Blog Post 6

Tombstones are definitely examples of everyday writing. Before this class, I would not have thought of tombstones to be an example of writing. Tombstones are the canvas on which one etches the name, birth date, and death date of the decease. Some other things that might be included on tombstones are quotes, drawings, or pictures. Each tombstone is different, as stated in the article. Not one tombstone is exactly alike. They differ in the dates, names, and etches on the stone. I like the point that Emily made about how death is inevitable and a normal occurrence. This constitutes everyday writing if it happens just normally and not institutionalized. Tombstones describe the person that's buried beneath them. For instance if the person was Jewish, a tombstone might have the Jewish star on it. I like how Morris talks about how this world is not our abiding place, that there is an afterlife where we live eternally. It also talks about how cemeteries used to be in the center of the town to remind people that their days are limited on Earth. This represents place and scene which we talked about in class as being a major part of everyday writing. The scene in which we see tombstones is usually when someone just dies and we are burying them or we are revisiting to pay our respects or because it might be the anniversary of their passing. Anyways usually when we are visiting cemeteries its a very sad solemn time.