Both Pericles “Funeral Oration” and George W. Bush’s address to the nation after the 9/11 terrorist attack were given at times of grief and mourning. Pericles “Funeral Oration” was given in 431 BC after the end of the first year of the Peloponnesian War. Pericles gave this speech to pay tribute to the people lost in battle. Pericles was chosen to give the “Funeral Oration” by the city of Athens as he was a leading citizen of Athens‚ as he was an orator and general during the Golden Age. This was
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Through out Pericles’ “Funeral Oration” speech‚ Pericle emphasized the greatness of Athens and the men who died fighting for her. In many parts of the oration he goes one about how great athens is. At one time he spoke of the military in Athens: “ our military training is in many respects superior to that of our adversaries.” “For we have a peculiar power of thinking before we act‚ and of acting‚ too‚ whereas other men are courageous from ignorance but hesitate upon reflection . And they are surely
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Igbo Funeral Rites Kaila Jacobson Among the people of the Igbo tribe in southeastern Nigeria‚ death is usually a highly ritualized event filled with deep mourning. There are usually two funerals‚ whose intention is to safely escort the deceased from the realm of the living to the spirit world. Only after a successful second funeral can the deceased pass the line of “ita okazi”‚ a period of torment‚ into a state of peace. Immediate Preparations When an elderly man or woman dies‚ they are immediately
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about in "The Sculptor’s Funeral". Cather does a magnificent job of showing how society will look down on the necessary but minor things in life‚ or Harvey Merrik. It must take personal insight to show the true meaning of every person. She show’s how beauty and art actually have a place in the business world. Willa demonstrates how great people overcome great obstacles‚ and states how prophets are not recognized in their hometown. These are all shown in "The Sculptor’s Funeral". Beauty and art will
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Funerals are never a good thing. You can ask anybody and they will tell you the same thing. People that have never been to a funeral don’t understand how sad and demoralising they can be. I’ve been to two funerals and I’m going to tell you about one of them. This took place three years ago‚ when I learned that you should never take life for granted. When I wasn’t born yet‚ my grandpa was really active. He went fishing with my brother‚ shopping‚ and he even drove one of those huge pickup trucks one
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The following afternoon‚ the day of Leese’s funeral‚ Taran found himself standing beside her funeral boat‚ but could not recall anything that happened prior to that moment‚ not the discussions he must have had with people the previous day‚ not getting bathed and dressed in dark furs for the funeral… nothing. All he knew was that he stood at the edge of the lock with a burning torch in his hand in the warm winter sun. Leese would have loved the weather today. He glanced down at her body‚ wrapped
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The company occupies about 12% of the market share in a fragmented but stable and highly predictable funeral services industry‚ in which the company growth primarily depends on the demographic situation. There are two growth opportunities within the industry: companies can either expand through acquisitions and takeovers of small firms‚ as the fragmented industry provides good conditions for that‚ or it has an alternative to increase revenues by rising prices. Such an option seems to be quite realistic
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I’ve always wanted to know what a funeral home really looks like‚ TV pretty much has it pegged but I just never really realized how boring a funeral home really is. I mean sure‚ the stench of death follows you everywhere you go and the eerie feeling of dead bodies waiting to be buried is still there but there isn’t a shady old guy working there or spiderwebs consuming the walls. In fact‚ it pretty much looked like a grandmother’s house. Plastic covered furniture‚ wax flowers‚ and the lingering smell
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I can’t tell you how many times Doe Doe asked whose funeral we were at‚ but it never seemed to become easier to tell her that it was her beloved husband’s. Not only was I not allowed to sit with my parents‚ but unfortunately I had the chance to sit beside some stuck up distant cousin who didn’t even know Papa. The hardest part of this whole agonizing week was watching Doe Doe’s face throughout the funeral realizing over again whose funeral it was. Even though it was one of the hardest days of my
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their twin’s funeral. They did not know each other‚ but the death of the one’s they held dearest brought them together. Aurum and Aura were twins‚ like many twins they were as close as the shore is to the ocean. Completely inseparable‚ it was like they were glued to each others side. Both stood far from the ground at six foot seven inches. This was extremely uncommon for a girl
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