We are now operating a school system in America that's more segregated than at any time since the death of Martin Luther King. Jonathan Kozol americadeathking Change image and share on social
My mother died of metastatic colorectal cancer shortly before three P.M. on Christmas Day of 2008. I don't know the exact time of her death, because none of us thought to look at a clock for a while after she stopped breathing. Meghan O'Rourke breathecancerchristmas share on social
As I think about the future, I'm back where most people live their lives. Which is, death is not imminent, and that's different. Dick Cheney backdeathfuture Change image and share on social
Since 1957, black people have experienced double-digit unemployment - in good times and bad times. Look at the population of African Americans in prison. They represent more than half the population of prisoners in the country, 55 percent of those on death row. Danny Glover africanamericanbad share on social
We were then in a dangerous, helpless situation, exposed daily to perils and death amongst savages and wild beasts, not a white man in the country but ourselves. Daniel Boone beastcountrydaily Change image and share on social
I was writing a scene where a guy was choking another guy to death. You can go online and type 'chokeholds' and watch scenes where martial artists choke each other out. You can hear what noises they make when they go unconscious, see how their bodies flop and everything. YouTube is amazing for the more detailed stuff. Daniel H. Wilson amazeartistbody share on social
Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else. Marcus Aurelius deathdespisenature Change image and share on social
The late Seventies was the death of the manufacturing age in the United States. It was also a time when the Pictures Generation artists were getting started. They co-opted the language of advertising. The factory disappeared, and weirdly, so did the art object - it was the age of making gestures, not objects. Rachel Kushner advertiseageart share on social
Jesus' sinless life was given as a gift to the world - the ultimate gift. Some would receive Him, and others wouldn't. Nonetheless, He continues to be our gift, and His life and death makes it possible for His children to receive eternal life with Him. That's a reason to give God glory. Monica Johnson childcontinuedeath share on social
There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death. Soren Kierkegaard accompanydeathdie Change image and share on social