Death In Pop Culture

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Why do so many people wonder about death? What is the mystery of death, some even dream about it, sing about it, and talk about it. Death is many things to many people but, that is this death really? It is define in my text book as when you stop breathing and your brain is no longer functioning (Leming & Dickinson, 2016, p. 49). Whatever it is, many would say that is death and sexuality are considered exotic and yet familiar (Leming & Dickinson, 2016, p. 3). So let's take a look at how Society and Popular culture look at and how they treat death and immortality when it comes to the art, music, games, movies, clothing and the media. Many people must and will have to learn how to cope with their feeling when it comes to death and grieving, …show more content…
O death, where is thy sting? Now the sting of death is sin: and the power of sin is trumpet (1 Co 15:55), but are we really to believe that death is a welcoming factor for your soul, and that your sprite will one day be reawaken to a new place? The study death is called a thanatology’s, what I've learned is that death is very profitable and every culture has its own way of dealing with death rituals some can be described as a very simple service to the exclude and expensive.
When it comes to the popular culture has an death anxiety attached to it, one thing I've learned heavy metal music is often associated with death and dying many times listening to heavy metal music often let them escape from depression and death related issues or thoughts (Kneer & Rieger, 2016). When it comes to music, art, video games, clothes and the mass Media people have become desensitized about it, they see it in the movie or hear about it so much that they don’t care or think it could every happen to them (Leming & Dickinson, 2016, p. 88).
Immortality is a funny word we tend to think we will live forever, but I don’t think it meant for one person but a line of succession your kids, their kids and so on, I believe this is how a person live on and become

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