What is power?

Power can be exemplified and defined in many different ways. Some of these ways are authority or leadership, strong confidence, great knowledge, amazing talent, wisdom, addiction, and control. Usually when I think of the word power I picture a great leader or a very strong person but not every person that holds power is necessarily strong. Even though Parents, Educators, Principals, Judges, and Lawyers are all people who hold power but not all of them are strong. To me power is control,leadership, direction, something or someone who determines a final outcome or situation. Yet power can also be the cause of certain situations such as drug addiction. Power is also something that can destroy or make something better. Power is dangerous and sometimes hard to deal with and handle. Therefore, a simple way to say it is like this...power is powerful.