and the cinders of our fires. I can see a lock of snow-white human hair drifting upwards‚ then joining the more elliptical and elemental rhythm of the middle air."(pg 155) He is discussing the air being filled with the cinders that come from the cremation houses - the wrongly curved palate of the west refers to Western civilization’s fascination with war and violence - as opposed to Eastern civilization which is based much more on spirituality and peace. Amis’ point being in that western society leans
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Origins of the Universe - For Rome’s earliest period‚ history and myth are difficult to distinguish. - The Roman mythological tradition is particularly rich in historical myths/legends‚ concerning the foundation/rise of the city. - traditional stories handed down by the ancient Romans themselves explain the earliest history of their city in legend/myth. - most familiar myths‚ Romulus and Remus‚ the twins who were suckled by a she-wolf. - Used to describe how rome came to be - Once boys grown up‚ decide
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Today will be the very last day of me. Yes‚ you heard this right. I want to kill myself. I have been planning this since a few months ago‚ since February to be exact. The world is just too sickening for me to hold on any longer. I guess death would be a privilege. I found this website called suicide club. It’s basically a website for depressed people wanting to end their lives. I met a bunch of friends there. But what’s so absurd about this website and us is that everyone is encouraging each other
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Before our visit to the Beirut National Museum‚ I kept in mind the fact that the artifact I would choose was probably going to belong to the Roman period –I’m fascinated by their sculptures- and that I was going to search the whole museum‚ piece by piece‚ until I find a relic that would truly catch my eye. However‚ when we arrived at the museum‚ I saw a remarkably huge marble sarcophagus and its picture stayed in my head during the whole tour. I kept on thinking about what mesmerized me about it
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to the thought that everyone ends up in the underworld regardless of how well or how poorly they lived their life. Greek society’s view on the afterlife suggested that people might have believed that an underworld existed and that the purpose for cremation was to enable their passage into the afterlife and the House of Hades. Proper burial ensured their life after death‚ and Homer may have been showing the “true” results of such
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Integrative Practice The United States of America is “the most religiously diverse nation in the history” (Winslow‚ n.d.‚ p. 2). With the immense growth in ethnic populations throughout the country‚ it is essential for health care practitioners to provide an integrative approach‚ to include a “whole person” care‚ as in body‚ mind and spirit. Any effort to increase the understanding of spiritual diversity and integrate these beliefs into daily standard practice‚ the patient is presented with opportunity
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Rites of Passage Although there are many different types of rites of passage they differ in many ways‚ some much more extreme than the others. There are so many different cultures that have a ton of different ways of expressing rites of passage. The three different cultures that will be discussed are the United States of America‚ Malaysian‚ and Balinese adolescents. Some of the things that will be discussed are the different forms of rites of passage‚ the different ages that they
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TSUNAMI IN JAPAN Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11‚ 2011‚ that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country’s north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike‚ sweeping away cars‚ homes‚ buildings‚ a train‚ and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The earthquake—the largest in Japan’s history—struck about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued warnings
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Vikings believed that it was important to take time on funerals and burials‚ so they could send their friends and family to a good afterlife. In the Nordic religion cremation and inhumation where the ways that they buried the dead‚ cremation was burning of the body and inhumation was berrying the body. They believed that the afterlife you reached depended on how you lived; warriors who died in battle received the best afterlife. Valhalla: was a place
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Air Sacrifice – Mongolia Photo by Viacheslav Smilyk Lamas direct the entire ceremony‚ with their number determined by the social standing of the deceased. They decide the direction the entourage will travel with the body‚ to the specific day and time the ceremony can happen. Mongolians believe in the return of the soul. Therefore the lamas pray and offer food to keep evil spirits away and to protect the remaining family. They also place blue stones in the dead persons bed to prevent evil spirits
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