The Man

"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise.

The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either passively, openly or via sabotage.

History

As a phrase meaning "the boss" it dates from at least 1918.

In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract. From about the 1950s the phrase was also an underworld code word for police, the warden of a prison or other law enforcement or penal authorities.

The use of this term was expanded to counterculture groups and their battles against authority, such as the Yippies, which, according to a May 19, 1969 article in U.S. News and World Report, had the "avowed aim ... to destroy 'The Man', their term for the present system of government". The term eventually found its way into humorous usage, such as in a December 1979 motorcycle ad from the magazine Easyriders which featured the tagline, "California residents: Add 6% sales tax for The Man."

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy John Irons (born September 19, 1948) is an English actor. After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969, and has since appeared in many West End theatre productions including The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, Godspell, Richard II and Embers. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing and received a Tony Award for Best Actor.

Irons' first major film role came in the 1981 romantic drama The French Lieutenant's Woman, for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. After starring in such film dramas as Moonlighting (1982), Betrayal (1983) and The Mission (1986), he gained critical acclaim for portraying twin gynaecologists in David Cronenberg's psychological thriller Dead Ringers (1988). In 1990, Irons played accused murderer Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune, and took home multiple awards, including an Academy Award for Best Actor.

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It's just one storm after another
I'm being blown in the wrong direction
Making my live like all the rest
Another face like just the rest
So one by one we all follow
One by one we all walk the same line
Were in time we forget what it's like to feel alive
Falling asleep. getting older, waking up
A little bit closer
To a line where we forget.
Where we all forget
Who knew my life would be
Would be just like this
I'm growing older and just starting
Starting to forget
These days just fly right by
With me spending all my time
With my head in my hands
Knowing soon I'll step
Into line there's no looking back
All these moments turn to memories
That will slowly fade and die
Fade and die just like life
Falling asleep, getting older, waking up
A little bit closer
To a line where we forget
Where we all forget
Who knew my life would be
Would be like this
I'm growing older and just starting
Starting to forget
I'm starting to forget
If I only knew then
What I know now
If I only could have stayed there somehow
If i only knew then
What I know now
If only I could have stayed young somehow
As much as I wanted to stay young
I know this life has to move on
Move on
Who knew this life would be
Would be this hard
I'm growing up but I'll always be
Who knew this life would be
Would be so hard
I'm growing up but I'll always be

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Prof. Stephen Hawking on his way to a lecture before highschool students in Jerusalem

Stephen Hawking Issues Warning For What Brexit Could Mean For The Human Species

Edit WorldNews.com 29 Jul 2016

Stephen Hawking has penned a thoughtful appeal for post-Brexit Britain to reconsider the role that wealth plays in society, warning that isolationism and envy could even lead to the end of the human species, Mashable reports. In a Guardian essay, the world-renowned physicist made the case for a more comprehensive and generous definition of wealth "to include knowledge, natural resources and human capacity." ... ....

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, stand on stage together during the fourth day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Thursday, July 28, 2016.

Hillary Clinton And Dangers Of The 'Making History Voter'

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4, 2008 will forever be seared in the memory of those who voted for the first black president of the United States of America ... Clinton should also note her livelihood came from millions of women who pay taxes, some making sacrificial choices. And what about the mothers and wives who have suffered – and still – suffer due to her foreign policy ......

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Trevor Gray: Wife's battle to clear wrongly jailed detective's name

Edit BBC News 30 Jul 2016

"I knew what kind of man he was, morally correct in everything he does," the 50-year-old said. "I just knew he wasn't capable of that. Despite our differences, and the fact we'd separated, I knew he wasn't capable of such a crime." ... "I was going through the case files, picking up the inconsistencies and anomalies and I knew I had to do something - there were so many errors in there," she said....

Fill-ins contributing in a big way while they can

Edit MLB 30 Jul 2016

"That's the name of the game," said Hazelbaker, who ignited the offense with a second-inning homer off Jose Urena. "For a guy who is just trying to come up and make a name for himself in the big leagues, that's what I have to do, is take advantage of every opportunity that's given to me." ... It's nice to see some of these other players, guys who otherwise might not be getting those opportunities, come up big for us."....

Lantana man watched mother kill father, then cashed Dad’s checks

Edit Palm Beach Post 30 Jul 2016

There was no question Davis, 38, knew about his father’s grisly death ... The only person who could possibly tie him to Henry Thurston Davis Jr.’s death was his mother ... Davis knew his father was dying and did nothing, she said ... Sheriff’s Detective John Cogburn, who investigated the strange crime, said he has asked the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office to prosecute Davis in connection with his father’s death....

Ex-Royal Marine dies in climbing accident in French Alps

Edit Belfast Telegraph 30 Jul 2016

A former Royal Marine who recently became engaged has been killed in a climbing accident in the French Alps ... He had recently left the Royal Marines and last month got engaged to equine vet April Lawson, who changed her Facebook profile picture to a photo of the two of them following his death ... "We knew him as a fine young man who was a credit to the service, who left having achieved much in his career....

Camp report: Deja Boyd (Cincinnati Bengals)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Jul 2016

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Robert Streb Shoots 63 At PGA, Ties For The Lead With Jimmy Walker [Video]

Edit Inquisitr 30 Jul 2016

He was thrilled to be tied for the lead with Jimmy Walker, who shot a 4-under 66 ... He knew how important it was that he get it right ... In spite of it, Jimmy Walker knew he was tied at the halfway point of a major ... Grillo, from Argentina, knew his hard work on his putting at Baltusrol was worth the effort ... Stenson, the British Open champion who made eagle on the 18th at the turn, polished off another 67....

Seven Minutes That Shook the Convention

Edit Politico 30 Jul 2016

He walked onto the convention stage Thursday night with his wife beside him, the Constitution to guide him and the pride of a father who knows he has a story to tell ... The story of how Khan, who is not even a registered Democrat, came to be standing on a stage where Hillary Clinton would moments later accept the nomination for president, began on June 8, 2004, the day his son was killed by a car bomber in Baqubah....

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