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John expects his son and his daughter and his wife to speak for him, but suddenly Katherine Chancellor shows up. Jill shows up. Victor shows up. The whole town speaks for him. There are some very touching pieces. Then, John himself makes a plea. It`s a really powerful scene.

I think being actor is more difficult for men. The very best actors are not afraid of playing with their own femininity and leaving aside power struggles with the director. Because there`s no getting around it: on a film set, it`s the director who has the power. This fact is often more difficult to accept for an actor than for an actress.

Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating.

While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms, a responsible command structure, and obeying the laws of war.

If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be discovered. She did not seek new worlds, or sail to pow-wow about the dangers of the sea.

Once in a while, ... the International Red Cross would announce it was coming to inspect the (POW) camp, and the night before, we`d be shipped to a hiding place.