2. • Death is the cessation of all biological
functions that sustain a living organism.
• The word death comes from Old
English ’deað,’ which in turn comes from
Proto-Germanic *dauþaz (reconstructed by
etymological analysis). This comes from the
Proto-Indo-European stem *dheu- meaning
the "Process, act, condition of dying".
5. Are ghost real?
Ghosts are a particular manifestation of a belief in
life after death. Though the specifics vary among
groups, a ghost is generally understood to be the
disembodied spirit or soul of a once-living person.
Sometimes the spirit belongs to a deceased animal.
A ghost is said to linger on earth when the person
died in a traumatic way, or when his burial ritual was
disturbed before it was complete, or sometimes just
because the spirit feels like it. Pesky or disruptive
ghosts are called poltergeists. Some groups believe
that ghosts are actually demons, or evil angels.
6. Thanatophobia, or fear of death, is a relatively
complicated phobia. Many, if not most, people are afraid
of dying. Some people fear being dead, while others are
afraid of the actual act of dying. However, if the fear is
so prevalent as to affect your daily life, then you might
have a full-blown phobia.
Necrophobia, is a specific phobia which is the irrational
fear of dead things associated with death (e.g. coffin,
tombstones)
10. Superstitious Beliefs about
Death
† Pregnant Women Should Avoid Funerals
† Flowers Only Grow on the Graves of the
Good
† Touch a Button if You See a Hearse
† Toss Spilled Salt Over Your Left
Shoulder
12. Tears are sometimes an
inappropriate response to
death. When a life has been
lived completely honestly,
completely successfully, or
just completely, the correct
response to death's perfect
punctuation mark is a smile.
