Up from the Ashes: "tragedy"

This task is about learning how to find the meaning of the word 'tragedy'.

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Think about the word 'tragedy'.
a) Where have you seen or heard this word used?
b) Use the word 'tragedy' in a sentence:
c) What do you think 'tragedy' means?

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Read Up from the Ashes (pages 2 to 9 in the 2005 Choices journal titled Up from the Ashes).

d) The word 'tragedy' is used many times in this text. Find places where it occurs and fill in the chart below. An example has been done for you.

 
i) Which words and phrases in the text tell you about what 'tragedy' means? ii) What do these words and phrases tell you 'tragedy' means?
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"The people were devastated, but they were also determined that they would not be defeated by the tragedy."
 This tells me that a tragedy is something that can knock people back, but it can be overcome.

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e) Now what do you think 'tragedy' means? (Your answer might be different from what you wrote for c).
f) Use the word 'tragedy' in a new sentence:
g) Pause and think. 

Something I'm still wondering about the word 'tragedy' is: