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    March 17‚ 1926. William Friend Day‚ Pastor of Saint James Episcopal Church in Bozeman‚ Montana‚ had been thinking for nearly a week about the eulogy he would deliver that afternoon. In his short time at St. James‚ Day had already presided over five funerals‚ each time offering comfort to the deceased’s family and‚ by extension‚ the community itself. He always emphasized the person’s strengths and Christian attributes‚ avoiding any lifetime failings that were‚ almost always‚ unbeknownst to anyone outside

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    In Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus and the conspirators kills Julius Caesar for abusing his power as an emperor. During Julius Caesar’s funeral‚ Brutus faces an outraged mob of Roman citizens loyal to Caesar. Brutus reasons with them in his speech by explaining that he killed Caesar because he loved Rome more than Caesar‚ and Caesar had abused his power by being extremely ambitious. Brutus then asks the crowd to speak out if any was offended by what he has done to Caesar by questioning

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    Form Helps Function Vs. Form Follows Function. Ever since the phrase ‘form follows function’ was coined in 1896 and more so since the creation of the Bauhaus‚ it has been believed by many that the less is more approach is the best way to go about design. That‚ if you make a product to do its sole purpose‚ with no bells and whistles and just the bare bones of design‚ that that is good design. Now I am not saying that this is wrong or that it is a bad thing‚ that style of design has its own merits

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    Funeral Blues” by W. H. Auden has a very dark feel as opposed to “She is gone”. The writer tells a story of his grief‚ and how he disconnects with his life after loosing someone he loved. There are no uplifting metaphors or promise that it gets better‚ just his deep grief and darkness. He uses the metaphors to a funeral “Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone. …” in the first part of the poem to set the mood‚ and tell us what his theme is. And then goes on to describe how much the person gone

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    In the Elizabethan Era‚ and even now‚ funerals start with the death of a person. At the funeral‚ everyone would wear black because it symbolized that a tragedy has happened (Secara). It also symbolized grieving and sympathy. Death during the Elizabethan Era was often caused by two things: a disease or old age. However‚ there have been many aspects about funerals that have changed with the advancement in society. Some of these changes are: the way wills are now written‚ the preservation of the corpses

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    documented the Peloponnesian war. Around 431 B.C. Thucydides documented a funeral oration delivered to the people of Athens by Pericles. In Pericles’ Funeral Oration‚ Pericles’ praises the dead‚ describes how great Athens is‚ explains why Athens must continue to support the war‚ and tells why Athens must live up to the fallen soldiers of the Peloponnesian war. Pericles’ Funeral Oration tells us multiple things‚ the Funeral Oration gives historians a glimpse into what Athenians might have been feeling

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    Doing Focus on Form

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    (2002) 419–432 www.elsevier.com/locate/system Doing focus-on-form Rod Ellis*‚ Helen Basturkmen‚ Shawn Loewen Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics‚ University of Auckland‚ Private Bag 92019‚ Auckland‚ New Zealand Received 17 April 2002; received in revised form 14 June 2002; accepted 17 June 2002 Abstract ‘Focus-on-form’ refers to a particular type of form-focused instruction - the treatment of linguistic form in the context of performing a communicative task. This article

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    2/24/13 Why I Have An Interest In The Funeral Service Industry The Funeral service profession is one of the most fulfilling and rewarding service careers a person can choice to become part of. I have always been fascinated with the funeral service profession and wanted to learn more about how one becomes a funeral service director. I have always wanted a career where I could help people and also provide a valuable service to society. Moreover‚ I feel that the funeral service profession is something

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    Alka-Seltzer Form Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to determine if changing the form of Alka-Seltzer when added to the water‚ affects the time it takes for the cap to burst. Introduction: Alka-Seltzer is a remedy for indigestion that is dissolved in water and ingested by mouth. The active ingredient is sodium bicarbonate‚ which is baking soda. Alka-Seltzer reacts with water to produce carbon dioxide gas. In an enclosed space‚ like a film canister‚ the pressure of the gas increases

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    three basic forms in which the ownership of these enterprises is held. . The individual owning outright his own business and usually managing it himself without much cooperation or assistance.( sole proprietorship) . A group of owners‚ working together under some form of partnership agreement. . The impersonal owner - the corporation - standing between the business and the individuals who have various kinds and degrees of claims upon the business. These three basic forms are combined

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