In her essay, Hahrie Han argues that “reclaiming democracy means contending with power” but “there is usually a misalignment between motivation and authority” ? in the use of power. To correct this “misalignment”, she says reformers need to “strengthen the capacity of people to exercise their voices in the democratic process” by “seeking to change the way people experience power in their everyday lives”. Similarly, Eric Liu’s TED Talk points out that “[e]very day, we move and operate within systems of power that other people have constructed” and that “our challenge is to read power and to write power” in wielding it effectively to advance democracy. He contends that “if you’re not taking action, you’re being acted upon” and losing power in the civic arena. These authors and those of the other multimodal texts listed above have many similarities in the way they view people’s power to advance democracy, but there are also important differences between them. Using idea-rich quotations from Liu, Han, and one other multimodal text of your choice from the list above, answer the following question: What actions can be taken to increase people’s power for democracy?
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