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Define Tragedy
President Bush visits a primary school classroom. They are in the
middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher
asks President Bush if he would like to lead the discussion of the word
'tragedy.' So the president asks the class for an example of a
tragedy. One little boy stands up and offers: "If my best friend, who lives
on a farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs him over and kills
him, that would be a 'tragedy'."
"No," says President Bush, "that would be an accident." A little girl raises her hand. "If a school bus carrying 50
children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a
tragedy."
"I'm afraid not," explains President Bush. "That's what we would
call a 'great loss'."
The room goes silent. No other children volunteered. Bush searches
the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a
tragedy?"
Finally, at the back of the room a small boy raises his hand. In a quiet
voice, he says: "If Air Force One carrying you, Mr. President, were
struck by a 'friendly fire' missile and blown to smithereens, that
would be a 'tragedy'."
"Fantastic!" exclaims President Bush. "That's right. And can you
tell why that would be a 'tragedy'?"
"Well," says the boy, "because it certainly wouldn't be a 'great
loss', and it probably wouldn't be an 'accident' either."
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO KEILA!!!
President Bush visits a primary school classroom. They are in the
middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher
asks President Bush if he would like to lead the discussion of the word
'tragedy.' So the president asks the class for an example of a
tragedy. One little boy stands up and offers: "If my best friend, who lives
on a farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs him over and kills
him, that would be a 'tragedy'."
"No," says President Bush, "that would be an accident." A little girl raises her hand. "If a school bus carrying 50
children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a
tragedy."
"I'm afraid not," explains President Bush. "That's what we would
call a 'great loss'."
The room goes silent. No other children volunteered. Bush searches
the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a
tragedy?"
Finally, at the back of the room a small boy raises his hand. In a quiet
voice, he says: "If Air Force One carrying you, Mr. President, were
struck by a 'friendly fire' missile and blown to smithereens, that
would be a 'tragedy'."
"Fantastic!" exclaims President Bush. "That's right. And can you
tell why that would be a 'tragedy'?"
"Well," says the boy, "because it certainly wouldn't be a 'great
loss', and it probably wouldn't be an 'accident' either."
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO KEILA!!!