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A Peaceful Place of Death
Stuck between a lake and a hard place is the village of Hallstatt. Tucked away among the mountains of Austria is the small lakeside village, with a population of fewer than 1000 residents. The peaceful little village is in fact so small; the cemetery can only hold so many bodies before they have to be dug up every decade or so to make room for new burials. Once the bones are dug up,[...]
The Tasteful Obituary
Obituaries may very well be the first thing many people read in the news each day - but they may very well be the last word written about a person. So, with the important information in the obituary in place, it is crucial when writing an obituary, to watch the language that it is being placed in the story. Obituaries are brief written biographies of a person who has died and are given[...]
The Seventh Seal an Allegory for Death
"Who are you," asked a knight, resting near the shore of a beach upon seeing a pale, black-cowled figure."I am Death," the man replied."Have you come for me?""I have been for a long time, at your side," Death said.It is after this meeting, that the knight challenges Death personified to a match of chess in an attempt to forestall his own demise, thus setting the stage for Ingmar[...]
Do Dolphins Grieve?
Dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals on the planet, but do they understand death?There have been examples of dolphins showing a grief-like behaviour. One mother dolphin has been seen trying to get its dead, newborn calf to breathe by bringing it to the surface by pushing the calf with her nose. It's reported she did so frantically over the course of two days.Conversely, a[...]
Navy SEAL Mourned By Loyal Friend
Perhaps Napoleon Bonaparte said it best, upon finding a dog beside the body of his dead master, licking his face and howling to the moonlit sky in the battlefield, "This soldier, I realized, must have had friends at home and in his regiment; yet he lay there deserted by all except his dog. I looked on, unmoved at battles which decided the future of nations. Tearless, I had given orders[...]
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