Embalming

the people a chance to see the body and honor their lives and the lives of the family. The body was often cremated, very rarely was the body still whole. This would make the burial process easier, because they didn’t understand what all went into embalming a body for the ground and many of the Greeks couldn’t afford it at this time. The last process of the burial traditions is the perideipnon. This process included a banquet after the funeral. This gathering was usually in the dead person’s home.

is the goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon and the natural environment. Here are some gods and goddesses of Egypt and what they are known for being. At the top of the list is Amun he is the king of the gods. Anubis was the god of embalming and the dead. Atum was a creator god. Geb was the god of the earth. Horus was the god of the sky. Isis was a protective goddess. Nut was the goddess of the sky. Osiris was the god of the dead also and ruler of the underworld. Ra was the god of the

Tobacco is an argument that touches my feeling profoundly as my father used to smoke a lot and passed away because of it. When I read the article I can only see a rhetorical fight between parties where we basically know the truth but we pretend convincing ourselves that there must be a solution to meet everybody’ needs. Obviously the problem here is not just the tobacco; we could mention a lot of other products (specifically drugs) in commerce that are dangerous for our health. In the article, the

in the healthcare and medication systems. However, older people frequently died in the hospital surrounding with medical machines to increase life. Death is less visible to the public including family members and the bodies are preserved through embalming at the funeral home. Family members won’t get the opportunity to say their last goodbye before their loved one passed away in the hospital. Hospital sets a time period when a family member can visit their loved one which creates a disadvantages.

Addiction vs. Obsession In the reality TV show “My Strange Addiction,” participants are brought on to showcase how their “addictions” impact their everyday lives. These participants open themselves up to display to the viewers what it is like to live with their bizarre inclinations. Once, the participants display their “strange addiction,” they will go to a physician to see how they can change their habits. Some participants “addictions” may be weird, but nonetheless, harmless. Examples would be:

The poem “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe is a tragic poem in which the narrator’s love for a woman changes him for the rest of his life. In this poem the narrator still mourns the loss of his beloved Annabel Lee, and is willing to do anything to be with her. The narrator himself tells us that after her death, she had to be forcefully taken away from him by members of her family. Annabel Lee was then buried in a sepulcher. That did not stop her lover from doing what he did to visit her. The

level by the time I was in the third grade. I discovered the show Dr. G: Medical Examiner when I was in the third grade, and it created my want to become a medical examiner/coroner. At first I wanted to be a funeral director, but I didn't find embalming and dressing dead people as interesting as figuring out how they died. Combined with my obsession of crime shows like Criminal Minds and NCIS, I would love to be a coroner for a task force like the FBI. I used to be afraid of dying when I was younger

medicine. These papyri explore various illnesses and their cures. Papyrus texts reveal that doctors had detailed knowledge of the various body systems. The knowledge of medicine, anatomy and the functioning of the human body has been attributed to the embalming procedures practiced by the

Did you know that there were over 2,000 gods and goddesses in Ancient Egypt? Some gods had the body of a human and the head of an animal. When I read that, I was shocked! I would’ve never guessed that there would be so many gods in Egypt. In addition, I found the idea of an animal head stuck to a human body disgusting! I just didn’t believe this, so I decided to find out for myself. The Ancient Egyptian were polytheistic most of the time, which means that they believed in multiple gods. When Akhenaten

varying afterlives as well. At one time there were multiple monsters that the deceased had to defeat using multiple spells then have their heart weighed against a feather. The weighing was watched over by Ra/Re and was conducted by Anubis (god of embalming and the dead) and Thoth (god of writing and knowledge) (Figure 2). However, at another time they just had to have never lied in their life, so they were light enough to be able to ride Ra’s boat to the Two Fields where the spirit could live forever