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    unlike ever before. However, this infinite amount of access and connection also comes with a cost. Transparency brought by social media blurred the line between public self and private self . Thus, makes it hard for people to balance it. In “Electric Funeral”, Chuck Klosterman states that technology has the power, technology is the future and it is hard for us to walk away from it. And in “Visible Man: Ethics in a World Without Secrets”, Peter Singer states that the newest of technology makes it…

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    democracy and equality and it is what most are attempting to achieve, but what readers do not know is that not everyone was equal. The video stated that women and slaves were not allowed to vote or participate in the different roles of government. In the funeral oration Pericles claims that "we regard wealth as something to be properly used, rather than as something to boast about". This statement also paints a picture of responsibility and positive aspects of democracy. The question is what is…

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    in touch with them, researchers have seen in present day writings; regardless of whether for the stage, in verse, or in exposition fiction; certain unmistakably characterized ways to deal with this subject of about widespread intrigue. “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” by Emily Dickinson is tied in with going distraught, about losing one's hold on reality and feeling rational soundness slide away; at any rate, in one translation or investigation of the lyric. The lyric's speaker utilizes the…

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    The congregation – black and white – had sung Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika – as his coffin had been carried out of the plain weatherboard church and across the small churchyard, before being buried in the deep red soil of his beloved adopted homeland as the sun set beyond the western hills. Back at the homestead, as the moon had risen over the grasslands and the mourners sang and toasted ??’s memory, ?? had slipped away to their bedroom, laid her pounding head on his pillow and fallen deeply asleep.…

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    I hate funerals. Especially this one. Everyone sitting around sobbing and crying over the loss of a loved one, saying prayers and telling stories of the memories they shared. I don’t mean to sound cynical. I’m actually crying right now but that’s beyond the point. The point is that Kate wouldn’t have wanted us to be sad that she’s gone, she would’ve wanted us to be happy about the time that we did get to spend together. Who is Kate? She’s the reason we were all gathered here today. For some,…

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    and family members appeared. Many of the family members from my dad’s side I had never seen before were there as well. I stood at the front of the funeral home and was told to greet the people who came in. I hated being the greeter because everyone kept hugging me and telling me there were sorry or asking if I was okay. Once everyone had entered the funeral home, I took a seat beside my paternal grandparents, who came all the way from Arizona. I watched as everyone walked up to the open casket…

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    place for your loved ones, or for yourself, is never easy, but Washington Memorial Funeral Home makes the funeral planning process as seamless as possible. For four generations they’ve been serving the North Haven, CT, area with steadfast professionalism and an unwavering commitment to customer service. Choosing a casket is just one part of funeral planning, but it’s an important one. Washington Memorial Funeral Home offers their clients a wide array of caskets to choose from, including…

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    Industry Analysis Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home was established in 1952 by John S Anderson and William F McQueen in an old home located in Petersburg, Florida. As years went by and the business slowly grew, the two decided to do major renovations to the funeral home to expand the business. In 1970, Mr. Anderson passed away, leaving Mr. McQueen to operate the business on his own. In 1984, him and a group of local funeral directors decided to purchase the historic Sunnyside cemetery. In 1987, Mr.…

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    to the locker rooms. The contrast between the sterile North Wing of UMMC and the rest of the medical center, which resembled the local mall begins to affect me immediately. Pulling on the one-size-fits-all uniform, I feel like I'm infiltrating a funeral home, and though I have been anticipating sitting in on the operation for weeks now, stepping into the ward- which is buzzing with activity as I stand by- seems as appetizing as watching a mortician butcher the thoracic cavity of some unfortunate…

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    realized how great of memories we had and all the fun times we had together. After that there were no more memories to be made with her again. That was like the saddest I have ever been. When we drove home we were all very depressed. The funeral was very depressing. There were lots of tears and sadness. Although I barely remember it I do remember how sad I was. She was buried close to the cemetery where my brother Jacob is. We now visit her sometimes at her buried body. We had to sell…

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