Word: tragic
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...Minot, however, does more than deftly avoid this route in her lyrical tribute to the self-awareness that "falling in love" can engender. In the end, we do come away struck by the underlying sadness of the tale, not because we realize what "might have been," but because inherently tragic events are not masked by analysis, whether it be Ann's illness or the death of a family friend...
...fact, although tragic things happen to them, there is nothing inherently tragic about any of Minot's characters, partially because they are never really developed as solid individuals with weaknesses we can identify. They are, rather, presences, whether the powerful presence of Harris, or the flirty presence of Ann's friend Gigi Wittenborn. We get a sense of two Anns--Ann Grant and Ann Lord, the Ann of her youth who was dazzled by Harris Arden, the older, married Ann who has spent her life waiting--yet it is difficult to place how exactly they are different except in name...
Sadly, through its mishandling of this case, the District Attorney might have succeeded in sending the message to fraternity members everywhere that they need not assume responsibility for the collective. This is a message which undermines the increased emphasis on responsible drinking which resulted from Krueger's tragic death...
...responsibility for final clubs and for other organizations is all the more urgent now as the shock of Krueger's death is replaced by indifference. Such delineation, we hope, will go some way towards restraining the sort of alcohol abuse on Harvard's campus that resulted in Krueger's tragic and avoidable death...
...will always need hospitals like Duke for help with the serious, tragic and complex medical problems that may affect any one of us. But what of the hardworking men and women who each day try, without fanfare, to provide humane, affordable, high-quality medical care despite the obstruction of regulators, the parsimony of businesses and the suspicions of a disillusioned and fearful public? These dedicated professionals are the real heroes in medicine. MICHAEL RADETSKY, M.D. Albuquerque...