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    Planning a funeral is an emotional and difficult process. As emotional as it can be‚ it is still important to keep in mind the wishes of the departed when planning their funeral. Many people leave explicit instructions in their will on how they would like their final service conducted. Other people express their wishes to immediate family members either during the course of their life‚ or when they know that their time has come. However the final wishes were relayed‚ it is important that those instructions

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    My dad married his high school sweetheart‚ Lisa Malee Erickson‚ on February 5‚ 1993. He had joined the Army Reserve and left soon after they were married to attend basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri. I’m his first daughter‚ Christine Brianne Hill. I was born May 26‚ 1993‚ while he was in training. Daddy was given leave to come home and see his new baby daughter‚ but had to return just two days later. He completed his training two months later and returned to his wife and baby. He

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    Funeral Directors Job opportunities should be good‚ particularly for those who also embalm; however‚ mortuary science graduates may have to relocate to find jobs. Funeral directors are licensed by their State. Advancement opportunities generally are best in larger funeral homes. Funeral directors also are called morticians or undertakers. Funeral directors arrange the details and handle the logistics of funerals. They interview the family to learn what family members desire with regard

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    Mary Crary Reflection Paper 1/15/13 Prof. Martinez INT 130 Linguistic register at funerals: Frozen- When the minister recites a biblical verse such as Psalms Ch. 23 (The Lord is my Shepard‚ I shall not want‚ he make me lie down…). Frozen is a type of linguistic that never changes or rarely changes over time. This does not require turn taking because the minister delivers the verse quite like a prayer. An interpreter would sign this prayer using small‚ slow signs‚ giving the participants time

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    fully prepared to make funeral arrangements‚ unless we’ve had the dubious honor of doing it all before‚ and most of us don’t even know the location of our local funeral home. A funeral is intended to celebrate a person’s life. Planning the right type of funeral‚ one that can give comfort to friends and family while remembering the deceased‚ is a feat in itself. Once you do find its location (just look in the phone book)‚ it’s not really that difficult to plan the funeral - with their advice and

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    society formed the funeral process - a way to celebrate and remember the life of the loved one who just died. There are various beliefs and practices‚ across many cultures to remember the dead. Cremation is only part of the funeral ceremony where the body of the deceased is given back to nature - either by burning‚ burying or leaving it for the nature to take it herself. It all depends on the religious beliefs. So what happens in classic funerals? In a classic funeral ceremony‚ a funeral service is held

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    Non-traditional Funerals Have you ever thought about what your own funeral would look like? If so‚ maybe it was made distinct through a unique service or burial. One might even have a desire to be cremated and have the ashes kept or spread somewhere that is dear to the individual. Thoughts like these have helped in changing the common for funeral services today. Michelle Cromer’s book‚ Exit Strategy‚ agrees by stating: Death is becoming less the impersonal‚ terrifying stranger who knocks on

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    These excerpts from act 3 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare shows a lot about the art of persuasion. This is due to many things that are said in both Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches at Caesar’s funeral. Despite this similarity‚ both of the speeches are very different from one another. While Brutus is trying to sympathize with Caesar’s fan while still trying to reason with them‚ Antony is very aggressive and mentions how Caesar didn’t deserve to be betrayed. In Brutus’ speech‚ he tries to reason

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    05012012 Lauriaenne Lamb Sconce and her husband‚ Jerry‚ former operators of the Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena‚ CA‚ were arrested in 1987 with their son‚ David‚ after investigators alleged that they had mishandled human remains. Sconce attorney told jurors that mass cremations‚ commingling of ashes‚ and dental gold and other body part extractions did take place at the third generation family business. But these acts were done by their son‚ David‚ without their permission or knowledge. The Deputy

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    Top 5 Questions To Ask Before Hiring A Funeral Director Choosing the option of hiring a funeral director to help you with funeral arrangements is quite helpful but will make more sense if you interview more than one person in order to compare their costs and services as well as their style of operation. So while opting to hire a Funeral Director‚ it is ideal to allow a friend or family member to accompany you as you pay a visit to the funeral director in order to give you moral support and for second

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