Speech On Afterlife

I am here to tell you the story of the time i went to hell. No, not the place with the flames and the the big guy with the pitchfork. I am talking about something worse, hospice centers. What is hospice? By definition it is a home that provides healthcare to the ill, and especially the terminally ill. But I in fact know that hospice is actually a real life hell on earth. Hospice is where you go to watch your beloved ones to fade away into nothingness and hearing them begging for death to take the pain away. Sounds awful right? That is because it

Day of the Dead is some thing I have been learning about in Spanish class. Now I am going to tell you some facts about Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead is celebrated by Mexicans and some Hispanic cultures around the world. It’s a celebration remembering their dead loved ones. This year the Day of the Dead will be November 1 and 2.

Creaking sound of the door to kitchen, followed by rhythm made by the wok and ladle.

She lays helplessly, hopelessly tranced. What will remain of her in the coming hours is unknown, but one thing is for certain, I will remain by her side until she is an empty house, cold and unseeing. Though sorrow may fill my bones, all that I let show through is a sense of tranquil energy in lieu of the recent events. She mumbles and murmurs longing for the life long past. Embarrassment occupies her brain as she contemplates why and how her life has come to this. She reeks of stupidity and frailness when her life was nothing close to that. She fears that what we leave behind is more important that what we were. Is it though? Regardless of what she was or what she has become, I am here and I will always be here.

Essay #2 draft #2 “The need for food has birthed cuisine. The need for shelter has given rise to architecture. The need for cover, fashion...since dying is a necessary part of life, what might we create with this fact?” Dr. Miller asked a solemn crowd. He had spent the last 15 minutes sharing the suffering he experienced and sees in his patients every day, and now he challenged them to redesign the way society approaches end of life care.

It was third grade, and I got the opportunity of a lifetime. I was going to get my very own short story published! I would be the author, the illustrator, and my own idol. I can recall how it all happened very vividly.

Dad was gone. I don't know how me and mom are going to get over the fact that he is dead. I'm starting to cheer up but that's just because of John. “The farm looks really good” said John. Thanks, me and mom worked really hard to keep it up and going while you all were gone. It was hard.” Mom is taking his death very hard” he said. “Yeah she is, Bub i miss dad alot” I said.” Look at me, you need to stay strong, your are the only one holding us all together right now Mary.”he said. I cried on his shoulder for a good long while until mom called for supper and we raced to the

I attended the speech at Embrace church on April 15. The speaker’s name that gave the main sermon was James Barnett. James isn’t the main pastor at Embrace Church, but he does speak a lot at the church. The main focus of this speech was to inform us about the gospel and the word of God. He wanted to make sure that we learned about what God wants us to do, and how we can help our neighbors. I thought he did a great job delivering this goal, because I was thinking about the different ways I could go out and help people right after hearing his speech.

For my reading summary article, I chose to review the Nation Geographic article ‘How the Ancient Religions Viewed the Afterlife’ by Patrick Kiger. The article goes over the four ancient religions of the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, Greeks, and Romans, and their belief in the afterlife. All four groups had different outlooks on the afterlife. The views expressed by some of the groups were extremely different from the primary beliefs expressed by the major religions of today’s time. I found the viewpoints of all four the ancient groups to be extremely interesting.

Lacking modern scientific knowledge, early civilizations created complex explanations to everyday events. These stories explained natural phenomenons like lightning, storms, earthquakes, the phases of the moon, and droughts. Natural forces, like wind or water were given names and attributes. Through storytelling people began to share creation myths that explained why they inhabited certain regions and their value system. Everyday occurrences may have been associated with a happy wind spirit or a blessing of the gods. Fortunes and misfortunes were attributed to the gods’ whims or moods. Polytheism, the belief in many gods was a common idea in the ancient world. Myths grew and became more religious in nature, sometimes with devotions or celebrations to honor the gods. Rituals developed along

Good Morning Brothers and Sisters, I feel honored and privileged to speak to you today. As many of you know, this is my last Sunday here with you for the next two years. I leave for the MTC on October 4th and will be serving in the California Ventura Mission. I am grateful for the opportunity I have to serve the Lord in this calling. I thank all of you who have taught me, and helped me to grow and prepare for my mission. It is a blessing to have learned from you.

In “Death and the Afterlife”, Samuel Scheffler proposes a doomsday situation, where thirty days after our death, the Earth and everything on it will be destroyed. Scheffler argues that we care about the survival of others and that if this were to ever happen, many of us would lose interest in our projects and be depressed. Scheffler’s argument is very cynical since he assumes the absolute worst of the doomsday scenario, which is that everyone would be upset and drop very important aspects of our lives. Although it is true that we would be depressed about our imminent death and that we care about other people’s survival, it can be debated that people would not lose interests in their projects. Scheffler raises the point in his analysis that

Less than 6 months before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said this to a superfluity of tenagers in a Junior High School in Pennsylvania “What is Your Life’s Blueprint”? In his speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talks about the three fundamental things needed in a life’s blueprint. He describes how your life’s blueprint should be based on the belief of your own dignity. Also, he mentions that there should be determination to achieve the goals you have set out for, and there should be a commitment to the eternal principles of justice, beauty and love. As for me, I do not have a set blueprint yet.

Drew! I haven’t heard from you in ages it seems. I know you’re expecting to hear from the old man, but I have some news that will make you sick to your stomach. You know Pops, he’s always so hard on himself; as he was helping Mother pick out pumpkins against the doctor’s order, he collapsed. They are saying he died of a heart attack. His funeral was one of the saddest things I’ve ever had to partake in, all of his military friends were in attendance. This life we live is so cold Drew, I question the essence of mine sometimes. The death of Pops has hit Mom in a way that I have never seen. The death of our big brother already had her in shambles, imagine her now. I’m doing my best to comfort her though. She seems to need her boys now more than

“Heavenly Father, I have been feeling overwhelmed and anxious lately; I feel like I have so much to do and not enough time or resources to get them done. I am facing situations that make me feel small and incapable. Today Lord, I humbly come to you and lay all my anxieties at your feet because I know you care for me. I claim that promise and hold it close to my heart. Father, I know that I cannot change anything in my life by being stressed and worried. So today I proclaim your peace that cannot be found in the world over my life. You Lord are the Prince of Peace and I call on the name of Jesus to cast out every spirit of anxiety, fear, and worry in my life. Your word says that you would keep in perfect peace if my mind is stayed on you and I trust in you. The next time I find myself getting overwhelmed by the stress of this world, I ask for the strength of your spirit to help me stay focused on you. I thank you Father because I know that your peace that surpasses all understanding will guard my heart and mind. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen.” About a month ago, this is the prayer that I found myself repeating over and over again each night. I have, and probably always will be a perfectionist and a chronic worrier. I stay constantly stressed out about any and everything. I don’t just worry about things in my own life, I even worry about things in my friend’s and family’s lives that they don’t even worry about themselves. I know that I put too much pressure on myself to have