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There has been a multiple of factors that have influenced the attitudes and patterns of behavior toward death in the United States. Factors such as modern medicine, less doctor-patient relationships or depersonalization, last but not least is denial, have all contributed to the we Americans view death. This country is obsessed with denying and ignoring death. Everyone seems so afraid of death. I think that we should understand death. These factors all have a bigger …

…the way this country views death. The one that might have a biggest effect is denial. Until we can really understand death and the grieving process of death we can never begin, as a nation to understand death and dying. If only people knew that getting through denial makes you stronger and prepares you for the next step of the process. If they did maybe we could gradually move to understanding and dealing with death.