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2. Some outstanding historical figures have been subjected to extreme satisfaction and deprivation, and they responded to this tense state through huge, albeit reluctant, power concentration.
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3. We know that among those people who have unchallenged power and can pursue other values relatively freely by themselves, it is very obvious that some people born with power underestimate their power.
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4. Power can be based on power, just as it is born with privileged status.
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5. A philosopher or scholar's contact with a ruler is often due to his ability as a mentor.
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6. In the process of climbing to power, whether you can use some basic values depends on luck. The meaning of luck can be simply understood as an episode that is unexpected.
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7. Power is often used to gain respect rather than power. This phenomenon is very obvious when someone from a humble background gains important power and continues to bring honor to himself and his family. Obviously, this will help to maintain and expand power. However, consolidating and expanding power also need not rely so heavily on certain actions, which are used to arouse constant admiration.
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8. The reason why he pursues power is as a means of compensation for deprivation. By changing the characteristics of the self or the environment in which the self operates, power is expected to overcome the low evaluation of the self.
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9. When deprivation is accompanied by some satisfaction, deprivation can be better tolerated. That's true. A man who fought a beautiful battle can sometimes maintain his self-esteem when he loses power or wealth. If the loss is less than expected, it can sometimes be minimized.
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1. Some people are deprived of the right to believe that they should have, so they are committed to the raging ambition of restoration and revenge.
—— lasswell's Power and Personality
11. To a certain extent, communication is the characteristic of every life level of organisms. From this perspective, we can gain an insight into human society. Of course, there is a risk of causing a wrong analogy. Any living thing receives stimulation from the environment in a specialized way, whether it is relatively isolated or closely related to other living things, without exception.
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12. The development of human society is based on the inheritance and innovation of history. Only by recording, sorting out, preserving and passing on the wisdom, knowledge and experience of our predecessors can we further improve, develop and create future generations on the basis of our predecessors. Therefore, mass communication is an important guarantee for the transmission of social heritage from generation to generation.
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13. Society is an organism based on different division of labor. The harmonious development among all social components is the basis to ensure the harmony and stability of the whole society. Mass communication is the function of contacting, communicating and coordinating all social components.
—— The Structure and Function of Social Communication by lasswell