Sentence examples for effects of a tragedy from inspiring English sources

One of the effects of a tragedy like the Boston Marathon bombing is a jolting shift in perspective — suddenly we see our loved ones and our habits in all their fragility, and for a while it seems that we'll never forget this heightened awareness and we'll never let things go back to taken-for-granted normal.

Does it satisfy as a traditional whodunnit, or does it go much deeper, picking at our innermost fears and telling a story beyond the frame – the unexpected ripple effect of a tragedy?

Malaysia Airlines wouldn't be the first carrier to find it could not recover from the knock-on effects of such a tragedy.

Originally appeared in OnEarth Magazine.

One factor was the lingering effects of a personal tragedy.

Doing what fiction does best, and what news rarely can, these episodes recreate the profound emotional effects of a life-changing tragedy.

Clive Spooner, 54, from Ipswich, said he had felt the effects of the tragedy a fortnight ago during his stay at the Sahara Beach hotel, close to where the shooting took place.

Continuing with dramatic roles, Witherspoon appeared in The Good Lie (2014) as a job recruiter who helps Sudanese refugees who have relocated to the United States and in Wild (2014) as a woman who hikes the Pacific Crest Trail in an effort to overcome the effects of a series of tragedies.

In my view, the former should – and probably will – win because it is a properly self-contained series (whereas In the Flesh has long-term possibilities) and Tony Grisoni's scripts capture a contemporary phenomenon: the effects of sudden tragedy and publicity on a community.

"Indeed, the whole Cairns community and the people of Queensland will feel the effects of this tragedy, particularly at a time of year when families come together.

But the ennobling effects of tragedy (especially someone else's tragedy) are usually temporary.