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    "When someone you love becomes a memory‚ the memory becomes a treasure". Hence the 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

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    Burial at Thebes

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    The Burial at Thebes The play Burial at Thebes is a modern translation of Antigone by Sophocles and Seamus Heaney is credited for this recent translation. The plot structure used in Heaney’s work can be described as episodic. This play stands out as episodic because of its early point of attack. For example‚ at the start of the opening scene Antigone approaches her sister Ismene with news that King Creon has issued a proclamation that their brothers body should not receive a proper burial‚ and

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    funeral‚ embrace the grief‚ and have a predetermined plan. No matter how much it hurts that a loved one passed‚ the funeral home wants to be paid up front for services rendered. There is no words to describe losing someone and not knowing how their burial would be paid for. I have dealt with many deaths in my life‚ but nothing has ever compared to me losing my father. I can still remember that dreadful phone call at 5:15AM from my mother saying he had just passed. Disbelief is the word that comes to

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    of the farm. After their grandmother passed away‚ she was buried alongside of her husband and many other close relatives on the cemetery she had used from her farm. Unfortunately‚ the piece of land that was being used as a cemetery for the family burials was on sale.Later on the land was officially sold and didn’t belong to them no longer. Both Paul and Miranda on the other hand still played around the land that was prohibited from them to go. For fun they would hunt and shoot arrows at animals that

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    TMA06 Option 2 The Burial at Thebes What is the main contribution made by the Chorus in The Burial at Thebes? Answer with specific references to the text of the play. In this assignment I aim to show the main contribution made by the Chorus in The Burial at Thebes and in doing so I shall answer with specific references to the text of the play. Whilst working through the play I shall consider and explore several contributions‚ this will include; how the Chorus is used to link the narrative

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    Funerary Vases

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    the Vase tells 4) The Deceased: a) In the painting on the Funerary Vase (Krater)‚ the body of the deceased lies on a four legged bier or funerary platform‚ the deceased is tipped on his shoulders so one can see his whole body. His checkered burial shroud floats above him in space. The bier is rendered in a perspectival system that suggests it is in three dimensionality. 5) Mourners: a) The figures surrounding the deceased’s body probably represent his family. b) Two small figures

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    Excavating tomb is a vital method used in trying to get a peek into the ancient world as tombs are basically the only things that have been left untouched since this time. A common practice for burial rituals during this time included a box-like shape that is believed to be used as a coffin. These boxes are now commonly known as a “larnax.” The larnax is seen to be a coffin for the dead‚ which was decorated with various scenes that can give a look into life in Greece during this period. Little is

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    Why Do Bog Bodies?

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    Introduction Bog bodies have been found in many locations in northwestern Europe: Ireland‚ England‚ Germany‚ and Denmark. Generally‚ these countries have poor preservation conditions‚ but the bogs are an exception to the rule. Most bodies found show severe trauma from a violent death. The scope of the article encompasses Europe during the Iron and Bronze periods. It is difficult‚ frequently impossible to distinguish between ritual behavior towards bodies after death and outright sacrificial killing

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    stories about experiences with the deceased. Then the next morning is the service that is pretty similar to a Christian church service where we praise God and sing while honoring the deceased. After that we go to the cemetery and proceed with the actual burial which is the sort of climax of the funeral process where all final emotions are being let out. After this is

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    tasks with a potential to injure employees‚ such as headstone setting. I coordinated with NCA Policy and Planning Service and the Legislative and Regulatory Service to conduct detailed analysis of burial trends and future burial forecast‚ which produced detailed statistical data that defines the burial rate at CHNC and LINC for the coming 30 years. I developed and presented an Executive Summary to the Executive Director of the North Atlantic District that outlined the justification for hiring additional

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