Society - Death
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death
n 1: the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came
as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will
pass to your grandchildren" [syn: {death}, {decease},
{expiry}] [ant: {birth}, {nascence}, {nascency},
{nativity}]
2: the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or
part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"
3: the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more
content in death than he had ever been in life"
4: the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his
plans"; "a dying of old hopes" [syn: {death}, {dying},
{demise}] [ant: {birth}]
5: the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she
stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" [syn:
{death}, {last}]
6: the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of
the plague-bound city"
7: a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called
glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn: {end},
{destruction}, {death}]
8: the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
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- BellaOnline Life Clock - Onine quiz yields estimated life span according to various factors.
- Brain Injury and Brain Death Resources - A resource including the Japanese controversy, diagnosing, persistent vegetative state and religious views.
- Bruce Goddard - Funeral director from Reynolds, Georgia, available as a public speaker on the lighter side of being a small town undertaker.
- Contemplate death if you want to learn how to live... - An archive of articles from various sources on ways of dealing with death.
- Day4Death.com - Uses mortality and life expectancy tables to estimate the likely day, place, and cause of death.
- Dead or Alive? - Lists famous people and whether they are dead or alive.
- Death and Dementia - Internet resource on dementia and death.
- Death and Dying - The process from a Buddhist perspective.
- Death: Anytime coming soon - Thoughts on death from Osho, a mystic.
- The Death Clock - The Internet's friendly reminder that life is slipping away, second by second.
- Death Database - Provides statistics and information about the events that kill people. Includes a discussion forum.
- Death in Cyberspace - A social and cultural analysis of the development of funeral and mourning practices on the internet.
- Death, Life and the Question of Identity - Explores the way identity is affected by the inevitablity of death.
- Death, Loss and Bereavement - Articles on how to deal with death and suicide, and how to communicate with others about serious illness.
- Death Online - What happens when people die, and the ways that people deal with death. Includes articles, links and video.
- Death Timer - Lifespan calculator uses published global life expectancy statistics.
- Encyclopedia of Death and Dying - Covers all aspects of death and dying - biological, medical, social, sociological, psychological, religious, and philosophical.
- Epitaphs and Poems about Death - A collection by Nicholas Gordon.
- Famous Dead Database - List of well-known people with cause of death.
- The Final Journey - Stories of death and dying which deal with the actual time of death including terminal delirium, agitation, pain control, confusion, and hallucinations.
- Is there Death after Life? - Asks if death is a key unlocking the door to a mystical afterlife, saying God has the answer.
- Kearl's Guide to Sociological Thanatology - Articles and resources about the sociology of death and dying.
- Last Meals by R. A. Barrington: Celebrate Your Freedom - R. A. Barrington essay compares and contrasts the experiences of death-row prisoners with the prospect of death by terrorism.
- Last Rights - Examines the way Americans meet the needs of terminally ill people with series of newspaper articles from Scripps Howard News Service.
- Life after Death - Considers various evidence for and against the existence of an afterlife.
- Life in the World Unseen - E-book recounts life in the spirit world as received through mediums.
- Living Dying - E-book offers alternative view on disease, illness, living and dying.
- New Englander and Yale Review - "Euthanasia: The Pleasures of Dying" - An 1891 journal article by E. P. Buffet, M. D., asserting that death is painless and not to be feared.
- Online Course in Basic Death Investigations - How to investigate a death to determine cause, either natural or criminal.
- Our Daily Dead - Provides an ongoing commentary on recent notable deaths.
- The Resurrector - About all aspects of brain death: viewpoints, pathology, diagnosis, and therapy.
- Roadside America - Pet Cemetery - A listing of offbeat pet cemeteries in the United States. Includes morbid facts.
- Seeing the Difference: Conversations on Death and Dying - Interdisciplinary conversations on death and dying, including perspectives from the arts, humanities, and medicine. Sponsored by UC Berkeley's Townsend Center for the Humanities.
- Suite 101 - Death is discussed as the last stage of human growth and development.
- Taphophilia - A repository of morbid curiosities.
- The Temple of Azrael - Virtual memorial to the Arch-Angel Azrael, with cemetery photos.
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