Grave Matters
Precis
In the second third of the book Mark Harris introduces other alternatives when caring for the dead. Typical cremations that frequently see in the U.S. Also sea burials where the ashes of the diseased will be spread across the peaceful sea or placing bodies into artificial coral reefs. Much more pleasant and beautiful ways of caring for the dead than the usual dominant social practices we see in this day in age.
Quotes
"Today, some thirty percent of all Americans are cremated. by 2025, the percentage will jump to forty-five percent..." In most countries where cremation has been introduced and taken hold, cremations eventually surrpass burials", says Jack Spring."(pg.55)
"Ken's spiritual uplift at sea contrasted markedly with the dejection he had experienced after leaving regular funerals back on land, whose mournful ceremonies put families into what he dubs a "corridor of sorrow."
(pg.72)
" Ken and his staff will help families conduct a committal ceremony, but it offers no preset version of its own." People have different values and beliefs about what that should be... we let them do what they want, as long as its legal".(pg.80)
Analysis
Quite surprising to see such natural and beautiful alternatives when it comes to caring for the dead. the usual dreadful sadness of typical funerals, burials give the death and even the dead such an awful taste. in earlier post i specified that i wanted my ashes spread out into a body of water, this second third of the book shows that imagination is present when caring for a loved one and the dead.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
HW 49 - Comments on Best of Your Break HW
TO
Dean,
Your preparation for your interviews truly made your experience as well as mine an uplifting one. your wonderings and questions brought about great topics and got out great answers from your interviewees. i thought it was great how you pointed out the statistics on cremation in the U.S and how that's truly significant.
Harry,
What i liked most about your blogs is that you gave me and the audience different religious perspectives on caring for the dead. a christian and Jewish one. i thought i was very interesting how you pointed out that religion gives individuals some sort of agenda or objective when there dealt with death of a loved one. people usually do not go against there typical and dominant practices. this makes me wonder how different cultures and country's handle death?
Omar,
"But does funneling money into a funeral or burial or whatever it may be make much of a difference?". This line stuck out to m. you made your point of view on caring for dead noticed, yet very significant. were now seeing that the funeral system and the actual tendencies and rituals of our culture when it comes to caring for the dead are all industrialized. many things in our structured society are pointless, and its crazy to see that funerals and burials are apart of it.
FROM
Dean,
I thought that it was a great idea to purposely interview people with that you knew would each probably have different opinions on the care of the dead. When I did my interviews I was not sure what their opinions would be or if their opinions would be similar or different from each other. I also really liked how instead of copying and pasting three interviews in your blog, you decided to write out the interviews as a "story" with narration and quotes!
Chris Calan,
I thought it was interesting how you pointed out how death can distract people from life. It's a difficult topic for somepeople because it may hit close to home however you managed to analyze the people in the interviews idealogy and relate to their POV despite if it was similar to yours or not.
Cristine Foger,
This was a great post Tamiko. your preparation and interest in the topic of caring for dead really shows through your writing. The quotes from those you interviewed and your analysis gave nice insights. your connection between the rich and the poor and the costliness of the typical burials and funerals were very significant and engaging. keep up the good work Tamiko.
Harry,
I like the way you compared and contrasted your younger brothers thoughts with your older brothers thoughts and saw that in the end both of their view points helped you question the dominant social practices involved in funerals. How we often use funerals as a way for feeling bad for the dead (sort of moarning the dead rather than celebrating the life they once lived). Most people never really question how we can treat death other than to hold a funeral.
Dean,
Your preparation for your interviews truly made your experience as well as mine an uplifting one. your wonderings and questions brought about great topics and got out great answers from your interviewees. i thought it was great how you pointed out the statistics on cremation in the U.S and how that's truly significant.
Harry,
What i liked most about your blogs is that you gave me and the audience different religious perspectives on caring for the dead. a christian and Jewish one. i thought i was very interesting how you pointed out that religion gives individuals some sort of agenda or objective when there dealt with death of a loved one. people usually do not go against there typical and dominant practices. this makes me wonder how different cultures and country's handle death?
Omar,
"But does funneling money into a funeral or burial or whatever it may be make much of a difference?". This line stuck out to m. you made your point of view on caring for dead noticed, yet very significant. were now seeing that the funeral system and the actual tendencies and rituals of our culture when it comes to caring for the dead are all industrialized. many things in our structured society are pointless, and its crazy to see that funerals and burials are apart of it.
FROM
Dean,
I thought that it was a great idea to purposely interview people with that you knew would each probably have different opinions on the care of the dead. When I did my interviews I was not sure what their opinions would be or if their opinions would be similar or different from each other. I also really liked how instead of copying and pasting three interviews in your blog, you decided to write out the interviews as a "story" with narration and quotes!
Chris Calan,
I thought it was interesting how you pointed out how death can distract people from life. It's a difficult topic for somepeople because it may hit close to home however you managed to analyze the people in the interviews idealogy and relate to their POV despite if it was similar to yours or not.
Cristine Foger,
This was a great post Tamiko. your preparation and interest in the topic of caring for dead really shows through your writing. The quotes from those you interviewed and your analysis gave nice insights. your connection between the rich and the poor and the costliness of the typical burials and funerals were very significant and engaging. keep up the good work Tamiko.
Harry,
I like the way you compared and contrasted your younger brothers thoughts with your older brothers thoughts and saw that in the end both of their view points helped you question the dominant social practices involved in funerals. How we often use funerals as a way for feeling bad for the dead (sort of moarning the dead rather than celebrating the life they once lived). Most people never really question how we can treat death other than to hold a funeral.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
HW 50 - First Third of Care-of-the-Dead Book Post
Grave Matters: A journey through the modern funeral industry to a natural way of burial
Author: Mark Harris
Precis: The Johnson's are now having to deal with the death of there daughter Jenny. In order to honor there daughter after her death, the choose to make arrangement's at the Fielding Funeral Home. With help from the funeral director, Tom Feilding. during there time of planning there catholic funeral and burial for their daughter, they come to realize that planning for there daughters death has only become about money and business. rather than remembrance.
Quotes:
"In an effort to further legitimize its profession in the eyes of the public, the funeral industry sometimes refers to embalmers as "derma"- or skin- "surgeons". (pg.15)
"The industrial engine beginning to drive the economy made it possible, mass-producing the trappings of the tasteful funeral that could increasingly be had in the growing marketplace of goods and on a workingman's wages. When it came to elaborating on the simple funeral, capitalism and gentility proved a winning combination."(pg.43)
"For almost a hundred years Americans have been handling the dead over to the care of an industry thats turned the funeral into a too standard, expensive, resource-intensive, and, to many families, sterile act." (pg.47)
"The modern funeral has become so entrenched, so routinized, in fact, that most families believe its all but required when death comes calling. its not."(pg.47)
Analysis:
Mark Harris approaches his readers with a reality check when it comes to caring for the dead. With the story of a family dealing with the grief and process of having to care for their daughter after she dies. Through the funeral director and the family, the author justify that Death is a industrial business. Through the so called uncaring funeral director, "surgeons" fixing up the body, the costly box(casket) and even the waste produced
Author: Mark Harris
Precis: The Johnson's are now having to deal with the death of there daughter Jenny. In order to honor there daughter after her death, the choose to make arrangement's at the Fielding Funeral Home. With help from the funeral director, Tom Feilding. during there time of planning there catholic funeral and burial for their daughter, they come to realize that planning for there daughters death has only become about money and business. rather than remembrance.
Quotes:
"In an effort to further legitimize its profession in the eyes of the public, the funeral industry sometimes refers to embalmers as "derma"- or skin- "surgeons". (pg.15)
"The industrial engine beginning to drive the economy made it possible, mass-producing the trappings of the tasteful funeral that could increasingly be had in the growing marketplace of goods and on a workingman's wages. When it came to elaborating on the simple funeral, capitalism and gentility proved a winning combination."(pg.43)
"For almost a hundred years Americans have been handling the dead over to the care of an industry thats turned the funeral into a too standard, expensive, resource-intensive, and, to many families, sterile act." (pg.47)
"The modern funeral has become so entrenched, so routinized, in fact, that most families believe its all but required when death comes calling. its not."(pg.47)
Analysis:
Mark Harris approaches his readers with a reality check when it comes to caring for the dead. With the story of a family dealing with the grief and process of having to care for their daughter after she dies. Through the funeral director and the family, the author justify that Death is a industrial business. Through the so called uncaring funeral director, "surgeons" fixing up the body, the costly box(casket) and even the waste produced
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
HW 48 - Family Perspectives on the Care of the Dead
Interview #1
The first interview i decided to have was with my brother. throughout the interview i got a strong sense of where his views and thoughts originated from, what i got was the consumption of media and experiences with death. one question that i had asked him was, " why dont you see burial as a good thing?". he stated, its pretty nice to know that your being buried in a nice "box", but in that box your body deteriorates. Thats just disgusting when you come to think about it." he talked on about how much people look to a funeral and someone being buried as the right way to care for the dead. this showed that my brother in some way thought differently from the dominant social practice of caring for the dead. he didnt like the fact of someone being buried and living in the ground after death like many in our society do. he saw being buried as just a scape goat to hide the fact that individual is now dead.
Interview #2
The second interview that i held, was with my oldest brother. a person who i strongly admire and has definitely dealt with the death of many at a young and late age. ascwell as caring for them. a question i asked him was, " how do you feel about our society and how they typically care for the dead?". he said, that so much is required of the people surrounding the dead, to care or make them look great. that a funeral home's job is to make it the scenery, the casket and even the dead to look presentable and nice. as if they weren't death after all. what stuck out to me in this interview is that my brother had a similar view as my other the brother. that all of these things is just a way to shy away fro the fact that the person is dead. he pointed out that these things are consciously set up so we can feel bad for the dead. as well as not make ourselves look bad when doing so. if we don't do these things were seen as the devil or something of that sort. overall, all these dominant social practices and rituals when it comes to caring for the dead is a set up for us to look justified, things we dont have to follow, but we know it is "right".
The first interview i decided to have was with my brother. throughout the interview i got a strong sense of where his views and thoughts originated from, what i got was the consumption of media and experiences with death. one question that i had asked him was, " why dont you see burial as a good thing?". he stated, its pretty nice to know that your being buried in a nice "box", but in that box your body deteriorates. Thats just disgusting when you come to think about it." he talked on about how much people look to a funeral and someone being buried as the right way to care for the dead. this showed that my brother in some way thought differently from the dominant social practice of caring for the dead. he didnt like the fact of someone being buried and living in the ground after death like many in our society do. he saw being buried as just a scape goat to hide the fact that individual is now dead.
Interview #2
The second interview that i held, was with my oldest brother. a person who i strongly admire and has definitely dealt with the death of many at a young and late age. ascwell as caring for them. a question i asked him was, " how do you feel about our society and how they typically care for the dead?". he said, that so much is required of the people surrounding the dead, to care or make them look great. that a funeral home's job is to make it the scenery, the casket and even the dead to look presentable and nice. as if they weren't death after all. what stuck out to me in this interview is that my brother had a similar view as my other the brother. that all of these things is just a way to shy away fro the fact that the person is dead. he pointed out that these things are consciously set up so we can feel bad for the dead. as well as not make ourselves look bad when doing so. if we don't do these things were seen as the devil or something of that sort. overall, all these dominant social practices and rituals when it comes to caring for the dead is a set up for us to look justified, things we dont have to follow, but we know it is "right".
Saturday, April 23, 2011
PEERS REGARDING CARE OF DEAD
Death has been a tragic event that I've always found myself deeply interested in or wondering about. Either witnessing death of a family member or friend, the emotional and physical despair of people during that time. All makes me want to unravel my curiosity and questions about the topic. in order to further do so, i decided to interview three peers who were of the same background as i and others who differ from me. over the break i held these interviewees on the spot, a moment in time where three peers who fit my criteria of an interviewees. lucky me. 1 by 1 interviewing my selected peers and rewarding manipulate them them with thought filled questions on death that distracted them from social activity.
My first interview was of similar background as i. he was 17 and had particular views on death that somewhat mirrored mine. the first question i asked was, "what are the initial thoughts that come to your mind when you hear, death?" he responded, " its a sad thing that life has in store for all of us. people usually dont think about until it happens. i asked him if he could please try and elaborate. he elaborated, " people find themselves weeping and overly emotional towards those who die. that is normal, but you also have another side of death that is rarely looked at. which is the controversy of money between, a burial or a cremation of another?" this asnwer stood out to me, specifically the controversy of money when one dies.this is because people have to choose how to care for the death depending on their financial capability? why isnt caring for dead free? this is because in our society nothing is free. theirs a distinction between the rich and the poor. and how they care for the dead. those who have money choose a burial, and those who do not have a cremation.
My second interview, was with someone who was of different backround. He was a 19 year old who was of jewish backround. i knew this was a great oppurtunity to catch his insights on death and how his jewish heritae impacts it. the one and only prepared qustion i needed to ask was, how do jewish people care for the dead? he responded that, " unlike many people we see today jewish people take pride in not protesting death, but demonstrate the great value Judaism places ad the role in plays in life in general and the life of each indivudal person". i than asked him, what do they do, whats their "normal" practice? he stated, " the jewish do not beileve in cremation due to thier sufferings in their cultures and peoples past. Open caskets are forbidden by Jewish law, would be disrespectful to allow enemies of the dead to view them when thier in a helpless state. Bodies are buried in a simple linen shroud, so the poor will not receive less honor than the rich". this answer rally stook out to me because i was given an overview on how the jewish care for the dead. when it comes to those who are religiously oriented, it is certian that they care for dead much more than those who dont. jewish laws and no gap between how the poor and rich are treated are significant. particularly because it truly differ how an American cares for the dead, more money the more care. like i stated in my previous interview.
my third interview went fairly quick. since it was easy notice that the topic of death was uneasy for her. i tried to relieve the emotional distress of the topic but it wasnt possible. so i asked her a simple question, "what troubles you about it? she was alittle hesititant but she responded, " when death occurs expectedly, it hurts much more". she stopped at that. i than asked, "what do you mean? and whats the difference?". she elaborated, "usually people are ready for the death of another. some are sick and doctors put months on how long they have to lie. its said to out a date on someones life. because thier time is ticking. " good thing about dieing expectededly?" she told, " now that i think about it, it is, they get to choose how they leave". her last words truly stook out to me because she noticed that people who die expectedly go out in a much more hnorable but very bad way. "Bad", due to the emotional and physial components of dieing. but having your own idea on how you want to be treated after death is sometimes rare. others pick for you, choosing our self i a much more honorbale way of leaving the earth.
these interviews really shook me up. meaning it gave me other perspectives on caring for the dead other than my own. sometimes with controversial topics like death, im so closed minded with my point of view. but with this i was inspired and took acknowledgment in all their thoughts. having three peers that were close to my age, similar and different to my background gave me great insight. money being a main component in how the dead are cared for is essential and should be changed. Jewish heritage having laws, and particular things that must be followed when someone dies and after. lastly the choices that are made, either the death prepared it themselves or another took it upon themselves to choose for them. all great things, three points that i choose to look further into.
My first interview was of similar background as i. he was 17 and had particular views on death that somewhat mirrored mine. the first question i asked was, "what are the initial thoughts that come to your mind when you hear, death?" he responded, " its a sad thing that life has in store for all of us. people usually dont think about until it happens. i asked him if he could please try and elaborate. he elaborated, " people find themselves weeping and overly emotional towards those who die. that is normal, but you also have another side of death that is rarely looked at. which is the controversy of money between, a burial or a cremation of another?" this asnwer stood out to me, specifically the controversy of money when one dies.this is because people have to choose how to care for the death depending on their financial capability? why isnt caring for dead free? this is because in our society nothing is free. theirs a distinction between the rich and the poor. and how they care for the dead. those who have money choose a burial, and those who do not have a cremation.
My second interview, was with someone who was of different backround. He was a 19 year old who was of jewish backround. i knew this was a great oppurtunity to catch his insights on death and how his jewish heritae impacts it. the one and only prepared qustion i needed to ask was, how do jewish people care for the dead? he responded that, " unlike many people we see today jewish people take pride in not protesting death, but demonstrate the great value Judaism places ad the role in plays in life in general and the life of each indivudal person". i than asked him, what do they do, whats their "normal" practice? he stated, " the jewish do not beileve in cremation due to thier sufferings in their cultures and peoples past. Open caskets are forbidden by Jewish law, would be disrespectful to allow enemies of the dead to view them when thier in a helpless state. Bodies are buried in a simple linen shroud, so the poor will not receive less honor than the rich". this answer rally stook out to me because i was given an overview on how the jewish care for the dead. when it comes to those who are religiously oriented, it is certian that they care for dead much more than those who dont. jewish laws and no gap between how the poor and rich are treated are significant. particularly because it truly differ how an American cares for the dead, more money the more care. like i stated in my previous interview.
my third interview went fairly quick. since it was easy notice that the topic of death was uneasy for her. i tried to relieve the emotional distress of the topic but it wasnt possible. so i asked her a simple question, "what troubles you about it? she was alittle hesititant but she responded, " when death occurs expectedly, it hurts much more". she stopped at that. i than asked, "what do you mean? and whats the difference?". she elaborated, "usually people are ready for the death of another. some are sick and doctors put months on how long they have to lie. its said to out a date on someones life. because thier time is ticking. " good thing about dieing expectededly?" she told, " now that i think about it, it is, they get to choose how they leave". her last words truly stook out to me because she noticed that people who die expectedly go out in a much more hnorable but very bad way. "Bad", due to the emotional and physial components of dieing. but having your own idea on how you want to be treated after death is sometimes rare. others pick for you, choosing our self i a much more honorbale way of leaving the earth.
these interviews really shook me up. meaning it gave me other perspectives on caring for the dead other than my own. sometimes with controversial topics like death, im so closed minded with my point of view. but with this i was inspired and took acknowledgment in all their thoughts. having three peers that were close to my age, similar and different to my background gave me great insight. money being a main component in how the dead are cared for is essential and should be changed. Jewish heritage having laws, and particular things that must be followed when someone dies and after. lastly the choices that are made, either the death prepared it themselves or another took it upon themselves to choose for them. all great things, three points that i choose to look further into.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
HW 46 - Initial Thoughts on the Care of the Dead
BUDDHA- Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
What comes to mind when I think of caring for the dead. I think of my own personal idea of how I want to be leaving this world and be "taken care of". Its all about how your going to be perceived after you physically left the earth. Some decide for the deceased while others plan it for themselves. The typical norms in our present day culture is having a emotion filled funeral services, burials and cremations. Their are other alternatives but at this moment I'm unaware of them. So as of now, how I see my things and due to personal experiences. I find myself wanting to be cremated, placed in little sanctuary's such as chains for those I love and the remains be swept away by the ocean during a ceremony.
Psychologically an individual can not do nothing to forget about ones they love. We always hear these words when death strolls around or even the movies we see on television. " I didn't even get to say goodbye". Funeral's or ceremonies are a way to do so. to me, i don't see funerals as being so great.
Not too long ago by grandmother passed. A ceremony that many of us like to call a funeral was held in remembrance of her. Sadness flowed through the whole room. Tears, scream, and at time pure silence packed the room of sounds. Why is sadness at a funeral a repeated thing? Why a funeral? It was hard for those who spoke in remembrance of her to even speak because the fact of death spread udder negativity around the room. After witnessing exactly what a funeral is like. I see myself wanting something different. Something that isn't so drenched in sadness. I would like my service or time in remembrance to be pleasant. No need for obsessive black clothing, no need for loss of words. Speak of memory's. Laugh and cry. Give acknowledgment to the past, live with my memory. lastly being let loose, let free into the sunset aside with the ocean. cremated.
The commotion of a family of whether or not their loved one should be cremated or buried brings commotion and unneeded stress at a very emotional time. people force these norms just to really get it out of the way. i saw it with my own eyes. money, this and that, what we need, what needs to be done. its all unnecessary to me. to me i feel being buried in the ground isn't a good thing, being placed far from your loved ones isn't a good thing. being placed in the ground with insects who can possibly harm your body is another one. being cremated now i feel is personally better for me. because i want each person to hold something they can remember me by, not travel to come say hello. my remains being put in a shrine to be let loose in ocean. floating away, saying a pleasant goodbye. RATHER THAN A SAD ONE. Thats how i see it happening, imaginative but still realistic.
What comes to mind when I think of caring for the dead. I think of my own personal idea of how I want to be leaving this world and be "taken care of". Its all about how your going to be perceived after you physically left the earth. Some decide for the deceased while others plan it for themselves. The typical norms in our present day culture is having a emotion filled funeral services, burials and cremations. Their are other alternatives but at this moment I'm unaware of them. So as of now, how I see my things and due to personal experiences. I find myself wanting to be cremated, placed in little sanctuary's such as chains for those I love and the remains be swept away by the ocean during a ceremony.
Psychologically an individual can not do nothing to forget about ones they love. We always hear these words when death strolls around or even the movies we see on television. " I didn't even get to say goodbye". Funeral's or ceremonies are a way to do so. to me, i don't see funerals as being so great.
Not too long ago by grandmother passed. A ceremony that many of us like to call a funeral was held in remembrance of her. Sadness flowed through the whole room. Tears, scream, and at time pure silence packed the room of sounds. Why is sadness at a funeral a repeated thing? Why a funeral? It was hard for those who spoke in remembrance of her to even speak because the fact of death spread udder negativity around the room. After witnessing exactly what a funeral is like. I see myself wanting something different. Something that isn't so drenched in sadness. I would like my service or time in remembrance to be pleasant. No need for obsessive black clothing, no need for loss of words. Speak of memory's. Laugh and cry. Give acknowledgment to the past, live with my memory. lastly being let loose, let free into the sunset aside with the ocean. cremated.
The commotion of a family of whether or not their loved one should be cremated or buried brings commotion and unneeded stress at a very emotional time. people force these norms just to really get it out of the way. i saw it with my own eyes. money, this and that, what we need, what needs to be done. its all unnecessary to me. to me i feel being buried in the ground isn't a good thing, being placed far from your loved ones isn't a good thing. being placed in the ground with insects who can possibly harm your body is another one. being cremated now i feel is personally better for me. because i want each person to hold something they can remember me by, not travel to come say hello. my remains being put in a shrine to be let loose in ocean. floating away, saying a pleasant goodbye. RATHER THAN A SAD ONE. Thats how i see it happening, imaginative but still realistic.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
HW 45 - Reply to Other Peoples' Comments
From Cristine Foger:
Hello Tamiko,
I loved the fact that your class is looking at the matter of birth the way it is. Many people don't see these Americanized acts that are corrupt or just plain not right until they reach college.
Now to your project, i really like the idea of trying to compare the United States maternal care system to England's. Trying to show how our usual hospitalized birth system isnt more beneficial than a natural one.which is properly held in England. you had a great start, but its sad to say you lacked effort and fell of topic. you really lacked effort in this project and it shows. your a really bright kid, ive seen your work before. Use more time to set up your research and arguments and you have yourself a great paper or project. hope to see more of your work.
sincerely,
Cristine
Response:
My initial idea was to focus on how the European Maternal care system is better than the United States, and how we could eventually mirror theirs. With certain solutions. And yes, i definitely didn't carry out my idea with efficiency due to time because i rushed. now that i look back i know i could've even showed how the systems and cultures of these country's are the root of their maternal care system problems and advancement.thank you for the criticism Cristine, and i look forward to your comments on my future blogs. have a wonderful day.
From Chris Calnan:
I found this informitive as well as appalling. I think that how hospitals and doctors mistreat their patients is outrageous. It is horrible that physicians would prioritize anything but the well being of their patients and whats worse is how common it is. It hurts to think how hospitals abuse new mothers in such an unnecessary and reckless fashion. I thought the strongest point this piece made was how the media can encourage home birth. You also structured your evidence well and i would just add a short concession about how doctors encourage hospital birth.
Response:
Thank you for commenting my blog at such short notice. i really appreciate it. this unit we tried to focus on the nightmarish acts of a hospitalized birth, and how this issue isn't hidden from us. i tried to give background on the Americanized birth system and than some on England's. which i didn't do. my ideas really were everywhere. however, media was something i feel our cultures prides itself with, but it don't really bring beneficial information to us. so i felt natural birth should be televised. you should definitely take Andy's class junior or senior year. you seem very enlightened by what we talk about, what many history's classes don't address. thanks
Hello Tamiko,
I loved the fact that your class is looking at the matter of birth the way it is. Many people don't see these Americanized acts that are corrupt or just plain not right until they reach college.
Now to your project, i really like the idea of trying to compare the United States maternal care system to England's. Trying to show how our usual hospitalized birth system isnt more beneficial than a natural one.which is properly held in England. you had a great start, but its sad to say you lacked effort and fell of topic. you really lacked effort in this project and it shows. your a really bright kid, ive seen your work before. Use more time to set up your research and arguments and you have yourself a great paper or project. hope to see more of your work.
sincerely,
Cristine
Response:
My initial idea was to focus on how the European Maternal care system is better than the United States, and how we could eventually mirror theirs. With certain solutions. And yes, i definitely didn't carry out my idea with efficiency due to time because i rushed. now that i look back i know i could've even showed how the systems and cultures of these country's are the root of their maternal care system problems and advancement.thank you for the criticism Cristine, and i look forward to your comments on my future blogs. have a wonderful day.
From Chris Calnan:
I found this informitive as well as appalling. I think that how hospitals and doctors mistreat their patients is outrageous. It is horrible that physicians would prioritize anything but the well being of their patients and whats worse is how common it is. It hurts to think how hospitals abuse new mothers in such an unnecessary and reckless fashion. I thought the strongest point this piece made was how the media can encourage home birth. You also structured your evidence well and i would just add a short concession about how doctors encourage hospital birth.
Response:
Thank you for commenting my blog at such short notice. i really appreciate it. this unit we tried to focus on the nightmarish acts of a hospitalized birth, and how this issue isn't hidden from us. i tried to give background on the Americanized birth system and than some on England's. which i didn't do. my ideas really were everywhere. however, media was something i feel our cultures prides itself with, but it don't really bring beneficial information to us. so i felt natural birth should be televised. you should definitely take Andy's class junior or senior year. you seem very enlightened by what we talk about, what many history's classes don't address. thanks
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