Power and Control in Fanthorpe's You Will Be Hearing From Us Shortly and Dictator
Both poems have a sense of someone being controlled by someone who is
higher then they are. What I think Fanthorpe is trying to make a point
about is that we as humans are shallow, we judge before we actually
get to know people properly. We will not change our minds about
someone quickly as we base people on our first judgement of them,
which is usually wrong.
In 'you will be hearing from us shortly' the person is so unimportant
to the interviewer that no matter what their answer to a question is,
it is always wrong. We as the reader knows that the answer will be
wrong so we do not need to see the interviewee's answer. Fanthorpe has
purposely left a big gap between the interviewer's questions and
comments to have an effect on the reader, making it obvious to the
reader that the interviewee is not important. The interviewee has no
voice and so seems intimidated and insignificant for what he/she is,
you can tell the interviewer is superior and in control by his use of
sarcasm and rhetorical questions.
In verse one the use of the word 'adequate' and 'position' make up the
rhetorical question. By the interviewer simply using the word adequate
you have the sense that he already does not think that the person is
up to the position in hand. The next question uses 'qualities' the
interviewee already in the interviewer's eyes has no qualities. Just
from the first verse the person is seen as a failure and useless at
everything the person does. The response that the interviewee gave
must have been wrong or simply just plain because the only response
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...orgets to do, he forgets to sign the
letters. Without his signature they are useless and mean nothing and
it would have been a waste of time. This just shows even if people are
in power they cannot escape vulnerability. He was made out to be
amazing and the best when in reality he was not as great as thought to
have been. He is quite alright to organise other people and make sure
that they do their jobs but when it comes to his own organisation he
is useless, as it does not involve bossing somebody else about. Power
can lead people to become vulnerable, they get so wrapped up in their
big heads they forget simple things. Power also ruins other people
lives making them feel ever small and worthless. The two poems suggest
that we should not judge other people by their status or looks but by
their inside, the real person.
Michael Jordans talent is so amazing. “Maybe this guy is God disguised”, former Boston Celtic Larry Bird said about Jordans talent. This really shows how people viewed his talent and liked the way he played the game of basketball. Michael Jordans talent is so amazing , he’s so incredible and beyond unreal. The things he did and accomplished in the basketball league shows his true talent. In 1984, at 21 years of age, Jordan made the United States Olympic Games basketball team under coach Bobby Knight. Averaging a remarkable seventeen points a game, Jordan led the team to a gold medal in eight straight wins! The Olympic win brought Jordan to high visibility in basketball circles and made him a household name in America. Jordan continued soaring new heights , even when he fractured his ankle early in the 1...
incredible. His great season continued even though he slacked off a little of bit he was still a
...re than a president. Many though he was phenomenon and to some he was an icon, and an enigma to others. In 1986 he was at the height of his popularity. As Time magazine would put it “found America’s sweet spot.”
He was the most dominating force the sport has ever seen, perhaps any sport has ever seen, a colossus whose impact is felt to this day. He was the most unbelievable center to ever play the game in terms of domination and intimidation. There's no one that ever played the game better than Wilt Chamberlain. "This was a man for all the ages."
He never once stopped trying no matter how many times someone told him to stop and give up he kept going, and that 's something i liked about him he was
A fundamental theme of the Brave New World is to achieve perfection through deceitful control. Technology, conditioning/predestining, and manufactured happiness are tools of control to achieve what the leaders believed to be perfect. The Director proves my point in describing the Fertilization Process, “the operation undergone voluntarily for the good of Society…” (5). Perfection in their minds is manageable conformity without opposition. Ford’s control over the society is especially insidious because the people don’t know they’re being controlled so they’re not going to fight. It’s become normalized. The actions of the leaders and Ford propose a question, “Will this end in overall perfection in our society?” The almighty Ford decided to turn a world just like ours into one he views as a utopia. Since Ford’s methods are meant to be deceptive and efficient, they are often torturous. Even before the babies were hatched, technology was already being used to control for a better future.
Women have traditionally been known as the less dominant sex. They have been stereotyped as being housewives, and bearers and nurturers of the children. Many interesting characters in literature are conceived from the tension women have faced with men. This tension is derived from men, society, and within a woman herself. Even though these stories were written during the 19th century when modern society treated women as second class citizens, in “The Storm” and “The Story of an Hour,” Kate Chopin illustrates how feminine power manifests when the female characters are able to discover their freedom.
The book 1984, by George Orwell is based on the theory of “Big Brother” and how he is always watching you. In the book, the Oceania government controls their citizens by saying and ordering them into not doing certain things. Which then forced their citizens to deceive their government by going in to hiding. When Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941, Japanese-Americans were ordered to do certain things as well. Both of these two events prove that the government can force their citizens to do anything under their power. I think some parts of the government abuse the right of their power and manipulate their citizens into doing unlawful events.
“Maybe this guy is god disguised as Michael Jordan” (Michael Jordan). Michael Jordan is clearly the best basketball player to have ever set foot on a basketball court as Larry Bird put it jokingly. He wasn’t the perfect basketball player but he was good enough to surpass the rest of the league as a whole. Because of his superior skills and incomprehensible work ethic, he can be considered an outlier. There is no other player that has accomplished as much as Jordan and will probably never see something like it again.
very good, but he had lost some of his focus. Later, in his high school career,
The struggle for complete domination and power has been apparent in the past, most notably when Germany and Russia conflicted to maintain control in World War 2. In 1984, written by George Orwell, a totalitarian society seeks unlimited power by constantly monitoring it citizens. This monitoring was used to manipulate the minds and alter the thoughts of the people of Oceania. The population of Oceania is led to support ideas, which they do not truly believe. The lack of privacy and personal belief in citizens induces the idea of “doublethink”, where two contradictory ideas are both accepted. This is utilized by George Orwell to demonstrate political power and dominance. The Party forces the people to believe that “WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY,
Nineteen Eighty-Four was written in the past yet seems to show very interesting parallels to some of today’s societies. Orwell explains many issues prominent throughout the book in which his main characters attempt to overcome. He shows how surveillance can easily corrupt those in control and how those in control become corrupt by the amount of power. Those with power control the society and overpower all those below. The novel shows what could potentially happen to our current society if power ends up leading to corruption.
The novel 1984 by George Orwell presents the readers an image of a totalitarian society that explores a world of control, power, and corruption. The main idea of government control presents itself in the novel by protecting and listening to the people of Oceania. However, Orwell suggests giving too much power to the government is a mistake because eventually the decisions they make will not be about the people anymore but rather themselves. In 1984, the power and corruption the party has is overwhelming for the people. There are no ways around the beliefs of the Party, the party attempts to control and eventually destroy any mental or physical resistance against their beliefs. The agenda for the party is to obtain mind control over its people and force them to adore their leader. The methods the Party uses to achieve its goal are: the use of constant propaganda and surveillance, the rewriting of history, and Room 101.
As children we always had that desire to have some sort of extradinary power or ability and use it in whatever way we wish so. Shamefully, this fantasy could only be briefly lived in our dreams and imagination. Despite of this, that didn't stop our heroic journey to keep on trying to fly, read minds or move object with our minds. If, by any chance I could gain any superpower in an instant I wouldn't hesitate to ask for the superpower of power manipulation. To be brief, power manipulation is the ability to control any sort of energy, alter the structure or composition of myself and others, and absorb any sort of energy.
Although they are very closely related, power and authority are two different concepts. Power is needed in order to establish authority, yet it is also completely distinct from authority (Week 9 Study Notes).