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Death: A Personal Understanding-What Is Death?

25 minutes 42 seconds

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Teaches an understanding of death and dying through case studies and personal stories of people facing their own death or the death of a loved one. Definitions of death have been debated for centuries, depending on culture, social conditions, and the role of the medical profession. Addresses how ideas have changed historically and how our newest definitions, like "brain death," may not yet be adequate for encompassing all of death's meanings.

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Middle-aged man wearing glasses and sitting next to a window looks just off camera as if in an interview. Caption. These kinds of discoveries made it obvious that heart and lungs.
Death: A Personal Understanding
Episode 1
25 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Senior man rests his head back on a pillow, closing his eyes. Caption. They should make the dying person.
Death: A Personal Understanding
Episode 4
25 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12