Tragedy

Poetry Is Different

John Malik | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Poetry, Love and Relationships, Jessica Kristie, Tragedy, Dreaming in Darkness, Fiction, Books News

Jessica Kristie has the ability to soften and hone the edges of harsh reality and turn even the darkest of life's moments into beauty. Powerful, honest, evocative and achingly beautiful, Dreaming of Darkness is a stunning collection.

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"La Colecta" in the 21st Century

Miguel Guadalupe | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Latinos, Social Media, Tragedy, Paypal, Twitter, Gonzalez Family, Latino, Wepay, Hispanics, Facebook, Bronx, Life Insurance, New York, Latino Voices News

Being financially prepared for the costs of a death was something far beyond a family's thoughts, at least until that time came. And it always did.

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Signs and Society: Acting Without Thinking

Samantha Tritsch | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Tragedy, Signs, Philosophy, Stereotypes, Trayvon Martin, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, Race, Symbols, College News

Ultimately, as it goes in America, a jury will ultimately decide what happened on the night Trayvon Martin was found dead. They will piece together all the evidence provided and images, and put together a narrative that we can only hope, will act in the name of equality and justice.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Philippe Falardeau on Monsieur Lazhar

Dan Persons | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Tragedy, Oscars 2012, Monsieur Lazhar, Montreal, Recovery, Education, Children, Philippe Falardeau, Oscar Nominations, Oscars, Healing, School, Canada, Oscar Nominees, Fellag, Entertainment News

Philippe Falardeau's Monsieur Lazhar finds finely-shaded drama in a venue that has defeated many a filmmaker: a classroom full of children.

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Titanic Artifacts To Be Auctioned Off 100 Years After Disaster

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Titanic Disaster, Tragedy, NYC Event, Titanic, Titanic Anniversary, Auction, Business News, Business News

NEW YORK -- An admission ticket to the launch of the Titanic and a first-class dinner menu for the ocean liner's first night at sea are among dozens o...

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What the Great Greek and Shakespearian Tragedies Have to Teach About Modern Crises

Ian I. Mitroff | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Tragedy, Greek Playwright, Greek Tragedy, Drama, Shakespeare-Tragedy, Culture News

The senseless killing of Trayvon Martin is not only a monumental tragedy, but it has all the elements of the great epic Greek and Shakespearian traged...

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Three Sorority Sisters Killed On Their Way To Spring Break

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Tragedy, Three Students Dead, Toledo, Car Accident, Sorority Sisters, Alpha Xi Delta, Three Students Killed, Bgsu, Ohio, Wood County Sheriff, AP Report, Sorority Girls, Wasylyshyn, Car Crash, Students Killed, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, College News

Three sorority sisters from Bowling Green State University were killed in a tragic car crash Friday. The students, Rebekkah Blakkolb, 20, Christina...

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Man Drinks Gasoline From Jar, Lights Up, Dies

AP | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Gary Allen Banning Dead, Tragedy, Video, Smoking, Man Drinks Gasoline Smokes Dies, Gary Allen Banning, North Carolina, Man Drinks Gasoline From a Jar, Death, Weird News News

HAVELOCK, N.C. -- Police say a North Carolina man is dead after he accidentally drank from a jar of gasoline and then smoked a cigarette. Havelock po...

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Eugene O'Neill Revival In 'Beyond The Horizon'

AP | JENNIFER FARRAR | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Off-Broadway, Tragedy, Eugene O'Neill Revival, Eugene O'Neill, Lucas Hall, Drama, Irish Repertory Theater, Domestic Drama, New York, Beyond-the-Horizon, Arts News

NEW YORK — Noted American playwright Eugene O'Neill had a melancholy view of life's possibilities, which didn't prevent him from winning several...

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Hero Who Risked Life To Save Drunk Filmmaker From Train Dies From Injuries

Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Man Hit by Train, Tragedy, Ny News, NY Crime, Jonathan Parisen, Steven Santiago, Staten Island, Good Samaritan, New York News

The Staten Island man who was struck by a train after pulling a drunken filmmaker out of the tracks in January has died from the critical injuries he ...

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Roommates Killed In Tragic Car Crash

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: College Students Killed, Tragedy, Fatal Accident, Car Crash, Snow Storm, Minneapolis, North Dakota State University, College News

Four students at North Dakota State University were killed in a car crash Monday during a snow storm on Interstate 94 in Minnesota. The students, a...

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Interview With John Castagnini of the "ThankGodi" Series

Ronald Alexander, Ph.D. | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Tragedy, Divorce, Thankful, Dealing With Death, Faith, Spirituality, Dealing With Loss, Illness, Compassion, Thankgodi, Healthy Living News

Even though every cloud might have a silver lining, does it really make sense to actually be thankful for the tragic, even horrific events in our lives? John Castagnini thinks so.

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Tragedy to Triumph

Kelley Whitis | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Adversity, Murder, Tragedy, Forgiveness, Linda's Voice, Good News News

Facing my mother's killer (my former step-father) was something I had thought about since she was murdered 23 years ago.

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Cops: 10-Year-Old Boy Fatally Stabbed Friend, 12

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Tragedy, Video, California, San Diego, Stabbing, Child Violence, California Stabbing Tragedy, California Crime, 10-Year-Old Boy Kills 12-Year-Old, Crime News

EL CAJON, Calif. -- A 10-year-old boy is suspected of fatally stabbing a 12-year-old friend in the chest with a kitchen knife, authorities say. She...

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The Greatest Champion That Never Was Proves Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction (Video)

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Boxing, W. L. "Young" Stribling, Jaclyn Weldon White, Tragedy, Georgia, Video, Books News

Jaclyn Weldon White is a writer who can make the truth read like fiction and she has now turned her attention to telling the story of boxing legend W. L "Young" Stribling.

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Cops: Hunter Took Own Life After Accidentally Shooting Best Friend

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Tragedy, Timothy Bologani, Video, Hunting, Vermont, Readsboro, Benjamin Birch, Hunting Tragedy, Vermont Hunting Accident, Crime News

Vermont State Police say a distraught hunter took his own life on Saturday moments after fatally and unintentionally shooting his companion. Benjam...

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Toddler Run Over, Ignored By Passers-By, Dies Amid Outrage

AP | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Uproar, Tragedy, Shock, Run Over, Girl, Hospital, Die, Toddler, Wang Yue, Video, Beijing, Yueyue, Outrage, China, World News

BEIJING — A toddler who was twice run over by vans and then ignored by passers-by on a busy market street died Friday a week after the accident ...

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We've Survived Much Worse. This Was It.

Peter Samuelson | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: firststar.org, Tragedy, Recovery, Great Recession, American Resilience, Honor, Strength, Stubbornness, 9/11, Recession, Depression, Great Depression, Politics News

Every recession feels like the end of the world to those hurt by it. Sometimes the best thing a struggling society can do is to remember how it was ab...

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When Kids Are Left in Cars: Blame the Brain

Kent Greenfield | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Boston, Child Neglect, Tragedy, Automobiles, Brain, Hypothermia, Brain Science, Children's Health, Parents, Children's Safety, Parents News

I have never forgotten my child in the back of the car, or at school, or at a friend's house. But I understand how it could happen, and I bet most parents can, too.

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WAKE UP: Are You Thinking Or Just Reacting To Your Life?

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Tragedy, Positive Thinking, Motorcycle Accident, W Mitchell, Overcoming Adversity, Utah-Motorcycle-Crash, Self-Help, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

Are you thinking or merely reacting as you go through life's challenges these days? I mean, really thinking, not just mindlessly or emotionally reacting to the stuff happening to you?

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Disaster And Divorce: The Hidden Link

Vicki Larson | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Marriage, Infidelity, Tragedy, Natural Disasters, Divorce, 9/11, Death, Family, Bruce Springsteen, September 11 Anniversary, Divorce News

At once the things that mattered most to me -- family, home, friends -- seemed to be crumbling as the towers did. I was overcome with grief, trying to wrap my head around what had happened to my city, my country and my tiny corner of the world.

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Rationing And The NICU: An Interview With Catholic Ethicist Charles C. Camosy

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Peter Singer, Too Expensive to Treat? Finitude, Tragedy, Charles Camosy, Health Care Reform, Catholic Moral Theology, National Conference of U.S. Catholic Bishops, Rationing Health Care, Health Care, The Neonatal ICU, Religion News

We're already rationing health care, Fordham University ethicist Charles C. Camosy argues in his book, so why not reconsider the resources expended on premature babies?

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Safety Changes Planned For L.A. Art Walk After Tragic Accident

latimes.com | Kate Mather, Los Angeles Times | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Tragedy, Art Walk Safety, Art, Los Angeles-California, Los Angeles Downtown Art Walk, Los Angeles Cultural Events, Safety, Los Angeles City Council, Art Walk, Los Angeles, Arts News

After the death of a 2-month-old boy last month, a new City Council-approved task force is looking at safety issues surrounding the Downtown Los Angel...

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How Should Parents React to Tragic Murder of 8-Year-Old Boy

Larry Magid | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Tragedy, Lenore Skenazy, Leiby Kletzky, Impact News

While we mourn the death of young Leiby Kletzky, we must remember that safety is more than just the absence of danger. It's the presence of a full and happy life -- a life that's not dominated by fear.

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12-Year-Old Indian Girl Commits Suicide To Donate Organs To Family

Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Tragedy, India, Indian Girl Commits Suicide for Family, Organ Donation, Mumpy Sarkar Suicide, Suicide, Pre-Teen Commits Suicide, Child Suicide, Mumpy Sarkar, Cremation, Mumpy Sarkar Cremation, World News

Twelve-year-old Mumpy Sarkar ended her own life in an attempt to donate organs to her father and brother, but was cremated before her suicide note det...

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