问答题Practice 13 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. —In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. —W.B, Prescott Assignment: Which is a more powerful force of social change: power or patience? Write an essay in which you answer this question and support your position logically with examples from literature, the arts, history, politics, science and technology, current events, or your experience or observation.
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Practice 13 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. —In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. —W.B, Prescott Assignment: Which is a more powerful force of social change: power or patience? Write an essay in which you answer this question and support your position logically with examples from literature, the arts, history, politics, science and technology, current events, or your experience or observation.
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