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    keep the body from decaying until Christianity began to dominate; Embalming purposes were turned into being used for body preservation for dissection and studying. In the U.S though‚ there originally wasn’t any true way of embalming for funeral reasons. Originally we just used ice in order to slow the decomposing. In the 17th century‚ however‚ arterial injection of the blood vessel had been developed and maybe only a few things have been proven to be more effective than this

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    the beginning of their spiritual life and that they would never hurt again.      Funeral customs are different in every race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ and family. One funeral custom that I experienced was in New Orleans‚ i went to the funeral with a friend. Her cousin had died. At the funeral people were dancing and music was playing‚ it looked more like a party rather than a funeral. Before this funeral every funeral I had attended was gloomy and sad feeling. People would stand up say a few kind words

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    Claudia Puig in her article “‘Great Gatsby’ is empty underneath its shiny surface” states the funeral scene in the novel is an emotional moment but the film just glances over it. Also‚ the film also harsh when presenting how lonely Gatsby was after his death (Haglund). Gatsby’s father and the man Nick met in Gatsby’s library at his first party attend the funeral in the book‚ but in the film they are absent. The film had a great chance to recreate a powerful moment from the novel

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    beauty pageants and body building‚ where skill does not have to be shown. Why is sport important to society? What are challenges in studying sport? Where did sport come from? Practical - military‚ hunting practice Ritual - worship and funeral rites Symbolic - social‚ political functions Just for fun... What were the first sports? Boxing and Wrestling Running and Jumping Archery‚ Chariot Archery‚ and Chariot Racing Ball games? Fertile Crescent 3rd millenium (3000-2000 BC)

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    Amira Bashir

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    As we know‚ the end of life experience is universal‚ the attitude and behaviors or the way we express grief are very culturally bounded. Death and grief become a normal part of life event and all cultures have developed ways to cope with death and dying. I interview one of my close friend Amira Bashir regarding to her culture and perspective of death and dying. She was a Somali woman and a very religious person. She also experienced death and dying in her family. Shel lost her dad and grandmother

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    it is the better production. Another major difference in the mood of the play and the movie is in the funeral scene. The funeral scene of the play is a very serious event. Juliet’s family is very upset and think that they are the cause of her "death". Also‚ the Friar soothes the family of the loss of young Juliet’s life (Act IV‚ Scene 5‚ Line 65). However‚ in the movie version of the funeral scene‚ again everyone is sad but this time the Friar lets out a giggle as he pretends to pray for Juliet

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    prepare her for Banquo’s funeral in just a few short hour’s. Macbeth goes over to her bedside and starts whispering "awaken‚ awaken from your heavy sleep‚ I need you now.” He repeats that line several times. Macbeth gets absolutely no reaction out

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    Since the arrival of Americans‚ the Muscogee Creek Nation has changed tremendously. We no longer dress up in head dresses and make sacrifices‚ but we do try our best to preserve and teach our culture and heritage. Today the Creek Nation is still an organized community with a leader‚ meetings‚ rituals‚ and a language. Creek Indians can be found in many places today‚ and there is no definite way to tell that one is of the creek descent except by their blood. To declare yourself as a creek citizen

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    According to Morrill‚ in the Christian tradition‚ assembly is one of the most important ways that we can connect with Christ. In his Encountering Christ in the Eucharist‚ he argues that “ The community of faith can only exist through the sharing of that faith‚ which is focused in its ritual form of worship” (Morrill 21). As a young child I would grow impatient when my mother spent time after Church‚ with what I viewed as nonsense prattling. Now that I am older‚ I can see the importance that community

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    1940) as one of four poems headed "Four Cabaret Songs for Miss Hedli Anderson"; the poem itself was titled "Funeral Blues" in this edition. (Auden never gave the poem any other title.) The text in the British edition of Another Time has a misprint‚ showing "woods" for the correct reading "wood"; this error does not occur in any other edition. In Auden’s Collected Poetry (1945) "Funeral Blues" is poem XXX in the section "Songs and Other Musical Pieces". In his Collected Shorter Poems 1927–1957

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