Everyone dreams to have ultimate power, to reign over a kingdom, or be the absolute best at something… but one question remains… what is power? In this essay I will take a deep insight into that question, going back through the whole year in Humanities. Basically, in this year in Humanities power can be shown in the Industrial Revolution, American Revolution, and Imperialism.
First, I will talk about John D. Rockefeller. My Industrial Revolution project was focused on red barons, mainly John D. Rockefeller. John D. had so much power because o fall his wealth. In 1902, he was worth 200 million dollars. When someone has this much money, he is considered very powerful. Along with him, in modern day, Bill Gates is considered a very powerful man, mainly because of his wealth. During the industrial revolution, the rich people had a lot of power, because of the amount of capitalism
Secondly, the American Revolution clearly shows power. When the new Americans wanted their freedom, the stood against the British rule, which was the dominant power. It took a lot of work from the Americans, but then eventually got the command they wanted. They had to work to over through the King from
Lastly, Imperialism incorporated power a lot. The European countries went to Africa and starting claiming it because Europe was much more powerful than the developing countries in
To conclude, power can be found everywhere, and in Humanities it is specifically in the IR, American Revolution, and Imperialism. Power is not always good, but has effected how we live today greatly.
3 comments:
Great Post. You used good examples from your previous posts. I agree when you said that power is not always used in good causes. It is a important point. Although your examples were accurate, I believe that your explanation for why Bill Gates has power is incorrect. Although money does have a impact, i believe that it is mainly when you have control over others that you actually have power. But otherwise good job!
-SaMeeT
Asim,
I really like the way you started your post. It really catches the attention of the audience and draws them in when you said "but only one question remains... what is power?" I definitely agree with you when you say that very wealthy people are often considered very powerful, because people like John D Rockefeller were able to impose their will on almost everyone, my definition of power, taking over many smaller oil companies. I definitely agree with you when you say that King Coyle is an example of power. He was able to impose his will on us almost always, similarly to King George III. I disagree with you when you say that people often are feared by others. That only happens when the people in power are corrupted, or "evil", which, I agree, does happen quite often (Napoleon in Animal Farm, Stalin in Russia), but often people also handle power well (Mark Antony from Julius Caesar). Overall, though, a great post.
Good job Asim using so many examples from our units in class. This helped me to understand your main points. Well done!
-lh
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