Always Go To The Funeral Summary

You’ve probably heard the old saying. “Only two things in life are certain: death and taxes” It’s true: at some point, we all will die. Although you may think death is an unpleasant subject, it is something that everybody must cope with. People are different all over the world, but death is one thing that everyone has in common. ( Stair, choosing a career in mortuary science and the funeral industry 6)

Painful as it may be, such experiences brings home the finality of death. Something deep within us demands a confrontation with death. A last look assures us that the person we loved is, indeed, gone forever.” (108) Cable finishes his essay by asking, Tim if his job ever depressed him. Tim in reply says, “No it doesn’t, and I do what I can for people and take satisfaction in enabling relatives to see their loved ones as they were in real life.” (108) After reading this essay I feel as though sometimes we don’t understand death so therefore we do not talk much about it. By reading about what goes on after your loved one dies and is sent to these places to be prepared and ready for burial, it helps to understand why morticians and funeral directors do what they do. Knowing that someone enjoys taking the responsibility in providing that comfort in a sorrowful time makes me appreciate these people in these occupations a bit

“Always go to the funeral”, the author’s father told her to do. She was taught this belief by her father when she was young and only 16 years old. During that time, she doesn’t understand the meaning of this and even unwilling to accepting it. However, her mind was changed after the funeral of her father. This was when she fully understood that always go to the funeral. When all the words of compassion and sympathy touched her for the first time, in a way that she wouldn’t have known that speaking those very same words on the other side. Meanwhile, she noticed that the people who attended his funeral are all had their own inconvenience. The author comes to believe that while she sticks to the small inconveniences and share in life's inevitable,

The leather feels cold under my fingertips as I sit on our living room couch. My feet are propped up on the small coffee table, banging together lightly in boredom. Mom sits with me, our shoulders barely touching. It's only been twelve hours since I found Laura in the alley and the police already want to put us into protective custody. I don't want to go, but there is nothing tying me here anymore. Laura's gone.

Finalizing, death is the word we all live to avoid, and we forget to actually live. According to Piven, the fear of death plays a critical role in our emotions (2004). We fear the idea of the unknown when in reality stepping into its thought it could ignite positivity within ourselves. Writing my own personal funeral eulogy for this assignment was a bit difficult at first, but with an open mind regarding such topic I was able to connect with myself in a unique and new way. None of us are completely certain of the possibilities presented when our lives some to end, but being aware of the fact and writing your own eulogy like this assignment enhanced us to presents you with new insights of how you are living life now. As an inspirational quote

My first experience with death was at three years old when my cat died. I and everyone I’ve met, or haven't met, will eventually give up the ghost. And there is the strong likelihood I’ll be paying for my parents’ funerals and cremations. Doughty’s aim is to force her audience to analyse how we think about and experience death a s a culture. I live in a society that refuses to acknowledge death without putting a price tag on it or making it national news. I speak a language that does not have appropriate words for giving condolences, words that go beyond apologizing. We as a society refuse to look death in the eye. Youth and beauty are idolized, something Doughty has personal experience in emphasizing on corpses that have neither, to such an extent that the natural process of death is somewhat of a secret. It’s understandable. My own mortality is not exactly on my mind at sixteen, and technology is developing everyday that might mean I will never have to experience death, or at least not for a long time. These kinds of conventions mean that we don’t have to see death, but we should. By burying it six feet under, we don't have to look at it. That only makes it scarier, less bearable, and gives way to a culture that sees death as, ultimately, a failure, not an inevitable. My generation is one that will simultaneously be forced to fix the system but made suicide into a texting abbreviation. My generation will have to find plausible solutions to the toxins involved in disposing of bodies, the lack of space for graveyards, the exploitation of grieving families, and lift the shroud of stigma surrounding death. It’s not exactly like they teach it to us in health class, but maybe they should, if they’re willing to bring up inhalants with ten year olds. While this book is not a preview of a possible future career, it does offer insight into the problems that should be talked

Life is impossibly unpredictable. However, one certainty exists in life: death. Even though it is certain, it provokes the deepest and most fearful reaction. Why is death so dreaded? It is something that many find hard to comprehend because of its finality, mystery, and unpredictability. Death surrounds each and every one of us at every stage of life, whether it is the death of a family member or friend or worse, the fear of death of someone close, even ourselves. The confusion and negativity of death can become consuming as people search for meaning and understanding. It is universal, unavoidable, and inevitable. The concept of death leaves us yearning for answers and meaning, ultimately culminating in fear of the unknown and in death itself. Although we may not know the answers, we look for ways to palliate this fear and curiosity through rituals, religion, or simple self-discovery. William Cullen Bryant’s “Thanatopsis” helps us to understand that death must not be feared, rather embraced. Through depictions of nature’s sympathy as well as death’s universality and painlessness, Bryant comforts us about death and portrays it in a reassuring and positive light.

From the sound of his voice, I can tell he is hoping for some kind of insight into the human condition or something. I stifle a snort. Not something he’s likely to get from me, that’s for sure.

After watching several commercials on TV and online, the one that caught my attention was “Don't Attend Your Own Funeral.” This DIRECTV commercial draws a conclusion from the events of a comical and improbable chain reaction. It shows a man who witnesses two individuals hiding a dead body in the trunk of a car. This incident leads to an exaggerated chain of events ending with the witness faking his own death and attending his own funeral. The overall purpose of the commercial is to persuade television viewers about the disadvantages of DIRECTV competitors and encourage people to subscribe to DIRECTV by telling them to “get rid of cable and upgrade to DIRECTV.” In my opinion, the advertisement uses the second person point of view to influence

For many of us death is a thought, a topic that brings up fear and often avoidance. In yet, death is something that each one of us will face during our lives. Even the people that surround us and the people we love will face death also. Death is a part of our everyday lives and the more consciously that we explore it for most people the better that experience become and the less fear that there is surrounding it. Death helps us to define more fully how we want to live and as we learn about death in our own thoughts and feeling about it. It often helps shape how each of us lives today and the choices that we made of our own dying. Throughout this paper, we will discuss how death and dying occur, how it affects Religion and Belief,

Over 300 people lined up at the door of an oratory waiting to pay their respects. Regardless if they knew my grandpa or not it’s as if people felt some sort of obligation, like it’s the right thing to do to mourn over the loss of someone they may or may not have known. It was late January in the small town of Hastey, Minnesota, the ground was as frozen as the hearts of those mourning over the loss of my grandpa. When I found out my grandpa had passed away the piercing feeling in my gut was as harsh as the morbid,Minnesota winter.Majority of people there were nicely dressed in black, with black under their eyes as an accent because nothing but tears have seen those eyes in days.

We are all going to die. This is something unavoidable and is part of human nature. Anything that has been born will have to encounter death also. Anthony feels that death is fearsome, and often times people avoid having such discussion. The truth of the matter is that death is an integral part of our lives; we are surrounded by death. The topic of death is represented in mass media, television shows, cartoons, magazines and the internet. We hear songs about death, and we even sign to their tunes as if we were singing a farewell to our loved ones. So what is there to be afraid of? The subject of death has been embedded in our culture. Anthony believes that death is an existential, emotional and physical need of

The pictures of the deceased we all love decorating the walls of our homes on this special day is known as the Day of the Dead. This day is for commemorating our loved ones who have sadly abandoned us in this dimension we call life. It’s a tradition to place the favorite objects of our loved ones near their tombstone and celebrate the fact they existed . I pray along with my family while remembering my grandfather’s anecdotes and life lessons. We speak of the tragedy of our beloved father, uncle, brother and to me grandfather that has left us. Tears and heartaches fill our souls, the remembrance of our sweet old man cause us pain that’s impossible to explain. It’s the day where we freely speak of his death without

Even as the speaker tries to comfort the family and friends nothing but the smell of corpse cosmetics, flowers and tears fills the air. The only upside that could possibly be found is in the fact of the sheer number of people the deceased touched in life and the amount of people that loved them. Although funerals are necessary they are enjoyed by no one.

The two I have dealt with in the past are nothingness of death and choice and commitment. When I was 7 years old my grandmother passed away due to cancer. I remember my parents waking me up early that cold, winter morning and my brothers and I piled into the backseat of the car. My brothers and I had no idea what was happening. My parents finally told us what had happened. I had no idea how to react because I was so young and never had to deal with death, except for my goldfish. At the wake, it seemed like an endless amount of people I didn't know kept coming up to me to tell me they were sorry for my loss, but now i know they weren’t, it was just obligatory to say. Throughout the three days of service I did not cry once. Now that I’m looking back on it, I think it is because I did not want to accept her death because I was so close to her. After reading The Stranger this reminded me of Meursault and how he did not cry at his mother’s funeral or vigil. Meursault did not show any emotions towards his mother’s death until the end when he was about to die. The reader found out at the end that Meursault was actually close with his mother when he started to show emotions towards his mother when there was no heat to block them (Source A). Due to the fact that I chose not to cry at my grandmother’s funeral, my consequence was getting yelled at by my father. When my grandfather