http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/02/07/jordan-vows-to-completely-wipe-out-isis/
War, fights, and neglect seem to be nothing new whenever I turn to the news. As the reports seem to get more intense and bloody when relating to the ISIS group I am starting to see a major correlation. The idea of power. When we reach that age as kids and notice this concept it sticks to us until we take our last breath on earth.
All the pieces that we looked at thus far have had some concept of power. Whether that be giving rights to a burial, having a king in charge of a town, or have a rebellion in order to gain that special prize. My favorite piece that included power was the last play we looked at Mother Courage.
Mother Courage was a business women who tried to be a mother, but she did not have enough money to earn the best-mom award. If she have had money to take care of her child I am sure she would have had a lot more respect in her town. Due to the fact that the town was in war she didn't have many options. The power was mainly present within the government, or in other words the soldiers who took her son away from her.
I think the issues of power and power dynamics are definitely an area that most of the plays we've looked at deal with.
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