Prime Minister Stephen Harper was visiting a
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> primary school and he visited one of the classes.
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> They were in the middle of a discussion related
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> to words and their meanings. The teacher asked
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> the PM if he would like to lead the discussion
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> on the word "tragedy".
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> 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 Harper, "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 Harper. "That's what we would call
>great loss."
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> The room went silent. No other children volunteered.
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> Harper 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, Little Johnny raised his hand...
>In a quiet voice he said: "If the plane carrying you and Mrs. Harper was
>struck by a "friendly fire" missile and blown to smithereens, that would be
>a tragedy."
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> "Fantastic!" exclaimed Harper. "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.......
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> and it probably wouldn't be a fu&*&&^*& accident either".
