- published: 12 Mar 2009
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A person is a being, such as a human, that has certain capacities or attributes constituting personhood, the precise definition of which is the subject of much controversy.[vague language] The common plural of "person", "people", is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), so the plural "persons" is often used in contexts which require precision such as philosophical and legal writing.
In ancient Rome, the word "persona" (Latin) or "prosopon" (πρόσωπον: Greek) originally referred to the masks worn by actors on stage. The various masks represented the various "personae" in the stage play, while the masks themselves helped the actor's voice resonate and made it easier for the audience to hear.
In Roman law, the word "persona" became used to refer to a role played in court, and it became established that it was the role rather than the actor that could have rights, powers, and duties, because different individuals could assume the same roles, the rights, powers, and duties followed the role rather than the actor, and each individual could act in more than one role, each a different "person" in law.[tortured english][citation needed]
There's no light, where you fall, Then a voice screams out and tells you: You've lost it all.. Borrowed time, is the only thing that you own. They'll surround you wearing swanskins, and take you where you don't belong.
You're calling out.. You're in harms way. A gun behind, Your shoulderblades
No way out, of trying to feel.. And i can hear you breathing faintly, and it whispers through the reefs. Oh you're like the sand in a bag full of holes. You're the dew that's evaporating, and i'm the grass that's left alone.
You're calling out, You're in harms way Throwing hand grenades onto heavens' gate.. No way out