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I heard a Fly buzz when I died
The Bustle in a House
Because I could not stop for Death
by Emily Dickinson

Death in the USA
Read this brief analysis of American attitudes toward death, as written for immigrants new to this country. Do you agree with this author's statements about how death is generally regarded in the United States? If you are not from the United States, do you find these attitudes to be different from yours? How do these ideas apply to Emily Dickinson's poetry? Write a short essay answering these questions.