Stiff by Mary Roach Chunk # 3

Throughout this great intense book by Mary Roach,she had grossed me out and also made me laugh at the same time.This book is about the lives of cadavers in other words dead bodies, and how they are used for experiments performed by scientist or researchers.Throughout this book I have read about bodies being treated differently than a human being, how cadavers are not good for anything but they take pain very well, and how the fact that even though there is a body there,that person spirit is gone.The way Roach sees is "The way I see it, being dead is not terribly far off from being on a cruise ship. Most of your time is spent lying on your back. The brain has shut down. The flesh begins to soften. Nothing much new happens, and nothing is expected of you." Which I kind of agree with her being a dead person is not a bad thing,but neither is it great when you become a product or experiment. Roach doesn't exactly agree with people being called a CADAVER"
My mom was never a cadaver; no person ever is. You are a person and then you cease to be a person, and a cadaver takes your place. My mother was gone. The cadaver was her hull." I totally agree with Mary Roach a person is not a cadaver their body is taken over as that name but their spirit will never be forgotten or lost.This has been one of the most weirdest books I have ever read.But I'm glad I did read it,its interesting and overwhelming at times.But thumbs up to Mary Roach she wrote an excellent intense book!!







-Application Question:Do you feel like Cadavers is the correct name for a dead person to be called??
-Clarification Question:Not saying that being a cadaver is a bad thing,But,would you ever(if you had a chose)to become one after death??

Opinion Piece # 3 Grieving on Facebook: How the Site Helps People Cope with Death By.Lauren Katims

In this Opinion Piece by Lauren Katims she talks about how her 50 year old mother created a facebook account and it helped her get through her mourning stage because her brother just died.The way her mother was able to get through her grieving stage with fthe help of facebook,was because she was able to re-connect with high school friends she had'nt spoken to in 30 years.With the help of speaking to one person whom she was really close to in high school her mother said "I was so glad we got reconnected,It brought me back to a place that was really happy and comfortable for me." So is facebook the new myspace???Or is it the new Therapy Healer?? Her mother also adds "if it weren't for Facebook, they never would have found me."
While social networking has brought together long-lost friends and rekindled many an old flame, Facebook has evolved to fill yet another role — an outlet for grieving.
For thousands of years, death has been acknowledged by rituals and community grieving. But with Modernization, death now is also acknowledged by FACEBOOK.Facebook is not only for teenagers(as I thought it was),it is now for adults finding a different wasy to grieve.I wonder what Facebook will be used for next??

Application Question:Do you think Facebook is a great source when it comes to grieving..Would you use this source if you were in a grieving state??










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