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    strategy by which the Heavenly Hands Funeral Services will define and dominate a new category of funeral provider in the country. Establishment of the Heavenly Hands Funeral Services will provide the country with a way for people to celebrate the life of the individual when it ends and for the living to gather social support to bring closure and move ahead with their lives. Its cornerstone will be the use of a reception area for social gatherings after the funeral that will foster human connection

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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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    At the end of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE)‚ a funeral service was given to honor the Athens who fought and served for their country’s empire. After the honorable service and burial‚ a leading citizen was chosen to deliver a memorial speech‚ and Pericles was elected. Pericles was a prominent and influential Greek orator and general of Athens during the period of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. Pericles’ funeral oration is a well-known speech written by the historian‚ Thucydides. This speech

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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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    Yesterday‚ at Caesar’s funeral‚ Mark Antony delivered a seemingly harmless speech to his dear friend Caesar after the conspirators had allowed him to. Antony’s funeral speech may not have sounded abnormal to you‚ but we noticed various techniques that he used to manipulate the crowd. His speech has gotten many of the citizens of Rome to feel disgust and hate for the conspirators‚ and they are now taking violent actions. The citizens shouldn’t be blamed however because Antony’s sneaky ways were the

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    Whale Watching in Australia Just Got Easier Every Australian spends hours of their life surfing on the golden beaches‚ located right on their doorstep‚ having a drink with the mates‚ only eating sausages cooked on the BBQ (unless of course they are eating vegemite by the spoonful)‚ and acting like the mad sports nuts they are. Somehow above all these assumptions about the people of ‘Down Under’ there is one belief people really can’t get out of their minds‚ that every Australian has the perfect

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    Doctor Zhivago Doctor Zhivago is a film from 1965 based on the novel “Doctor Zhivago (1957) directed by David Lean. This scene is from Yuri‚ a little boy’s perspective of his mothers funeral. Many of the shots are from the same height as Yuri. The first scene is an extreme long shot and shows us an open landscape with huge mountains in the background. The mountains seems very powerful‚ and is the first thing you notice‚ but then your eyes are dragged down to a large group of people wandering

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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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