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    A Systematically Written Presentation Paper on the Archaeological Exhibit “National Museum: Museum of the Filipino People” The National Museum: Museum of the Filipino People displayed an immense collection of artifacts‚ relics and historical objects of the Philippines. It also housed fascinating and intriguing porcelain plates‚ coins‚ pots and jars‚ archaeological artifacts‚ jewelries‚ armaments and a whole lot more. The museum was divided into sections and galleries wherein one would get to

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    casket funeral as supposed to choosing cremation. The funeral industry accounts for roughly over $16 billion dollars in sales every year‚ and in recent years has seen a decline in the services being provided for individuals choosing to use caskets and burials‚ because the average cost of a funeral today is roughly $7‚075. With the merger proposal of both Stewart Enterprises‚ and Service Corporation International which are both leading the industry‚ there will be a market dominance that will crush a majority

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    Case Study: Cahokia Mounds

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    Cultural Anthropology Case Study: Cahokia Mounds In southern Illinois in Collinsville‚ the largest prehistoric settlement north of Mexico can be found. This is the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site which is 4‚000 acres. How Cahokia began and ended to this day is still considered a mystery. The people of Cahokia built more thank 120 earth mounds as landmarks‚ tombs‚ and ceremonial platforms. The largest of these mounds is Monks Mound. It covers more than 14 acres‚ and it once supported a 5‚000-square-foot

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    Activity 4

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    HIS 111 World Civilizations I Activity 4 – Town Creek Indian Mound 25 points Name: Bryce Ross Directions: After having read the section titled “Three Complex Societies” and either visiting the Town Creek Indian Mound or viewing its website‚ http://www.nchistoricsites.org/town/‚ respond to the following questions. Place your responses on this document under each question. Be sure to keep my questions on here. Your responses should include whole sentences with proper grammar and punctuation. 1

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    Cultural Universal

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    The head of the family should be present for at least the first and possibly the second prayer ceremony. The number of ceremonies conducted is dependent on the financial situation of the family. The head of the family should also be present for the burial or the cremation. In the second tradition‚ the prayer ceremony is held every 10 days. After 100 days a final prayer ceremony is conducted‚ but such a ceremony is optional and not as important as the initial ceremonies. In the Mahayana tradition of

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    Virgils Aeneid's Funeral

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    overtly important to conduct the right ceremonies‚ practices‚ and burials‚ for the people of Rome so they would avoid anything malicious in the afterlife. Ancient sources provide ideas and accounts of funerals that took place‚ which vary from rich to poor. Funerals could be very expensive‚ much like today‚ so in the event of the death of the poor‚ they contributed to a ‘burial’ society with which they would be guaranteed proper burial in Columbaria (A place for storage of cinerary urns)-This allowed

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    ensure the person’s spirit leaves the area and returns to its birth place‚ from where it can later be reborn. There are two full types of burials that are to be conducted. The primary burial is when the body is laid out on an raised wooden platform‚ sheltered in leaves and branches‚ and left several months for the skin to rot away from the bones. The secondary burial is when the bones are collected from the platform‚ painted with red ochre‚ and then distributed in different ways. Sometimes a family member

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    Slessor’s poetry create the concept of memorable ideas through poetic techniques? A memorable idea is a concept that is thought about or remembered by a person because of the meaning that it may create. Slessor’s poems “Out of time” and “Beach Burial” convey the concept of memorable ideas. This is done through the thematic concerns of the poems‚ along with the use of poetic techniques. “Out of time” portrays memorable ideas to the audience through its theme. Slessor points out that time is

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    “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson is considered a masterpiece of American poetry. The short tale of a leisurely ride in a carriage with a man called Death offers insight and perspective into what life really is. Ultimately‚ Dickinson wishes to remind the reader that life is a cycle; and death can be seen as an end‚ or as a beginning. The cycle of life is exemplified in Dickinson’s use of the personification of Death‚ the imagery of things seen in the carriage ride‚ and use of

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    Cremation

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    funerary services. Cremation costs much less than a traditional funeral service and burial. For example‚ a traditional funeral and burial service can cost in excess of $7‚000 at a minimum‚ while many crematoriums offer cremation and a container for the ashes for around $1‚200. In light of changing social values with respect to funeral services‚ cremation also offers a modern alternative to long‚ drawn out burial services that often take a heavy emotional toll on the loved ones of the deceased. Over

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