Burial

After Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas save the Munro sisters and Duncan from the Huron war party, Hawkeye leads then to a Native burial ground to camp for the night. During the nigh a Huron hunting party comes upon them ready to fight but once they realize it is a burial ground they fall back and leave. Hawkeyes purposefully chose to camp on the burial ground because he knew the Hurons would not set foot on the ground for spiritual reasons. Hawkeye’s knowledge of how tribal spirituality and…

mid-1800’s, it was important to develop healthy, green, spaces for city dwellers. The Rural Cemetery Movement encouraged American cities to use cemetery space as multi-functional space for leisure, recreation, environmental preservation, and for healthy burial practices (Lundgren). "In a country sorely lacking in public green spaces, these cemeteries provided these graceful, elegant places…They were all around recreational and artistic centers for people. They became seen as major urban…

Methods: The data was collected through the use of a general survey and precedent case studies of various buildings. These findings will help shape the elements within the final space. A general survey on-line that is made up of a combination of qualitative and quantitative questions that will allow for a general sense of how the lay people want and think about the proposed building and what may or may not be important to them within the space. The data will be collected from on-line and…

A group of people that inhabited much of Great Britain regions of what is now France, Belgium and the Netherlands, the Anglo-Saxons were a group of people from Germanic tribes that took control from the 5th century to about the 8th century. Their culture survives in many regions today and they are associated with the re-establishment of Christianity in Europe. Emerging from medieval Europe during the end of roman rule, the massive migration of the Celts, Picts, and Scots from the North allow…

struck the Southwestern tribes of New Mexico in the 16th century. The Spanish forcibly converted what was left of the Native populations after disease wiped out the majority of their people. With their culture stripped away the tribes also lost their burial practices. Sacred grounds were replaced by Christian cemeteries and Native Americans were encouraged to use them, often by force. For a few of the survivors, burying their family members properly according to their traditions was so important…

king wanted the monument to act as a permanent resting place for his favorite wife, so she would always be remembered and revered. He used things like architectural symmetry and the Gardens to emulate the beliefs of the Mughal Dynasty, and give the burial site a sense of balance and harmony. The Gardens used Mughal-era ideals to change the perspective of the Taj Mahal’s location based on your viewpoint. Since the Gardens are divided into four sections, when viewed from the main entrance it looks…

incorporates the pavement of a central road that diverts off into separate streets, each with their own typical middle-American name. Walking down one of these ‘neighborhoods’ you notice the fenced gates of family burial plots, with an obelisk containing all the names and dates of birth and burial for each respective family member. These plots bear strikingly familiarity to family households, often considered to be the most crucial aspect of the social structure of human beings. This leads to…

After two public hearings, 35,000 comments heard and sharp disagreements from anti-abortion and pro-choice groups the state of Texas has approved the recently proposed rules that will change the current disposal of embryonic and fetal remains. The rules will go into effect on December 19 and will require the cremation, sanitization, and interment of fetal tissues. The Texas Department of State Health Services received hefty backlash after the first public hearing and was questioned about the…

The theme of this particular play was “the law of the gods is more important than the law of man.” In ancient Greece, citizens highly respected the gods; there were specific burial practices used in order to make sure the deceased bodies’ souls were sent to the gods. People feared that the gods would be angry if a proper burial was not carried out; however, in Sophocles’ play “Antigone,” the citizens were apprehensive of Creon and thought he would punish them for breaking his laws. Antigone felt…

There are countless options for disposing cremains. Below are a few: • Burial is one of the most popular methods. An urn burial is much more cost effective than a traditional one. Many people choose this method to give family and friends a place to pay their respects. • A columbarium is basically an above ground mausoleum for cremains. They are frequently…