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    Since the time I read them‚ they never came out of my mind‚ and they grabbed my attention since I read their titles. “The Penalty of Death” by Henry Louis Mencken and “Execution” by Anna Quindlen‚ are the essay that affected me the most from the River Reader book. Maybe because I thought about the death penalty before‚ or maybe because their words affected me and my way of thinking. The thing that I am sure about that both of the essay touched my emotions and feelings in a way that let me never forgot

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    Anna in the Tropics‚ a play that had won a Pulitzer Prize for 2003 had made one of its many performances at the wonderfully built and great resemblance thrust stage. The show was quite spectacular when you look at all the things it had to offer. From the moment you walk into the theatre you notice that almost all of the seats are taken and that this play is very well known and can offer an explosive performance. You knew that by seeing where everyone sat that the distance from the stage to anyone

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    Planning a funeral is an emotional and difficult process. As emotional as it can be‚ it is still important to keep in mind the wishes of the departed when planning their funeral. Many people leave explicit instructions in their will on how they would like their final service conducted. Other people express their wishes to immediate family members either during the course of their life‚ or when they know that their time has come. However the final wishes were relayed‚ it is important that those instructions

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    My dad married his high school sweetheart‚ Lisa Malee Erickson‚ on February 5‚ 1993. He had joined the Army Reserve and left soon after they were married to attend basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri. I’m his first daughter‚ Christine Brianne Hill. I was born May 26‚ 1993‚ while he was in training. Daddy was given leave to come home and see his new baby daughter‚ but had to return just two days later. He completed his training two months later and returned to his wife and baby. He

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    Drunk vs. Distracted Driving: Which Cause more Traffic Accidents? Several people will consider drunk driving as their earliest estimate for the most dangerous reason of traffic accidents caused by driving negligence‚ but digital devices has become “distracted driving” reason of collisions in a new time – particularly texting at the same time as driving accidents. Let say‚ you’re driving in a street on your way to home from a meeting. Thirty yards to the front‚ the traffic lights become yellow‚

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    Anna Quindlen talks about some important and maybe even slightly uncomfortable points in her essay “Homeless”. Most individuals lacking shelter have access to places that provide the basic necessities for a short period of time‚ but many refuse to go. David Purtle‚ a once homeless man explained on TALK OF THE NATION‚ “All I can say is that my fear of the unknown‚ of what might be waiting for me at that shelter‚ was worse than my fear of the known risk . . . And I think people‚ we’re creatures of

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    Funeral Directors Job opportunities should be good‚ particularly for those who also embalm; however‚ mortuary science graduates may have to relocate to find jobs. Funeral directors are licensed by their State. Advancement opportunities generally are best in larger funeral homes. Funeral directors also are called morticians or undertakers. Funeral directors arrange the details and handle the logistics of funerals. They interview the family to learn what family members desire with regard

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    Mary Crary Reflection Paper 1/15/13 Prof. Martinez INT 130 Linguistic register at funerals: Frozen- When the minister recites a biblical verse such as Psalms Ch. 23 (The Lord is my Shepard‚ I shall not want‚ he make me lie down…). Frozen is a type of linguistic that never changes or rarely changes over time. This does not require turn taking because the minister delivers the verse quite like a prayer. An interpreter would sign this prayer using small‚ slow signs‚ giving the participants time

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    fully prepared to make funeral arrangements‚ unless we’ve had the dubious honor of doing it all before‚ and most of us don’t even know the location of our local funeral home. A funeral is intended to celebrate a person’s life. Planning the right type of funeral‚ one that can give comfort to friends and family while remembering the deceased‚ is a feat in itself. Once you do find its location (just look in the phone book)‚ it’s not really that difficult to plan the funeral - with their advice and

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    The sharp‚ strained movements and demonic screeching in Anna Halprin’s 1975 improvisational piece‚ Darkside Dance‚ make it is easy to understand the amount of despair Halprin went through upon hearing that she had been diagnosed with colon cancer a second time. In an interview‚ Halprin described her feelings regarding this diagnosis when she said‚ “For those of you who have cancer or have had cancer‚ you know how life threatening it can be. You’re unprepared suddenly to face the possibility of dying

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