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anhinga
Any fish-eating bird of the family Anhingidae (order Pelecaniformes), sometimes considered a single species (Anhinga anhinga) with geographical variants. Anhingas are about 35 in. (90 cm) long, slender, and long-necked. They are mostly black, with silvery wing markings. Males, glossed with green, develop pale head plumes and a dark "mane" in breeding season. Anhingas live in small colonies along lakes and rivers in tropical to warm temperate regions except in Europe. They swim nearly submerged; the head and neck show above water, darting snakelike from side to side.
Achinese
One of the main ethnic groups on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. In the 13th cent. the Achinese became the first people in the archipelago to adopt Islam. After expelling the Portuguese in the 17th cent., the sultanate of Acheh was dominant in N Sumatra until it was conquered by the Dutch in 1904 (see Achinese War). Now part of the Indonesian republic, they are restive and are administered within a special district. They trace their descent through both maternal and paternal lines, and the position of women is high. They number roughly 2.1 million.
acting
Art of representing a character on a stage or before a camera by means of movement, gesture, and intonation. Acting in the Western tradition originated in Greece in the 6th cent. BC; the tragedian Thespis is traditionally regarded as founder of the profession. Aristotle defined acting as "the right management of the voice to express various emotions" and declared it a natural gift that he doubted could be taught. Acting declined as an art in the Middle Ages, when Christian liturgical drama was performed by craft guilds and amateurs. Modern professional acting emerged in the 16th cent. with Italy's commedia dell'arte troupes. It flourished during the era of W. Shakespeare. Not until the 18th cent., however, was acting considered a profession to be taken seriously, through the efforts in England of the actor-manager D. Garrick and the talents of such actors as S. Siddons, E. Kean, and H. Irving. Modern acting styles have been influenced by K. Stanislavsky's emphasis on the actor's identification with his role and by B. Brecht's insistence on the objectivity and discipline of the actor. The Stanislavsky method was adapted in the U.S. by L. Strasberg and Stella Adler (1901-1992) and is the basis of most contemporary training, which features the cultivation of emotional and sense memory, physical and vocal training, and improvisation.
aging
Gradual change in an organism that leads to increased risk of weakness, disease, and death. It takes place in a cell, an organ, or the total organism over the entire adult life span of any living thing. There is a decline in biological functions and in ability to adapt to metabolic stress. Changes in organs include the replacement of functional cardiovascular cells with fibrous tissue. Overall effects of ...
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