E-StoreTragedy?
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>President Bush was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the
>classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and
>their meanings. The teacher asked the President if he would like to lead
>the discussion on the word "tragedy". So the illustrious leader asked the
>class for an example of a "tragedy".
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>One little boy stood up and offered: "If my best friend, who lives on a
>farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills him,
>that would be a tragedy."
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>"No," said Bush, "that would be an accident."
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>A little girl raised her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove
>over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy."
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>"I'm afraid not," explained the president. "That's what we would call a
>great loss."
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>The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Bush searched the
>room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
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>Finally at the back of the room a small boy raised his hand...
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>In a quiet voice he said: "If Air Force One, carrying You and Mrs. Bush was
>struck by a "friendly fire" missile and blown to smithereens, that would be
>a tragedy."
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>"Fantastic!" exclaimed Bush. "That's right. And can you tell me why that
>would be tragedy?"
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>"Well," says the boy, "It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly
>wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be an accident either.
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