Departures is an award-winning Japanese film about a young man who returns to his small hometown and works as an undertaker after an orchestra in Tokyo he is a member is disbanded. The Japanese name of the film is Okuribito, which means "the one who sends off" and describes Daito 's career as someone who prepares bodies before they are placed in coffins to be cremated. Daito 's job involves cleaning, clothing, and making up the person to the family 's liking before they say their goodbyes.…
At the time of death, a man’s bones must burn in a pyre so that his soul could leave his body. Man’s spirit goes to the Underworld to receive judgement. ( Homer Odyssey 11.248-253) Odysseus ends up taking a trip to the Underworld. His time spent there reveals what it was like for man…
aggression to trainers and one other where she has shown aggression to another whale. The most severe case is when she lands on top of a trainer, Joanne Webber, during a rehearsal, causing Webber to never be able to move her head again because she fractured a bone in her neck. This goes to prove that these animals cannot be kept in captivity because they are extremely violent. OSHA, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, have been working many years to put some sort of a barrier…
the earthly abilities he has from the spell kicked in. The first transformer Came and shot tire bolts at him Burray started to spit fire and melted every bolt before they touched him, he jumped up and kicked the transformers head back and It detached all the wires in his neck! The second transformer came and he charged towards him, Burray kicked it in the stomach and it fell to his knees Burray started becoming really strong ! He saw a light pole, he took the light pole and sword fought the…
Mummy?” “You know there are no monsters in here,” Mum looked at the window. Frowning, she crossed the room and closed the heavy grey curtains. “You know that there are no monsters in your room at night, correct?” The young girl shrugged, hiding her head under the heavy blankets. Mum sighed. “Good night,” she said, closing the door behind her. The little girl peeled her blanket back, staring at her closet door. It was small, as the bedroom walls were sloped, just tall enough to fit two boxes of…
exists; and any part of the body can be affected by it. Neuroblastoma is one of those cancers, and it usually appears around the adrenal glands, which sits at the top of the kidneys. It can also develop onto other areas of the body for example the chest, neck, and near the spine. The reason why is because those are areas where groups of nerve cells exists within the body. Neuroblastoma is a very common cancer that mainly affects infants and children up to the age of ten. A diagnosis that is used…
How do you define success? Is it illustrated as having daily customer traffic on average of sixty-two million, becoming the 90th-largest economy in the world making twenty-four billion in revenue, and being the largest distributor of toys in the world? McDonald’s has built a chain that, in fact, has accomplished each one of those. However, is success solely driven by achievement and power? What about success can become toxic? As McDonald’s continues to grow over numerous years, its road to…
smell of disinfectant filled my nose, it bothered me, it reminded me of illness. Other than the occasional whispering of nurses and coughing of patients, the waiting room was silent. A nurse wearing rose colored scrubs and a stethoscope around her neck walked up to…
straight. Then, I applied all my favorite makeup products that left my face with a shimmering glow. Most importantly, I needed to leave him with the scent of my most luxurious perfume. I spritzed my Versace Bright Crystal perfume along the collar bones of my neck, and on my fluffy knitted scarf. The room, and my self, was left with a fresh blend of pomegranate mingled with soothing blossoms of peony, magnolia, and lotus flower. I headed out the door feeling like a movie…
Lone Survivor Operation Red Wing was a secret military operation that took place in the mountains that split Afghanistan and Pakistan. It's a bone thrilling story about Marcus Luttrell and his SEAL team being engaged in a gun fight in the mountains. Luttrell was the "lone survivor" of the fight and was saved by other U.S. Forces. Luttrell and his brothers, Matthew Axelson, Michael Murphy, and Danny Dietz were all apart of Operation Red Wings. The team was inserted into the mountains and…