Howe+A+RESPONSES

-Only animate objects may Act. No rocks, thus, can Act, though if dialoged from a mountain it can certainly create motion, but only living beings may Act. Act must be voluntary and purposive and must result in something new and existing. Only humans may Act. (Amber Howe)
 * Act**
 * Ex:** The student had to //Act// upon her desire to receive an A in her Visual Rhetoric course, so she completed all the class work in a timely manner. (The student takes a voluntary //Action// to do class work in order to receive a positive grade)
 * Source:** Rhetoric A Users Guide by John D. Ramage, Page 13