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    from the Bugis language’s to riaja‚ meaning "people of the uplands". The Dutch colonial government named the people Toraja in 1909. Torajans are renowned for their elaborate funeral rites‚ burial sites carved into rocky cliffs‚ massive peaked roof traditional houses known as tongkonan‚ and colorful wood carvings. Toraja funeral rites are important social events‚ usually attended by hundreds of people and lasting for several days. Toraja has many uniqueness which are cannot be found in other place in

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    HNC Social Care Grief & Loss

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    Bibliography: Cowan‚ C. (2008) Risk factors in cases of known deaths of young people with experience of care: an exploratory study‚ Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care. 7 (1). Cowling‚ C (2010). Good Funeral Guide‚ Continuum. New York. p73. Douglas‚ A (2002). Victorian Mourning Customs‚ Pagewise‚ Inc. Retrieved from http://ky.essortment.com/victorianmouri_rlse.htm. Kubler-Ross‚ E and Kessler‚ D (2005). On Grief and Grieving‚ London: Simon & Schuster.

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    FUNERAL

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    Funeral Assignment I would want my funeral to not be something that everyone comes to and cries at. I want them to remember all the good things I did in life. The songs I would like to be played would have to be “I’m going off to yonder”‚ “crossroads”‚ “it’s all God”‚ and any other song that people know I love. And I would want the songs sung by the people they were wrote by and if those people are not alive then someone from my family could do it. I would want Pastor Marvin Sapp or Pastor Marvin

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    Tax Memorandum

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    November 16‚ 2012 TAX FILE MEMORANDUM FROM SUBJECT Peaceful Pastures Funeral Home‚ INC. taxpayer engagement. FACT Peaceful Pastures Funeral Home‚ INC (“Peaceful”) has designed an approach that allows customers to prepay for their funeral goods and services. Under this program‚ the customer pays in advance for the goods and services that will be provided at the time of their death‚ often at a significant discount. Under the terms of the contract‚ the payments are refundable at the contract purchaser’s

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    Wilfred Owen/War Poetry

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    “Owen explores the impact of war on society and youth in WW1” When WW1 was declared in August 1914‚ a huge number of men wanted to enlist‚ their enthusiasm being shared amongst many others‚ aged only 15-18. It was a global war centred in Europe‚ and although devastating‚ also gave birth to some of the best poets of their time. One of the soldiers who experienced the war first hand was Wilfred Owen and through his poetry‚ he graphically illustrated both the horrors of warfare‚ the physical landscapes

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    upset even though I knew it was going to happen eventually. I did not know what to think‚ do‚ or say. I just stayed in my room and cried all day and all night. The funeral service was almost unbearable. The room was full of family and friends. There wasn’t one dry face in the entire vicinity of the funeral home. After the funeral service‚ I wanted my mom’s attention. She started going out with her friends for a few hours on the weekends since she would not see them for a long time unless she

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    Wilfred Owen

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    “Disabled” he talks about waste of young lives at war‚ physical and emotional pain and suffering people who enter the war go through‚ as well as soldiers not receiving proper funeral ceremonies they deserve. The poem “Anthem for Doomed Youth” focuses on loss of young lives and the fact that they don’t receive proper funeral rites they deserve. The title itself explores the idea of young lives being in danger. The words “Anthem” “Doomed” and “Youth” are juxtaposed to highlight the brutality of war

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    Marcus Jordan is a 16 year old boy that Just moved to a new town in the middle of summer. He was on the football team at his previous school and intended to be on the one in his new school‚ so he practiced by himself at a park. That shows that he is very disciplined and determined (page one‚ paragraph three). Out of nowhere‚ this other figure comes in and starts practicing with Marcus. His name was Charlie‚ and it looked to be like he was in his mid forties. It turns out he’s very good at football

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    Jessica McWater Narrative Essay Mrs. Wilson Online Draft #1 ENGL1113-NT 12 September 2014 Death isn’t easy‚ in fact it’s quite hard Roughly 153‚000 people died on February 25‚ 2013‚ but I have to say the most important and devastating death was my Papa. Wayne Kepner was a man everyone that had the pleasure of meeting loved. He was the most amazing man I have ever‚ or will ever know. Until that day I’d known many people that passed away; family‚ friends and acquaintances. But‚

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    throughout Chinese history‚ including an ideogram that depicts a person kneeling in front of their ancestor’s bones 1. In Chinese culture‚ death rites are intricate and well thought out works on preparing one for the afterlife and rebirth. Chinese funeral rites have strict guidelines as to where the rites are to be performed‚ how the rites are performed (ritual bathing of the corpse)‚ the dress of the attendees and the dead‚ the transfer of material goods on Earth to the dead‚ acknowledgement of the

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