3 Messages From Forbidding Mourning By John Dunn

In the articles "Whispers from the Grave" by Katia Bachko and "The Haunted House" by Valerie Worth it mentions how even before scary horror movies where made, people where almost addicted to scary stories, scary movies, and scary things in general. In the article "Whispers from the Grave," it talks about how back in the day people would love to have a medium come to their house, it was like having a celebrity in your house, and when a medan was in the state word spread very quickly. The article says “In Sarah's day—before movies or television—visiting a medium was an extremely popular form of entertainment. Many Americans thought it was possible to communicate vdth the spirits of those who had died. Mediums like Adam Coons were thought to be bridges to the "other side"—that is, the unknown world beyond the grave.

On September 11th 2001, 70 years old Rita Laser lost her brother. Along with Kelly, Colleen, David, Eva, and Amber who as well lost someone special to them in the attack. Many of the victims families hid in silence after the attack, full of sadness, the government was trying to get revenge for the victims that were lost in the attack. However Rita Laser had a different outlook, she and others did not want revenge by killing other, her, Kelly, Colleen, David, Eva, and Amber were all trying to install peace into the world not start a war. In Sue Halpern’s “A Peaceful Mourning” describes that in the aftermath of the attack they have all devoted their lives into advocating peace throughout the world, in their lost one’s name.

In today's modern world, the use of poetry to communicate and express oneself has become quite rare. One of the main reasons is due to the fact that with such an old style of writing, it is very often hard to understand properly. poetry is indeed difficult to read and hard to understand, but given time, it is a rewarding challenge. Poetry is not only written verse but is used in songs as well. Taken the time to listen to the words of modern songs, you will realise that the lyrics of the song are actually a poem linking modern day music to poetry.

The poem’s structure as a sonnet allows the speaker’s feelings of distrust and heartache to gradually manifest themselves as the poem’s plot progresses. Each quatrain develops and intensifies the speaker’s misery, giving the reader a deeper insight into his convoluted emotions. In the first quatrain, the speaker advises his former partner to not be surprised when she “see[s] him holding [his] louring head so low” (2). His refusal to look at her not only highlights his unhappiness but also establishes the gloomy tone of the poem. The speaker then uses the second and third quatrains to justify his remoteness; he explains how he feels betrayed by her and reveals how his distrust has led him

It is even crazier when one can love that special person even more, after they pass away. Nonetheless, that is not what it is called true love. The truest love of all is the one that remains the same by death, the one that is left unchanged. The narrator devoted his whole life to his woman, even in death. That is true love, when it is certain that there is love and it is a realization that both lovers could never live without each other. This goes hand in hand with the narrator, as he finds it difficult and almost impossible to part with the love of his life. He believes that without her, he finds no purpose in life. She does pass away, but that doesn’t stop him from being with her one bit. Death is the ultimate barrier, in this poem.

On page 442-443 Bram tells Cassia that he had to find the faces of people’s lost family members in a sea of corpses to get the medicine his mother needed. He explains that while he was looking for faces he saw his own father’s face. He kind of implies that he feels

The book, Lament For a Son, written by Nicholas Wolterstorff talks about his pain and grief after losing his 25-year-old son (Joy, 2009). His son died while on a mountain-climbing expedition. Dr. Wolterstorff has several books published during his career as a philosophical theology professor in Yale Divinity. However, he wrote Lament for a Son with a different journal style since it is a personal thing for him. The book is similar to a journal as he narrates the events that happened before and after his son’s death. The emotions expressed in the book are common among people who lose close relatives. What matters is how a person handles the issue. Kubler-Ross invented the five stages of grief; denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptancethat explain the escalation of grief when stricken by bad news (Axelrod, 2004). The paper looks into the book and its relation to the five stages of grief.

This summer, I read the book The Dead by Charlie Higson is a novel about a large group of kids, left to live by themselves without guidance from their parents. In this run-down setting of London, England, people who are over the age of 16 turn into kid hunting, flesh-eating zombies. The younger kids are forced to live on their own, fighting for life against the wrath of the Adults. The message Higson showed in his book is: after people are forced to rely on themselves without experience, their lack of experience and knowledge will lead them to failure.

In Charlie Watson’s enlightening book, When There Are No Words, he guides the reader through the psychological and physical torment of grief through the story of his own unimaginable loss of his two sons who died far before their time. In the fifth chapter, Watson details one of the most common physical phenomenon of grief that anyone who has ever lost someone dear to them will understand all too well; Charlie described this physical hardship as “two cement blocks, ready to wear.” He starts by describing the, “cement blocks’” gravity, that these cement blocks are positioned exactly to drive its weight and anguish into every crevice that can hurt. They push in on every part of your body; your lungs feel like they can not fully receive the air

In the article “The Danger of Suppressing Sadness” by Walter Kirn, he states multiple claims about the effect that medication has on children. A focus of his is the role that medication plays in children’s lives and the actual outcome that there is after taking medication. The article says what Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, would have been like if he had taken the drug Prozac in order to help with the mental state that he is in during his young adulthood. Even though medication is not recommended for all cases, it is a necessity for a small group the Holden is a part of. Throughout the novel Holden shows examples of his mental illnesses. He considers suicide, gets distracted easily, thinks that everyone is a phony, and he also lies a lot.

Isolation from society can evoke a deep loneliness and self-reflection. The poem "The Wife's Lament" from the Exeter Book expresses the desolation of exile. The dominant theme is the contrast of a happy past and a bleak present of isolation. The anonymous author of "The Wife's Lament" uses setting, tone, and conflict to develop the theme of great loss. He/she augments a situation in which meditation on life's past joys is the only redemption in a life sentenced to confinement. “The Wife’s Lament” is an excellent example of nostalgia, resentment of the present, and hopelessness about the future.

My narrative was I admit composed of not all truths. My father did in fact die and I did infact go to the college park during his funeral. On the contrast, I never had a bestfriend named Jose. As the author of the piece I wanted to use the story truths to help me bring out my inner conscience in the form of an actual person. To accomplish such a goal, I based the character Jose off the optimistic view that I tried to gain because during the time of my father's death I felt very pessimistic, yet my inner conscience would always echo some attempt of optimism within me. Hence, in the process of writing the narrative, I made sure Jose was a friend that tried to help my character out. In addition I raised the question; Does grief ever entirely end?

Many people have hardships in their life and a lot of times they are very hard to overcome and endure. Not everyone has the courage to face a problem and get through it in one piece. Many people often take desperate measures to get out of hard situations. Some people try to lie and hide things from their family, run away, or even attempt to commit suicide. Recently I read three poems titled, “ Seafarer, Wanderer, and Wife's Lament.” These three poems are about sadness and hard times and I believe they have three messages.

Literature is written for a purpose. I believe that the main purpose of the prologue from Beowulf is to introduce the reader to the king’s newborn son. A son that would be prominent to his nation. According to the text “Afterwards a boy-child was born to Shield, a cub in the yard, a comfort sent by God to that nation.” The author also gives background information on Shield.

(J.) William Worden’s Tasks of Grief model outline the major tasks or stages the KC described during her interview (Worden & Winokuer, 2011). KC discussed how she has to come to terms with the loss of the Chontay; her feelings of shock and disbelief; everything seemed surreal, as if in a dream. KC experienced intense pain, while her and her family worked through their feelings / thoughts of Chontay’s impending death (Worden & Winokuer, 2011). KC also experienced numerous emotions of intense sadness, emptiness, numbness, and anger (Worden & Winokuer, 2011).