Word: powers
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...once every generation, out of hundreds of thousands of young hopefuls, along comes a talent like Thorpe. Not only does he have the oversized body (1.95 m) that is perfect for power aquatics; other swimmers believe he is also the hardest-working athlete of a select breed. "I'm very fortunate to have what I have, and really it is a gift," Thorpe said. "And I'm very thankful for that." Thorpe's long, graceful stroke and explosive kick were on show in the 400-meter freestyle. He was a full second ahead at the first turn and swam...
Enjoying the same fairy-tale makes for great dinner-table conversation, but we have to be able to bring it back. Magic is simply the crystallization of a power to change, and becomes wizardry or sorcery depending on how it is used. In Harry Potter's world, there is a third option: to be a Muggle, one without magic...
Change is a burning-away, like the dragon's egg hatched in fire: a sudden birth, sometimes painful. Power comes in the ability to transform, the ability to withstand transformation, and to prevent it when necessary...
...power is not simply the ability to pick: it is the responsibility to not not pick...
...transformation is positive; there is a huge difference in the transformation of power and transformation by agency. Evil is that which takes you over and changes you in ways you cannot control--like unicorn's blood in Harry's woods...