"I've got the POWER!"

Discourse can be a very powerful thing. Think about it. Throughout our lives we are told what is supposable right or wrong. And most of the time it is by someone who is “ranked” higher than us whether it is a parent, teacher, boss, lunch lady, etc. When it comes down to it, whether we hate the idea or even the person, most of the time we ponder about it and end up following what they say. In fact everybody who is reading this right now is a part of this class, which means they ended up going to college. Now and days the “well educated” tell us that going to college is a must! Those who don’t end up failing in life and then die. This idea of listening to someone higher in society or well educated could end up being an extremely dangerous incident.

Let’s take for instance, Hitler. At that time we was a very powerful person and his speeches were his key to becoming that powerful. He brain washed an entire nation to try and wipe out multiple groups of people and apparently some people don‘t recall this event. On the other hand we have someone like Gandhi, who are trying to help out society. In the end though, if you are a very powerful person you will have people backing you up in some way. Hell, some people still like Bush!

I believe this is an important time to use a quote I once heard in a movie, “Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention”(John Doe). This quote is one I realize as the days move on. Unless you have a higher position in society, people just don’t want to listen. You’re not going to listen to a complete stranger on the street tell you about the Civil War. You’re going to go to some sort of teacher. Even though the guy on the street could have majored in American History and tell you the same exact thing you’re teacher is going to tell you. When it comes down to it, you need that certain “name tag” that says this is what I do now listen to me . Then people will start listening. Until then enjoy the voice of the rich, educated, and powerful.