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    in this poem; the husband who is a wood maker from a village life and the wife whose status is higher than her companion from the borough. As the husband holds the present‚ the leftover of the coffin‚ to the wife‚ the woman’s facial expression is pale as the sheet. The coincidental thing is that this coffin belongs to John‚ who also comes from the same place as wife. Why dose the wife keep turning aside her face as she sees a piece of wood? Her reaction is just like an embarrassing secret revealed

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    go out. Burial One of the major problems with burials is the coffins that are planted in the ground. This means that wood‚ such as highly-used mahogany that comes from endangered trees‚ and metal is present in the ground forever. Many companies are now offering coffins from sustainably-sourced wood as an alternative. Some even offer biodegradable coffins made of wicker or cardboard. These dissipate much quicker than traditional coffins and cut carbon emissions in half. To learn more about these

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    Mummies The people of ancient Egypt believed that upon death‚ a person’s soul split into several parts‚ and continued to live on in an afterlife. Three of the more well-known forms of the spirit were the ba‚ the akh‚ and the ka. The ba was the personality. It was shown as a bird with a human head- in particular‚ the head of the person to which it belonged. The akh was represented by a type of bird called a crested ibis. At the moment of death‚ the akh left the body and flew to the stars to spend

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    spoken in the coming centuries. (Burn & Coffin: 9). The evidence of this is emphasized by David Crystal in his second edition of his book - English as a global language. He states that a quarter of the world’s population is already fluent or competent in English; and the figure is steadily growing. No other language can match this growth. (Crystal: 2003). It is spoken by nearly 1 billion people around the world and has official status in 45 countries. (Burns & Coffin: 11&78). The influence of English

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    Chinese religion and strict cultural beliefs are inseparable from the death rites performed. Many different names for death are scattered 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

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    hollowed out of the earth leading down to a set of five coffins each carefully serving their purpose to preserve and protect lady Dai.2 The outer coffin stood above the ground and was surrounded by a layer of charcoal then by a layer of white clay. The two completely insulated the coffins to protect them from air and humidity. This caused the coffins so stay preserved as well as their contents. The central coffin contained four nested coffins: the first one consisting of a kind of crate and painted

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    the most telling are the instances surrounding coffins. Before Ishmael sails to Nantucket‚ he spends a few nights at the Spouter-Inn. Melville takes the opportunity to add a foreboding feeling to the book early on by giving the inn proprietor the name Peter Coffin. Choosing such a dark name brings death to the front of the mind at the very start of the book. This morbid theme is continued through the unusual story revolving around Queequeg’s coffin. Although it later represents life when saving Ishmael

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    Temple of Jupiter At the northern side of the Forum is the Temple of Jupiter. Built in 150 B.C it was Pompeii’s main temple. A Capitolium in structure and in pure Italic style‚ the temple was constructed on a high base‚ with a double flight of stairs at its front. Inside the temple lay the "cella"‚ accessible only to the priests‚ and which contained three stands at its far end. Theses stands were occupied by statues of Juno‚ Jupiter‚ and Minerva. In 62 C.E.‚ the temple was seriously damaged in an

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    The Neo-Assyrian human headed lion called a Lamassu along with the human headed bull were the sole guardians and protectors of important doorways in the Assyrian palaces. Therefore‚ these human headed creatures needed five legs because they need to look intimidating along with their enormous wings so that they can confront any evil force that is hinging upon attacking the Assyrian palace. Also‚ the five legs were given to these creatures so that they can execute their job as guardians of the palace

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    Billy bob “Tex” Johnson role is opinion giver as he states what he believes‚ in this case he beliefs the old coffins are good enough (Benne & Sheats‚ 1948). Furuary Masahiko‚ Hamado Isao‚ Thomas Boone‚ Richard moret‚ Hector Bonilla and Mauricio Gomes are social loafers as they are decreasing individuals productivity on the task where contributions are pooled‚ in

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