Yesterday in Language Arts we had a discussion about power. We drew pyramids that indicated what strength of power we had. In simpler terms, we wrote down who we thought had power over us, and who thought we had power over. After drawing the pyramids, we took a position about this quote:
“Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
I strongly agree with this quote based on the following examples and reasons. Firstly, if children had absolute power over their parents, then I think they would eat unhealthy foods and therefore become overweight which leads to other health problems such as diabetes and obesity. On the other side of this situation, if parents had absolute power over their children, the children would never be able to realize their dreams because of the shadow their parents cast over them. I would consider both of these situations to be absolute corruption. No matter the ratio of power, I believe it is always better to have some type of division of power rather than one figure having absolute power. When one figure has absolute power over another or often times many others, the powerless can be exploited easily. To relate to a recent assignment, an example of this exploitation is the relationship between laborers and their employer. To conclude these examples, I believe that absolute power is a corrupt system that has taken over certain parts of our world.
LaborArt -class assignment about labor
