The Premature Burial

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…

"Your total is three dollars and seventy-five cents," read a feminine voice. "Care to donate to Saint Jude?" "Sure," spoke a masculine voice. "Select how much you wish to give on the screen," she paused. "Your new amount is a hundred and three bucks and seventy-five cents. Do you want a bag for your item?" "No, thanks." "Would you care for a receipt?" "No, thank you." "Have a good day, sir?" "Same with you." Founded by John Valentine Steger in eighteen ninety-six: Steger, Illinois stretched…

understatement. Abundant textual evidence records complex, performative rituals surrounding death and burial in ancient Rome while significant expenditures on elaborate tombs and funerary portraits. The roman funeral was seen as a type of passage that signified the transition between the death and the life of the person. It was extremely important for them to have proper ceremonies and a burial to avoid spirits and other things from the underworld coming back to affect them. There hasn’t been an…

I was awestruck when I first passed through the gates. It may have been a mix of the emotions and sadness from the reason I first visited, but I was genuinely amazed. Allegheny Cemetery had me gasping at the intricate, unique beauty of each stone and massive size of the land. I don’t mean to be morbid, but Allegheny Cemetery is my place of choice for this essay. The cemetery was incorporated in 1844 and is the sixth oldest rural cemetery in America. It encompasses 300 acres of luscious Allegheny…

what should we do once we have lost a loved one to move on positively from the grief? In most cases, funerals are exceptional in sending off their loved one in peace and comfort. Funerals are ceremonies honoring a deceased person, typically involving burial or cremation. However, funerals can become overly costly and exhausting, that an individual may not be able to send their loved one away in comfort and peace. I believe that funerals are a way to resolve grief, have closure from the tragic…

Today i was at the Andersonville national park i saw The Camp Sumter military prison at Andersonville. ( It was one of the largest Confederate military prisons during the Civil War. During the 14 months the prison existed, more than 45,000 Union soldiers were confined here. Of these, almost 13,000 died here. Today, Andersonville National Historic Site is a memorial to all American prisoners of war throughout the nation's history. ) google and https://www.nps.gov/ande/ In the…

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…

Burial traditions vary across time and space. Looking at societies in similar stages of development, trends in how individuals of various statuses are buried become visible. In looking at a few of the Mississippian cultures and the famous tombs of King Tutankhamen and The Death Pit at Ur, one can explore how these trends and differences appear. Additionally, these case studies can be used to examine larger issues within the field of archeology -- such as looting and preservation -- and to…

EXTERNAL ANALYSIS: Walmart & Costco are new entrants and threats to a portion of the business. external analysis, including general macro environment (using PESTEL) and industry attractiveness (employing Porter 's Five Forces framework). The issues surfaced in the financial analysis will find support here (and/or in the internal analysis to come). Porter’s Five Forces of Competition Framework – Funeral Services Industry Threat of New Entry – The pressure from competition is relatively low…

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…