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= F.U.C.K. - Fucked Up College Kids - Born Jan. 24th, 1993 - F.U.C.K. =
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The Roots of Tragedy
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"Tragedy is a representation essentially not of men but of human action;
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of human life, its happiness and misery...and the proper end of dramatic
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representation therefore is a mode of action, not some sort of quality."
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-Aristotle, _Poetics_
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It seems that for the vast majority of Americans, life is good. Most of
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us live in nice houses, have enough to eat, are warm in the winter, and
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basically lead good lives. Yet, there is a huge portion of the population
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that is basically unhappy. They are easy to find. Walk into a Denny's or
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some other cheap restaurant - there are people, usually middle-aged or older,
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who sit completely alone and eat silently. This is probably a treat to them,
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they probably don't eat out often, and yet they do not look happy. Of
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course, these people are not confined to bad restaurants. They will usually
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hold some unskilled job. They are your bus drivers, your grocery baggers,
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your janitors, your factory workers. You probably see someone like this
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every day. You have probably never said a word to this person, don't even
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know their name. But maybe you wonder what their life is like, why they
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never say anything to you, why they look so unhappy most of the time.
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I ride the same bus twice a day, five days a week. I know the driver on
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sight, I would recognize him walking down the street, and yet I do not know
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his name. I have never heard him speak. He does not look happy. If I was
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a busdriver, maybe I would be depressed too. It seems likely. Maybe this
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is what makes me wonder about this man.
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Aristotle says that the purpose of tragedy is to evoke pity and fear;
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more specifically pity for a good man who has fallen, and fear at the fate
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of a man like ourselves. Modern life in the big city is a tragedy. I pity
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these people: downtrodden, kicked around, miserable, and yet they are what
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keeps our lives smoothly running. Where would we be without our unskilled,
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unhappy workers? And yet, it troubles me that one day I may end up like
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my bus driver. This is not a bad person, this is someone like you or me. By
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many standards his life is good. And yet, I would not want to be in his
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shoes. But it seems likely that I may end up there, driving that bus,
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pushing that mop, coming home to an empty house and maybe going out to
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Denny's a couple times a month. If my bus driver dies, the only thing I will
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notice is a different face behind the wheel. Hundreds of people may notice,
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and not one will really care. Just another sad-faced, lower-middle-class,
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city-dwelling bus driver. Just as long as I get there on time.
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I believe that I can avoid this destiny, but, it really comes down fate.
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Nonetheless, I hope this tragedy can motivate me to action, before it becomes
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too late.
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-Pluto
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