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    “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson is considered a masterpiece of American poetry. The short tale of a leisurely ride in a carriage with a man called Death offers insight and perspective into what life really is. Ultimately‚ Dickinson wishes to remind the reader that life is a cycle; and death can be seen as an end‚ or as a beginning. The cycle of life is exemplified in Dickinson’s use of the personification of Death‚ the imagery of things seen in the carriage ride‚ and use of

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    Cremation

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    funerary services. Cremation costs much less than a traditional funeral service and burial. For example‚ a traditional funeral and burial service can cost in excess of $7‚000 at a minimum‚ while many crematoriums offer cremation and a container for the ashes for around $1‚200. In light of changing social values with respect to funeral services‚ cremation also offers a modern alternative to long‚ drawn out burial services that often take a heavy emotional toll on the loved ones of the deceased. Over

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    embalmed individuals‚ until the early 1950’s‚ there were over 700 companies making caskets in the US. The death of Abraham Lincoln sparked the rise of the funeral industry by transporting his dead body from Washington to Springfield‚ Illinois for burial. The nation wanted to see his dead body‚ but it was not easy to keep a corpse presentable during this time‚ until Thomas Holmes‚ known as one of the founding fathers of the funeral industry and “The Father of American Embalming”‚ thought that their

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    for religious purpose or war‚ is suggested from the 2009 study that the humans at the site of Herxheim were butchered and eaten. Our knowledge of ancient rituals and customs will be greatly enhanced. Presenting a unique look into the ritualistic burial ceremonies of the ancient Europeans. The exact origin of cannibalism is a mystery and will most likely remain so. Some anthropologists believe that cannibalism began in earliest human history and proliferated with man’s increasing attempt to appease

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    With the increased costs associated with funeral and burial expenses and the medical bills often incurred at end of life‚ losing a loved one can take a financial toll in addition to the grief and emotional pain. Even in times of our greatest need it is often difficult to ask for financial help or donations. The advent of funeral fund websites offers loved ones a way to solicit online donations to help towards funeral expenses‚ medical bills or simply to aid those left behind with the costs of everyday

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    given a proper burial‚ that person would not be accepted into heaven. Antigone was a very religious person‚ and acceptance of her brother by the Gods was very important to her. She felt that "It is against you and me he has made this order. Yes‚ against me." Creon’s order was personal to Antigone. His edict invaded her family life as well as the Gods’. In Antigone’s eyes‚ Creon betrayed the Gods by not allowing her to properly bury her brother‚ Polynices. She believed that the burial was a religious

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    "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" is a short story about the death of an old man on a Pueblo Indian reservation and the issues that arise from conflicting spiritual traditions and Christian traditions. As the story opens‚ the dead body of an old man has been found under a cottonwood tree on an Indian reservation. The sheep that had been under the old man’s care are grazing in scattered locations up and down an arroyo (ravine). Two men‚ Leon and his brother-in-law Ken‚ have discovered the body‚ which

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    Character Analysis: “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” Leslie Mormon Silko wrote “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” in 1969. The story details the death of an old Indian named Teofilo. During one point of the story Leon prepares Teofilo’s body for burial. Leon proceeds to paint Teofilo’s face yellow. In the Native American Culture the color yellow stands for mourning or death. Teofilo may be dead‚ but Silko presents him as a transitional character going through the three stage process. Silko uses the three

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    published 1812-1870) Dickens‚ C. (1977). Consecrated Ground Sketch. Bleak House. A Norton Critical Ed. (p. 203) New York. Dickens‚ C. (1977). Tom-all-alone’ Sketch. Bleak House. A Norton Critical Ed. (p. 552) New York. Mayhew‚ H. (1977) The Spa-Fields Burial Ground. Pollution‚ Bleak House. A Norton Critical Ed.‚ Page 901-916) New York. Miller‚ T. (1977) A London Fog Pollution‚ Bleak House. A Norton Critical Ed.‚ (pp. 901-916).

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    Early Filipino

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    Jar is made by the Filipinos before the Spaniards even arrived therefore this is considered as evidence of the knowledge of the Filipinos weren’t all from the Spaniards after all. The Manunggul Jar was a secondary burial (secondary because they wait for the body to decay in the first burial before fitting it in the Manunggul Jar) for the Filipinos where in it is designed with waves of the ocean which is represented by swirls and the jar’s cover is a boat with 2 monkey looking Filipinos where in one

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