Arden, I felt that your project really took a look at the spiritual aspect of caring for the dead. The fact that your grandmother is already planning her death is not something to common but when it happens it is commendable. I feel that it personally takes a lot of courage to be able to accept your mortality and then face it head on. One line specifically stood out to me. "This plan of action has been in place for about 8 years now. This was a decision that was made as a result of her brother’s death. That experience was so emotionally challenging that my grandma did not want anyone in our family going through it when she died. " These lines showed that death does not only bring about negative effects but can also positively affect you. The fact that your grandma's brother’s death affected her in such a way that she was able to go out and change an aspect of her life for the better is really exciting and inspiring.
To Ariel: http://ariib17.blogspot.com/2011/05/hw-culminating-project-care-of-dead.html
I thought your project was hilarious. not only were the images funny but they also made the text more fun to read. Your thoughts on cremation where exciting to read. there is one line however at the begging where you said "In my point of view, I do not think someone's death should keep you from doing what you normally do. I know that if Proxy-Connection: keep-alive
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died instead of having people cry i want them to be happy for me. They should be happy for the memories we shared and because I got to accomplish a wonderful life." i personally think that this is a very common view. An idea could have been for you to expand on to a deeper level of thinking that is something oProxy-Connection: keep-alive
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It’s interesting to me that in Islam there is so much emphasis placed on the washing of the body when it is acknowledged that the body will then be put somewhere unclean (ie in the ground). If the body is to be purified, then why can’t the Qur’an be buried with the body once it has been purified?
My prevailing thought is about how similar it all is. It seems like there is more in common among the three “great” monotheistic traditions that we acknowledge. If that is true, then we should be able to create more or better understanding among ourselves and each other. Particularly, it seems to me that there are close ties between Islam and Judaism, for example in the emphasis on the physical nature of the dead body between death and burial.
You might examine the concept of “dominant social practice” a bit more because I think it is circular. For example, you say that Muslims will attend to the dead in the way of the dominant social practice. But why is the dominant social practice the way that it is? So many times these things are influenced by religion itself. When you consider that a vast majority of Muslims live in countries that are predominantly Muslim, you will see that the dominant social practice in a place like Turkey, for example, is the way it is because of Islam. So it may be circular to say that Muslims follow the dominant social practice because that practice itself exists because of Islam. I hope I explained that well enough.
Nice writing, Mr Shadi.
T
Protege (steven):
The comparisons you made throughout these three religions based on a single topic (Care of the Dead) was very thought provoking. It got me thinking about other religions (or the lack of one) such as Buddhism, or Atheism. This is an interesting subject because it has such a big variety. There are many different branches of religions and branches of religions off of those branches. Although each "branch of religion" may have similar or the same ways, many may not. This can be something you can do to further deepen your study. (As well as adding on more religions).
The various paragraphs you wrote including Hinduism, Judaism, christianity and catholcism were very informative because you gave an outline of what goes on in each religion and zoomed in on more significant details of each religions. You also had an excellent conclusion to tie all of your ideas back together.
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died instead of having people cry i want them to be happy for me. They should be happy for the memories we shared and because I got to accomplish a wonderful life." i personally think that this is a very common view. An idea could have been for you to expand on to a deeper level of thinking that is something oProxy-Connection: keep-alive
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er than the dominant cultural view.
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It’s interesting to me that in Islam there is so much emphasis placed on the washing of the body when it is acknowledged that the body will then be put somewhere unclean (ie in the ground). If the body is to be purified, then why can’t the Qur’an be buried with the body once it has been purified?
My prevailing thought is about how similar it all is. It seems like there is more in common among the three “great” monotheistic traditions that we acknowledge. If that is true, then we should be able to create more or better understanding among ourselves and each other. Particularly, it seems to me that there are close ties between Islam and Judaism, for example in the emphasis on the physical nature of the dead body between death and burial.
You might examine the concept of “dominant social practice” a bit more because I think it is circular. For example, you say that Muslims will attend to the dead in the way of the dominant social practice. But why is the dominant social practice the way that it is? So many times these things are influenced by religion itself. When you consider that a vast majority of Muslims live in countries that are predominantly Muslim, you will see that the dominant social practice in a place like Turkey, for example, is the way it is because of Islam. So it may be circular to say that Muslims follow the dominant social practice because that practice itself exists because of Islam. I hope I explained that well enough.
Nice writing, Mr Shadi.
T
Protege (steven):
The comparisons you made throughout these three religions based on a single topic (Care of the Dead) was very thought provoking. It got me thinking about other religions (or the lack of one) such as Buddhism, or Atheism. This is an interesting subject because it has such a big variety. There are many different branches of religions and branches of religions off of those branches. Although each "branch of religion" may have similar or the same ways, many may not. This can be something you can do to further deepen your study. (As well as adding on more religions).
The various paragraphs you wrote including Hinduism, Judaism, christianity and catholcism were very informative because you gave an outline of what goes on in each religion and zoomed in on more significant details of each religions. You also had an excellent conclusion to tie all of your ideas back together.
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