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International Organ Donation
The donation of organs for transplantation is a life-providing treatment that has grown in popularity in recent years. Unfortunately, the demand has grown at an even higher rate. The international exchange of organs or tissue is possible but is an uncommon procedure due to this high demand. Exportation of organs for transplantation will only happen if an effort is put forth to find a[...]
Funeral Films: The Loved One - By Gail Rubin
The Loved One satirizes the funeral business, including pet funerals, as well as the movie industry and the military-industrial complex. It debuted in 1965, two years after Jessica Mitford's exposÈ book The American Way of Death rocked the funeral industry. Despite its black-and-white vintage, The Loved One does show funeral trends that have continued to this day.Critics at the time[...]
Where Nature Endures
There are no imposing granite tombstones, no potted plants or candles in holders but there are acres of trees or untouched meadows and meandering paths strewn with wood chips. Natural burial grounds are becoming popular around the world and are the preferred final resting place of nature lovers who want to be buried in a setting surrounded by native plants and trees, birdsong and[...]
Cremation Through the Ages
The word cremation comes from the Latin word cremo which means "to burn". Most archaeologists believe that cremation was invented during the stone age, about 3000 BC. It became the most common method to dispose of bodies by 800 BC in Greece, and by 600 BC in Rome.In ancient Israel, cremation was shunned. The bodies were kept in tombs or vaults and decomposed over time. Cremation was[...]
Celebrating Life
Everyone's perception of death is different so it only makes sense that what each person would want for their funeral would be different. More and more people want a life celebration configured specially for them. When you don't want your funeral to be a sad occasion but rather one that will touch all who loved you in a positive and inspirational manner, consider a funeral[...]
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