The Dead

In Act II of the play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, there is a discussion of what happens during death. Rosencrantz is one of the characters in this play. Rosencrantz is quite stupid and doesn’t have too many bright ideas. Tom Stoppard’s control over the rhetoric, syntax, and diction used in the play develop Rosencrantz’s own beliefs about death as well as how stupid he really is. Rosencrantz is a dull character. He can not comprehend complex issues such as death. In this passage, he…

As I child, I remember during this time of year my mother and sisters would prepare to celebrate a Mexican tradition called The Day of The Dead. It takes place during October 31st to November 2nd. This is a celebration were family members take the time to reminisce about their loved ones who passed away. They do so by setting altars in their homes along with decorations, flowers, and the deceased favorite foods, drinks, and sweets. Back home, a few weeks before the celebration we would spend…

In the film, “Dead Man Walking,” a man, Matt Ponceletes, is on death row for murdering two teenagers and the raping of the girl. Ponceletes mentioned on his final day, “figures, I’d have to die to find love.” Does this mean justice does lead to conversion and to love? Is Ponceletes death an act of love? It is said that there are two identities to everyone. There is the identity that we make for our self and the identity within us that only others can see about us. In the film, “Dead Man…

The door smashed inward, followed immediately by several stumbling figures, causing Dave to let go of the axe and turn toward the third entryway to the room. As he ran toward the door he yelled at his companion, who remained motionless watching the ghoulish figures pour into the room with wild eyed fear. On the rooftop, the man pulled a small object from his pocket, pointed it downward and flicked a switch. On the street a bright red dot appeared, dancing across cars and around the two zombies…

living celebrities, dead celebrity cannot make another film, television show, musical recording or live or taped performance or statement (holograms, aside); they cannot suddenly interrupt what had been a consistent narrative with an unusual or uncharacteristic narrative-changing statement or incident. But, similar to what Jones writes, it is not that the dead celebrity narrative in the afterlife is unchanging, rather it develops layers of meaning enriching and resounding for some dead…

1950s, but recently there has been an outgoing debate revolving around whether rock has died. While there are some people who think that Rock and Roll is dying or is already dead, there…

People where saying a lot about dead man there many comments about the dead man. One person said I sure hope he did not die of something. Another one said I certainly shant put hand out when I can get anything by reaching my hand out for the sake of such a man he was. If he wanted them after he was dead said a wicked old screw pursued the woman. Why was he not natural in his lifetime. If he was he’d have he would have someone to look over him when he stoke death. The people that were saying…

In Dead Poets Society, Mr. Keating shows a different and more hands-on experience of teaching than the standard way the school teaches. Learning by example versus learning by notes is a huge difference for many, and it can drill the message deeper into further understanding. Dead Poets Society does a good job demonstrating the emotions that result from these two different tactics. When educating a teenager, Mr. Keating’s Transcendental philosophies are better to use than Welton Academy’s…

“The Walking Dead” series depicts a viral pandemic that destroys civilization and leaves the smallest portion of humanity struggling to survive. In this world, the remaining humans are driven by fear of those whom have been turned into zombies by the virus. While a zombie apocalypse is probably an unlikely eschatological occurrence, the end of life as we know it is surely not. Although it might be difficult to envision a world without clean water, enough oxygen for the masses, and with a viral…

lung function, or other organ function that ultimately leads to an irreversible loss of consciousness and sensation. That raises the question, if there is no bodily function, and there is no sensation, can the dead be harmed? In his University of Illinois Press entry, “The Misfortunes of the Dead”, American philosopher George Pitcher argued the ante-mortem person could be harmed, but not the post-mortem. The goal of this paper is to show that Pitcher’s argument, that only the ante-mortem person…