the man who went into the flood water in S.C. to save the coffin a TV show I am watching right now at this moment and it is called Fear: Buried Alive. Eva: feel free to elaborate
This is the video from CNN that shows a man who wades into the flood waters to save a casket. I just wanted to post about this to see the reaction that you might get from this video. I thought it was very courageous of this man to do this, especially when he says "that's somebody's family and you have to respect that." He is right, that is someone's family and if that were to happen to one of my family members I would want someone to do the same for me as well.
The second topic is about a TV show I just watched last night called Fear: Buried Alive and it is exactly what you think it is. They had 3 volunteers who were buried 6 ft underground as they measured their brain waves, heart rate, blood pressure, skin temperature, etc. There were doctors on the scene just in case anything went wrong and the volunteers were able to communicate with one another as well as with the doctors. This experiment was to ultimately tap into the 5 basic fears that we all have which are: ego death, separation, loss of autonomy, mutilation, and extinction. In each part of the experiment the researchers would tap into these 5 fears. For example for the mutilation part of the experiment, they would drop something into the coffin that you really feared the most; so snakes, spiders, rats, bugs, etc. They were trying to tap into the fear of losing any part of our precious bodily structure; the thought of having our body's boundaries invaded, or of losing the integrity of any organ, body part, or natural function. Anxiety about animals, such as bugs, spiders, snakes, and other creepy things arises from fear of mutilation. So for every 5 basic fears they would do some type of experiment for that fear. The ultimate goal of this was to overcome any fears they had of dying, death, separation, loss of autonomy, claustrophobia, etc. Oh, and the whole time they were in the coffin, they were strapped down with restraints, so those bugs that were dropped in, yeah they would crawl on their faces and they couldn't do anything about it. Terrifying right? What do you think about this experiment? Would you do it? Would being buried alive help you overcome any fears of death or dying? Here is the link about the show too: http://www.inquisitr.com/2517112/fear-buried-alive-ae-strange-tv-series-terrifies-as-contestants-go-six-feet-under-mary-best-true-stories-live-event/
I love that the first thing the man said was "That's somebody's family out there!" It's so true. I don't know that I would risk my life, especially at his age, by going through rushing waters like he did to rescue the casket, but if I knew it was a member of my own family, I would be more likely to. This is really interesting especially after writing the paper about "Can the dead be harmed?" and discussing how we believe that human bodies have dignity and deserve respect even after we die. Very cool.
I think this experiment sounds interesting to partake in. I would do it because it might help with the fear of dying, and also my hatred of spiders, certain types of snakes, and some bugs. Seeing as I have never seen the show, I haven't seen the fear other people have endured, so in my mind right now, I am calm about being buried alive. If there are other people reacting to what it happening to them it makes me wonder if I will do the same or will I stay calm because I know that being calm out helps to overcome the fear you may have about something such as animals or death. If you are buried alive and restrained, I feel that at some point you would have to accept what is happening since it would feel like there is no escape. Being buried alive might also help people realize relationships that they need to mend, or even things that they need to accept to help them move on in life. If I participated in being buried alive, I feel as if I would come out with a new realization of things I need to do and things I should have done. One of the things I would need to do would be to talk to my family about what would happen if I actually died. Like we mentioned at the beginning of the semester, discussing thing such as dying and your wishes for your body may be hard to do at first, but can be beneficial in the long run.
The man who saved the coffin in the flood was a hero. Not many people would be willing to walk through flooded waters to save a coffin. He risked his own life because he could have been swept away by the currents.
Being buried alive would certainly not help overcome my fears. This sounds like fear factor and how they would poor snakes onto a person laying in a box. I also don't like small places and that would get to me. But when I think about being buried alive, I picture the people who were buried under the Twin Towers after they fell and being trapped for hours. I would have panicked that no one would find me under the rumble.
I feel as if at some point when you are buried alive, you would realize that you may be stuck there either permanently or for an extended period of time. Once that realization has set in, you might try to make any amends you have and set goals for the future if you do survive.
No, I do not think this experiment would help me with not fearing death. At all. I'm not afraid of death but I can say I'm a little nervous about dying, though I try not to be by not thinking about it too much. When I do I imagine myself going peacefully because I'm really just afraid of suffocating or drowning. I hate the idea of not being able to breathe when I want to. It's absolutely the worst thing for me. I also feel if I were strapped down in a coffin with insects flying around and crawling on me and going in and out of my ears and nose that it would give me a real phobia for them and cause way more problems for me. Being stuck in a box with something you're not okay with just to conquer or test the fear of mutilation is just a terrible idea.
The man is very much a hero in his own right. Risking his life like that in order to save a loved one, I should hope that one day I have the courage to do such a thing. As for being buried alive, it is a great fear I have myself and I think I could not do it. I would lose all my composure throughout this experiment, act like a mad man, and once released, get out and try to choke anyone that did this to me. Not due to what I had agreed to, but because I think all senses would turn to survival mode, and it would take a minute or two to get out of that frame of mind.
The link posted shows photos that a woman's husband took of her as she struggled through the journey of breast cancer. At first, looking through these pictures made me feel a little embarrassed because I felt like these pictures should be private and should be seen only by the husband and wife, but it also opened up my eyes a lot. I looked through the pictures a second time and tears filled in my eyes because cancer is such a devastating disease. In the beginning of this series of pictures, the husband and wife are nothing but smiles and snuggles and then you can immediately tell the loss of happiness when the wife is at the doctor's office with shorter hair and with tears and fear in her eyes. I really liked the picture of the husband shaving his wife's hair because she looks brace and it looks like she is ready to face whatever is going to come her way. One picture that makes me extremely sad is when the wife is sitting outside, on what looks like a sunny day, and a couple is walking past her and is just staring. Is it because she is bald? Is it because she does not look like other woman? As the pictures go on, you can tell she is getting thinner and sicker. She looks tired and weak. However, every once in awhile there are pictures of pure happiness. There will be 3 pictures that make the wife look sad, then all of a sudden there is a picture where she looks completely satisfied and grateful. She looks like an ordinary woman, who is enjoying the ocean; who is blowing out her birthday candles and celebrating her birthday. She has her family around her which shows hope and love and it shows that she is calm and ready for anything. This woman is strong and beautiful and is so admirable. My ultimate favorite photo is the very last one, which is her tombstone. It reads: JENNIFER, 12-6-1971, 12-22-2011, "I loved it all". That quote from her on her tombstone is just beautiful. She went through an obvious amount of suffering throughout her life, but she still loved every bit of it. It seems as if she is thankful for everything, including the suffering, and it really touches me.
The photos posted by the man who's wife has cancer are very heartbreaking but interesting at the same time. I Its amazing to see her transform as she progresses through her illness and you can see the illness taking a huge effect on her. You can see near the end the despair she is going through, and then the peace that she finds. In regards to the man who saved the coffin, i believe he did an amazing thing. Even though he did not know who the person was, he said that if it was his relative he would want someone to do the same. It was the right thing to do and he risked his own safety to do so. If i were to be buried underground i dont think it would help my claustrophobia at all. One of my only major fears is getting trapped underground or in something I couldn't get out. But being exposed to it wouldnt help my fears, it would only make my anxiety worse.
The photos posted by the man who's wife has cancer are very heartbreaking but interesting at the same time. I Its amazing to see her transform as she progresses through her illness and you can see the illness taking a huge effect on her. You can see near the end the despair she is going through, and then the peace that she finds. In regards to the man who saved the coffin, i believe he did an amazing thing. Even though he did not know who the person was, he said that if it was his relative he would want someone to do the same. It was the right thing to do and he risked his own safety to do so. If i were to be buried underground i dont think it would help my claustrophobia at all. One of my only major fears is getting trapped underground or in something I couldn't get out. But being exposed to it wouldnt help my fears, it would only make my anxiety worse.
"These photographs do not define us, but they are us.".. I love this quote from the article. I believe we are all the things we experience and go through, the good and the bad. Imagine if you could carry a camera through life without, not with you being the one taking the pictures but someone else follows you around with said camera and catches your whole life on camera. The way people look at you, the way you interact with others and change over the years by the experiences, the good and the bad, make you who you are. You are what you go through. If anything in your past had been different, you too could be different.
I completely agree Amanda, and it's very interesting to think what it would be like if someone were to be following us around to capture the way others perceive us and how our actions affect those around us. I guess I like to think that our photographer is God. I believe that when we enter heaven, we are taken through our life and shown the sins we have made and how they have impacted those around us. I think that God allows us to forgive others and to be forgiven by showing us our mistakes and guiding us along the path of acceptance and forgiveness after death.
I think it was incredibly brave of that man to swim out to save a coffin of someone he had no relation with. That is a good example of Kant's view of how humans should do good for the sake of doing good, and not do goof to recieve an award. He risked his own safety because he believed that no one's loved one should be floating down in a flood. he respected that person's life even though he was already dead. This also brings up the issue can the dead be harmed? I don't think in this case the deceased person would have been considered harmed, but to his family it would have been devastating and they may have viewed him as being harmed. What if he continued down that river and the coffin was never recovered? Would the family have been able to recovery from such an event or would they have seen this as harm that could not be taken back to their loved one? This man did the right thing and even though he did not save the coffin for the reward i believe he deserves one.
As for the show about being buried alive, i would never ever be apart of this experiment. I have a terrible fear of being locked in a small space and i especially hate bugs and snakes. I don't believe facing your fears are always the answer to solve fears. I do think it's a good way to make fears stronger because if i did that once I'm sure i would never want to be put through that experiment a second time. These volunteers were very brave and i'm glad these scientists could collect this data and research this subject because i believe research of any kind can be very beneficial in society. I will not and will never be the next volunteer however!
I like how you related the man's actions back to Kant. He did want to do something good and wasn't looking to be famous. I agree that at the point of being in a coffin, the dead could not be harmed, but instead the family could have been because they lost a loved one. I feel as if at some point the family would be able to recover because the person was dead, rather than if a family member who was alive was swept away.
I'm horrible at this technology stuff, all I could find was the man photographing him and his wife's life together as she battled cancer. That was so said, I think im still crying. It also disturbs me. I have the hardest time watching people go through chemotherapy. I just think it is completely barbaric, I pray to God I can help people defeat this.
I'm horrible at this technology stuff, all I could find was the man photographing him and his wife's life together as she battled cancer. That was so said, I think im still crying. It also disturbs me. I have the hardest time watching people go through chemotherapy. I just think it is completely barbaric, I pray to God I can help people defeat this.
The wife with cancer: Although they are sad to see, I think it is beautiful the way that he captured her beauty. He showed her beauty as the cancer began, progressed, and then took her life. The pictures also showed the struggle that she went through, along with the struggle of him seeing her deteriorate. This is a beautiful and meaningful way to portray her strength and struggles. The flooding: The man who swam out in the water to grab the coffin is a hero. He did not know this person and he did not know the family, but he risked his life to save that body. This shows his selflessness and gave dignity to that family in a way of the body being saved from damage. He even stated "that's somebody's family and you have to respect that." If this was my family member that he saved, I would not be able to thank him enough! Buried alive: There is no way, 100%, that you could ever get me to do this. I understand that it may be a way to get rid of your fears, but it is also a sense of torture. As a person with anxiety attacks and many fears, I would probably cause physical/ internal harm from being so freaked out. I'm proud of people who are able to do this, but count me out!
I completely agree with the man that saved the casket. If that were a loved one of mine, I would be devastated if it got lost like that. I would hope that someone would care so much to go out and retrieve it as well. That man was very heroic and honorable in my eyes. I think it is very interesting that they would try an experiment like this. I myself could never participate because I could never volunteer to be restrained and thrown in with my worst nightmares. But it’s a very interesting to see how we our bodies react in extreme situations like that. I would imagine that our mind and body would go into gears and modes that we’ve never seen before. We would be panicked and so scared that we wouldn’t have control over ourselves. I would love to see the results of the experiment because it would tell a lot about our bodies and mind that we may have never known about without an experiment like this.
The pictures that the man took when his wife was battling cancer are so powerful. They truly depict the sacrifice, the love, and the hurt of losing a loved one. Those memories will always be remembered because he was able to capture them through the pictures. He will remember the best and worst moments and it will give him strength to get through the obstacles he will later face in his life. He will always have her by his side.
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ReplyDeleteThis is the video from CNN that shows a man who wades into the flood waters to save a casket. I just wanted to post about this to see the reaction that you might get from this video. I thought it was very courageous of this man to do this, especially when he says "that's somebody's family and you have to respect that." He is right, that is someone's family and if that were to happen to one of my family members I would want someone to do the same for me as well.
The second topic is about a TV show I just watched last night called Fear: Buried Alive and it is exactly what you think it is. They had 3 volunteers who were buried 6 ft underground as they measured their brain waves, heart rate, blood pressure, skin temperature, etc. There were doctors on the scene just in case anything went wrong and the volunteers were able to communicate with one another as well as with the doctors. This experiment was to ultimately tap into the 5 basic fears that we all have which are: ego death, separation, loss of autonomy, mutilation, and extinction. In each part of the experiment the researchers would tap into these 5 fears. For example for the mutilation part of the experiment, they would drop something into the coffin that you really feared the most; so snakes, spiders, rats, bugs, etc. They were trying to tap into the fear of losing any part of our precious bodily structure; the thought of having our body's boundaries invaded, or of losing the integrity of any organ, body part, or natural function. Anxiety about animals, such as bugs, spiders, snakes, and other creepy things arises from fear of mutilation. So for every 5 basic fears they would do some type of experiment for that fear. The ultimate goal of this was to overcome any fears they had of dying, death, separation, loss of autonomy, claustrophobia, etc. Oh, and the whole time they were in the coffin, they were strapped down with restraints, so those bugs that were dropped in, yeah they would crawl on their faces and they couldn't do anything about it. Terrifying right? What do you think about this experiment? Would you do it? Would being buried alive help you overcome any fears of death or dying? Here is the link about the show too: http://www.inquisitr.com/2517112/fear-buried-alive-ae-strange-tv-series-terrifies-as-contestants-go-six-feet-under-mary-best-true-stories-live-event/
I love that the first thing the man said was "That's somebody's family out there!" It's so true. I don't know that I would risk my life, especially at his age, by going through rushing waters like he did to rescue the casket, but if I knew it was a member of my own family, I would be more likely to. This is really interesting especially after writing the paper about "Can the dead be harmed?" and discussing how we believe that human bodies have dignity and deserve respect even after we die. Very cool.
DeleteI think this experiment sounds interesting to partake in. I would do it because it might help with the fear of dying, and also my hatred of spiders, certain types of snakes, and some bugs. Seeing as I have never seen the show, I haven't seen the fear other people have endured, so in my mind right now, I am calm about being buried alive. If there are other people reacting to what it happening to them it makes me wonder if I will do the same or will I stay calm because I know that being calm out helps to overcome the fear you may have about something such as animals or death. If you are buried alive and restrained, I feel that at some point you would have to accept what is happening since it would feel like there is no escape. Being buried alive might also help people realize relationships that they need to mend, or even things that they need to accept to help them move on in life. If I participated in being buried alive, I feel as if I would come out with a new realization of things I need to do and things I should have done. One of the things I would need to do would be to talk to my family about what would happen if I actually died. Like we mentioned at the beginning of the semester, discussing thing such as dying and your wishes for your body may be hard to do at first, but can be beneficial in the long run.
ReplyDeleteThe man who saved the coffin in the flood was a hero. Not many people would be willing to walk through flooded waters to save a coffin. He risked his own life because he could have been swept away by the currents.
ReplyDeleteBeing buried alive would certainly not help overcome my fears. This sounds like fear factor and how they would poor snakes onto a person laying in a box. I also don't like small places and that would get to me. But when I think about being buried alive, I picture the people who were buried under the Twin Towers after they fell and being trapped for hours. I would have panicked that no one would find me under the rumble.
I feel as if at some point when you are buried alive, you would realize that you may be stuck there either permanently or for an extended period of time. Once that realization has set in, you might try to make any amends you have and set goals for the future if you do survive.
DeleteNo, I do not think this experiment would help me with not fearing death. At all. I'm not afraid of death but I can say I'm a little nervous about dying, though I try not to be by not thinking about it too much. When I do I imagine myself going peacefully because I'm really just afraid of suffocating or drowning. I hate the idea of not being able to breathe when I want to. It's absolutely the worst thing for me.
ReplyDeleteI also feel if I were strapped down in a coffin with insects flying around and crawling on me and going in and out of my ears and nose that it would give me a real phobia for them and cause way more problems for me.
Being stuck in a box with something you're not okay with just to conquer or test the fear of mutilation is just a terrible idea.
I agree Karen, I don't think this experiment would help me get over my fear (which is frogs in my case), but would only make it worse.
DeleteThe man is very much a hero in his own right. Risking his life like that in order to save a loved one, I should hope that one day I have the courage to do such a thing. As for being buried alive, it is a great fear I have myself and I think I could not do it. I would lose all my composure throughout this experiment, act like a mad man, and once released, get out and try to choke anyone that did this to me. Not due to what I had agreed to, but because I think all senses would turn to survival mode, and it would take a minute or two to get out of that frame of mind.
ReplyDeleteThe link posted shows photos that a woman's husband took of her as she struggled through the journey of breast cancer. At first, looking through these pictures made me feel a little embarrassed because I felt like these pictures should be private and should be seen only by the husband and wife, but it also opened up my eyes a lot. I looked through the pictures a second time and tears filled in my eyes because cancer is such a devastating disease. In the beginning of this series of pictures, the husband and wife are nothing but smiles and snuggles and then you can immediately tell the loss of happiness when the wife is at the doctor's office with shorter hair and with tears and fear in her eyes. I really liked the picture of the husband shaving his wife's hair because she looks brace and it looks like she is ready to face whatever is going to come her way. One picture that makes me extremely sad is when the wife is sitting outside, on what looks like a sunny day, and a couple is walking past her and is just staring. Is it because she is bald? Is it because she does not look like other woman? As the pictures go on, you can tell she is getting thinner and sicker. She looks tired and weak. However, every once in awhile there are pictures of pure happiness. There will be 3 pictures that make the wife look sad, then all of a sudden there is a picture where she looks completely satisfied and grateful. She looks like an ordinary woman, who is enjoying the ocean; who is blowing out her birthday candles and celebrating her birthday. She has her family around her which shows hope and love and it shows that she is calm and ready for anything. This woman is strong and beautiful and is so admirable. My ultimate favorite photo is the very last one, which is her tombstone. It reads: JENNIFER, 12-6-1971, 12-22-2011, "I loved it all". That quote from her on her tombstone is just beautiful. She went through an obvious amount of suffering throughout her life, but she still loved every bit of it. It seems as if she is thankful for everything, including the suffering, and it really touches me.
ReplyDeleteThe photos posted by the man who's wife has cancer are very heartbreaking but interesting at the same time. I Its amazing to see her transform as she progresses through her illness and you can see the illness taking a huge effect on her. You can see near the end the despair she is going through, and then the peace that she finds. In regards to the man who saved the coffin, i believe he did an amazing thing. Even though he did not know who the person was, he said that if it was his relative he would want someone to do the same. It was the right thing to do and he risked his own safety to do so.
ReplyDeleteIf i were to be buried underground i dont think it would help my claustrophobia at all. One of my only major fears is getting trapped underground or in something I couldn't get out. But being exposed to it wouldnt help my fears, it would only make my anxiety worse.
The photos posted by the man who's wife has cancer are very heartbreaking but interesting at the same time. I Its amazing to see her transform as she progresses through her illness and you can see the illness taking a huge effect on her. You can see near the end the despair she is going through, and then the peace that she finds. In regards to the man who saved the coffin, i believe he did an amazing thing. Even though he did not know who the person was, he said that if it was his relative he would want someone to do the same. It was the right thing to do and he risked his own safety to do so.
ReplyDeleteIf i were to be buried underground i dont think it would help my claustrophobia at all. One of my only major fears is getting trapped underground or in something I couldn't get out. But being exposed to it wouldnt help my fears, it would only make my anxiety worse.
"These photographs do not define us, but they are us.".. I love this quote from the article. I believe we are all the things we experience and go through, the good and the bad. Imagine if you could carry a camera through life without, not with you being the one taking the pictures but someone else follows you around with said camera and catches your whole life on camera. The way people look at you, the way you interact with others and change over the years by the experiences, the good and the bad, make you who you are. You are what you go through. If anything in your past had been different, you too could be different.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree Amanda, and it's very interesting to think what it would be like if someone were to be following us around to capture the way others perceive us and how our actions affect those around us. I guess I like to think that our photographer is God. I believe that when we enter heaven, we are taken through our life and shown the sins we have made and how they have impacted those around us. I think that God allows us to forgive others and to be forgiven by showing us our mistakes and guiding us along the path of acceptance and forgiveness after death.
DeleteI think it was incredibly brave of that man to swim out to save a coffin of someone he had no relation with. That is a good example of Kant's view of how humans should do good for the sake of doing good, and not do goof to recieve an award. He risked his own safety because he believed that no one's loved one should be floating down in a flood. he respected that person's life even though he was already dead. This also brings up the issue can the dead be harmed? I don't think in this case the deceased person would have been considered harmed, but to his family it would have been devastating and they may have viewed him as being harmed. What if he continued down that river and the coffin was never recovered? Would the family have been able to recovery from such an event or would they have seen this as harm that could not be taken back to their loved one? This man did the right thing and even though he did not save the coffin for the reward i believe he deserves one.
ReplyDeleteAs for the show about being buried alive, i would never ever be apart of this experiment. I have a terrible fear of being locked in a small space and i especially hate bugs and snakes. I don't believe facing your fears are always the answer to solve fears. I do think it's a good way to make fears stronger because if i did that once I'm sure i would never want to be put through that experiment a second time. These volunteers were very brave and i'm glad these scientists could collect this data and research this subject because i believe research of any kind can be very beneficial in society. I will not and will never be the next volunteer however!
I like how you related the man's actions back to Kant. He did want to do something good and wasn't looking to be famous. I agree that at the point of being in a coffin, the dead could not be harmed, but instead the family could have been because they lost a loved one. I feel as if at some point the family would be able to recover because the person was dead, rather than if a family member who was alive was swept away.
DeleteI'm horrible at this technology stuff, all I could find was the man photographing him and his wife's life together as she battled cancer. That was so said, I think im still crying. It also disturbs me. I have the hardest time watching people go through chemotherapy. I just think it is completely barbaric, I pray to God I can help people defeat this.
ReplyDeleteI'm horrible at this technology stuff, all I could find was the man photographing him and his wife's life together as she battled cancer. That was so said, I think im still crying. It also disturbs me. I have the hardest time watching people go through chemotherapy. I just think it is completely barbaric, I pray to God I can help people defeat this.
ReplyDeleteYou will, Tracy.
DeleteThe wife with cancer:
ReplyDeleteAlthough they are sad to see, I think it is beautiful the way that he captured her beauty. He showed her beauty as the cancer began, progressed, and then took her life. The pictures also showed the struggle that she went through, along with the struggle of him seeing her deteriorate. This is a beautiful and meaningful way to portray her strength and struggles.
The flooding:
The man who swam out in the water to grab the coffin is a hero. He did not know this person and he did not know the family, but he risked his life to save that body. This shows his selflessness and gave dignity to that family in a way of the body being saved from damage. He even stated "that's somebody's family and you have to respect that." If this was my family member that he saved, I would not be able to thank him enough!
Buried alive:
There is no way, 100%, that you could ever get me to do this. I understand that it may be a way to get rid of your fears, but it is also a sense of torture. As a person with anxiety attacks and many fears, I would probably cause physical/ internal harm from being so freaked out. I'm proud of people who are able to do this, but count me out!
I completely agree with the man that saved the casket. If that were a loved one of mine, I would be devastated if it got lost like that. I would hope that someone would care so much to go out and retrieve it as well. That man was very heroic and honorable in my eyes.
ReplyDeleteI think it is very interesting that they would try an experiment like this. I myself could never participate because I could never volunteer to be restrained and thrown in with my worst nightmares. But it’s a very interesting to see how we our bodies react in extreme situations like that. I would imagine that our mind and body would go into gears and modes that we’ve never seen before. We would be panicked and so scared that we wouldn’t have control over ourselves. I would love to see the results of the experiment because it would tell a lot about our bodies and mind that we may have never known about without an experiment like this.
The pictures that the man took when his wife was battling cancer are so powerful. They truly depict the sacrifice, the love, and the hurt of losing a loved one. Those memories will always be remembered because he was able to capture them through the pictures. He will remember the best and worst moments and it will give him strength to get through the obstacles he will later face in his life. He will always have her by his side.
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