Through his generosity, she finally receives the operation that restores her sight, but by then the tragedy-prone Tramp is doing a stretch in prison.
Now, as both Hiroshima and Nagasaki observe the 66th anniversary of the American atomic attacks at the end of World War II, the survivors are hoping that they can use their unique moral standing, as the only victims of nuclear bombings, to wean both Japan and the world from what they see as mankind's tragedy-prone efforts to tap the atom.
JOIN NUCLEAR POWER PROTEST As both Hiroshima and Nagasaki mark the 66th anniversary of the twin American atomic attacks at the end of World War II, the survivors are hoping that they can use their unique moral standing to wean both Japan and the world away from what they see as tragedy-prone efforts to tap the atom.
The British ensemble series, about a tragedy-prone aristocratic family and their fleet of servants, airs in the United States as part of the "Masterpiece" program.
What he wanted to tell us, I think, is that we humans are in a terrible fix – so vulnerable and prone to tragedy that we must hide ourselves behind walls, both real and metaphorical.
Everyone agrees that our rail system is frail and accident-prone: one tragedy can end the service up and down the entire path from Boston to Washington, and beyond, for days on end.
It is sad when tragedy happens but Istanbul isn't more prone to violent crime than other large cities.
The process of preparing a social history for a client is prone to artificial determinism: decades-old tragedies are portrayed as harbingers of recent behavior.
Maybe there is a more generalizable precautionary tale than we are prone to realize in the oft-repeated Greek tragedy of modern celebrity: the meteoric rise, and fiery crash; a celestial grab, and then the reach to rehab.
Disaster experts have cited Brazil's lack of disaster preparedness in the tragedy and criticized local officials for allowing people to construct dwellings in areas prone to flooding.
Still, this weekend's tragedy provides more fodder for prison reform advocates who argue private facilities are uniquely prone to violence that results in the death of inmates.
