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  • Handling the Stigma of Handling the Dead

    Handling the Stigma of Handling the Dead

    I. RESEARCH QUESTION How do morticians and funeral directors handle the stigma associated with their work? Hanslin states the focus of Thompson's article as: Who are these "death specialists" who handle dead bodies, and how do they handle the stigma that comes from handling the dead? II. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES A. Symbolic Interactionism is found in the article on pg 225 when the author discusses that people that work in funeral homes use various symbolic measures

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    Essay Length: 2,371 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Top
  • Your Ex-Lover Is Dead

    Your Ex-Lover Is Dead

    Society has a way of dealing with problems in times of distress. In some ways it is to ignore the problem outright, in others it is to induce mass panic, but in either way society has a tendency to take on an "every man for himself" mentality. It is amazing how people can turn into monsters in times of chaos, leaving others behind to fend for themselves. These concepts are explored in the works The

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    Essay Length: 1,047 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Call for the Dead

    Call for the Dead

    John Le Carrй’s novel, The Call for the Dead, begins with a wordy introduction into the past and present life of the main character George Smiley. The introduction starts by explaining George Smiley’s marriage to Lady Ann Sercomb, who left him for a Cuban racecar driver during the war. The introduction then moves into details about George Smiley’s professional life. Le Carrй then goes on to explain that George Smiley’s tutor, Jebedee, recruited him to

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    Essay Length: 924 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Top
  • The Dead Poets Society

    The Dead Poets Society

    The Dead Poets Society Personally, I wasn’t too sure where this movie was going. Robin Williams made an excellent teacher in the movie. I was really confused as to who the main character was supposed to be though. At first I thought it was Ethan Hawk’s character Todd. But at the end I was confused, because I thought it could be Neil or Mr. Keating. “Carpe Diem,” I felt was the theme of the story.

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    Essay Length: 554 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Fatih
  • My American Dream Compared to the American Dream in Death of a Salesman

    My American Dream Compared to the American Dream in Death of a Salesman

    What is the "American Dream"? The "American Dream" has as many definitions as there are souls that strive for it. I know that my "American Dream" is being able to have the freedom of choice and helping others that I care about get their dream as well. Willy Loman's definition differs from mine; he is looking for social status and material belongings, instead of true peace and happiness within. The "American Dream" is the idea

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Jon
  • The Parable Story - Dead Men’s Path

    The Parable Story - Dead Men’s Path

    The Parable Story “Dead Men’s Path” In this short story “Dead Men’s Path,” Chinua Achebe gives the protagonist an exciting chance to fulfill his dream. Michael Obi was fixed officially headmaster of Ndume Central School, which was backward in every sense. He had to turn the school into a progressive one, however the school received a bad report when the supervisor came to inspect. Why did the school get a nasty report and Obi could

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    Essay Length: 694 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Yan
  • Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman I started reading bookrags for Death of a Salesman and by the first two sentences knew how important actually reading the play was. Of course it is called a “summary” for a reason, but you don’t and can’t come to know the characters without dialect and conversation, and I believe that knowing the characters is a very important part of knowing a book. Not only do you get a full perception

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    Essay Length: 502 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Bred
  • Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is a play best summed up in its title, it is just that, the death of a salesman. This death is not necessarily the physical end to a human life, but the crumbling end to the dreams of Willie Loman, the play's main character. The three main parts to Willie's world are his job, his family, and his image as seen by the rest of the world. Although these

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    Essay Length: 607 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Top
  • Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    Life is Unpredictable Flannery O’Connor’s short story, “A Good Man is hard to Find” is a story of a family going on a trip to Florida that concludes to a surprising ending. O’Connor was a religious Christian writer who pointed out American cultures changes. For example, violence, race relation, and class discrimination. The title “A Good Man is Hard to Find” emphasizes the plot of the short story: A journey into a family who

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    Essay Length: 1,064 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Janna
  • Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket

    Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket

    Sometimes it takes a near death experience to realize what is important in life and what is not. A person is amid choosing whether to help out a family member in trouble or to complete a certain task of his own. The person selfishly goes to complete the task. One can refer that it was wrong to not help the family member. No matter what, family should be the number one priority and that is

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    Essay Length: 617 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Mike
  • American Dream in Death of a Salesman

    American Dream in Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman The term "American Dream" has many diverse meanings. For some, it may be to become wealthy and live in big houses. For others, it could be to simply live a productive life that contributes to society. Wanting to live the "American Dream" is the conflict in this novel that opens the doors to many interpretations that can be related to wanting to be successful. The setting of "Death of a Salesman"

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Sympathy for Willy Loman - Death of a Salesman

    Sympathy for Willy Loman - Death of a Salesman

    Death Of a Salesman Arthur Miller does manage to engage our sympathies with Willy in the first act of the play to a certain extent. He does this in many ways such as using Willy’s speech, his troubled mind, the way other characters treat him and by using themes like the past. To begin with, Willy Loman seems like a normal, yet exhausted businessman. This is until he starts to contradict himself by saying of

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    Essay Length: 1,255 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Steve
  • Dead Man’s Path

    Dead Man’s Path

    DEAD MAN’S PATH by CHINUA ACHEBE The title of this story “Dead Man’s Path” foreshadows the series of events about to take place in the story. “Dead Man’s Path” does not only refer to the ancestral pathway but also refers to Obi’s choice of action. His “path” by not compromising has made him a “Dead Man”. Dead in this context is not death, but is referring to his failure. His dream died. The title also

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    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Bred
  • Dead Mens Path

    Dead Mens Path

    DEAD MENS PATH” The story I read didn’t mean the same to me as it did to other opinions of people that read it. To me it meant that people are still resulting to violence instead of settling it in a proper manner. It might have been a tradition and have been there forever but now times have changed. If changed never happened then we wouldn’t get anywhere in life. I think it was wrong

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • The Powerful Conclusion of Death of a Salesman

    The Powerful Conclusion of Death of a Salesman

    The Powerful Conclusion of Death of a Salesman   The play "Death of a Salesman" shows the final demise of Willy Loman, a sixty-year-old salesman in the America of the 1940's, who has deluded himself all his life about being a big success in the business world. It also portrays his wife Linda, who "plays along" nicely with his lies and tells him what he wants to hear, out of compassion. The book describes the

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Anna
  • Anubis, God of the Dead.

    Anubis, God of the Dead.

    Anubis is the Greek name for the ancient jackal-headed god of the dead in Egyptian mythology whose hieroglyphic version is more accurately spelled Anpu (also Anupu, Anbu, Wip, Ienpw, Inepu, Yinepu, Inpu, or Inpw). He is also known as Sekhem Em Pet. Prayers to Anubis have been found carved on the most ancient tombs in Egypt; indeed, the Unas text (line 70) associates him with the Eye of Horus. He serves as both a guide

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    Essay Length: 1,288 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: July
  • Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman Willy Loman is a salesman who is trying to make a happy living for him and his family to survive on. He tries but he is not the best at selling things, he tries to convince everyone that he is, but he and his family both know that he is not that great. I don’t believe that he can be considered a tragic hero because he was never a hero

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: regina
  • Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman "If the exaltation of tragic action were truly a property of the high-bred character alone, it is inconceivable that the mass of mankind should cherish tragedy above all other forms" (Dwyer). It makes little sense that tragedy should only pertain to those in high ranks. As explained in his essay "Tragedy and the Common Man," Arthur Miller sets out the pattern for his own idea of a tragedy and the tragic

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    Essay Length: 1,222 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 31, 2010 By: Max
  • Death of a Salesman - Victim of Dreams

    Death of a Salesman - Victim of Dreams

    Death of a Salesman – Victim of Dreams In today’s society, people tend to live in their own little world. With all the stress and issues brought upon them, they feel the need to escape. In doing so, they create their own fantasy world in their heads. An ideal place where everything is perfect and all the things they desire are present. In creating this fantasy world, it results in dreadful consequences that sometimes lead

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    Essay Length: 1,385 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 31, 2010 By: Mike
  • Death of a Salesman Film/drama Comparison

    Death of a Salesman Film/drama Comparison

    Arthur Miller has been considered a leading American playwright for ages. His ability to create dramatic plots involving political and moral issues made him famous for plays like Death as a Salesman. But can such greatness achieved through plays also be achieved through film? It is a rarity when a movie based on a book or play follows closely to the plot intended, and it’s even more of a rarity when the tone, mood, and

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    Essay Length: 331 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • Dead Man Walking: The Death Penalty

    Dead Man Walking: The Death Penalty

    Dead Man Walking: The Death Penalty Dead Man Walking was an extraordinary movie that got me to re-examine and question some of my fundamental beliefs of the death penalty. I believe that this movie impacted my life greatly as it was very emotional and moving. Dead Man Walking was an excellent movie because it portrayed the feelings of both the families of the victims and the murderer himself. It showed how much pain and suffering

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    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Top
  • Axt Case Study and It’s Deadly Effects

    Axt Case Study and It’s Deadly Effects

    AXT Case Study and Its Deadly Effects Root Problems Despite citations and fines, American Xtal Technologies also known as AXT was not able to improve the safety conditions of its workers. The factory would rather lay off potential ill workers and pack up to move it operations where there are less strict health regulations in place for employees. The lack of information, lack of hazardous training, and lack of taking safety precautions to ensure

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    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Transcendetalism in Dead Poet Society

    Transcendetalism in Dead Poet Society

    Mr. Keating's encouragement of transcendentalist views affected Neil and Todd in both positive and negative ways. Neil was affected in a positive way by his pursuit of acting even though it was against his parents' wishes. Mr. Keating encouraged Neil by using class activities, such as the exercise in the courtyard, to show him that every one has his own path that he need to follow. In the courtyard Mr. Keating showed the boys how

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Victor
  • Dead Man Walking

    Dead Man Walking

    Dead Man Walking Since the execution of James Kendall in 1608, capital punishment “has been an accepted form of justice” in what is now the United States (Smith). Capital punishment can be defined as “the penalty of death for the commission of a crime” (Dictionary.com). I have opinions on many subjects, whether or not you agree is your prerogative. Living in America, a free country, gives me the right to persuade you to see things

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Artur
  • My Inaugural Address at the Great White Throne Judgment of the Dead

    My Inaugural Address at the Great White Throne Judgment of the Dead

    MY INAUGUAL ADDRESS AT THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT OF THE DEAD (Free to reprint) Alvin Miller September, 2005 www.angelfire.com/crazy/spaceman/ . PREFACE Important note: Read my 1986 booklet (at www.angelfire.com/crazy/spaceman/) before you read this. What follows is a rough draft transcript (subject to change when I actually give it) of my inaugural address (presumably in Washington, D. C.?) before global television at the Great White Throne Judgment of the Dead, after I have raptured out

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Tasha

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