Monday, March 17, 2008
Death
Death is a "taboo" topic to talk about in our culture. It's that conversation that tends to make people uncomfortable. It seems as though this is only true in American culture. In other cultures death is looked at as a way to be closer to G-d and because of this, death is not viewed as a negative aspect; it's more of the next step in life. In American culture, death is perceived as being something sad and negative. Taking a step back and looking at American culture, Americans feel the need to be in control of everything in their lives. We rely on fast-food, cars, time-management, money, etc to get us through our daily lives. In one of my classes we learned that Americans think that flying in a plane is more dangerous than driving but, in reality, the odds of something happening while in a car are much higher. This shows that Americans like to be in control. They like to know exactly when something is going to happen, why, and how. With death, none of those questions can usually be answered. We have no control on death many times and that is scary for Americans to comprehend.
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i think your soo right about death. we people talk about it you can tell their uncomfortable and uneasy about. i think its like that becasue we dont really know wat death is about its a mystery
I don't think that american is afraid of death, because i think it's the types of groups that are afraid. For example, you used the religion as a postive aspect of God. In that group there are christian and there are other people who belive that when people die it's just the end, and some people are constant.
i completely agree. most people are so afraid of death and i think that idea is right: it's because we are not in control. also, the fact that we can't see the future (or what happens when we die) it scares us even more. it makes us vulnerable and no one wants to feel that way. it's weird though how in other countries death can be seen as something positive. it just goes to show how different Americans are from other people.
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