<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishVitu vilivyo hai ambavyo vimekuwa vikikumbusha watu juu ya hali ya kufa kwa karne nyingi vinaweza kuwa muhimu zaidi chini ya mkazo wa historia.  <response>: Still-life objects that have figured for centuries as reminders of mortality can take on new urgency under the pressure of history. 