People and Power
Ellie Blake
Staff Writer
There are always those people that have to have every ounce of power they can get. Once they gain that power, the personality they once had is gone. Power seems to capture the loving and caring side of a person and discard it so that person can feel good about himself or herself.
On Sunday, Jan. 5, District 145 sent out a text to parents declaring that school will be in session the next day. Following the notification, loads of tweets poured all over Twitter’s feed about how the decision is wrong and what students will be doing instead of going to school. Eventually, the district decided that school would not be in session. Followed by this, happier tweets were posted.
One of the most annoying things is when the weather isn’t the best and a snow day is rumored to happen. The social media site Twitter blows up with tweets from almost every teenager that think they have enough power to change the weather or change the administration’s mind. Most tweets are not the nicest things to read. Do tweeters really believe that if they post enough strong tweets the administrators will change their minds about having a snow day or not?
Power is something every person craves at one point or another. Everyone wants to feel important. It seems like everyone takes being in charge in different ways. For example, most students see a girl trying to be in charge as bossy and rude. There has to be a leader in a group setting. Yes, there is a line between being a leader and being rude, but being able to take the reins and lead a group of people is really hard and different people handle it in different ways.
I think teenagers have a different definition of power than adults. Teenagers seem to look at power as being bossy and controlling other people. Adults define power as being in charge. Adults look at power as managing their kids’ schedules and looking out for them. Adults also have a lot more experience with other people than teeangers do.
Power is a difficult thing to deal with. In the end, teenagers need to learn what power really is and how to use it. Being rude and controlling isn’t necessarily the best way to earn respect. Respect is the one thing needed if you really want power.
