Headstone

got in, and drove away. I looked at my parents who were still talking to my aunt. Turning back to the grave, I looked at my brothers’ headstone. It was about three feet wide and two feet tall. It was gray and had vases of fake bright flowers surrounding the headstone and had a picture of him in the center of the flowers. I looked at the engraving on the headstone which said: SETH MILO ANDERSON MAY 16, 1993 - DECEMBER…

The game ended with one swing of the bat. We had just won a regional title. None of us knew what this meant for us but who cared, we were winners. After basking in our glory for all of 10 minutes, we were told to pack a bag because in the morning we left for Yountville, a small city in Northern California where many retired vets stayed. It was here that we would would play for the state championship over the next three days, as well as be our first stepping stone to an undefeated trip through…

In recent years’ funeral homes have been providing products that are more eco-friendly such as caskets made from biodegradable materials, no embalming (or green embalming not using formaldehyde) and natural materials for markers instead of headstones. There are also green cemeteries that don’t use pesticides and harmful chemicals to maintain the grounds, no vaults allowed, etc. Green Cremation this option uses a process called Alkaline hydrolysis to accelerate the natural decomposition of…

Steven Spielberg did it again! We see evil and wicked throughout us day-to-day and sometimes when righteousness is infrequent as an ice cube in the Sahara. Schindler’s List is based on a true story about the cruelty of the Nazi’s to the Jews. Directed by one of the greatest directors, Steven Spielberg and he happens to be a Jewish. Steven Spielberg did a numerous great and well-known movies including, Jaws, E.T The Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, and etc… Although Schindler’s List is one of…

Dead Men Floating Away You would think that the people in Hardin, Missouri would be tried already. When a flood in 1993 washes away the bones of loved ones in the cemetery, they have to In 1993 rivers in Missouri began to overflow. The town of Hardin, Missouri was affected by this. Flood waters covered over 20 million acres of land! 50 people died, 55,000 homes were destroyed, and 15 billion dollars was destroyed in damaged. While the flood was something to worry about, the residents of…

In Jan Gross’s Neighbors, one reads the story of a horrific pogrom committed by the inhabitants of Jedwabne (a village in Poland) against their Jewish neighbors. In the film Aftermath (Pokłosie; 2012) by Władysław Pasikowski, one finds a parallel—the film was inspired by the Jedwabne pogrom—but this time told sixty years after the fact. Both stories share a similar past: a small village inhabited by Poles, who, during the early days of the Second World War, committed a pogrom against their…

Our Mutual Friend, written in the years 1864–65, is the last novel finished by Charles Dickens and is one of his most refined works, consolidating savage parody with social investigation. It fixates on, in the expressions of pundit J. Hillis Miller (citing from the character Bella Wilfer in the book), "cash, cash, cash, and what cash can make of life." In the opening parts a body is found in the Thames and distinguished as that of John Harmon, a young fellow as of late come back to London to get…

INTRODUCTION Sparta was one of the most influential warrior city-states in Greek society. They reached the height of power after defeating a rival city-state called the Athenians in the Peloponnesian war which was in 431-404 BC. On loyalty to the state, military service was essential in Sparta. Men were trained to be soldiers for life. Life in Sparta mainly revolved around being a warrior. GOVERNMENT The Spartan political system had two hereditary mighty monarch kings from two separate…

Port Arthur started as a place for gathering timber from the forests in 1830 and was used as a penal colony. Reoffenders from Ireland and Britain were sent here. There are a variety of jobs available for the convicts. If convicts misbehave, they will get harsh punishments so that they will not repeat what they have done. Some of the punishments were too harsh and caused injury to the convicts or caused convicts to have health issues. If the injuries or health issues were not cured in time, the…

As I received the final approval for my project required to become an Eagle Scout, I knew I was undertaking a task that would be much greater than anything I’ve completed in the past. This would be the pinnacle of my scouting career. One can find Gleason Cemetery burrowed in a little alcove on the side of a brush lined road near Molalla, Oregon. Seldom visited, the families of those buried are either deceased or don’t care enough to pay any respects to their late ancestors. My father gave me the…