that’s labeled‚ “Negros Burial Ground.” In 1990 the city of New York sold the burial ground for African American to the government to use as an office building‚ not knowing what was underneath. Scientist‚ from Howard University‚ formed a team to examine the graveyard in 1992‚ finding 420 remains of men‚ women‚ and children. A black musician‚ Noel Pointer‚ teamed with local groups to collect more than 100‚000 signatures on a petition seeking landmarks status for the burial ground. Suffering from pain
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by Creon because he felt that Polyneices would have led them to slavery so he proclaimed that he not be given a burial but rather watch him get chewed up by birds and dogs because he was a wicked person. Antigone felt that despite the law of the land which prohibited a proper burial for her brother she would rather be a religious criminal by giving her deceased brother a decent burial and face the consequences. Antigone‚ troubled by her inner conscience asked if her sister Ismene would join her
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“city- wide proclamation” and forbids anyone to bury him or even mourn him. Antigone is outraged by Creon’s law stating that anyone disobeying his law will be executed. She then confides in her sister‚ Ismene‚ to help her give their brother proper burial rights. Ismene refuses for fear of Creon‚ Antigone then states
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‘Servant in the Place of Truth’. This tomb was discovered intact in 1886. The burial chamber contained 20 mummies‚ 9 of them in coffins belonging to the deceased and members of his family‚ along with a rich hoard of funerary equipment‚ now in Cairo Museum and other museums. Like many of the private tombs the paintings are simply executed‚ but remarkable for their colours and interesting scenes. The decoration in the burial chamber is on a yellow ochre background and is extremely well-preserved.
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as citizens and members of the state‚ and the obligations imposed on them in the home and as members of families” (Collins). Creon‚ as the King‚ was attempting to fulfill his commitment as a ruler by issuing the edict to refuse Polyneices a proper burial. Creon believed in upholding the law and his right as the King to exercise his power. This becomes evident when he says‚ “These are my principles‚ at any rate‚ and that is why I have made the following decision concerning the sons of Oedipus: Eteocles
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has just befallen them. Their brothers Polynices and Eteocles have killed one another in a battle for control over Thebes. Creon now rules the city‚ and he has ordered that Polynices‚ who brought a foreign army against Thebes‚ not be allowed proper burial rites. Creon threatens to kill anyone who
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Kerogen and coal are both derived from organic matter. Organic matter is a matter that is derived from the breakdown of plant and animal‚ it is able to decay or product of decay‚ it must be composed of organic or carbon compounds. Kerogen and coal and other rocks are formed by diagenetic alteration that takes place during the process called diagenesis. During diagenesis‚ the sediments will undergo compaction and consolidation that will caused the reduction of volume of voids that are filled by fluids
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considered as very important building for their afterlives. The mausoleum is an exterior self-supporting building‚ which is built as a monument‚ with burial rooms or burial rooms for the dead or the people. When someone dies‚ the body is simply buried or thrown away. With the development of human society‚ superstition has been gradually implemented‚ burial gradually becomes an important thing. Therefore‚ the tomb came into being and developed into an important part of the hierarchy. Most ancient people
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these massive catacombs secret from the Romans. Romans did not bury their dead‚ but cremated them because in the ancient Roman times‚ tombs were believed to be a home for the dead‚ who were not completely cut off from the living. There were numerous burials grounds with various sizes and shapes. In early times‚ the tombs were often shaped like an early Roman house. These were used for anniversary feasts and cremation sites. They
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guards to kill Duncan because the crown passes to nearest eligible kin.” The police are still trying to find out the true murderer until than the two sons will stay under the custody of police of Scotland. King Duncan’s body is removed to Colmekill a burial place for the kings of Scotland. On the evening of December 9th‚ the great King Duncan of Scotland was murdered in his chamber. According to Thomson Parker‚ a Scottish news reporter‚ King Duncan was at the castle of his Thane‚ Lord Macbeth‚ and the
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