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…Imagine the thought of a mother going in to her child’s room and kissing her baby good night. Expecting to hear the gentle breath of her baby all that she hears is silence. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the “sudden death of an infant…

…Edgar Allan Poe was one of America’s greatest writers. He wrote many intriguing poems and short stories. One of Poe’s most famous short stories was “The Masque of the Red Death.” Today the symbolism and meaning of it are still hotly debated among…

…Why Would I be Afraid of Death? Why would I be afraid of death? When I die I will not have anything to worry about like a job, grades and monthly payments and taxes. The only catch is that to pass over into death, one must first go through the dying…

…Plato The Trial and Death of Socrates Book 4: Phaedo Socrates is admired for his willingness to explore an argument wherever it would lead as well as having the moral courage to follow its conclusion. Socrates, the master of argumentation…

…KAROSHI - Death from Overwork Karōshi (pronounced Kah-roe-she), which can be translated quite literally from the Japanese as "death from overwork", is occupational sudden death. The major medical causes of karoshi deaths are heart attack…

…Death and its Significance Death, a very dominant theme in literature, but what significance do references to death provide in a story. Why is death used in so many of the pieces of literature we read? The Answer; references to death play a very…

…and will be touched by the person next to us. I for one am very emotional, I cry easily. So I better make sure I carry my box of Kleenex with me. Death is not something we like to think about, much less face it. We are fascinated when we see it on the television, hear…

…Death. It usually plays a side role in our busy and complex lives, but when it hits you personally, things are forever changed. Death leaves behind a trail of sorrow, pain, and misery. Most people have a natural and healthy fear of death, but for some…

…Death and the Boy of Winander The death of Wordsworth’s Boy of Winander reflects his fascination with the eternal and the ephemeral. But there is an contradictory dimension to his thought; on the one hand, death stops the Boy's potential; on the other…

…Understanding the Symbolism of “The Masque of the Red Death” Edgar Allan Poe’s story The Mask of the Red Death, is a complicated and upsetting story that shows a factual side of human denial. The story contains vast and extensive descriptions…