The attractions of the Titanic story, with its manifold ingredients — action, romance, tragedy, salvation, history, culture, huge metal machines — are obvious.
In this telling, politicians have been "pygmies"; pusillanimous and unable to speak up for moral action – a tragedy in which Judt reserves a special role for Gordon Brown.
Swire – who initially travelled to Burma to lead a trade delegation – said "conditions [in Rakhine] remain extremely worrying" and stressed that without greater determination and urgent action "this tragedy will continue to deepen for all concerned".
Today, the film remains a heartfelt but shrewdly judged blend of comedy, romance, action and tragedy — a movie that perfectly embodies the classical Hollywood ideal of providing something to appeal to every member of what, in the 1920s, was a wide public still unsevered by demographic categories.
"Michael Bay and his fellow executive producers have shaped William Brinkley's story and characters into an exceptional drama full of action, suspense, tragedy and triumph.
He noted that he had confronted similar pressure for government action after tragedies while he was governor: "Look, stuff happens.
Occasionally, Ansay's pain lessens, but her writerly self still rails against her mysterious illness, which cannot even offer well-meaning friends the classic dramatic model they seem to want -- initial tragedy, action rising to a climax and a decent denouement.
It made me think of what Obama had said about implementing some measures with the understanding that if even one action stopped one tragedy, it was worth it.
Yes, over the past five years, the responsibility to protect doctrine has failed to shape political interests and mobilise effective action to prevent tragedy in Aleppo.
Step up action before more tragedies unfold in the Mediterranean NEW YORK, 20 April, 2015 - "Reports of tragedies on the Mediterranean Sea - leaving hundreds of people, including children, dead or missing – are becoming all too frequent and the human cost all too high.
"People will be held accountable for their actions in this tragedy".
