week 6 WEEKLY

                      Power: The Evil Corruption

                      Alexander the great had a lot of power. He became the king of Macedonia and many countries in Greece at the age of 19. With this start and a huge feat of strength and courage he would take on the entire Persian Empire. The Persian Empire was the largest empire by far. But the young lad would take it by storm and rule close to the whole known world. However, with this great power comes great responsibility. I believe that Power corrupts and in conquering Persia Alexander became more Persian then Persia becoming more Greek.

                       Power corrupts the weak willed people. Without strong willpower one will surely fall to the depths of corruption. This is because when you get power you want more and more of it and there is never a sufficient amount you always want more. Power is in a lot of ways like technology. When you buy the “new thing” 6 months later it’s upgraded and the “new thing” isn’t so new anymore. Power is like a never ending chain. The more power you get the more you want.

                       How power works is it gets into peoples egos and makes the infected person do things theyd never do without it. They get snobby and mean. They forget about friends they use to have and try to fit in and impress the other powerful people. But more than anything they try to conquer or prove they are better than the other people in power. In a lot of ways Power is like disease. It infects people and then it goes away and the person infected gets better.

                       When Alexander was corrupt with power he wanted to conquer the whole world. He marched straight into Persia and conquered it. Alexander always wanted more. In Gaugamela he wanted to chase the fleeing Persian king but he had to pull back is men or he could have lost his entire army. When Alexander took over Persia though, he took up a lot of Persian influence. His veterans in his army that had fought for him for a while said that he was going Persian on them. Alexander the great started wearing the elegant Persian robes after conquering this nation that showed that he could like Persia. Alexander avenged Persian wrongs but now he was dressing like them. This makes me believe that he was more so influenced by Persia.

                       In conclusion Power isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Too much power is a bad thing. If you get to lead that’s great. Just don’t let it go to your head. If you have weak will power it will take over your body and you will become corrupt. Everybody deserves to be a leader at some point. Power can boost self-confidence but it can bring out the worst in people too so you have to be careful. Too much power corrupts people and that amount is different for everyone. Alexander was corrupt towards the end of his journey and Persia definitely influenced him.