Essential Word Roots: Just Do It: Act

She paused, and Fisman spoke up: “No, the real me is the me revealed by my actions. That’s what an economist would say.” Blink

So he decided to act on advice he had been resisting for years: he outlined his speech, tailored it to his audience, and memorized what he wanted to say. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West

Now, the museum will need to buy styluses for its visitors, and is exploring the possibility of replacing touch navigation with voice activation. The New York Times

The goddess Nemesis had promised him help, and he’d gotten it: the code to activate the Archimedes sphere. The House of Hades

Her family’s motto was “sharing and caring,” and even in a community of active citizens, the Winstons distinguished themselves with their tireless service, religious devotion, and humanitarianism. Hidden Figures

His fame was also due to his activism against the Vietnam War, his efforts to fight racism with his words, and his devotion to humanitarian causes around the world. Proud

While she was in London, Stanton visited with Angelina and Sarah Grimké, her abolitionist friends from New York, but she was most impressed by Lucretia Mott and the work she did as an activist. Votes for Women!

We should not see the enslaved people simply as victims, but rather as actors—as the heralds of the interconnected world in which we all live today. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science

All over the industrialised world, utility companies are starting to install hundreds of millions of "smart meters" which contain an on/off switch that can be remotely actuated. The Guardian

But Congress could only enact laws if both chambers agreed—part of the “checks and balances” built into the U.S. In the Shadow of Liberty

Like my late father, like my sleepless daughter, I am always in motion, adrift when inactive. The Washington Post

My first real interaction with white kids came when I met two little girls who lived next door. How Dare the Sun Rise

“She is withdrawn and rarely interacts with other students, even in activities that require no verbal communication.” The Book of Unknown Americans

At home I spent a lot of time wishing Qareeb would calm down, because he was so hyperactive, but at times like this I appreciated my brother and all of his fearlessness. Proud

I decide it can’t hurt to be proactive here, so I type in her address and start an email before I can stop myself. Every Day

The pollution of water supplies with radioactive materials poses another problem. Silent Spring

They found that the rocks inside Io should have been melted, not by radioactivity but by tides; that much of the interior of Io should be liquid. Cosmos

I guessed from the student’s reactions that Master Hemme was not particularly well loved. The Name of the Wind

The land mines were disabled after the sixty seconds we stood on the plates, but the boy from District 3 must have managed to reactivate them. The Hunger Games