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Definition Of "Power" - College Paper

Definition Of "Power"

Power is many things. It is the ability to control people in their
sayings and/or actions. It is the ability to get whatever you want. Power is a
necessary component in any society, otherwise all pandemonium would break loose;
leaders must be established. But, when taken to an extreme, power is not good,
and pandemonium will break loose.
As Lord Acton said, "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts
absolutely." A good example of this is Adolph Hitler in Nazi Germany. He
believed he could not be stopped and that rules did not apply to him. By being
given absolute power, he corrupted the government. No attempt was made to stop
this by the Germans, because of the control he ...

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should happen (during games), to happen. Recently,
in the NBA, Dennis Rodman took this struggle to an extreme. In disagreement with
an official's call, Rodman head-butted the official, and through a temper-
tantrum on his way off the court. Quite obviously, this is bad. Every player
in the league agrees to the rules set by the NBA from the beginning. The rules
are made to keep control, and the officials have power to enforce these rules.
If there were no regulations, players would be doing whatever they wanted
whenever they wanted. If Rodman's antics would have taken place somewhere other
than a basketball court he probably would be in trouble with the law. If he
were to argue with a police officer, for example, the same way he did with the
referee, he probably would be put in jail or at very least heavily fined. Well,
the NBA is not going to put anyone in jail for this, but they did fine him and
suspend him for a couple of games. Basically Rodman is as bad as any ...

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Added: 8/26/2007 10:15:01 AM
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