Life and Death

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  After reading Videotape, I was struggling to find the purpose or meaning behind it. It just seemed like a pointless essay that no one could relate to. I mean, who really likes to see people die?

Yet, it proves a good point: the transience of life and desensitization of death. The essay prompted a question in my mind. Should death be shown?

In our society, death is something that is always censored and not shown. especially to kids. Real, human death is never shown on any main stream news or videos. As a result, to me, death is something that has always seemed cursed in a way. Imagining a moment of someone filled with life, and the next they are devoid of that vital energy is almost too much to handle. Like something you weren't meant to see. However, with this censorship of death in media and society, there is a resulting fear of death. In my opinion, people shouldn't fear death. Thinking of ways that death can be more "normalized", removing some censorship comes to mind. This should be achieved in a way that does not antagonize death, but simply shows death as something that must happen, yet isn't scary.

 Afterall, everyone dies. Fearing death will only prove to be a waste of time, thought, and energy. No matter when, where, or how you die, it is best not to worry. Instead of fearing death, we should accept it, and make the most of our limited time alive. We should have fun, experience new experiences, and be grateful that we are alive.



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  1. Erin JeongApril 27, 2024 at 6:05 PM

    I liked how you mentioned that Videotape brought up the idea of the "transcience of life and desensitization of death". It made me think of "Death of a Moth" and how the author was able to contain the idea of life and death in a single piece.

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  2. Mithun NandhakumarApril 28, 2024 at 8:37 AM

    I like how you connected death to everyday media and its censorship in it

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  3. Prisha PachpandeApril 28, 2024 at 1:08 PM

    I like how you connected death to media today, and how you talked about how death is usually censored today in society! I like how you also made a call to action, talking about removing censorship!

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  4. Yungeun (Daniel) LeeApril 28, 2024 at 4:54 PM

    I liked how you explored a complex topic that was touched upon in the piece we read. It is definitely important to not fear death to the point where we let it consume us. I also agree that the fear of death can be somewhat subsided if one focuses on experiencing life to the fullest.

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