Sentences with phrase «as a tragedy»

The world watches as tragedy unfolds beneath its gaze.

These characters have all known each other most of their lives, and that gives them all a common ground to stand on, even as tragedy puts them directly at odds.

Personal good fortune can be appreciated by anyone, just as tragedy can bring grief.

Whenever he did get to play that first year, which was not often, he viewed his every error and out as a tragedy.

Most seemed to view the situation as a tragedy.

Would you describe the plot line in the game as a tragedy?

The growing movement to address animal welfare in areas of chronic poverty reminds us that many people no longer view homeless animals as a tragedy they must simply ignore.

As sad as this tragedy is, someone might see it as just another large medical malpractice verdict and not a very remarkable story.

That once perfect scenario will alter in one or in many ways, sometimes in a split second as tragedy or trauma strike without warning.

As tragedy unfolds, we must focus on the immediate response.

Marx famously wrote that everything in history happens twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Buying from a pet shop perpetuates this inhumane, exploitative treatment as well as the tragedy of pet overpopulation, since as long as there is any demand, puppy mills will keep breeding and overbreeding for profit.

The first time as tragedy and the second time as farce.

I am not referring to well documented cases, such as the tragedy in India in 1984, but rather a story that was going around before that time.

Bell described Bonhoeffer's death as a tragedy not only for Germany but for all of Europe.

As the tragedy in Burma has unfolded over the last week, accurate information has been extremely hard to come by.

We know that we are made to be with God forever; before sin, Christ would have come at some appointed time to lead us to the Father and bring us to fulfilment — we don't know how (though Our Lady's life gives us a clue) but we do know that death as that tragedy we experience was never the plan.

Depending on your tastes, that verdict might either bring to mind Marx's adage about history being repeated first as tragedy then farce, or the immortal words of Jay Gatsby: «Can't repeat the past?

She loves her daughter with all her heart and soul, but is heartbroken at what she initially sees as a tragedy for both her girls.

I think of it as the last act of a play and [it] should be known as the tragedy of harness racing in Pennsylvania,» he continued.

Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale by Frederick Buechner:: Buechner is another perennial favourite of mine but this one somehow escaped my notice for many a year.

You might know them as amazing X-Men, but Alexandra Shipp (X-Men: Apocalypse's Storm) and Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool's Negasonic Teenage Warhead) have joined forces as Tragedy Girls.

There's nothing quite as devastating as tragedy treated with sharp and precise Northern European restraint.

The New Yorker — Why Oak Creek Isn't Being Treated as a Tragedy for All Americans — Naunihal Singh — One of a number of articles wondering why this massacre disappeared so quickly from the media, and why it hasn't been framed as what it was: domestic terrorism.

the only positive thing i can see in this is that it looks like the survivors are fine with the persons death and presumably the person dying is also fine with it... unsettling for me, but that it's not felt as a tragedy to those closest is..

In her resignation letter, Simon said as tragedies are politicized, blame is inevitable.

America watched as the tragedies unfolded in Washington, DC, New York, and Pennsylvania with a mixture of emotions; rage, fear, sadness, and despair.

Without being a pacifist, he regarded war as a tragedy that corrupts the victor as well as inflicting terrible suffering on the defeated.

I am currently writing a popular level book tentatively entitled Heaven, Hell and Purgatory: Life as Comedy, Life as Tragedy, Life as Story.

The study of Jewish history has moved from beyond the periphery to the very center and, indeed, being inevitably seen as a tragedy leading to a unique catastrophe, has some claims to being more widely discussed today than almost any other aspect of modern European history.

I imagine these tragedies took their toll, as tragedies do.

York, who teaches at Elon University, is keen to avoid any description of martyrdom as a tragedy or a sacrifice.

As this tragedy becomes known, largely through the work of people like Shea, American Christians are taking notice.

In the worst case scenario, such as the tragedy at Rana Plaza on April 24, 2013, over a thousand people die when their workplace collapses.

It's a hot topic again as tragedies occur around the country due to cruel harassment and torment.

Brown describes each job loss as a tragedy.

De Blasio encouraged the city to stay resolute as a tragedy put him into the national spotlight.

What may seem as a natural rite of passage to us, can be viewed as a tragedy to them.

Affected by tragedy, a married couple decide to role play Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a

A lurid enigma, erotic noir as tragedy, Bastards is a film that burrows into genre like a parasite, while probing the darkest alcoves of the human heart.

The actors are terrific, especially Weaving, who plays bottoming out as a tragedy spiked with gallows humor, and Blanchett, who digs deep into the booby - trapped nature of recovery.

The corrosive influence that parents have on their children, and the discord it breeds between siblings, is at the heart of Baumbach's film, which would resound as a tragedy if not for the consistent humor derived from the Meyerowitzs» distinctly NYC - Jewish brand of fuming, fussing and bickering.

As the tragedy draws to a close, the script stokes the fires of bloody vengeance, and Sweeney snicks necks with a fearsome finality.

Instead of sensationalizing the story, the film looks to humanize the author and his relationship with the young woman as a tragedy of sorts, with their inability to go public proving to be an ever - existent limit on the extent of their love.

If you re-read the final scenes between Winston Smith and Julia from Nineteen Eighty - Four and then watch this scene, you can have your own version of Marx's dictum about history as tragedy, then farce.

Adapted from Michael Lewis» 2010 novel of the same name, The Big Short is about as comical as tragedy can get.

But given Adam's lecture about Karl Marx's idea of history repeating itself, once as tragedy and then as farce, perhaps a second viewing will reap more rewards.

Of course, that transition was as much a matter of inevitability as the tragedy we... Continue reading Foxcatcher