1. in her introduction to stiff, mary roach remarks that "death makes us polite."why is
it that we're compelled to use polite language when discussing death? why are we often afraid
to discuss it in the way roach has done here?

To the person who said "why are boys always in their lying nature (school project)" lol but nah you jus mess with the wrong dudes

“heartwork each day is born with a sunrise and ends in a sunset, the same way we open our eyes to see the light, and close them to hear the dark. you have no control over how your story begins or ends. but by now, you should know that all things have an ending. every spark returns to darkness. every sound returns to silence. and every flower returns to sleep with the earth. the journey of the sun and moon is predictable. but yours, is your ultimate art.” ― suzy kassem what does this quote mean to you? and why? i'm not looking for anything in particular, i just wanted to know. : )

How did the older men calm the younger ones down when they learned from some of the prisoners where they were? (chapter 3 of the book night)