act

From Latin actus, the term act is linked with that of action, such as the ability to carry out a certain task. In any case, in the colloquial sense, the word has various uses and applications.

Political leaders often lead different types of events.

The concept in theater and in religion

In a play, an act is each of the parts into which an artistic work can be divided. For example: "In the first act of the piece, the main character tells the reason for his grief".

On the religious level there is the concept of Act of faith, which refers to the hope or the concentration of the spirit on a feeling: "Jorge made an act of faith by walking more than 60 kilometers to reach the cathedral and ask for the health of his wife".

Act according to justice

In the field of Justice, a legal act It is a voluntary and conscious action whose purpose is to establish, modify or extinguish Rights between legal persons. In this way, it supposes a modification of the state of things through the legal system.

Continuing with justice, a administrative act It is the legal act that promotes a public administration. A conciliation, for its part, is the appearance of the disaffected parties before a judge, with the aim of excusing a dispute.

Political action and activism

The term is also used to refer to a public, political or formal celebration: "In a ceremony held in the capital, the president confirmed that he will stand as a candidate in search of re-election".

A demonstration can be constituted as a political act or one that seeks a social change.

There is a related concept that we are defining that is known as activism and refers to the action that is aimed at generate a change of social or political character, manifesting within a ethical or ideological stance. Today we often hear about activism in favor of animals, but do we know how important this is?

Due to various acts that our species has carried out over time, it has been necessary for many people, aware of the seriousness of the consequences of the same, they had to get up to fight for the rights of other species.

Vegans Acts

Some of the most important activist movements is the one carried out by the supporters of veganism around the world; who fight to abolish the consumption of meat and other animal derivatives. They propose a world where all living beings have the right to live in freedom and are not raised for consumption; a world where the consumption of meat, milk, eggs, wool and other animal derivatives does not exist and is lived in an ethical and respectful way with life.

In the acts carried out by activists the disclosure of new values ​​that are imposed on those who they corrupt the social balance. The message is often extremely clear, for example in a protest against circuses or zoos, many activists lock themselves in cages in a public space to generate empathy in passersby and demonstrate that no living being can be happy being deprived of their freedom and, above all, that human beings have no right to "take over" other lives, either for your entertainment or to meet some of your basic needs such as food or clothing.

Other uses of the notion

Finally, it should be noted that there are other variants of the concept, although in general all are linked to the concept of action, operation or maneuver.

We can also say that an act was a roman linear measure which was about 36 meters long. A square act it was the Roman superficial measure that had 30 minimum acts.