Along with She's the First, they all remind us that in the face of tragic, mind-numbing statistics, we can each make a life-changing impact on a girl.
It is as if in leaving the Old World behind, Americans also left behind a tragic habit of mind, a sense of the complex and textured history that is the lot of any country.
When Harold hears a voice in his head narrating his life, it seems as though he's having a breakdown; however, this voice is that of reclusive and (allegedly) brilliant author Karen Eiffel, played by Emma Thompson, who is actually writing his life, and has a tragic end in mind.
With this tragic echo in my mind, I had a copy of "The Emigrants" sent to the Ostwalds at Swarthmore.
(The play obliquely brings to mind the tragic case of Tyler Clementi, and the grim stories of teenage girls hounded by cyberbullying).
The house deserves to stand not only because a great writer lived there but because it brings to mind a tragic moment in American cultural history.
But despite individual instances that come to mind — the tragic Who concert in Cincinnati in 1979, say — studies since the early 1980s have shown that groups of people generally don't move as a collective front, and they aren't all crazed with terror, even in terrifying situations.
It's impossible to remove the tragic context from your mind, which adds a bittersweet element to the joyful nature of the songs, but I'm thankful for the great pop songs they left rather than the ones we have lost.
Bearing in mind the tragic connotations of the Ides of March, exercise caution when nurturing potential friendships.
Since Katrina ravaged the area seven years ago, the threat of gathering clouds and Accu-Weather warnings this time of year calls to mind those tragic images of people and pets devastated by the storm.
After all, their rationale is probably that if you're the kind of mind-numbingly tragic person who is already attending said club, then a fucking atrocious promotional video is hardly going to change your mind.
