Death and Dying

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I've started teaching my course on death and dying, and assembling some Internet resources for use in the class.

Any suggestions for more good material?

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  1. Anonymous11:18 PM

    Economics for Real People

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  2. gcallah11:57 PM

    I don't recall anyone dying in tht work.

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  3. John Goes4:45 PM

    Salt and slugs, naturally.

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  4. Anonymous5:28 PM

    There's a great essay on dying well in Montaigne's Essays, which is probably available online.

    Also: I think Bill Cavanaugh's essay on Oscar Romero entitled "Dying for the Eucharist or being Killed by it" is also a fascinating.

    Peace,
    Araglin

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  5. Anonymous5:29 PM

    Here's a link:
    http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3664/is_200107/ai_n8993556/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1

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  6. Unknown5:36 PM

    Sermons by Forrest Church.
    http://www.allsoulsnyc.org/publications/sermons/fcsermons/fcsermonshome.htm

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  7. Wabulon6:37 PM

    You're alive! What could possibly qualify you to teach this subject?

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  8. gcallah7:40 PM

    You know, Wabulon, I actually pointed this out to the students on the first day -- I noted that, while I might not look well, I wasn't actually dead, and that my opinion on the topic was really no better than theirs.

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  9. Bob Murphy11:53 PM

    (1) Panda Bob versus Komodo Dragon.

    (2) Billy Crystal from A Princess Bride when he points out that Wesley is just mostly dead.

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  10. Bob Murphy8:32 AM

    How big is the class? Please give us updates.

    I think you will do well because college students seem to respond to people who are sure they are smart and funny, whether or not they are.*

    *I'm not denying that you are smart and funny, just pointing out that confidence in these traits is more important than their presence.

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  11. TokyoTom8:28 AM

    Here's a contribution

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