▁being , ▁thinking ▁and ▁acting , ▁and ▁by ▁increasing ▁this ▁aw aren ess ▁making ▁it ▁possible ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁change ▁their ▁way ▁of ▁being , ▁thinking ▁and ▁acting . ▁ ▁S over eign ▁power ▁ ▁With ▁" so ver eign ▁power " ▁Fou ca ult ▁all udes ▁to ▁a ▁power ▁structure ▁that ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁py ram id , ▁where ▁one ▁person ▁or ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁( at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁py ram id ) ▁holds ▁the ▁power , ▁while ▁the ▁" normal " ▁( and ▁opp ress ed ) ▁people ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁py ram id . ▁In ▁the ▁middle ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁py ram id ▁are ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁en force ▁the ▁so ver eign s ▁orders . ▁A ▁typical ▁example ▁of ▁so ver eign ▁power ▁is ▁absolute ▁mon archy . ▁ ▁In ▁historical ▁absolute ▁monarch ies , ▁cr imes ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁personal ▁off ense ▁against ▁the ▁so ver eign ▁and ▁his / her ▁power . ▁The ▁pun ishment ▁was ▁often ▁public ▁and ▁spect ac ular , ▁partly ▁to ▁d eter ▁others ▁from ▁comm itting ▁cr imes , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁re inst ate ▁the ▁so ver eign s ▁power . ▁This ▁was ▁however ▁both ▁expensive ▁and ▁in effect ive ▁– ▁it ▁led ▁far ▁too ▁often ▁to ▁people ▁sympath izing ▁with ▁the ▁criminal . ▁In ▁modern ▁times , ▁when ▁discipl inary ▁power ▁is ▁dominant , ▁crim inals ▁are ▁instead ▁subject ed ▁to ▁various ▁discipl inary ▁techniques ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁" rem old