Burial

story, the reader has to determine who is right and who is wrong. In Sophocles “Antigone” he gives us two main characters, Antigone and her Uncle Creon, the king of Thebes. Antigone is set out on quest to fulfill her brother’s wishes in pursuing his burial after his death. Although she knows that burying her brother will cause her a painful future, she is determined to do what is right. Along with her brothers wishes she feels that burying him is the way the gods had said to do, and Antigone did…

The documentary RIIS from Amnesia was created to inform the public of this burial site, but especially to give some sort of comfort to the First Nation parents who never saw their kid’s returns home to them. To honor the children buried in the cemetery on Pinkie Road a Memorial Walk took place in October 2014. This was also another…

sarcophagi fell out of use and became very limited to the wealthy and prominent Christians in Roman society. By the Middle Ages sarcophagi were rarely used and were beyond the reach of the majority of Christian members. Likewise, catacombs and underground burial places were out of date during the eighth and ninth centuries, despite the importance of the art history of early Christianity. By the 9th century, most graves were in churchyards and linked closely to the…

method of burial. Cremation also is considered simpler and provides more flexibility in a memorial service according to the Cremation Association of North America. Cremation allows you to locate your body wherever you chose. Here there are more details provided about all the benefits of cremation. According to the Cremation Research Council, the average cost of a direct cremation is about $1,000 (Cremation Resource). When you crunch the numbers on the cost difference between burial and…

services before the burial here in the US; it is done in the same way in my country. For the Catholics, we also have funeral mass or service lead by a catechist. All the family members, relatives, and friends come to the church or home to pay their respects to the dead and to comfort the bereaved. In some religions and non-Catholics, special prayers are offered for the welfare of the soul of the deceased. After the religious service, a procession starts to go to the cemetery for the burial. In…

have died. The article first introduces the problem by explaining that a skeleton has been found in New South Wales that exhibits fatal trauma evidence. At first glance it would seem the fatal trauma is indicative of a sharp metal weapon, but the burial site was dated to be 600 years before European settlers reached the area and introduces steel weapons. So the main question is, which weapon was used to kill this victim? Could a wood weapon inflict the same damage as a steel weapon? Kaakutja,…

While the information about Mr. Shannon’s life proves his status as middle class member in society, the ornate border pattern alone reveals his somewhat elevated status. In comparison to Mr. Shannon, the gravestone of Frank, died 1771, represents a burial site for a lower…

Burial of the dead can be explained as the act of placing the corpse of an individual in a tomb constructed for that purpose or in a grave dug into the earth. Ancient Greece had many thoughts concerning death and dying. The people of ancient Greece contracted burial under the earth and continued the tradition of the after-life existing underground. Ancient Greeks had beliefs in an afterlife and were fascinated with the human soul's roles, actions, and location after death. For the ancient Greeks…

Grief, bereavement and mourning are worldwide phenomenon but they are conceived differently according to the culture and society. The process, that people need to elaborate the loss and to reconcile with it, is related with how they perceive death, their beliefs about immortality, their historical and religious background, and their cultural traditions. In each culture, rituals and customs surround death, helping people mourn and grieve. Rituals help people express their grief and allowed…

The book This Republic of Suffering illustrates the great deal of hardship the American Civil War brought upon not only the soldiers fighting the battles along with the generals and political officials at the front of the war but also how the civilians were affected. The book shows how people of this time dealt with death and how the death of so many young soldiers would change their lives forever. It is evident after reading this book that the war brought many struggles that the American people…