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‚ April‚ who I am extremely
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Based off the three 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
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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 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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patients in need of transplants or becoming a specimen for human dissection for medical school students. Little do they know there are endless possibilities where a body can go and what can be done to it in the name science. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers‚ by Mary Roach‚ explores a number of these experiments‚ in an informative‚ humorous‚ yet respectful way. This work opens with a vivid comparison between dead bodies to people vacationing on cruises‚ “Most of your time is spent lying on
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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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Le Pham Mrs. Leazenbee AP Language 7 August 2014 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Students tend to moan and groan about summer assignments‚ and I was doing just that when I discovered that I had to read a nonfiction book this summer. Originally‚ I pictured the books on the list as tedious and boring textbooks. To my surprise‚ the book descriptions intrigued me‚ especially Mary Roach’s Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers‚ a book about the various scenarios for human bodies after people
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behind it. In Mary Roach’s Stiff‚ she discusses how people adapt to dealing with cadavers. The way that they deal with cadavers is similar to how we deal with things in our everyday life. Roach often discusses how people that work with cadavers regularly psychologically orientate themselves to accept the gruesome nature of them. Everyday people do this with subjects that on the surface don’t seem to be disturbing‚ but when you delve into the facts behind them‚ are very unsettling. Roach directly compares
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Author Mary Roach uses a surprising amount of humor as she delves into this repulsive topic. Write down one sentence from the article that you found particularly humorous and explain why you like that line. Why‚ do you suppose‚ Roach chose to add a humorous tone to this story? In other words‚ what does the use of humor add to this piece of writing. “If you think about how many of them it would take to make 2 pounds (and I advise you not to)‚ you will begin to appreciate the somewhat shocking dimensions
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Part 2: It’s Not an Easy Life After Death Once a person passes away it is always a difficult time to for the family to make decisions regarding said person. However normally the person has already decided what they want to do with their remains. There are several options to choose from‚ to name a few: a traditional funeral with the casket‚ the flowers and etc.‚ donating your body to science‚ or the remains can be cremated. No matter what is decided to do with the remains after death‚ there is no
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