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    Passion Over Reason Humans are emotional beings, easily manipulated by a higher power, whether that be a government authority or anyone who holds slightly more power than an individual. Emotions are what drive a person in one direction and onto the next and hugely represent oneself and what they do. Within Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid’s Tale, emotion plays a huge role in addressing the lessons of humanity. Through ethics, authority, and freedom inside of Atwood’s dystopian society, the reader…

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    In the book Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, power is shown through manipulation, control and authority. Frequently the greed for power seems to always increase, along with that is abusing that power. To establish power, control over a group is necessary, manipulation is often the first option to obtain it. Manipulation is the greatest attribute for any leader of a group, the world in “Ender’s Game” is controlled by three main groups, the strategos, polemarchs, and the IF. The…

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    various sources, it is easy to see that homelessness and power go hand and hand when it comes to one’s identity. Homelessness and power, simultaneously, gives one new notions and changes their identity positively and negatively. The home that I grew up in has built a positive foundation for my identity. Home is where I have all of the connections with the people I know and love. An important example of those people being my parents and the power that they have over me in the household. Growing…

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    that violence has no real power besides the power to destroy. There are many types of violence, be they mental, physical, and emotional. But whether you speak with violent thoughts, act with violent hands, or walk with violent ambition, all violence has the same intention, to cause pain and suffering. The ability to cause pain is frequently considered a kind of power, you are proactively choosing someone’s fate, and for a moment getting to play God. What greater power is there than deciding…

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    Power doesn’t corrupt people. People corrupt power. This saying is relevant in the novel, The Chrysalids, because when power is given to an individual, it only takes one step for the person to take advantage of it and corrupt it, but the concept of power never corrupts anything. In The Chrysalids, the theme of power is strongly seen through religion, discrimination, and mutants. In The Chrysalids, the theme of power is demonstrated through religion because of the Strorms’ history and religious…

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    Power is a recurring idea in Lord of the Flies by William Goulding, whether it be power from the conch, created out of the idea of hope and the idea of having order in the midst of chaos, or the sow’s head, which was motivated by fear. The conch was with the boys on the island from the start. When they landed on the island, Piggy discovered the conch and Ralph used it to summon any other boys on the island. From holding the conch at the start, Ralph was decided as the “leader.” The rules were…

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    Lord of the Flies teaches readers about the human condition and how we are naturally power hungry. In Lord of the Flies, the two main characters, Ralph and Jack split up into different groups. They split up because they both wanted power on the island. When Jack and Ralph split up into different groups in Lord of the Flies, it showed us readers that humans are naturally power hungry. Humans are naturally power hungry. After the fire goes out Ralph starts to lecture Jack about how they could…

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    George Lucas once said, “Power corrupts, and when you're in charge, you start doing things that you think are right, but they're actually not.” This theme is very evident and important in House of the Scorpion as some of the characters are very powerful and cannot properly handle their power. House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer documents the journey of Matt, who is the clone of a powerful drug lord. After being injured, he goes to the Big House and meets this drug lord, who has lived for over…

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    this evolution is for the best, technology is a massive asset for spreading knowledge and education. Others say we need to start limiting our use of this technology, for it becomes more distracting than productive. The solution is to use the vast powers technology has granted us for good, for knowledge, and then limit the amount of time we spend using our phones as entertainment devices. The fact that we spend a quarter of our lives on these glowing LED screens, it might be important to know…

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    The path to discovering one's self can be one of the most difficult trails to walk. It can be hard to differ against the social norms to the point where personal growth is made. Conformity is a four syllable noun that holds enough power to contain an individual in the plastic casing of social norms. Cutting apart that plastic casing is exactly what Disney character Fa Mulan, pictured above, is attempting to do. Disney’s Mulan is set in the Han Dynasty, which is considered to be the golden age of…

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