Word: act
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PROS He's doing the best he can to act like a plugged-in youngster--he announced the engagement on his website...
Many religious organizations encourage men's discussion groups, and the Web provides links to special-interest groups. Warren Farrell says that when men get together to talk, one thing they learn is that some of the qualities that make them successful at the workplace act as barriers to a successful family life. Yet men with fully developed emotional lives will be better husbands, fathers and friends--while hopefully remaining just Martian enough to keep things interesting...
...Without that, how would I act? I get to look completely different, and people don't know it's me. It's become a way of making a living...
...Titus himself, as portrayed by Sir Anthony Hopkins in one of his most brilliant performances to date, stands at the center of the web of wrongdoing, symbolically represented in one of the film's most stirring scenes by a country crossroads. Although his act of sacrificially murdering the oldest son of Tamora Queen of the Goths (the passionate and powerful Jessica Lange) sets the plot of the piece in motion, he spends most of the play contemplating and acting on his understanding of the human capacity for evil. Certainly, he is not above revenge, but as the protagonist, he allows...
...earnest nature. He is ordinariness manifest: a man who has come of the right age to marry, has a veritable income, a mediocre intellect and a moderate view of politics. Carmichael's performance is as sound and solid as John Worthing's constitution--although at times he does not act as earnest as his role requires but rather seems inclined to wax a little too much on the wishy-washy side...