Cady Crofoot Noah Tysick English 110 March 25‚ 2013 Electronic Mourning Technology is unquestionably not a new concept in this modern day society. Almost every business that a customer walks into is run by technology in some way. A business that most do not relate to technology though‚ is the funeral home industry. Of course people don’t enjoy visiting funeral homes and facing the death of a loved one and the potential high costs that can go with laying them to rest. Funerals are no longer
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Diving into the Wreck by Adrienne Rich‚ in my opinion‚ is written about the journey of a woman going deep inside her soul to find out her true identity and her role in life. With numerous multi meaning metaphors‚ the poem could be interpreted in various ways; however I believe Rich was experiencing herself changing through this challenging adventure. The depth of vivid metaphors gives credit to Rich ’s message in this poem‚ through such symbols like "the wreck"‚ "the book of myths"‚ "camera" and
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King Jr. once said “Justice denied anywhere diminished justice everywhere”. This idea of social injustice is represented in October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard. This poem includes a powerful message on human rights violation‚ specifically LGBT rights considering that Matthew Shepard was killed because of the fact that he was homophobic. October Mourning: The Fence by Leslea Newman explores a theme about being considerate about the vulnerability of the meek and is supported by different
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which members of a society inhabit. Patterns‚ a poem by Amy Lowell reflects on a woman as an individual in society and her strength and ability to escape from her world of oppression through her dreams. Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers‚ a poem written by Adrienne Rich depicts a woman who is constrained and trapped within her marriage. In a patriarchal society‚ society’s expectations confine women because they have to live up to an image that their society wants. Amy Lowell’s distinguished family and high education
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and practices e.g. baptism‚ pilgrimages‚ thanksgiving and mourning. Some of the items used within this religion include the shepherd rod‚ cross‚ tariya‚ lothar‚ water‚ calabash‚ flowers‚ candles and candle sticks‚ incense and bell. It also involves being filled with the spirit‚ shouting‚ speaking in unknown tongues‚ ringing of bells‚ and providing spiritual assistance to those in need (Peza‚ 1999). To the Spiritual Baptist‚ mourning is held in high regard. This ritual is considered an important
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MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA American playwright Eugene O’ Neill’s Mourning Becomes Electra is a continuation of the Greek tradition. Joseph Wood Krutch is of the opinion that “Mourning Becomes Electra has all the virtues… which one expects in the best contemporary writing”. It is rare to find two principal complexes “Electra” and “Oedipus” in one work of art. Here one observes both as parallel themes. However‚ it’s set in a modern twentieth century milieu. The characterization‚ the story line‚ the
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Discuss Mourning Becomes Electra as a tragedy in modern sense. (P.U 2007) In Mourning Becomes Electra‚ O’Neill exemplified what Schopenhauer declared to be the “true sense of tragedy”‚ namely “that it is not his own individual sins the hero atones for‚ but original -sin‚ i.e.‚ the crime of existence itself.” So devoted was he to this .conception‚ that he permitted it to inform the entire trilogy. The pessimism of the Greeks may have been equally black‚ their tragedies just as aware of the crime
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From Aeschylus’ Oresteia to Eugene O’Neill’s Mourning Becomes Electra: Text‚ Adaptation and Performance[1] ©Alison Burke‚ The Open University‚ UK Introduction The Royal National Theatre’s production of Eugene O’Neill’s Mourning Becomes Electra at the Royal National Theatre (London 2003–4) downplayed the relationship between O’Neill’s trilogy and Aeschylus’ Oresteia. Rather than following the stage directions of O’Neill‚ which are evocative of classical staging conventions‚ the RNT production
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CHINESE MOURNING RITUALS In premodern China‚ the great majority of people held beliefs and observed practices related to death that they learned as members of families and villages‚ not as members of organized religions. Such beliefs and practices are often subsumed under the umbrella of "Chinese popular religion." Institutional forms of Buddhism‚ Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ and other traditions contributed many beliefs and practices to popular religion in its local variants. These traditions‚ especially
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How rich is rich in the Philippines? June 21‚ 2010 http://www.pinoymoneytalk.com/socioeconomic-class-philippines-rich/ Who are considered “rich” in the Philippines? For starters‚ you’re “rich” if you belong to the list of the Top 10 Richest Filipinos. However‚ even if your net worth does not run into billions of pesos yet‚ you may still be considered “rich” as per the definition of the National Statical Coordination Board (NSCB). Based on NSCB computations using the Family Income and Expenditure
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