“I have an extremely difficult time wrapping my head around such a tragic event as the Elementary school massacre in Connecticut and unbelievable sadness for the parents, families and co-workers effected by this tragedy. We are ALL touched by this either directly or indirectly.... May hearts be comforted at such a devastating time. The world is with you.... I know I am.” KnowsWorldHeartMaySchoolParentDifficultSadnessEventsTragedyWorkersTouchedTragicUnbelievableDifficult TimesMassacresElementary SchoolWrappingCo WorkerConnecticutTragic Events Author:Pamela Moore
“The real tragedy of human existence is not that we are nasty by nature, but that a cruel structural asymmetry grants to rare events of meanness such power to shape our history.” HumansRealExistenceEventsShapesTragedyGrantsNastyHuman ExistenceMeannessAsymmetryRare Events Book:Eight little piggies: reflections in natural history Source: Eight little piggies: reflections in natural history
“The very secret of life for mewas to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility. I had picked a life that dealt with excitement, tragedy, mass calamities, human triumphs and suffering. To throw my whole self into recording and attempting to understand these things, I needed an inner serenity as a kind of balance.” HumansKindSelfWholeSufferingSecretEventsNeededBalanceMassTragedyTriumphExcitementMidstSerenityTranquilityAttemptingCalamityRushingSecret Life Author:Margaret Bourke-White
“The comedies, the tragedies we see played out on this earth before us, don't last. But we are eternal spirits. These events will come and go, but the planes of light and nirvana will always be there.” LightEarthLastsSpiritSufferingComedyEventsBuddhismEternalTragedyPlanesComes And Goes Author:Frederick Lenz
“Jesus will turn your sorrow into joy. One can only imagine the shock and bewilderment the Apostles felt when the Lord told them he must go away. Though they could not understand it at the time, his departure was for their benefit. The same is true of the unexpected setbacks and tragedies we experience in this life...When I consider the times when I have been confounded by events that seemed so contrary to what I thought God wanted for me, I should be mindful that they were permitted by the Lord's inscrutable providence for my own good, as difficult as that might be to fathom.” ShouldHas BeensMightWantedJoyTurnsJesusFeltDifficultMy OwnLordImagineEventsSorrowBenefitsTragedyContraryThis LifeShockUnexpectedGoing AwayProvidenceApostlesSetbackDepartureFathomBewildermentInscrutable Author:Patrick Madrid
“Patricia Smith is one of the best poets around and has been for a long time. Her Blood Dazzler is full of capacious soul and formal inventiveness: the compassion and artfulness necessary to capture the tragedies and Tragedy of Katrina. Smith is herself a storm of beautiful, frightening talent. Her words will wash you or wash you away. I consider this new book a major literary event.” LongHas BeensBookSoulBeautifulCompassionBloodTalentEventsPoetMajorsLong TimeTragedyStormCaptureFrighteningFormalNew BooksKatrinaInventivenessBest Poet Author:Terrance Hayes
“In all natural disasters through time, man needs to attach meaning to tragedy, no matter how random and inexplicable the event is.” MenNeedsMatterNaturalEventsTragedyDisasterInexplicableRough TimesNatural Disaster Author:Nathaniel Philbrick
“The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.” ArtFilmPurposeArtistSongActorsEffectsEventsTragedyTheaterHistoricalEtcEpicAlienationTransparencyChorusHistorical Context Author:Bertolt Brecht
“When you see what goes on in Iraq on a daily basis - more people dying in car bombings - you almost brush it aside after a while. To actually comprehend the human tragedy of these events is overwhelming. We see so many images, but there's always the sense, for Americans, that it's not in our backyard. That's another reason why the war in Bosnia was so fascinating; because it really was in Europe's backyard. It was in Europe. And they didn't do anything about it for years. It took the Americans to end that war, really. That's a shame.” PeopleYearsHumansWarEndsReasonDyingCarEventsGoes OnEuropeBasesTragedyShameIraqReason WhyFascinatingOverwhelmingBrushesBombingBackyardsBosniaPeople Dying Author:Richard Shepard
“If you respect the events and respect the real life tragedy, you can drive your film to address it in some mature way.” IfsWayRealFilmEventsTragedyReal LifeAddressesMature Author:James Mangold
“With Katrina, it's almost like the sequel that doesn't live up to the original. It's certainly a shocking event and a tragedy, but somehow as a big event it doesn't seem to carry as much weight with the public as 9/11 did.” BigsSeemsEventsWeightTragedyOriginalsShockingSequelsKatrinaBig Events Author:Gilbert Gottfried
“Having experienced personally and through my family the tragedy of Chile is something always present in my memory. I do not want events of that nature ever to happen again, and I have dedicated an important part of my life to ensuring that and to the reunion of all Chileans.” WantImportantHappensMemoriesEventsMy FamilyTragedyDedicatedReunionChileChileans Author:Michelle Bachelet
“It [9/11 tragedy] has affected us on so many levels: economically, morally, spiritually, ethically. It's been all over the place. A new American identity emerged - we now live in a very different America. This is the power of the definitive event.” DifferentAmericaLevelsEventsIdentityTragedyAffectedAmerican Identity Author:Porochista Khakpour