Mary Roach's nonfiction text Stiff:The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers,asserts that human bodies are just as useful dead as they are alive in a very droll manner.The author first supports this with the use of anecdotes accompanied by statistics and evidence shown by studies and articles that have been published;she then adds to this by analyzing past material with an attention to detail and little known historical facts and to conclude she uses her quick wit with her methods of analysis.Her purpose is to quell past taboos about the sentiments that dead bodies possess in order to communicate .She seems to have a very general audience or maybe anyone who has dealt with dead bodies personally in mind because of the fact when one dies their general fear of the unknown would like to know that they will be taken care of in death.

Application Question:How does the taboo surrounding the use of one's dead body affect the advancement of scientific research?