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    Defying Tradition: The Future of Burial Rituals The world is constantly changing‚ which means the customs and traditions will continue to evolve. Humans adapt and they learn new things. Back then‚ people burried their loved ones in their backyards. Today‚ cemeteries in Brisbane offer a specialised garden for the departed and the grievers. In the future‚ scientists are looking into more ways of immortalising the dearly departed. Resomation or Bio-Cremation In St. Petersburg‚ a funeral home by

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    “The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna” 1. Re-tell the story “The burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna” is all about a legendary British soldier. Sir John Moore was a Lieutenant – General in the British army and was born in Glasgow on November 13th 1761. He joined the British army in 1776 and saw his first action during the American war of independence in 1778. This martial poem is based on an incident in the Peninsular War‚ which was part of the generation-long war between France

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    In "Roger Malvin’s Burial‚" Hawthorne presents the story of a man who lies to his wife about how he helped her father in his dying days. The young man‚ Reuben Bourne‚ and his girlfriend’s father‚ Roger Malvin‚ have been left wounded by a battle. After journeying for three days‚ Roger can no longer go on. Despite his request to Reuben that he should go home to his daughter‚ Dorcas‚ Reuben refuses and wants to stay by Roger’s side until he dies. However‚ Reuben decides that he can try to save Roger

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    The Sistine Chapel was built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480‚ under Pope Sixtus IV reign. Although the original name of the chapel was Cappella Magna‚ the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV‚ who restored it. The chapel has been used as a place of both religious and official papal activity and has been for centuries. The Sistine Chapel is very famous due to the style of artwork that is shown in the inside. That style is called frescos. Frescos‚ is a technique of mural painting executed

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    Athens in the Time of Pericles Religion‚ Death and Burial Pericles lived from 495-429 BC. During this time‚ religion was inextricably linked with Athenian society. It contributed to a lot of Athenian culture and the many aspects of religion were depicted through buildings‚ artworks‚ festivals and every day rituals. Gods and Goddesses In Greek mythology there were 12 main gods‚ that were prayed to and worshipped by the Athenians. It was said they lived on top of Mount Olympus. They resembled human

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    information concerning ritual entombment practices and myths of the afterlife. The additional handouts I received from Timothy Stoker also proved to be useful in trying uncover vital information regarding the transition into another life. Regarding the burial practices of Greece and Rome‚ parts of Homer’s Odyssey are useful in the analysis of proper interment methods.<br><br>One particular method used by the Egyptians was an intricate process known as mummification. It was undoubtedly a very involved process

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    Torajans are renowned for their elaborate funeral rites‚ burial sites carved into rocky cliffs‚ massive peaked roof traditional houses known as tongkonan‚ and colorful wood carvings. Toraja funeral rites are important social events‚ usually attended by hundreds of people and lasting for several days. Toraja has many uniqueness which are cannot be found in other place in the world like the unique history‚ strategic location‚ rock grave yard‚ burial process‚ and attractive . Before the 20th century

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    during the Fourth Dynasty around "...the year 2560 BCE..." (Schillings‚ M. : 1999 : Sheet 1). It has been suggested that the Egyptian civilisation succeeded in establishing a complex and organised work force of people to create and build an astonishing burial tomb for the pharaoh in aid of his journey to the afterlife. However‚ contrary to this suggestion‚ one must ask why the modern Egyptians continue to rely on traditional beliefs and attitudes to explain the presence of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Could

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    In Frost’s "Home Burial‚" a married couple are mourning the death of their son‚ and they don’t appear to possess enough  communication skills or not comfortable with each other to console one another in order to cope with their child’s passing. The husband wants to talk to his wife‚ but she is aloof with him and avoids any confrontation. The two could be so stricken with grief that even speaking of their dead child could be hard to swallow‚ and therefore they avoid or don’t make an effort to discuss

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    Over the summer I applied to be in a Business summer apprenticeship program at the Metro Achievement Center located in Chicago more specifically Greek town. With hopes to learn as much as I could and test whether business was something I could see myself doing for the long run I started my first day at the program. After a few days of getting to know my other classmates and getting to know what our routine would be like we started to learn and as you could already guess I loved it. The program taught

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