FearorLove?

ArgumentativeEssay:FinalDraft

MahatmaGhandioncesaid,Isupposeleadershipatonetimemeantmusclesbut
todayitmeansgettingalongwithpeople.MahatmaGandhimeantforthisquotetotell
peoplethatwhenpeopleareleading,itsnotsomuchaboutbeingstrongandgettingthings
done,itismoreaboutfollowersandtheleaderssupporters.Withoutfollowers,itisvery
difficulttogetthingsdone.Thisisbecauseinordertoaccomplishsomethingforthewhole
worldoneneedsthepeople'scooperation.Withoutthis,thepeopledonotwanttoaccept
whatsomeonewantstodoanddisagreewithonesopinions.Whensomeoneisaleader,it
iskeytobelovedbythemaround.Besidestheotherviews,beingalovedleadercauses
manyfollowers,nohate,andsuccess.
Tostartoff,whenaleaderhassomethingthattheywanttoaccomplish,havingsupportand
encouragementwillhelpgetthisdone.Therewillnotbenothingandanybodythatwillnot
likewhatoneisdoing.Doingsomethingthatwillaffecteverybodywouldbeverydifficultifa
leaderdidnothavefollowers.Also,withoutthesefollowers,someonewouldnothavepeople
helpingandgivingideasforwhattodo.Sloanreviewstates,MartinLutherKing,Jr.,
inspiredtheaffectionofmillionsbyhisownexampleofnonviolentleadershipinthecauseof
civilrightsforAfricanAmericans.Thisquoteshowsthatwhenaleaderistryingtodo
somethingthatisrightandwillbenefittheothersaroundhim,hewillgainfollowersand
supporterstohelpwiththis.Withoutthesecertainpeople,leaderswouldnotbeableto
changethings.Ontheotherhand,MartinLutherKingwasshot.Ifhewasfearedinstead,
thepeoplewouldhavebeenafraidofwhathemightdoanddidnottrytokillhim.Ifthis
manwasfeared,thepeoplemightnotagreewithwhathehadwantedtodo,butwould
havelistenedtohimanyway.Theywouldbeafraidtodoanythingtohimsotheywould
follownomatterwhat.History.comstates,Justafter6p.m.onApril4,1968,MartinLuther
KingJr.isfatallyshotwhilestandingonthebalconyoutsidehissecondstoryroomatthe
LorraineMotelinMemphis,Tennessee.ThecivilrightsleaderwasinMemphistosupporta
sanitationworkersstrikeandwasonhiswaytodinnerwhenabulletstruckhiminthejaw
andseveredhisspinalcord.KingwaspronounceddeadafterhisarrivalataMemphis
hospital.hewas39yearsold.EventhoughMartinLutherKingJr.haddonegoodthings,if
hewasfearedthepeoplereallywouldnothaveachoicewhethertheywantedtolistento
him.Inaddition,insteadofsomeonekillinghimlikeithadhappened,ifhewasfearedthe
peoplewouldbetooscaredtotryandpullthisoff.Thoughbeingfearedcausespeopleto
hesitatewhendoingthings,peoplemustseethefactthatifsomeonewasfeared,most
peopledonotlikewhattheyaredoing.LikeMartinLuther,ifsomeoneislovedthereisa
majorityofpeoplewhoaresupporting.History.comstates,Inthemonthsbeforehis
assassination,MartinLutherbecameincreasinglyconcernedwiththeproblemofeconomic
inequalityinAmerica.ThisprovesthatMartinLutherKingwasmeantforagoodpurpose,
andthiscausedmuchloveofhim.Withoutthis,manypeoplewouldhavethoughtthe
opposite.
Toaddonto,doinggoodthingscausesgoodfeedback.Whenleadersdopositive
things,eventhoughtheyarelovedpeoplewillalsolikewhatisbeingdone.Whenaperson
isfeared,thepeoplemightlistenbecausetheyarescaredbuttheywillnotagreewithwhat
oneisdoing.EyewitnessHistorystates,Gandhi'sviolentdeathcamejustmonthsafterthe
realizationofhislongsoughtaftergoalstheindependenceofIndiafromGreatBritain.
GandhihadhelpedmanypeopleinIndia.Hewasabletogetthemfreedomandthingsthat
theywerenotabletohavebeforehim.Hehadagoaltodosomethingwhichwasgetting

thefreedomforthepeopleandbyotherslikingthisidea,thishadbenefittedforGandhi.
However,ifafearedpersonistryingtodosomethingbadthatisgoingtoaffectothersina
badway,thatperson'sfollowerscannotsayanythingabouttheirdecisionbecausetheyare
scared.OnHistory.comitstates,OsamaBinLadenhadbeenontheFBIsmostwanted
listformorethanadecade.OsamaBinLadenwasabadpersonwhohadchangedthingsin
averybadway.Ladenwasfearedandpeopledidnothavethegutstodosomethingback
tohim.Instead,theyhadlistenedtowhathehadwantedtodoandithadcausedatragic
thingthatwillneverbeforgotten.Becauseofhisacts,hewasonthelookoutforaverylong
time.Whilebeingcontrollingandscarymakesavalidargument,onecannotdenythatifa
leaderareloved,peoplewillnothaveareasontohateandsincesomethinggoodisbeing
done,theywillappreciateit.Historytodaystates,Gandhi,whohadtakenaleadingrolein
spearheadingthecampaignforindependencefromBritain,hailedthepartitionofthe
subcontinentintotheseparateindependentstatesofIndiaandPakistaninAugust1947.
Whenpeopleagreewiththechanges,theyarenotgoingtohaveavalidreasontochange
that.Mostpeoplewouldratherhavegoodthingshappenthanbad.Sobeinglovedprovesto
thepeoplethataregettinggoodthingsdoneandtheywilllikethat.
Finally,beinglovedbringssuccess.Noleadercanfullygetsuccesswithoutthehelp
ofothersandthesupport.Thehelpofothersisthereasonthatthesegoodleadersareable
todothesethings.AmanlikeAbrahamLincolnhadagoal.Hisgoalwastofreetheslaves
andleteveryonehavethesame,equalfreedom.Next,nps.comstates,However,theman
whobeganas"antislavery"eventuallyissuedtheEmancipationProclamation,whichfreedall
slavesinthosestatesthatwereinrebellion.Hevigorouslysupportedthe13thAmendment
whichabolishedslaverythroughouttheUnitedStates,and,inthelastspeechofhislife,he
recommendedextendingthevotetoAfricanAmericans.ThisquoteshowsthatAbraham
Lincolnhadworkedtowardshisgoal.Withmostoftheencouragementandsupportthathe
hadgotten,hewasabletoworktowardgettingtowhathehadwantedwhichwasequality.
ThoughLincolnhadworkedtowardgettingagreatthing,othersbelievethatbeingaloved
manthathe'scausedhimtogetshot,whichwasbyJohnWilkesBooth.Withallofthe
encouragementthathehadgotten,LincolnwasassassinatedbyBoothafterdoingwhathe
wantedto.Ifhewasfeared,peoplewouldlistentohimandhearwhatheneededtosayand
nottrytoassassinatehim.Memory.loc.govstates,AccompanyinghimatFord'sTheater
thatnightwerehiswife,MaryToddLincoln,atwentyeightyearoldofficernamedMajor
HenryR.Rathbone,andRathbone'sfiancee,ClaraHarris.Aftertheplaywasinprogress,a
figurewithadrawnderringerpistolsteppedintothepresidentialbox,aimed,andfired.The
presidentslumpedforward.Thisshowsthateventhoughhemayhavedoneagoodthing,
somepeopledonotbelievewhathedidwhatright.Eventhoughhewasabletofreethe
slaves,itresultedinLincolnbeingassassinatedbyBooth.AbrahamLincolnwasan
importantleader,andbecauseofthiswecelebrateadaynamedafterhimandothersfor
whathehaddone.Whenpeopledothingslikethis,theyarehonoredforwhattheyhave
done.History.comstates,LincolnssigningoftheEmancipationProclamationreinforcedhis
imageasahateddespotandultimatelyledJohnWilkesBoothtoassassinatehimonApril
14,1865.Hisfavoritehorse,OldBob,pulledhisfuneralhearse.Thisquoteshowsthat
evenafterLincolnwaskilled,peopleeverydaystillappreciatewhathehaddoneandifhe
didnotdothatthingsinthisworldwouldnotbethesame.HehadgottenthedayLincolns
dayandisalsocelebratedonPresidentsDay.
Inconclusion,beingalovedleaderbenefitsinmanywaysandhelpsthemwhen
tryingtomakeachangeintheworld.Withoutbeingloved,peoplewanttorebelagainst
themandnotfollowwhattheywanttodo.Eventhoughpeoplemaybescaredtorebel

againstafearedleader,manyofthepeoplewillwanttorebeleveniftheydonotsucceed.
Lovedleaderscausefollowersandsupport,andmostimportantsuccess.Theseleaderswant
thesethingsandwanttosucceedinsomethingtheybelieveisrightfortheworld.