{"id":3745,"date":"2021-05-26T05:27:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T05:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/act\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T05:27:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T05:27:57","slug":"act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/act\/","title":{"rendered":"act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>From Latin <em>actus<\/em>, the term <strong>act<\/strong> is linked with that of <strong>action<\/strong>, such as the ability to carry out a certain task.  In any case, in the colloquial sense, the word has various uses and applications.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74614\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74614\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/acto-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bell\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74614\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-74614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Political leaders often lead different types of events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The concept in theater and in religion<\/h2>\n<p>In a play, an act is <strong>each of the parts into which an artistic work can be divided<\/strong>.  For example: <em>\"In the first act of the piece, the main character tells the reason for his grief\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>On the religious level there is the concept of <b>Act of faith<\/b>, which refers to the <strong>hope or the concentration of the spirit on a feeling<\/strong>: <em>\"Jorge made an act of faith by walking more than 60 kilometers to reach the cathedral and ask for the health of his wife\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Act according to justice<\/h2>\n<p>In the field of <strong>Justice<\/strong>, a <strong>legal act<\/strong> It is a voluntary and conscious action whose purpose is to establish, modify or extinguish <strong>Rights<\/strong> between legal persons.  In this way, it supposes a modification of the state of things through the legal system.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing with justice, a <strong>administrative act<\/strong> It is the legal act that promotes a public administration.  A <strong>conciliation<\/strong>, for its part, is the appearance of the disaffected parties before a judge, with the aim of excusing a dispute.<\/p>\n<h2>Political action and activism<\/h2>\n<p>The term is also used to refer to a <strong>public, political or formal celebration<\/strong>: <em>\"In a ceremony held in the capital, the president confirmed that he will stand as a candidate in search of re-election\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74615\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74615\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manifestacion.jpg\" alt=\"Protest\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74615\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-74615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstration can be constituted as a political act or one that seeks a social change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>There is a related concept that we are defining that is known as <b>activism<\/b> and refers to the action that is aimed at <strong>generate a change of social or political character<\/strong>, manifesting within a <b>ethical or ideological stance<\/b>.  Today we often hear about activism in favor of animals, but do we know how important this is?<\/p>\n<p>Due to various acts that our species has carried out over time, it has been necessary for many people, <strong>aware of the seriousness of the consequences of the same<\/strong>, they had to get up to fight for the <b>rights of other species<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2>Vegans Acts<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the most important activist movements is the one carried out by the <strong>supporters of veganism around the world<\/strong>;  who fight to abolish the consumption of meat and other animal derivatives.  They propose a world <strong>where all living beings have the right to live in freedom and are not raised for consumption<\/strong>;  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.<\/p>\n<p>In the <b>acts carried out by activists<\/b> the disclosure of new values \u200b\u200bthat are imposed on those who <strong>they corrupt the social balance<\/strong>.  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 <b>generate empathy<\/b> 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, <strong>either for your entertainment or to meet some of your basic needs such as food or clothing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Other uses of the notion<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, it should be noted that there are other variants of the concept, although in general all are linked to the concept of <b>action, operation or maneuver<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p>We can also say that an act was a <strong>roman linear measure<\/strong> which was about 36 meters long.  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