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How One Icon Used His Passion for Music at His Sendoff
"There was one classical musician (Steve) Jobs revered both as a person and as a performer: Yo-Yo Ma, the versatile virtuoso who is as sweet and profound as the tones he creates on his cello. They had met in 1981 when Jobs was at the Aspen Design Conference and Ma was at the Aspen Music Festival.[...]
The Conversation No One Wants - By Robbie Cox
Death. Unless it’s on the big screen or in a 500-page novel, no one wants to really talk about it. As a writer, I kill people all the time - on paper. I think of what’s going to happen to the character leading up to their demise and what happens to those afterward who are left behind. It’s fun, because it’s fiction. I control the when, where, and how, and when I’m done[...]
The Evolution of America's Most Popular Hymn
Amazing Grace didn't become an overnight success to become the most recognizable hymn in the world. In fact, the transition from its early beginnings as a hymn written for a little parish of Olney, Buckinghamshire to its many melody renditions is one that has a lengthy history. For roughly over three centuries, Amazing Grace has long been used in various church denominations as one of[...]
Death at a Funeral - By Gail Rubin
There were two versions of the comedy Death at a Funeral - the first was produced in the U.K. in 2007 and a U.S. version was released in 2010 with an African-American cast starring Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence. The critical reviews favored the U.K. version as being funnier, although both versions offer good funeral planning lessons regarding preparing the eulogy, paying for a funeral,[...]
Reenacting the Final Journey and Funeral of Abraham Lincoln
Sevenscore and eight years ago, one man defined the Civil War as a rededication to the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence. He spoke of the country's forefathers who were dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal and further created a new nation. He preserved the[...]
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