Word: tragic
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...unbecoming for a corporate executive, so Brad rationalizes his sessions with “existential therapists” by insisting they are “pro-active and action-oriented.” While all of the characters in Huckabees seem primed to arc from ironic distance to grand, tragic catharsis, Jude Law alone provides the emotional proximity the film coaxes you into longing for and then so cruelly denies...
...this illegal war in Iraq? What is the object of it all? The U.S.-led action has caused chaos. Numerous Iraqi towns are in turmoil, with limited electric power and no central authority in control. Casualties are mounting; more than 1,100 U.S. soldiers have died. How many more tragic family bereavements must there be before logic prevails and our leaders get in touch with reality and decide to cut our losses in this no-win situation? Ron Wood Bridlington, England...
...unbecoming for a corporate executive, so Brad rationalizes his sessions with “existential therapists” by insisting they are “pro-active and action-oriented.” While all of the characters in Huckabees seem primed to arc from ironic distance to grand, tragic catharsis, Jude Law alone provides the emotional proximity the film coaxes you into longing for and then so cruelly denies...
...sure, the consequences of exposing students to such troublesome phrases as “when two people marry” or “married partners” are immeasurably tragic to some hard-line Texas conservatives. But we wonder whether strong-arming publishers on this point is truly the most responsible use of taxpayer money. For once, it might be preferable not to snuff out the seeds of tolerance before, heaven forbid, they take root in the public schools of Texas...
...changing world, however, they are more receptive to the message being thrown their way. In part, this phenomenon is responsible for much of the radicalism of the Bush Administration; by claiming that 9/11 changed everything, they were able to do things that would have been politically impossible before that tragic day, making the argument that “now things were different, so we can do A, B, and C.” While it is becoming increasingly obvious that Bush and the Republicans have fundamentally misunderstood how things are changing, the simple fact is that...