The Importance Of Knowing A Day Of Death

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According to Ecology Communications Group, about 55.3 million people die each year in the world (ECG, 2011). There are many factors that can lead people to death such as disease, murder, accident, or aging. Most people live their lives without knowing when they are going to die. Knowing a day of death is both fear and luck, because approaching the day of death makes one frighten, but it allows one to plan one’s life better. If I can know when I am going to die, I want to know it since I can spend more time with people who I like, I can plan my life better, and people who I like will not regret how they did to me.
Firstly, I would like to know when I am going to die since I can spend more time with people who I like before I die. Usually, it

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