What is Power?

Power: the possession of control or command over others, or ability to do or act as defined by dictionary.com. I think power is defined by what you control. I also think that you can use power in 2 ways. The first way is by helping people or trying to benefit society. The second way is just to help yourself and not caring about the needs of other people.

There were a lot of great leaders and a lot of bad leaders. Some are not president or prime minister but as or more famously known through out the world. One of the greatest leaders in the world is Gandhi. He was not a tall man or a big man. He was a simple man who believed in peace. And he freed India from the British rule. Another famous example is The United Nations. They help maintain peace through the world. A bad example of a person who abused power is Hitler. He thought he was helping the Aryan race but really he was just killing a lot of people for his own selfish reasons.

Also people have to look at the examples in the Socratic Seminars. People have to think about breaking rules for a higher purpose like Gandhi did. And people have to find the balance between personal freedom or for the good of the society. If people achieve those 2 things they will be a good leader.