Comments on: What’s a Tragedy? http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/09/09/whats-a-tragedy/ D.C. News, Politics, Media, Arts, and More Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:26:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Erik Wemple http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/09/09/whats-a-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-299582 Erik Wemple Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:10:45 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=6633#comment-299582 That's pretty much what I was thinking, too, Aron. When I first read "tragedy," I was bracing myself for something awful. Then I read that his father had lived a long life and marked the sentence for discussion. Thanks for participating. That's pretty much what I was thinking, too, Aron. When I first read "tragedy," I was bracing myself for something awful. Then I read that his father had lived a long life and marked the sentence for discussion. Thanks for participating.

]]> By: Anon http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/09/09/whats-a-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-299491 Anon Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:41:40 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=6633#comment-299491 For what it's worth, I worked on a couple of committees with Mark Murphy when he was the Athletics Director at my school. As a Bills fan I had no idea who the hell he was. From my perspective, he just a genuinely awesome guy who put in a respectable effort into a pretty boring campus planning committee. He's good people and I'm happy to seem him succeed. Nonetheless, I don't think you can even say it's a personal tragedy when an elderly person dies in their 80s. It's sad, but lacking some extenuating circumstances (he was months away from curing the common cold, he was just about to donate his bone marrow to a sick child, etc.) it's not a personal tragedy. They should have just said "played out in a time of personal sorrow" For what it's worth, I worked on a couple of committees with Mark Murphy when he was the Athletics Director at my school. As a Bills fan I had no idea who the hell he was. From my perspective, he just a genuinely awesome guy who put in a respectable effort into a pretty boring campus planning committee. He's good people and I'm happy to seem him succeed.

Nonetheless, I don't think you can even say it's a personal tragedy when an elderly person dies in their 80s. It's sad, but lacking some extenuating circumstances (he was months away from curing the common cold, he was just about to donate his bone marrow to a sick child, etc.) it's not a personal tragedy.

They should have just said "played out in a time of personal sorrow"

]]> By: J. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/09/09/whats-a-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-299387 J. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:05:30 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=6633#comment-299387 I think its a tragedy to the person/people who personally experiences it. Otherwise, the word tragedy should be used justfor the earthquakes in China and 9/11 type events. IMO I think its a tragedy to the person/people who personally experiences it. Otherwise, the word tragedy should be used justfor the earthquakes in China and 9/11 type events.
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