For this prompt, the objective is to examine our own personal perspective and attitude toward death, and compare it to the cultural practices you have experienced.
*Make sure and answer each question in your responses. If you’d like, use each question as a headline of sorts in your responses.
Based on what you’ve learned in Part 2 of the text, answer the following questions with depth of thought:
1) What was your first experience with death? How old were you? What measure of lasting impression did you have, or have you had, after the experience? (Altogether, minimum of 300 words)
2) How many funerals have you been to? What have been some of the similarities or differences in the overall approaches to the ceremonies? Is there anything on a cultural level that you can point to that made one type of ceremony stand out compared to others? (Altogether, minimum of 400 words)
3) What are your personal thoughts and conclusions about Chapter 4 and the “American Death System”? What do you agree or disagree with? What do you think should/could change for the better? (Altogether, minimum of 300 words)
DUE: 7/18