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    DEPARTURES An Analysis of Daigo Through the Lens of Wolfelt: The Possession of Characteristics for a Successful Funeral Service Professional FSS154 COMMUNICATIONS Instructor: Rick Bilcowski Author: Bonnie Solylo December 10‚ 2012 “Departures” is an award-winning cinematic masterpiece that depicts an intricate postmortem ceremony in Japan where‚ before the eyes of the deceased’s family‚ the body is elegantly washed‚ made up‚ and “encoffined.” At the heart of the film is Daigo’s journey through

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    Pericles Funeral Oration In the fifth century BCE the city of Athens was lead by a man named Pericles. Funerals after great battles were held as a public event where any citizen of Athens‚ stranger or relative to the fallen heroes‚ was invited to take place. A major difference between funerals in Athens and funerals held in present day is the fact that in Athens the cost of the funeral fell on the public rather than the family of the deceased. The fallen heroes are laid in a public sepulcher

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    PAMPANGA City of San Fernando (P) ONLINE ORDERING OF CASKETS FOR ST. THOMAS FUNERAL SERVICE Jellie S. Garcia Nancy M. Salvador March 2013 A Capstone Project presented to the City College of San Fernando Pampanga in partial fulfillment of the Degree in Bachelor of Science in Information Technology ADVISER’S RECOMMENDATION The Capstone Project entitled Online Ordering of Caskets for St. Thomas Funeral Service was reviewed and assessed as compliant to the requirements stipulated

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    Funeral Oration of Pericles In the reading of the Funeral Oration of Pericles‚ I do not believe what Pericles says about Athens. I believe he made his speech to boost morale for his people and for the soldiers‚ and to keep the war going. In the Funeral Oration of Pericles‚ they were there to honor the fallen soldiers and to have a burial for them‚ but Pericles made it about the war. He used it to boost morale for the soldiers‚ to get them excited and to give them a reason to keep fighting

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    Four weddings and a funeral‚ directed by Mike Newell‚ is a quite amusing film that takes place mainly in London and the Home Countries. This acclaimed British romantic comedy is focused on the intermittent romance between a charming‚ but bumbling Englishman -Charles- and a beautiful American woman -Carrie-‚ who seem to always run into each other at weddings. The story begins with the wedding of Angus and Laura‚ at which Charles is the best man. At this wedding‚ Charles meets Carrie for the first

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    Pericles’ Funeral Oration Why do we fight wars if they just cause death and sorrow? This famous speech was written by Thucydides‚ but given by Pericles sometime during Athens’ Pelponnesian War. This kind of speech was generally given at a mass funeral‚ to honor many who had died fighting in the war. Typically‚ funeral speeches at that time were very somber and mournful‚ but Pericles changed that. In this speech‚ he created this idea of national pride and faith in society‚ by using many hopeful

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    or deceased) --Time‚ date and place of viewing‚ burial‚ wake and memorial service arrangements--If you don’t have this information yet‚ you can always write something like‚ "funeral arrangements are being made by ABC Funeral Home and will be announced at a later date." That way those who are interested can contact the funeral home for more information. If you plan on repeating the obituary‚ you can include the details in a future issue.  Other things you might want to include: --City and state

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    documented the Peloponnesian war. Around 431 B.C. Thucydides documented a funeral oration delivered to the people of Athens by Pericles. In Pericles’ Funeral Oration‚ Pericles’ praises the dead‚ describes how great Athens is‚ explains why Athens must continue to support the war‚ and tells why Athens must live up to the fallen soldiers of the Peloponnesian war. Pericles’ Funeral Oration tells us multiple things‚ the Funeral Oration gives historians a glimpse into what Athenians might have been feeling

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    is one of the most devastating experiences. The intensity of a relationship can be reflected in the intensity of the grief that the living person in the relationship goes through after the other person dies. This can be shown in W.H Auden’s poem Funeral Blues‚ James Dickey’s The Leap‚ and the Disney movie directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams Big Hero 6. James Dickey was an American poet born on the twenty third of February‚ 1923 (James (Lafayette)). As a child‚ Dickey was interested in sports

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    speaking of those who came before them‚ and how they have inspired present day situations. "I shall begin with our ancestors: it is both just and proper that they should have the honor of the first mention on an occasion like the present." (Pericles "Funeral Oration") "Our fore fathers brought on this continent‚ a new nation‚ conceived in liberty‚ and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.(Lincoln " Gettysburg Address") Another thing recognized in both speeches is the fact that there

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