Tragically, some cannot do so.
Tragically, we cannot count on either legislative action or strong follow-through from the White House.
Once-twinned, now tragically separated, people cannot hope to now, after all this time, reverse midnight's trajectory.
And as the Trayvon Martin case tragically proves, the topic cannot be discussed without dedicating an equal amount of time towards a serious look at our justice system.
Still, we all know that there are times, tragically, when art and politics cannot viably be separated.
Tragically, women and girls who cannot access family planning in humanitarian emergencies may be driven to extreme measures to end pregnancies, often putting their lives at risk.
Yet even when this friend needs assistance, Charles cannot act quickly enough and, tragically, his friend is imprisoned and dies and his friend's daughter is forced to marry a rake.
This realisation has a tragically high human cost as people decide they cannot live with the shame rather than to seek help.
Carolyn Merchant puts the lesson like this: "The problem as BP has tragically and belatedly discovered is that nature as an active force cannot be so confined".
