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    The lekythos shown on the title page was found in the University of Pennsylvania’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. It is titled “Attic White Ground Lekythos” ca. 460 BC and was painted by the “Achilles Painter.” Its dimensions are H. 0.385 m.‚ D. 0.12 m. It was possibly found in Athens‚ and is from the Attica region and is labeled as early classical. The image shown on the lekythos is of two women‚ one a maid and one a mistress. The mistress is seated on the right side‚ in a chair‚ weaving

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    Roman style‚ the Anglo-Saxons art has influenced the European Culture. One architect that was talked about in the book is the Anglo Saxon helmet (l. 38) it’s from the 6th to 7th centuries and it was excavated at Sutton Hoo‚ Suffolk. Sutton Hoo is a burial site that holds many artifacts. Since it’s open up there had been many grave robbers and they have taken up many other old artifacts. In Beowulf it talks about a “Newly constructed barrow stood waiting‚ on a wide headland close to the waves‚ it’s

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    INTRODUCTION Cremation has been constantly gaining acceptance here in the Philippines especially in areas where there are crematoriums such as Manila‚ Quezon City‚ Paranaque‚ and other leading cities in the Philippines. Although inhumation or traditional burial is still largely practiced in the Philippines‚ many Filipinos are now welcoming the cremation for variety of reasons such as‚ practicality and affordability‚ simple‚ cleanest process and speeds up natural process. The demands for cremations is now

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    Hector McDonald Zoe: Hector Archibald Macdonald was one of the most famous British soldiers of the late 19th century. He had an outstanding reputation for great bravery. Sophie: At the age of 15‚ hector MacDonald was apprenticed in Dingwall to a draper‚ and when he was 17 he decided it was time to go into military life so he added a year on to his real age and he moved on to the Royal Clan Tartan and Tweed Warehouse in Inverness . He rose rapidly through the ranks and eventually became a

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    fed for days are released to consume the remains.  What is left goes to the local predators. The stone outline remains as a reminder of the person.  If any step of the ceremony is left out‚ no matter how trivial‚ bad karma is believed to ensue. Sky Burial – Tibet Pounding the bones. Photo by Rotem Eldar This is similar to the Mongolian ceremony. The deceased is dismembered by a rogyapa‚ or body breaker‚ and left outside away from any occupied dwellings to be consumed by nature. To the western

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    In this letter by George Bernard Shaw‚ the author conveys vivid detail that is emphasized about the death of his mother. Within this text‚ the author’s attitude towards his mother and her cremation is utilized by the use of diction‚ detail‚ and imagery that serves to express the authors feeling of sentimentality and rebirth from the enchanted tone he attributed his mother with. Throughout the excerpt‚ the author begins his oration in an admirable tone. The author portrays his attitude towards

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    because the way she was acting in front of then. 4. Gracey’s brother found the bones of the mass graves of the six black people which made doughy a bit popular‚ and he had his picture in the newspaper in tell the graves were buried. In that burial site it had tome stone that had weighting on it about how the six black people died fighting. The death of Gracey’s mother was the worst thing that could

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    walls of the Paco Park and it was dedicated to St. Pancratius. On December 30‚ 1898‚ Philippine national hero Dr. José P. Rizal was interred at Paco Park after his execution at Bagumbayan. Interment at the Paco Park ceased in 1912. It had been the burial ground for several generations and descendants of those who were buried in the park had the remains of their ancestors transferred. During the Second World War‚ Japanese forces used Paco Park as a central supply and ammunition depot. The high thick

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    the book‚ it is Halloween and the Creed family is gathering at Jud’s house‚ but while at his house there is an accident; Norma fell. After Norma’s accident‚ Jud tells Louis the actual story behind the pet cemetery‚ how in the 1800’s‚ it use to be a burial ground for the Micmac’s‚ but then an evil Windago came and soured the land. Jud believes that it was a tall tail and that the Micmac’s practiced cannibalism and the pet cemetery is where they buried their “meals”. So‚ the story is‚ if you bury someone

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    herself pretty by applying makeup. Throughout the first act‚ Winnie always holds a high sense of optimism in her state of paralysis. She states how it is "another happy day with the sun shining." She remarks on the loveliness of the sun‚ the blue sky‚ and obsessively tells herself how happy she should be that she is still breathing. The fear of impending death has her appreciating the basic needs of survival. Much of the play remains a mystery‚ the second act‚ which begins with Winnie buried up

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