Word: tragic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Were it not for the author's compelling artistry and style. During the Reign of the Queen of Persia might easily be dismissed as an interesting experiment. The girls live on their grandmother's farm in Northern Ohio, and nothing terribly tragic or extraordinary ever happens in the old brick house and surrounding fields where they spend their days. But the strength of this novel does not lie in the glamour of its characters or the excitement of their lives, but rather in the author's ability to make this simple, unceasingly ordinary family compelling. Through her narrators, Chase delves...
...highly publicized toxic waste cases in recent years are isolated examples: even conservative estimates place the number of hazardous dump sites nationwide at 14,000. It is frightening to estimate how many people have come into contact with those toxins before they were discarded. And the medical repercussions are tragic: improper exposure has led to illnesses as sever as nerve damage, liver dysfunction's and cancer...
...must be a strategic parity of nuclear forces so that neither side will venture to embark on a limited or regional nuclear war. Of course I realize that in attempting not to lag behind a potential enemy in any way, we condemn ourselves to an arms race that is tragic. But the main danger is slipping into an all-out nuclear war. If the probability of such an outcome could be reduced at the cost of another ten or 15 years of the arms race, then perhaps that price must be paid while, at the same time, diplomatic, economic, ideological...
...confrontation with the police at a nearby mine during the opening days of martial law. Said John Paul solemnly: "Let us remember all the deceased workers, those who were victims of mortal accidents in the mines or in other places, those who lost their lives in the recent tragic events. All of them...
...Court's action is "a tragic mistake because the law is clearly unconstitutional and should not be carried out indefinitely." Jim Miller, a lawyer for the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, which brought the successful case in district court before the Supreme Court stay, said yesterday Miller added that he was still "hopeful" about the eventual result, even though the Court ruled for the stay...