Word: tragic
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...United States of America have always represented an ideal of modernity, liberty, freedom and equality of chances, and I have always tried to persuade my relations that if we could put aside some sad facets (anti-abortion, evangelism, creationism) they remained our closest allies and friends in this world. Tragically my convictions were put to the test when I discovered that a possible Vice President of the United States represents all those tragic values. Does it really seem wise, in an age when the bonds between Western countries should be stronger than ever, to give some Europeans yet an other...
...long run, however, the rational conclusion is simple. Just like in the past, the U.S. government remains unwilling to withstand a downturn in house prices. As every investor knows, past performance is no guarantee of future performance; yet past performance does remain a powerful market sign. Regardless of the tragic fate of Lehman Brothers, this seems like a perfect time for foreign investors to get some exposure to U.S. real estate. For if something were to go wrong, history suggests some sort of bailout will protect them, and none other than the American taxpayer will foot the bill. Despite...
...loaf in one hand, looking at it with reverence, and then harshly tear off a chunk of the bread and stuff it in his mouth. Roxanna’s knees always trembled at this moment. Frederick chomped the bread with such manly determination, and yet there was something tragic in his chewing and in the little crumbs of bread that dropped from his laboring jaws. Roxanna sensed he was tearing at the bread only so as to avoid tearing at himself.As she entered the study, Frederick was hunched forward, elbows on his knees, in an armchair. A volume of Byron...
...head get blown off and seeing his body crash through a glass window to the floor below. Sorry for the spoiler, but I’m assuming you won’t get around to renting this one. “Righteous Kill” is a tragic unity of two great actors that accomplishes nothing for either their careers or the detective genre. The saddest part is that “Righteous Kill” is the first true moment that De Niro and Pacino have joined forces. Despite the tendency of critics and fans to lump them together...
...make the pilgrimage to what I had hoped might be one of the few true lovefests still in existence. The chance presented itself this summer. My boyfriend and I packed into the only vehicle available: a white Chevy Suburban, hulking and armed with enough gasoline to cause the next tragic oil spill. Okay, we thought, we would be the most eco-unfriendly people there and would probably make very little friends with our huge SUV, but we would rest well on the air mattress that fit in the back.We were traversing the great forests and farms of the American Heartland...