Foucault used the word docility to explain how control and power were achieved through discipline. The body needs attention. People were forced to suffer violence and torture. Now times have changed and people are subject to control and discipline. In all institutions of social life; discipline is used. A docile body is one that can be “subjugated, used, transformed and improved, and this docile body can only be achieved through a rigorous regime of disciplinary acts” (Foucault, pg 136). It can be said that docile bodies are submissive. This means that most of us are capable of being dominated. This concept made some realize the control they could have. First they noticed that it was better to apply force on a single person rather than on groups. So power was used to control “the efficiency of movements, their internal control.” Finally, control focused on the process rather than the product. Foucault states that this domination is different from slavery. He says that “discipline produces subject and practiced bodies; docile bodies" (p. 138). This was not a new discovery; instead it was used as needed. To understand the concept of a docile body, you need to understand the little things. There are many components that make up the discipline of docile bodies. From the art of distribution, the temporal elaboration of the act, the correlation of the body and the gesture of the articulation of the bodily object, the exhaustive use and finally the composition of the forces. Most of us are docile bodies. This can be said with confidence because we have all been through the education system. The education system is an excellent example of disciplining docile organisms. Any disciplinary action required to make a docile... middle of paper... from the first day of a soldier's exercises. These children would become veterans and the cycle would repeat. You can't take away the strength of something if you know how to recognize it and unite it with others. All disciplinary actions must be ordered by someone who is clear and concise. It doesn't need to be explained or understood. The master's task is to send the signal and ensure that the other person becomes aware of it and responds in the correct way. This can be seen in the education system; for example “few words, no explanations, a total silence interrupted only by signals such as bells, applause and looks from the teacher” (p. 166). This is what obedience creates. Students would have to learn the cues in order to respond automatically. If a student did not respond to the signal, the signal is repeated once again.