Word: acted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Given the power differentials in this culture, for women to have a space and place to talk, organize and act is crucial," says Holly J. Blake, director of the WILL program. "For many it provides an outlet for activism, for others [WILL is] a community...
Fordham quarterback Matt Georgia finally decided to act like a quarterback, and running back Al Lundy remembered how to gain positive yardage...
...result is a company that's swiftly emerging as a powerhouse--both in Hollywood and on Wall Street--and an executive whose life remains a perpetual juggling act. "I'm a good morning person," Jobs says, asked to describe a typical weekday. "I'll wake up sixish and work a little before the kids get up. Then we'll have a little food, finish up some homework and see them off to school. If I'm lucky I'll work at home for another hour, but oftentimes I'll have to come in. I usually get [to Apple] about nine...
...wake of the Unabomber's arrest, as David simultaneously lobbied for Ted's life and reached out to Ted's victims, he and Linda struck me as extraordinary. They seemed to have stumbled into an impossible situation and acted honorably at every turn. Several months ago, I contacted them to talk about the price of morality--that is, the cost they have paid for committing a deeply difficult act. Because they have sold the book and film rights to their story (the money, they say, will largely go to a fund for bombing victims), certain aspects of their lives...
...publication of Ted's book neared, however, what became even more intriguing than the consequences of their moral act were the motivations behind it. So in August, I wrote to Ted; I wanted his take on the tortured dynamic between the two brothers and the woman who has played such a catalytic, though overlooked, role in their story. (David and Linda were upset when the article shifted in this direction, and eventually stopped participating...