Wizard, comes to rule over Oz. First off he comes, innocently, and in front of all these things that he has never seen before, such as talking animals, he turns Oz upside down by buliding the city of green (cause he thought it was keen) and the infamous yellow brick road. Everyone thought he was the most powerful so they put him in a monarch's seat. He didn't simply do nothing though, he contiune to improve Oz. The result was a better Oz, The Wizard himself changed by finally having a family that he can his own (in otherwords the citizens of OZ). Then of course his daughter came and destoryed everything but it just goes to show that power is not always bad, given the right hands power can be good. Also I would like to add that I don't think peolpe squish other people's hopes and dreams to obtain power, well unless they really hated that person or it they lived in Rome, but ask yourself, do you totally forget about the world and go, oh! Here's a place in the world I can feel more important, someone else relized it too I bet and then it matters who wins that gets the power, it's not done on purpose, it happens because you both want the same thing and only one can often times get it.
Alright I'm out.
Hi Mrs. Perrin,
Power. We live in a power hungry world, there is no way around that. It sucks that people can do that, can beat people up using their physical power or even manipulate using their mental power. I am a mental abuser. I know that, I just can't help it sometimes. Especially to my sister. I can guilt her into almost anything, and if she dicides to stand up for herself I can guilt her into thinking it was the wrong thing to do. Then she cries and I leave. Then she does wahtever it is I asked her to do. That happened oh, I don't know, maybe two hours ago? I hate it, I hate how I feel afterwards, but at the time, it's great. I love the feeling I get, the almost rush maybe, of being in control. I could get her to do whatever I want, just by manipulating her. I do this to my friends sometimes, even my family. I'm a lot better now, not at the manipulating part, but at not doing it when I want to, but power is something I'm familiar with. Very familiar. But I don't know why.
Power, wow I had heard that
word way to many times these past weeks from the 2008 Presidental Election.
Well anyways, I have recently witneesed an abuse of power. I was standing in my brothers school and my mom was rambling on about some story, like she usually does and I tuned her out, I was watching this tiny, little kid getting picked on by these big, tough kids. I felt bad for the little guy and I had to do something. I charged over there and asked the kids what their problem was and told them they had no business picking on this kid, for no reason what so ever. I told them they weren't cool. They were all huddled around him and he was bawling his eyes out.I kind of felt bad, because I was sort of mean and reamed them out, but this scene has been played out so many times in my head , from past years in school and it still happens in school. It made me so infuriated. I took the kids to a teacher and told her what had happened . The kids got in trouble and I was glad. The kids think their all tough and big because they are 5th graders and the biggest in school, they used their "supposed power" in the wrong way, picking on little kids because they think thier cool. Hopefully, the kids will think before they misuse thier power again.Looking back, I'm kind of glad I did what I did, maybe when they witness an abuse of power they will follow my example.
Marissa!=)
Mrs. Perrin,
Power is usual in everyday life. Who honestly is to say they have power? Technically, we all have power. We have power through ourselves and through government. By giving us all rights and freedoms, we have the power to do basically what ever we want that are within those limitations. Almost one hundred percent of the time someone who recieves power, they get power hungry. They enjoy the feel, the looks they get and begin to want more and more. Eventually they fall.
We also see power from celebrities. This may sound weird, but they have the power by what they wear. They become trend-setters. People follow them and by doing so, its giving the celebrities too much power.
Power is also separated in families. The parents have all say over their children--even though children don't always listen. When the parents are out of the house, they give the power usually to the oldest child, which is supposed to be the most responsible.
When we have power, we feel better about ourselves and are not afraid to do as many things. With power, no one looks down upon you. The weak do not have power in the first place but they will when someone weaker comes along. Power is also very cruel. People abuse it and make others feel bad.
Another place power is, is in society. The Weathly have more power because they can do more and are looked up. Poor people and hobos don't really have as much power. Yes I think it is necessary to include the hobos. :)
Well I think this is a lot to take in so I'm out...
See ya on Monday-- Michelle =)
See...Hobo's really do have power. ha. They have the power to choose to live their life the way they want to. They can sometimes choose to deny assistance from the government and other people because some hobos have pride. They have pride and don't want help from anyone else telling them how to live their life.
Okay.. now I'm done.
I hope you all enjoyed my rambling on about hobos.
Michelle =)
First off let me say that power is the worst word in the english language. So far everyone is saying everyone has power. That is a bunch of bull crap. No not everyone has power. You think that the person that chooses to get drunk for fun has the power to run the govornment?! No he has no power whatsoever. Power is kind of like survival of the fittest, if you have power then you are the one that runs things. So far I am the only person that is disagreeing with everything that is being said. Well I know I'm not the only person that thinks this way, noone else wants to say what they are thinking.
Ok yes I think everyone that has posted has "abused" power in some way or another. But, what do you consider abusing power? Everyone probably has a different deffinition of "abusing" power. I have tried to force my sister to do chores or whatever that I don't want to do, my brother has done that to me. Everyone tries to do it to someone else. Yes people try to thrust their control onto other people. This is why power should not be given to people who seek it, it just makes them a worse leader than if power and leadership was hrust upon them. That is why the presidential elections are so stupid. Everyone should just decide on some random person to lead our country, and not have a big year long race for the all amazing "White House".
You know, I like what bsman had to say. I mean like he tells the truth and doesn't hide anything back. I kinda think like him, but i probably wouldn't blog everything he did. But he is right. I liked how he put power into a new perspective. Good job man!! ha
Power is a bunch of letters put together to form a stupidly "powerful" word. Power is not in the people and power is also not in govornment. It is in what you think, how you think it, and how you enforce your thoughts.
By the way, I'm Bunting
I think that power is an aquired thing. If you live always being the one taken advantage of by others power then you dont really crave it because you are afraid you will abuse it, just like the person did for you. I have this happen a lot. I see it and i experiance it. It's very hard because you cant do anything, you feel completely helpless and you know if you stood up to speak out against it you will just get even more junk thrown at you. I hate being pushed around and i hate seeing my friends get pushed around by other friends. Its very eye opening because you realize how much relationships suck in this century. The only reason people hang out with each other is to tear each other down and make themselves seem more superior. Power isnt always a bad thing, you just have to know how to use it right, you use it for others and not yourself. i think thats al i have to say....see you in class!
-Jena
Hi, this is Tom. One time when I have seen a power change is on a National Geographic show. It was about gorillas. There was one gorilla that had accumulated a ton of power because he kept on scaring away all of the other males. There was this one male who hung around with him all the time, though. That was his son. After a long time, the son felt that he should be in charge now because he was bigger. He started a fight, and then the dad beat the crap out of him. But then later, they fought again and his son returned the favor. Now the dad was old and the son was in charge. That was just about the whole nature show. Then they showed a really big family tree with all of the children that each of them had and there were a lot of them. It was actually a really interesting show. It sort of reminded me of a soap opera, but it wasn't boring, so it obviously wasn't a soap opera. Because the one gorilla had all the power, all the girl gorillas liked him the best. The dad was probably really jealous. One day, the found that the gorillas ran away for some reason. That was another change of power because the reason that they ran away was because there was another group of gorillas that was bigger. Because their group was bigger, the other group got scared. That part wasn't that interesting because they didn't show any of it. Maybe that's because they were so powerful. Anyways, I'm done now. Alllllrighty, then, as Ace Ventura would say.
The secret word is warrear. Remember that.
"POWER" -Mrs. Perrin, Nov. 3rd 2008
Ill remember that and may I say that it is very impressive that you have a phd already? that is amazing!!
Tom, that is very impressive! How did you get your PhD at such a young age?? Bravo!! Hah! You must be a genius! We all shall admire Dr. Tom.
Tom, nice with the gorrillas by the way!!
Tom what do you have a phd in? hmmmmm? I'm sure we would all love to know.
I saw the abuse of power with my mom and dad when they were still together.My dad was a drunk and my mom was two years younger.My father was abusive and would beat on my mom when my siblings and I were younger.We heard each shout of my mom from our bedrooms.It was not pretty.He got his power from drinking and doing drugs.Plus he was a very angry person to begin with.The result was my mom getting bruised and ofcourse abused.The result was a divorce in the relationship and us not being able to see my father for four years.Abuse isn't pretty and shouldn't be overpowering....I should know from first hand experience.
wow that's hard. I guess power dosen't always change people. A change can give people power. It's unbeleveable what people do with that power. Just look at Hitler. An amazing speaker and natural leader and what does he do, he plunges the world into WW2. If he had used his influence for a better cause, who knows what could have happened? I know this is kind of cliche, but it's true."With great power comes great responsibility. -Perkins
I think that everyone has powers. Just like people who have special skills or are more advance then others, people can have special powers at what they do best. You see some people who have special powers abuse it. Like some people who are natural athletes, during gym they feel so much superior then others just because they can play better. I've seen some athletes make fun of others just because they couldn't keep up. Everyone may get made fun of sometime their life, but I don't think it's fair to make fun of them because they can't keep up just because you're the natural, because you have the power, and stamina to keep up. They probably have a really special power that they can beat others with. This power can change people because some may like feeling high and mighty, and so very powerful. They might like to be the boss, and it may change their attitude and the whole way they are. I wouldn't like to be friends with someone who changes the whole way they are just because they have had a taste of power and is craving even more power. Most of the time people think power is evil. I don't think power can always be evil. Power is the thing in between good and evil. It can be used for both sides because there is always a higher being, a leader on each side.
By far the best way to answer this for me is too relate it to politics. (If this is over anyones head sorry) In politics there are many different "levels" of power, some of them are governor, state representive, Senator or President. Almost all politicians aspire to work there way up to be at the top of the food chain. And I am going to compare Didion to Obama. Didion used something to her advatage just like Obama did. Mind you this is the first time (and hopefully the last) time that I will agree with Bill Clinton, he said that Obama played the race card against him. Obama defently did, dont get me wrong for those of you who don't know me to well. I am not racist, sexist, or any other thing. I just mearly observe when Obama said things like "I don't look like all of those other presidents on the doller bils". If that isnt playing the race card, nothing is. Sometimes there is one group has too much power. A perfect example is how the Demacrats control both the executive and legislative branch and soon the judical bramch. They are going to ram there hard left socialist agenda down are throats. We as a country are going to suffer from this abuse of power. Then there are the power plays such as when Obama claims he will govern from the center. I am going to have to agree with him there (once again, for the first and hopefully last time). But it is not going to be the center that we are used to. No the liberals are going to change the center. The "center" is now going to be the hard left. The elitest, the socialst, and the communists will be the "center" under Obama and his Hyper-Partisan, hack chief of staff Rahm Emanual. I hope that the senate republicans can stand up to the demacrats and hold off the horde. Untill the next election and the demcrats get there sorry buts kicked off the hill so fast there heads are going to spin.
And yes I have to say this.
Sarah Palin 2012!
Well, i have recently seen an abuse of power: Tom, phd. He went onto this blog and just started adding the tag phd after his name. It was total abuse!!! He acquired this power by typing on a blunt ', phd' at the end of his name. I think that this power must have changed him because he obviously was able to sustain much longer typing spaces of text and was able to keep going - he added three more posts at the end of his main post! ABUSE!!!
I'd also just like to point out that i think that it is funny how people address their posts to 'Mrs. Perrin,' when other people can read it, so in closing:
Dear Class.
You know what Adog, who cares if tom put phd after his name. i kind of like it. so if you dont then take it up with me.
JK JK
But seriously, who gives a crap what their posting name is anyway?
Mrs. perrin, Power is abused to try and show that others have some superior source against the "weaker" ones. just because someoe is phycically strong, doesnt mean they are mentally strong. I think that power is balanced throught he way we earn it. some might be extremly advanced when it comes to sports or any athletics and they become physically strong, while others struggle in this category they might be mentally strong due to their ability to do math faster or any thing in school easily. these poeple are often left out because the "powerful" people might have the advantage of popularity.
A time when I have seen this power abused is often times in movies wehre the "jocks" use hatred toward the mentally stronger kids who are often times smarter then they are. I think that people in movies who are mentally stronger are mentally stronger because they have taken in this type of ridicule for so long and have so much knowledge of previous experience. although they arent dominate in athletics they will be able to save their power for a time when they need it not when they are looking for someone to scare or show off to. this power can change them into realizing that they actually have power. when someone is rejected by the majority, it is hard to think thatthey are even right about anything. this power can get them to maybe realize how much mor importan their power is then those who have superior power.
FROM: Katie Taylor :)
Pretty funny Bunting. By the way what does the BS stand for in YOUR posting name? (Oh this should be interesting) -Perkins
By the way that was the 30th comment. Whoo hoo.............K bye
Mrs. Perrin,
You see a loss of power in everything that goes on in the world. I mostly see it at home with my brother, Kevin. Kevin and I get in fights a lot and we never really know when it ends. Who really wins and what have they actually won? Well in my situaiton, since I am the youngest, my brother believes that he always wins the agrument. In realilty, the "bigger" person may believe that they win, just as my brother does, but I believe it is the smaller person, or not so powerful that wins. Like today for instance, I needed to use the computer and he was on it. I asked him to get off and he said no that he was on it. He might have felt like he won because he stayed on the computer. But really, I feel like I won. I had the feeling that fighting is not the answer and just because he said no doesn't mean that he won, it just means that he feels he is more powerful. I feel like I won with power because I learned something from the sitation. This is how I was affected, I learned something new from the situation that I had not thought of or known before. So as you can see, even if people have more "power" they do not always win.
Leanne
I do not endorse or approve of anything "i is cranky" says or does. And I am not affiliated in any way to them.
U sure about that?
I have seen an abuse of power when Someone who is older than me told me what i have to do. Even though they think they have power no one really has any power even our government. I say this because even people think they have power they really don't because any1 can do what they want even though they might get into trouble it still shows that no1 has all the power. If some1 had all the power then nobody else would be able to do anything unless that person told them to.
-nathan
btw tom congradulations on your phd
Abuse of power is bad on many levels. No one should abuse the power they have. power, if given, should be given with respect and care. If someone is give that power, they should use it how it should be used. I have younger cousins and i don't boss them around just because I am older or because I can, I respect them and the power i have and do not use it to abuse others.
hi
Power is given to be abused!!! If you have power than you have abused it in some way or another. If you have seen govornment then you have seen abuse. The govornment does it all the time so y dont we??? They set an example for us to follow so I gusess corruption and lying and taking money for your own use is the right way to do things insnt it?!?
Govornment seems to suck dont you think?
Good Afternoon,
There are a lot of people speaking through this Blog and I am glad. Please tell "I is cranky" to get off my Blog. If he is a student of mine, you know I am serious. This Blog is for my students to speak intelligently about the post each week. This is not a contest to see who can dominate through anger, or space. Many of you are speaking honestly about power. Thank you. Please stick to the prompt and allow each other to speak/write freely. Yes, I am asserting my power.
Hey Mrs. Perrin,
I can go on-and-on about this "power" stuff, but really can't stand for both sides of this subject. Being the oldest sibling of three definatly gives me a little more dominance over my brother and sister. I get more stuff, get treated more maturely, and best of all I'm trusted the most C:
I just wish that my brother sometimes understood this rule instead of being... such a guy. xD
And I, I admit, have misused some of this power of mine. Not anything bad, but I've rubbed it in my brothers face several times. My bro usually gets back at me by tattleing. Heh, and that's not very effective
Yeah, there's different degrees of power. I'd rate it as more of a scale. At the top would be something like "All mighty" down to "Poor of Power".
Andddd, Cranky, Please leave the blog with your anger-comments. C:
-Gabrielle
ok who is this "cranky" dude? Sounds more like one of those nerds who spends too much time at the computer, and has no friends (or girlfriends for that matter.) I see his posts have been removed. All i can say nicly is good riddance. He made me cranky. ha ha
I think that people always have this feeling or thought that they are better then everybody else or that they have POWER over one another, and think that they can just do anything to the person who they think has less ”power” than them. I personally cant stand when I see people trying to over power others or think there better than them. I have witness this over powering that people think they have over others in school, the mall, stores, my own house just everwhere!
One that I wont ever for get is when my family and I were delivering gifts to families that don’t have a lot and good use some good cheering up during the holiday season. We got to the house of family of 3 young boys, 2 older girls who were twins the same age as me and a single mom. We pulled up to the house and saw what seemed like a nice gentleman standing there by the side of the house with a nice black suite and a brief case. It didn’t seem right to me but, ot thinking anything of it we rang the door bell and came running to the door was 3 little boys with no socks on, holes in the pants and dirty shirts.
We gave the gifts to the kids and the mother, the faces just lit up with a smile.We talked for a while and has we pulled away they family was outside on the cement block waving good bye. As we drove away we saw the man walking closer to the family as they smiled and laughed. The man walked up to them and tried grabbing the gifts from the littlest boy who was only 6.We could tell they had no clue who this man was. We drove that car back as fast as you could ever think and my dad and bigger guy walked up asked the man what he thought he was doing? He had no response and walked away like nothing ever happened. This experience shows the man trying to over power the family in a bad way and then my dad going back and over powering the man who at that situation that he had the most power.
-JESSICA MARINUCCI (:!
First off, I would like to say I think it wrong For ANYONE to say what I think. If you want to make a general statement don't say 'you'. I say what I mean. Thanks.
Second, Hitler is amazing, the world wouldn't have half as many hybreds as we do now if it weren't for him, like half tigers half lions...
Plus power in everyone's veiw seems different, alright, a point was brought up though, that there is no such thing as power, I would like to say that power is like friendship, trust, those things you can't see but they are very real. Without power there would be no earth, I mean the sunlight would never get here, it's powerful enough to get here. By-the-by I love the nature channel, did you know the star-shaped mole is the fastest hunter and eater? It catches and eats it's meal in 1/5 of a second =). I hate how this bloging won't allow me to use most of HTML. Grrr.
Wait a minute. How could you ever say that, that thing, is amazing. He and his phsycopathic friends are the scum of the earth. You have no idea how many people died becouse of that maniac. Why do we have to be hybrids. We are our own selves and I wouldnt have it any other way. If you believe that or not that, something like that should never be said. Something like that is something I would expect to hear from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (the holocost denier, who is the president of Iran)
I like what Gabrielle had to say about sibling power. But then again, it's not always true...I have two older brothers. The oldest, I guess he does have more power, but that's common sense. He is almost an adult and can make his own decisions. Matt, the other brother, he isn't necessarily trusted as much...but that is his fault. He cannot do as much as me and Mike can.
As the youngest, I believe I have a power that my brothers will never have. I guess all kids in a family get treated the same, only in different ways. I am certainly trusted more, but cannot go very many places alone because my over-protective parents think someone will steal me or something. Being the youngest has an advantage. being the oldest has an advantage too. If your middle, sometimes it's alright or even better. Most of the time, if your stuck in the middle, that sucks for you.
That's all I have to say...
Whoa kevin, I agree that hitler was a terrible person. but u have to admit he did have an amazing influence in germany. Thats what gave himhis power. now what he DID with the power is what's wrong. now i'm not going to say anything political. that's your talent, mine is to mock it(when u cant hear me.) I mean serously every one has power. You have power over me in a debate. I would have power over you in drum off. I is cranky tried to get power but clearly failed. Power does not define the person, the person defines the power _Perkins
Mrs. Perrin,
I really like what Selena said. I had an experience sorta like that. I think abuse of power happens a lot at school, with the upper and lower classmen. I sometimes hear in the hall way, "i hate these stupid freshman!" the freshman most of the time aren't even associating with the upper classmen when this verbal abuse is even happening. I think that the freshman and the other lower classman need to start standing up to the upper classman, we should have the same amount of power as them.
-Kirstie Oravec (:
well I am uber late for this but hey better now then never :)
Well I think "power" is irrelevant. You're only as powerful as you think you are. We draw power from different places and depending on where, our power could easily fade into the very air we breathe to survive. You could be the head of a multi-million dollar corporation but you could feel completely weak and powerless. I'm not saying people are ignorant to the power they can posses but it's what people DO with the power. Like if you're powerful and you ACT powerful... people are going to feel it. But if you have power and you don't act like it then you're power is pretty much useless. I think if you have power you should use it don't just have it and not just leave it there.
Ha iiscranky is speaking again. Who are you anyway????? I think everyone is trying to find out who you are. Why are you speaking to us??? Nobody likes you!! I agree with Perkins that you have no life and no friends. Stop posting!!
and he's swearing! naughty naughty. If only we knew where he lives we could form an angry mob. Who's with me! hello anyone? i can't do this by myself i don't have that much POWER.(he he) Ah well it's a cool idea though. -Perkins
Yeah Perkins I agree with you but why make a mob? Just mug him and take all his money! He would probably hate thay
i just realized the time on this thing is off. There no way my last post was at 1:40. I also can't believe my little comment on hitlar would have so many responses. Cool, i have more power than i thought ha ha ha ha ha ha. Peace out
a dude like that probably spent it all on comic books
ya know what's wierd? geiss said he knew who cranky is and he wasn't in school today. Coincedince?......yeah proably but it's still cool to talk about
Hi Mrs. Perrin!
I've very often wittnessed the power of manipulation, or even mentally controlling someone. I've seen where one person is able to get whatever they want..just by asking. The things they ask to do seem quite unreasonable and things they can easily do themselves. but the people who follow the commands are trying to keep the friendship going between the two people. In result, they both are not really honest with eachother. i think the person with the power has recieved or gotten the power because of their higher social status. People seem to respect them more, and respect what they desire. The power has changed them because they seem to not take their friendships seriously. The whole reason behind the friendship becomes fake. I think "power" in a friendship should have limits. But with the limits, the person under the power should be able to gain the strength and mental power to say "no." See ya in class mrs. perrin!
~Hanan
Im not i is cranky! i wasn't inschool because i was sick drummerdude-.-
like your last blog, i watch people around and determine who I think is accepting and not. i learn who i could talk to when i need a friend and who i can go to when im in a class with just classmates (not usually people i talk to daily).
i have witnessed a few changes since Ive gotten to hs.i see people change who they are and "look down on" their "old" friends just to fit into a group. Group "leaders" are formed by some unknown reason, but have a lot of power over their followers.
A couple weeks ago, i was in study hall and there were kids who thought they could pick on a girl who was different than them. i dont think that she dressed out of the ordinary or had weird purple hair (no offense to those who do). they called her "[d]evil" and "freak" and basically stereotyped her and her friend. i felt bad b/c i could tell that she didnt know how to respond to it except ignore it (which made matters worse b/c they called her weird and stuff).
ive seen that there are more cliques at bwick hs than my old school (st ambrose). i was used to seeing the same people everyday and talking to everyone of them, without much power "pyramids."
i saw that the bullies knew they had power over the girl b/c they probably had the power at their middle schools.
i think that power isnt given to a certain person or group, but its placed with everyone in a different form. but its a choice whether we choose to use our power to hurt others (example) or to stand up for people and make new friends. once we realize that we have power it starts to get to us. for some, its like "cool, now what do i do with it?" and others its like "how can i become popular and gain 'friends'?"
-talia k
Mrs. Perrin,
Everyone in the world strives for power. Whether it's physical abilities, titles, or acedemics (etc.). It's what keeps us going and getting out of bed each and every morning. It's natural for humans to want to be better than someone else. Just look at the olympics and world records. The olympics goes on so that countries can try and out do eachother. Seeking power, acheiving it, and then using it is all for a sense of pride. (or laziness, want of heroism, famousness...etc.)
I've seen people (and experienced it on both ends) put down others and take advantage of them. One of the best examples I can think of is none other than my mother. She thinks that just because she gave me life and pays for everthing in it that she can boss me around and blame me for absolutely everything that goes wrong in my household and the world (including Global warming!) JK. Just kidding! My mom is a bad example. As for my sister on the other hand... that's a different story she treats me like dirt and still expects me to do stuff for her. Go figure. Another example that is a little more of a problem than classmates and school bullies is police officers. Not all of them of course, but on the news there hve been reports of them abusing their powers (ex: flipping a hadicapped person out of a wheelchair, throwing a kid on the ground for calling him "dude.", etc.)
As for balance of power I think there are two ways that it is obtained and therefore unbalanced. It kind of either depends on birth right (ex: Family name, social class, race, money etc.) and hard work (ex: studying, jobs, personality, making friends or enemies, etc.) I don’t think we ever really out grow the thirst for power until we are wise enough or too tired to pursue it.
-Emily Rady
Michelle, Hey i wasn't bagging on hitlar himself. I was bagging on how he used his power. Hitlar was amazing with his influence and if people had his power and used it for good, the world would most likely be a better place. If you want to yell at someone for being a hitlar hater, talk to kevin. -Perkins
Mrs Perrin,
I believe that power is something that everyone has. It is something that builds confidence and makes us feel good about ourselves. But, people dont always use their power the right way. A situation that can relate to this is when a group of kids that are popular tease someone who is not so popular because of the way they dress or just because they think that they are better than that individual. This is something that happens all the time. People think that just because they are popular that they have more power. That is not true. Power is not based on your statice or how strong you are but it is something that you earn by standing up for yourself and also treating others the way that you want to be treated.
~jahnavi
Hello there Mrs. Perrin,
Whenever i think of power, i always think of the quote "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix (cited that so i don't get in trouble, lol). That quote always comes to mind because i think that power CAN be used for good, that's for sure. I just think that a lot of people use it wrongly. One experience i've had of someone abusing powers was at hockey. Too me. Obviously i'm a freshman, and i'm playing for the North Royalton hockey team, and there are many juniors and seniors on the team, so we were in line, waiting for something, i won't mention it on here for school appropriateness, and i was one of the first in line. We waited a while, and more of the team came in. I was one of the first in line to begin with, but then i ended up being the last one out. Everyone had cut in front of me, becasue they had physical strength greater than mine, and the mental thought that they were better than me because they're older. This really did not effect me very much, because i understand the whole freshman hazing thing. See ya in class.
-Jacob
Man, blogging makes me metal thrashing mad. When I think of power, I often look first at a person's disposition and his attitude. Hitler,in my opinion, used his power only to fight for what he believed to be be right, no matter how warped his belief was. I believe many people exercise their power based on their beliefs, such as religion, race or family. If one person feels they are better than another human maybe of a different race, or religion, they may want to use their power to make them feel inferior or make them be more like them.
I believe there is a difference between using power for good,and abusing it. Kinda in that superhero kind of way, with the villian abusing the power. like if drummer dude keeps posting comments(its 10 now, or something like it) I think that is a major abuse of power. Gotta say, he makes some good points though.
-have a buckethead-tastic week
-Hiroki "the H-bomb" Witt
Hey h-bomb, im just being invloved with the discussion. if this was in verbally no one would say one thing and leave. Plus its fun ha ha ha. and YOU have a buckethead-tastic week. whatever that means -Perkins
Sorry Perkins, the post was mainly for him, I just forgot to add him in it. Hitler is still wicked. So is buckethead--haha Heroki. Even if Hitler used his power for good, the world wouldn't be all peaceful. We will always find a reason to fight with someone and our craving for hunger is unstoppable. Kevin--no more Hitler hating!!
See ya!
sorry for spelling your name wrong Hiroki!! typos happen!!
well yeah hitlar was wicked but is there any other one person who by himself took control over an entire country? No and that's why hitlar is so splendiforous. Yea that's a made up word. Perkins
Um, Alexander the Great... geez, I didn't mean for you guys to agrue, people can have their opinions, isn't this what the blogs are for? If Kevin hates Hilter that's fine it's an opinion not a fact...
"I have seen many abuses of power in my life. But back right now in my life is when it seems to happen the most. I remember those long, boring afternoons when I was sitten in my chair watchin' the youngins play and romp around. Then some groumpy lady told 'em to stop it 'cause its been given her one heck of a headache. That lady has been abusin' that there power fo' a long time now. She told those young whipper-snappers to stop their rompin' around so's that she get some quiet time. That there's an abuse of the power. God bless her soul she learn that someday. Such anger dwell inside me. I'm blowin' me top off thinkin' 'bout that evil act of a dictator. That old hag had better say she's sorry for such mischif. What a scene. If that there wasn't no abusin' power then nothin' is."
-John McCain
Hi it's ANDY. I thought I'd get some professional input on the matter. Anyway, I was looking through the blogs and I saw Hitler pop up a couple times. What a shame that people still talk about him. He was so evil. He abused power in a big way. He killed millions to make his "perfect race"
What a loser. It isn't even cool to abuse power. Only dumb people abuse power. And Hitler are dumbs.
(haha!)
See ya!
I came on here because Andy just posted and I noticed there were 79 comments. So naturally, I'm posting the 80th comment. I've been over the hill TWICE now! And by the way, you don't get a PHD by talking like John McCain. You've just gots to gets yours own edjumication first. Thats ways yours not ramblin' like hims.
First I want to say if any of you guys say anything that is political, that I dont believe in you better be ready to get blasted. You need to be able to back it up with cold hard numbers. Don't give me the Al Gore line either becouse he is a hoax. I will call you on it if you begin making stuff up.
What is wrong with you people? Everything about Hittler was disgusting, his rise to power, his rule, and every single thing that he stood for. I don't know if you guys are that naive to think that way or if you are too clueless to know better. I doubt any of you could tell me a decent description of his life. I actually know what I am talking about. This man was an evil tyrant that truly is and was and will always be the scum of the earth. There are other people like this but I'm going to focus on this madman. The onley person that has abused power as much as Hittler is Obama. No Im not saying Obama is going to massacure people. I mean that he has gone from nothing, to one of the most powerful people in the world in a matter of months. Both of there rise to power was helped by media that were more of lapdogs then journalist. People listen to the media. I cant understand why, almost all of the media blindly followes this man. It truly reminds me of the state controlled media in Nazi Germany. Cutting out the voice of oppostion and then when any one that disagrees with you, ther life becomes miserable. Hittler is a menace to society and his abuse of power is like something the earh has never seen. And that I hope never happens again. It scares me that so soon after this horrific event, people are already forgetting about the terror he caused.
I suggest for all of you that are drinking the kool-aid wether it be Ahmadinejad or Obama flavor. I suggest you read about a true patriot. Someone who is brilliant and tryed to limit his own power. He was a great man. I am reffering to Ronald Reagan. Google his name, read some of his quates. If you still think Hittler is amazing after reading about Reagen I suggest you go and live with the Commies.
Some of my favorite quates from Reagen are below. I got these from Brainyquates.com
"Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong."
"The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. "
"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
"How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin."
I know these take up space but they are importent for people to understand.
Kevin
I agree with Selena completely. Power is something all people want and will do anything to get. Power ahs also caused some of the freat diasters in the world like Hitler and Saddam Hussien (<- spelling?). We know we have power when people will do anything for us and we have control over sigficant events. They will never stop wanting power. Once they have power, they want more. They are always going to be things people can't have control over, but they wiil always try to get it. It's in human nature to want control. People who don'thave power always try to get it. It's something that will never die and will always be wanted.
See ya in class :]
--!jackie!
hahahahaha i was the first to post after Mrs. P.
geissman, I hear your going to try to be the first on the new blog today instead of me. well im going camping all this weekend and im leaving at 6 so this is to tell you ......IM FIRST ha ha ha ha
almost every modern dictator has abused their power. most dictators gain there powere through fear and think that since no one will standup to them because of the power, they can do anything they want with that powere but thay always end up falling eventually because people eventually realize that nothing is going to change and that if they want to stop being abused ad hurt by there own country, then they need to do something about it.
OK, First off I would like to say that it has taken me this long to think of something intelligent to say. Today Mrs. Perrin told me to look in the cafeteria and see. Actually, I did just that and saw something that always happens. This may sound kind of cheezy but it's always the lunch line. A kid who was on the smaller side is waiting in line when a bigger kid just walks right past him in line. This seems sort of insignificant but it does describe a good point. The smaller kid let the bigger one go right past him without a word. Silently, power was released and the smaller kid did nothing about it. When situations like that happen, it bothers me that people would just let something like that slide. The smaller kid should have used his own power and said something back to him. Sorry if I offended anyone from that comparison. I'm definately going to join much earlier tonight. I'll be waiting!
-Markus
Oh!
And I find it funny that somehow Hitler gets involved and everyone is spazing over him. So what if he was a good speaker, he still performed a genocide (History vocab) and killed Jewish people for no real reason. Congrats Tom for getting your phd.
-Markus
Mrs, Perrin,
Every one has some type of power. Some people try to have more power over things and peole. Power makes us feel like were stronger and sometimes better than peole. Like Selena said it boosts our self esteem. Someimes power is abused and not use properly. Like Selena said about her cross country team; the soccer team also had the power of seniority. Because they are older they throught they could tell us what to do. I didn't have to eat spaghetti with my fingers like Selena, But every time some would have to do something like get water for the team, the sophmores, juniors and seniors always made the freshman do it. Its was annoying at first because their was only a couple of freshman who actually did it. We did it every single time. But then I thought about it. I realized that next year I would get to do the sameto the incoming freshman. I'm not the kind of person who gets into and I never will, but try not to get into situations like that.
See you in class
~Lauren A.
Mrs. Perrin
Power abuse is often seen in movies. But it can and often does go on in our world today. Not only in governments but in work atmospheres and even school. I am going to use and event that happened in school that I saw because that is what i see going on the most. I was at soccer practice one day and the coach told us to get the goals and move them to another place on the field. Now all the upperclassmen started yelling "FRESHMAN!" so all of the freshman started to walk and get the goals. I think this is understandable because they were forced to do it when they were freshmen. But later in practice, the seniors would start to force us to do extra runs or force us to do a lap around the when the coach was not around. I think this is a small and stupid example of abuse of power, yet is still an example. I think that once your are in control of one thing, such as owning your own company, you want more and more to be able to control, and thus you are power hungry. People need to realize their limits and abilities to what they are able to do.
See you in class!
Wow
Again I am at the blog and i just realized something. Tom has been beaten. Lauren, You are definately over the edge with the 90th comment.
YAY
-Markus
Ok Kevinlimbaugh24 this is probably one of the few time that I will agree with you. All the Al Gore stuff is a bunch of plyatupus crap. South Park was right to make fun of him with manbearpig. Manbearpig is about as dangerous as a mouse eating a piece of leftover cheese, along with global warming. Thats a bunch of bull. OH NO! the world is getting warmer! So what if it is. That has been proven that it happens naturally anyway. The only reason that Al Gore got any power is because people wanted the ice melting to be someone elses fault. News flash! We did it to ourselves so now we are going to face the consequences. OH Darn!!!
i think that when it comes down to it, power is kind of irrelevant. sure, its nice to be able to tell people what to do, or to get your way, or to get something just because you have power. but at the end of the day, what does it really matter? why should it be important if one person is more powerful than another? or, if you have power, it should be because you earned it, not because it was handed to you. Like what you said mrs. Perrin, about that girl having power just because she was white. that isnt acceptable to me, and she shouldnt have been able to use that power, it shouldnt have made a difference that she was white and the other kid wasnt. i cant think of a specific time when ive seen racism, or if i ever have personally, but i know that it still goes on. some people think that they have superiority just because of color or race. its not right, and it needs to end.
that was kate arnica.
With Al Gore you are dead on. With the Hittler your onley partly correct. He did have a disese. I cant say what becouse if I tried to spell it, it would be totally off. He was just a geniune loon. Thats all there was too it.
ill be up at 4 beat that
1 Perkins
A time when i think of abuse of power was right before the french revolution. King Louis and Marie Antonitte abused their power by using there money that was ment to be used on the counrty on themselves. The result of this power abuse was the french people got extremely upset with them and eventually got Louis and Marie and killed them. Louis aquired his power by birth. He was born to be royalty. This power changed hi, because instead of being a normal french citizen he ended up using his power and it ultimantly killed him in the end.
Oh MY GOD
I GOT THE 100th COMMENT
YAY BEAT THAT TOM
-Markus
I'm over the edge again!
Yeah!
Now if SOMEONE would just post the new topic...
-Markus
i got 102!
Where the Heck is the New POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANNA WIN MARKUS IS TRASH TALKING ABOUT HOW HES GONNA WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fine then!
Its a battle of wits I guess...
UNTIL SOMEONE finally posts the new one which I will beat nate to
-Dr. Markus
When did u become a dr.?
I have always been a dr.
One of the things I study are gorrilas and their power in living in their enviroment
-Dr. Markus
Wow way to support tom! and not me So im going to WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I also study why high schoolers tend to be the biggest liers.
-Markus
i can study anything i want but really plan on being nothing when i grow up except a.....
wow! 110
Hitler did do alot of bad things, but...he had a reason and it goes along with what Markus said about being in the lunchline. One of the main reasons Hitler wanted power so much was because he felt inferior to everyone. Same with Napoleon. Both of them were short (going back to what Markus said) and also, they had a thing missing that also made them feel inferior. I'm not going to say what they are missing, but I'm pretty sure you can figure it out.
By the way, the thing I said has been proven so there lol
Whoever thinks hitlar is great is in my opinion the smartest or the stupidest person alive, i don't know if you know what your talking about have you see nwhat hes done to the jews? You call that amazing?
-Tony
I know Its a little late of a post, but It feels weird. Seriously, think about it for a second. A post without tyler. Alright, well anyways, I've always belived that if you were to give a little kid power, they turn into an adult. (I absolutly do not like these kids) For example, I was at a campfire the other day with my friends. This girl that was bribing her LITTLE SISTER money to be there. The little sister was suppose to tell the dad if there were any guys there and in turn the girl would get in trouble. I thought this was funny, but it soon got annoying when the little sister followed us everywhere. I don't understand where the parents were going with not letting the girl hang out. From what i've heard, it was from the parent's experiences, so i'll leave them be. Anyways, thats just a good way that power can be a little bit weird. Thank you for listening to my opinion!
-Tyler Golias
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