Word: acte
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...First Amendment is predicated on the belief that while words and images are powerful tools that make us think, it is by our own free will and volition that we choose to act. Thus, free expression, even expression that is repugnant to the majority of society, is tolerable precisely because words themselves are benign. Speech can encourage positive change but can just as easily evoke our most animalistic tendencies and encourage us to act out of greed, malice and spite. Ultimately, though, we make our own decisions. As responsible and rational human beings we determine when and how we act...
Colton began his address by assessing the state of housing in the last 50 years, since the passage of the Housing Act of 1949, but then discussed areas where policy could be improved...
...act's] theme was that every American should have a decent home and a suitable living environment," he said...
...longer focus on whether the U.S. has an interest in the Balkans; this decision was made years ago. Rather, the U.S. should address Slobodan Milosevic with resolve, not only to protect the Kosovars but also to retain credibility. Senator McCain is correct to assert that a failure to act decisively undermines U.S. credibility and opens the door to aggressive regimes. JOHN GAVENONIS Berkeley, Calif...
...approach, however, that requires diligence on the part of the parents. Project race (Reclassify All Children Equally)--a campaign started by Ryan Graham, a biracial Florida teenager, and his mother Susan--has won changes in the act college-entrance-exam forms and some minor alterations in the U.S. Census form as well as on some local and state government forms. But most of society has not yet taken to the concept of biracial identity. Most government forms don't include a multiracial box, and it's usually up to the parent to make sure a child isn't compartmentalized...