Sentences with phrase «history as tragedy»

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.

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As news spread that the recent Germanwings tragedy was the result of a single co-pilot with a history of mental illness, traditional and social media lit up with questions asking whether his employer could have — or should have — known about his mental state.

«Those museums will present American history, not European history, and they will cover hundreds of years of each people's history, their accomplishments as well as their tragedies.

History is indeed a moral order, in which judgements of the living God take effect; but this view can not be fully verified upon the plane of history as we know it, since there is an irreducible element of tragedy in human aHistory is indeed a moral order, in which judgements of the living God take effect; but this view can not be fully verified upon the plane of history as we know it, since there is an irreducible element of tragedy in human ahistory as we know it, since there is an irreducible element of tragedy in human affairs.

In this last stage of synthesis, Whitehead returns to the history of man's effort to create civilization and shows the presence of God as Eros and Beauty present within man's consciousness, effectively directing man's pursuit of civilization even in the face of tragedy.62

As a student of history, I am able to say that the tragedy of Punnappra - Vayalar struggle is a outcome of the inhuman power of the power - mongers and dehumanizing little powers.

If at this point in the central tragedy in our history there had occurred the demonstration of the power and glory of the God in whom he trusted; if Elijah had come; if he who saved others had been saved; if we know not what natural or supernatural event had taken place to deliver this soul of faith from death and further shame; then might not faith as universal loyalty and universal trust have been reconstructed among men?

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.

Though he insists that history as a whole is not a tragedy, H. Richard says the fates of individuals may well be tragic.

It is not unfair to claim that all of continental European Jewish history is viewed by David Vital as an unfolding tragedy moving inevitably, like some Greek drama, toward genocide, with only Zionism, among the many political movements to find support among the Jews, having the prescience to foresee, however dimly, the catastrophe ahead.

Joe and Claryce Holcombe have alleged in their claim that the Air Force's actions «directly caused this horrific tragedy,» as they failed to follow their own policies by not reporting the shooter's criminal history to the FBI.

In history there are few instances of the transmutation of tragedy into gain so impressive as the achievement of the later prophets, using the disaster of Zion's ruin and the temple's destruction to spiritualize and universalize the idea of God.

Although Whitehead certainly affirmed progress in the history of civilization, with his emphasis on Tragedy, he was certainly not sanguine about automatic progress as were many of the intellectual currents of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

I believe the man utd tragedy is referred to as the Munich air disaster... The real Munich disaster involved a beer hall in 1920 and the germination of a mad dictator who eventually unleashed untold mayhem and bloodshed and became a delusional manager holed up in a bunker (or was that a dug out) ordering loyal underlings to push around imaginary artillery (aka giroud and Walcott) that would retake the Soviet Union (or perhaps the EPL CL and FA Cup I forget) by reviving the glory years when things were going his way... Hmmm history is a funny thing

In My Blood: Six Generations of Madness and Desire in an American Family By John Sedgwick HarperCollins, 400 pages, $ 25.95 Dig deeply into any family history and you're bound to unearth a mosaic of tragedies and farces, but few families have given rise to as many prominent figures as the Sedgwick clan has, few have created such archival treasures, and few can trace their American lineage back to 1635.

They say history repeats itself first as a tragedy, then as Labour party political strategy.

History, as Marx taught us, likes to repeat itself: the first time in the form of a tragedy; the second, a farce.

But many party members must be thinking of his observation that everything in history happens twice — the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.

History will not judge Darling as a great figure, but this memoir gives a worthwhile glimpse of the Greek tragedy that was being played out next door at No10.

Ten years after the tragedies of September 11th, the Green Party made history by endorsing a Muslim woman, in hijab, as a candidate for the Senate District 61 special election on October 18, 2011.

On the night of July 15, Turkey went through the most catastrophic tragedy in its recent history as a result of the attempted military coup.

As investigators continue to figure out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the tragedy of Las Vegas is renewing a long - running gun control debate.

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?

This supremely well - cast indie reimagines tragedy as comedy, as Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig and Owen Wilson play three hapless criminals as they plan and execute the second - biggest cash theft in American history.

As much as I appreciated the grim hilarity of this development, there's a shot of the crumbling, smoking edifice against the morning sky that, in its implicit reference to the original's Autumn 2001 release date and storied history with 9/11, suggests Stiller is trolling the late Roger Ebert, who famously called Zoolander «exhibit A» in why the terrorists hate us and blasted it for digitally erasing the Twin Towers «so that audiences would not be reminded of the tragedy, as if we have forgotten.&raquAs much as I appreciated the grim hilarity of this development, there's a shot of the crumbling, smoking edifice against the morning sky that, in its implicit reference to the original's Autumn 2001 release date and storied history with 9/11, suggests Stiller is trolling the late Roger Ebert, who famously called Zoolander «exhibit A» in why the terrorists hate us and blasted it for digitally erasing the Twin Towers «so that audiences would not be reminded of the tragedy, as if we have forgotten.&raquas I appreciated the grim hilarity of this development, there's a shot of the crumbling, smoking edifice against the morning sky that, in its implicit reference to the original's Autumn 2001 release date and storied history with 9/11, suggests Stiller is trolling the late Roger Ebert, who famously called Zoolander «exhibit A» in why the terrorists hate us and blasted it for digitally erasing the Twin Towers «so that audiences would not be reminded of the tragedy, as if we have forgotten.&raquas if we have forgotten.»

You have to creidt Mara for imbuing her few scenes with a warmth and vibrancy that rescues Mary Jo from the footnotes of history, allowing her to emerge as both a victim of tragedy and a human being whose life was senselessly lost.

It's history as a progression of human tragedy.

The Wilson Yip films, starring Donnie Yen, follow a more conventional historical biopic structure with the great man caught in the sweep of historic events leading to triumph and tragedy; while Wong Kar - wai's The Grandmaster uses Ip as a conduit to explore the passing of one age of China's history into another, with martial arts serving a metaphorical purpose.

Marx's observation that history tends to repeat itself «the first time as tragedy, the second as farce» may help to account for the evolution from JFK to Natural Born Killers.

As they lounge around poolside or make occasional visits to a nearby village, their every word and gesture seems to reflect an entire history of drunken nights, sexual conquests, paralyzing addictions and unspoken tragedies, all of which make Marianne and Paul's contentment seem all the more hard - won.

As the nation began to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, a group of scholars and educators gathered at Harvard to explore how to teach the legacy and the history of the tragedy to students who have come of age in its wake.

Play 1: The Olympics — Ancient and Modern «Ancient»: Sostratos (wrestler / boxer) Leonidas (runner) Gymnast «Modern»: Rower Swimmer Kallipateira (boxer's mother) Play 2: Modern Olympics 1896 - 1912 Narrator Athletes from: France, America, Great Britain, Greece, Sweden Play 3: Modern Olympics 1920 — 1936 (Impact of 2 world wars) Narrator Athletes from: Belgium, France, Netherlands, USA, Germany Play 4: Modern Olympics 1948 — 1964 (End of World Wars — The Soviet Union joins the Games) Narrator Athletes from: Britain, Finland, Australia, Italy, Japan Play 5: Modern Olympics 1968 — 1984 (Tragedy & Triumph) Narrator Athletes from: Mexico, West Germany, Canada, U.S.S.R., U.S.A. Play 6: Modern Olympics 1988 — 2004 (To the Future) Narrator Athletes from: South Korea, Spain, U.S.A., Australia, Greece Plus 2 Updates Plays 7 and 8 have been added, at the end, as updates (available off www.plays-r-ussell.com as separate scripts) Play 7 Beijing 2008 Play 8 London 2012 Other Olympic scripts by Sue Russell: ASSEMBLIES Brazil Host Country to the Olympics 2016 Assembly Olympics PRIDE Assembly (PSHE «team spirit» script) Rio 2016 Olympic Games Assembly - covering all 28 sports Rio 2016 Olympic Games Assembly including history events and ode History of the Olympics Assembly Olympics Assembly for Key Stage 1 Rio 2016 Paralympics 2016 Assembly GUIDED READING SCRIPTS Olympics PRIDE Guided Reading QUIZ Rio 2016 Olympic Games Quiz - 100 questions and ahistory events and ode History of the Olympics Assembly Olympics Assembly for Key Stage 1 Rio 2016 Paralympics 2016 Assembly GUIDED READING SCRIPTS Olympics PRIDE Guided Reading QUIZ Rio 2016 Olympic Games Quiz - 100 questions and aHistory of the Olympics Assembly Olympics Assembly for Key Stage 1 Rio 2016 Paralympics 2016 Assembly GUIDED READING SCRIPTS Olympics PRIDE Guided Reading QUIZ Rio 2016 Olympic Games Quiz - 100 questions and answers!

«If Facing History has taught me anything, it's that you can't just label an event as a tragedy and walk away; you have to confront it, strip away the complex layers of motives and causes in the hopes that you will become closer to understanding what lies at the core of humanity,» Afzal wrote in her essay «One Word at a Time.»

An open letter to the Facing History community as we all mourn together over the recent tragedy in Orlando.

Marrin vividly portrays Lincoln as a self - educated, inexperienced politician, who finds himself leading the North's armed forces through one of the greatest tragedies in U.S. history.

As a ghost writer, I've helped many people tell their stories, and whether it was a personal triumph from tragedy, family history, a «behind the scenes» account of events, or even a creative work of fiction, the words and the voice of the author always remain recognizable as their owAs a ghost writer, I've helped many people tell their stories, and whether it was a personal triumph from tragedy, family history, a «behind the scenes» account of events, or even a creative work of fiction, the words and the voice of the author always remain recognizable as their owas their own.

In January 1998, I asked my uncle, «If I write a book about my explorations, should I write it as a comedy, a history, a tragedy, or a romance?»

As Sidney Offit concludes, «Few writers in the history of literature have achieved such a fusion of the human comedy with the tragedies of human folly in their fiction.»

I'm also talking about the writer who turns an entire country into tragedy porn, going to volunteer at an orphanage and using brown kids as props in their photos or writing about how sad and poor everyone in Haiti is, with no mention of history, race, and politics, and then leaving a link for people to donate to the Red Cross, where their money will surely disappear into a black hole along with all the other Red Cross donations that are unaccounted for.

In what became known as Black May 1992 another tragedy was added to Thai political history.

Born in poverty in Alabama, Dial has lived his entire life in the American South, and his art, informed by decades of struggle as a black working - class man, reveals a unique perspective on America's most difficult and pervasive challenges, such as its long history of race and class conflict, the war in Iraq, and the 9/11 tragedy.

Maja Bajevic's work directly comments on prominent issues in recent history such as collective identity, tragedy, destiny, the construction and deconstruction of history, ideology, and sociology.

The director's programme at Glasgow International is titled Cellular World: Cyborg - Human - Avatar - Horror, calling to mind a YouTube video designed to snare search terms and Polonius's eager - to - please introduction of a theatre troupe to Hamlet as «the best actors in the world either for tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral, pastoral - comical, historical - pastoral, tragical - historical [or] tragical - comical - historical - pastoral».

The terrific new paintings at the center of Ellen Gallagher's first solo exhibition in Los Angeles continue her exploration of the history of that earlier tragedy and of the ocean as both graveyard and birthplace.

Having lived his entire life in the rural American South as a black working - class man, his art reveals a unique perspective on America's most difficult and pervasive challenges, including its long history of race and class conflict, the war in Iraq, and the tragedy of 9/11.

Depicting ancient, medieval and contemporary warriors, as well as dinosaurs, bears and mythical beasts, along with nudes lifted from classical masterpieces, glossy magazines and salacious websites, Kuksi's Baroque confections treat history as primordial soup — a burbling stew of thrilling highlights and epic tragedies that not only resonate in the mind's eye but also inspire all sorts of emotions — good, bad and otherwise.

The Beggar's Pantomime Artforum International; July 1, 2007; Gilligan, Melanie; 700 + words MELANIE GILLIGAN ON PERFORMANCE AND ITS APPROPRIATIONS FEW APHORISMS ARE MORE FAMOUS than the redoubtable «History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce» - an observation typically attributed to Karl Marx.

Artforum International; June 22, 2007; Gilligan, Melanie; 700 + words FEW APHORISMS ARE MORE FAMOUS than the redoubtable «History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farcean observation typically attributed to Karl Marx.

As time passes, it becomes clearer that Warhol's Jackies, based on news photographs of the grieving Jacqueline Kennedy, have helped transform the Kennedy assassination into a tragedy fit for history painting.

The history of your town is filled with triumphs as well as tragedies — witness the horrific Portland Express railroad disaster of 1871.