Natalia Reynoso Ms. Bestgen Anatomy 18 November 2014 101 Ways to Use your Cadaver One of the main points that the author of Stiff‚ Mary Roach‚ attempted to portray is the importance that human cadavers are to be treated with the upmost respect. In the first quote that is presented everything that Roach discusses about respect seems to be contradicted. I selected this quote because it made me imagine the cadaver as a simple laundry sack that is being used as a target to shoot at. Of course this act
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Stiff It may sound odd‚ but Stiff by Mary Roach is by far the most lively and enthusiastic approach on discussing death that I have ever read. The author did something in this work that I never thought was possible. She made death enjoyable to read about. She even stated‚ “Death. It doesn’t have to be boring.” (Roach 11). She successfully took on one of the most serious‚ dismal topics and made it enjoyable to read. The way she is able to do this is by using a style all her own which
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Stiff Book Review Have you ever heard of an exploding whale or seen the process of decay of carcasses? Well‚ Stiff goes into the goriest details of the progression of decay of cadavers which are dead human bodies. With each word it paints a very vivid picture of the scene Roach experienced at Knoxville‚ Tennessee. It’s almost so real that you can even smell the distinct and unique smell of decaying cadavers. Now this is only one chapter of the book. Let’s delve in deeper. Roach nicely divides
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A Review of Stiff by Mary Roach Upon opening Stiff‚ the first thing that greets you is author Mary Roach’s biting wit. She starts the long journey of cadaver history by comparing death to a cruise‚ and it sets the tone for the book wonderfully. This book is one of the best nonfiction books I have read in a long time. Roach uses dry humor and wit to accurately present facts and anecdotes about her research. Personal stories and her opinions thoughtfully intertwine with the research she has carefully
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Stiff‚ by Mary Roach‚ is a nonfiction book about the “Curious lives of human cadavers”. In this book‚ Roach details the ins and outs of what happens when you donate your body to science‚ as well as other “uses” for dead human bodies. In dealing with such a seemingly gruesome subject‚ Roach keeps it quite tame and informative. From anatomy labs to cadaveric medicine‚ this book is sure to leave no cadaver questions unanswered. The book begins with a foreseen segment on educational uses for cadavers
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The tone of something merely depends on the type of audience you are addressing. I wrote two letters to two people explaining whether or not I would donate my body to science after reading the book Stiff written by Mary Roach‚ that went into depth about cadavers. My first letter‚ Letter 1‚ was directed towards the author herself‚ Mary Roach‚ someone who I have never met or know. Naturally‚ my tone towards her would be formal and respectful. My other letter‚ Letter 2‚ was written to my best friend
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Sounds and Imagery of Human Emotion In Marge Piercy’s “The Secretary Chant”‚ the author uses images and sound to both dehumanize and mechanize the female speaker‚ while John Updike uses imagery and sounds to make the “Player Piano” come to life. Piercy uses images of the speaker‚ connected with various office equipment to give a vision to the reader of a woman living her life through the office equipment that is part of her very being. Piercy uses personification in reverse and other metaphors
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The book Stiff by Mary Roach is in a genre of its own in terms of book I have read and I loved every word of it and it has found a spot in my favorite book list. For a book like this‚ it takes time to analyze and process this book for its intended purpose and I believe reading it over a course of several months helped. Despite my hesitance when first approaching the book‚ that hesitance quickly turned into admiration for the book and all the eye-opening information it provided. Every single page
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excerpts I chose from the book‚ "Stiff"‚ by Mary Roach‚ I decided to rename the title‚ "How to Use Your Cadaver". The passages I chose all relate to the title since they deal with the different uses of cadavers. My first passage from page 87 explains how cadavers have been used in car crash simulations to determine the force of impact during the crash. Most people‚ including myself‚ don’t realize this even though we ride in a car almost everyday. Because of these cadavers‚ we are better-equipped and
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Two views of a cadaver room After reading the poem ‘two views in a cadaver room’ by Sylvia Plath‚ it gives the poem a dark and bright side of love which includes a dark grey area between the two. This poem has an observer who narrates both stanzas of the poem‚ both of which have different overview of emotions mostly depending on love. Sylvia Plath seems to have a sublime image over death as well as love‚ seeing that both of the stanzas have a connection drawn to an optical conclusion that death
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