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    Pet Sematary

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    the actual story behind the pet cemetery‚ how in the 1800’s‚ it use to be a burial ground for the Micmac’s‚ but then an evil Windago came and soured the land. Jud believes that it was a tall tail and that the Micmac’s practiced cannibalism and the pet cemetery is where they buried their “meals”. So‚ the story is‚ if you bury someone who has died within the pet cemetery; they will come back to life. Now being middle of the story you find out with the pet cemetery actually is‚ rather than a place

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    Bleak House

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    Bleak House In the book “Bleak House” Charles Dickens expresses his contempt towards the vast amount of pollution in the air‚ water and lives of the citizens due to the filthy and unsanitary conditions in London. Throughout the book‚ Dickens describes very vividly the mud in the streets‚ the fog in the air and the dung in the streets. The polluted conditions in London were described as being a layer of thick fog that held within it components of gas‚ dirt‚ grime dung and grease. Just about every

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    Electronic Mourning

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    new technology to serve families in final farewell." Timesnews . Sharon Hayes‚ n.d. Web. 18 March 2013. Andy Lingwall. “Funeral Homes Using Software.” 28 Aug. 1990:. Successful Business. Proquest. 8 Mar. 2013. “Digital QR Codes Offer Interactive Cemetery Experience." abcnews. Chester Pearce‚ Sept. 6‚2012 Web. 17 March‚2013 " Mourning becomes electric: Tech changes the way we grieve." usatoday. Laura Petrecca‚ 5 May 2012 Web. 17 March. 2013. " Funeral Innovations and Foster Funeral Home Simplify Pre-Need

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    Alternative Burials

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    I chose to this observational activity on an article I found titled “After Death: 8 Burial Alternatives That Are Going Mainstream.” I randomly stumbled upon this article after researching eco-friendly/bio-degradable caskets and “natural” cemeteries. This article discusses eight ways a person’s body can be buried or rather handled after death that are not mainstream (ex. wood casket placed in a cement vault or cremation.) One alternative mentioned is resomation. Anderson-McQueen funeral home in

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    skills. Seeking out a unique project‚ I came across the overwhelmingly neglected Gleason Cemetery‚ a burial ground for early settlers in Oregon which clearly required restoration. I recruited friends‚ family‚ and fellow scouts to assist me as my weed-pulling arsenal. Along with delegating tasks‚ I labored alongside each worker. In between sessions of removing ivy and blackberry bushes‚ I created a map of the cemetery‚ recording the names of all 21 residents in order to assist the local historical society

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    Hispanic Discrimination

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    same treatment as before. Discrimination was so bad for the Hispanics that cemeteries were even segregated‚ in which many funeral parlors refused to prepare Mexican bodies for burials. For example‚ Private Felix Longoria died fighting in the war and was returned to his hometown only to be rejected by the only funeral parlor in town to hold a memorial service. After a public campaign Felix was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. August 4‚ 1951‚ Joe Espinoza‚ a very well-known man in the community

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    Hector McDonald Zoe: Hector Archibald Macdonald was one of the most famous British soldiers of the late 19th century. He had an outstanding reputation for great bravery. Sophie: At the age of 15‚ hector MacDonald was apprenticed in Dingwall to a draper‚ and when he was 17 he decided it was time to go into military life so he added a year on to his real age and he moved on to the Royal Clan Tartan and Tweed Warehouse in Inverness . He rose rapidly through the ranks and eventually became a

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    Funeral Fund Budget

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    everyday life. With the help of crowd funding for funeral expenses‚ setting up a memorial fund campaign is quick‚ easy and safe with an accredited funeral fund site. Funeral expenses can be staggering. From funeral home costs to transportation to the cemetery plot and headstone‚ the expenses add up and can be a tremendous burden to an already grief-stricken family. Additionally‚ if a loved one succumbed to a long illness‚ the family may already be faced with overwhelming medical bills and end of life

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    Introduction In the seventh century a war was in process. On June 22‚ 1679‚ the king’s forces got rid of the last of the Presbyterian Covenanters in a bloody battle known as the Bothwell Brig. Many people refused to make an allegiance with the King which caused thousands of Presbyterian Covenanter rebels to be rounded up and imprisoned in a section of the Greyfriars Kirkyard known as the Covenanters’ prison. The place they were sent to belonged to a man named Lord Advocate Sir George Mackenzie. Over

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    Day Of The Dead Essay

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    decorate the grave site with earth‚ candles‚ and flowers. They will also participate in a picnic at the grave site where they interact with each other and other families and members of the community who are at the cemetery. Stories of those told are often all buried in the same cemetery. Thus‚ Day of the Dead acts as a method of grieving and companionship between groups of people in the community. Not only are the ancestors celebrated‚ but their roles and accomplishments within the community are commemorated

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