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…The Afterlife is an area of human consciousness we all enter upon leaving the physical world at physical death. Throughout history we've questioned if there is a life after death. Along the way, our religions and various philosophers offered beliefs…

…Dickinson on Death and Religion Emily Dickinson is one of the most renowned poets of her time, recognized for the amount of genuine, emotional insight into life, death, and love she was able to show through her poetry. She lived a life of solitude…

…Imagine the thought of a mother going in to her child's room and kissing her baby good night, expecting to hear the gentle breath of her baby. Instead all that she hears is silence. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the "sudden death of an infant…

…The Many Faces of Death Death is seemingly a defined term, but its not. Through usage of language can be made to represent physical, spiritual or emotional death. Only by closely examining the exact language used can…

…different figures of speech to enhance that feeling in the reader such as personification, illiteration, and imagry. The poem "I Have a Rendevous with Death" by Alan Seegar uses many figures of speech to demonstrate his devotion to his country. In order…

…King Lear's Death At the end of Shakespeare's play King Lear, Kent and Edgar survive to be offered their power and titles back so that they can jointly rule with Albany. The title character of the play is not so fortunate. Lear enters carrying the dead…

…“ The Death of Ivan Ilych “ “The Death of Ivan Ilych “ tells the story of a man on his deathbed realizing that the majority of the things he’s done throughout his life was for social acceptance. Concerned only with the thoughts of other…

…“ The Death of Ivan Ilych “ “The Death of Ivan Ilych “ tells the story of a man on his deathbed realizing that the majority of the things he’s done throughout his life was for social acceptance. Concerned only with the thoughts of other…

…obvious and frequently repeated of these conflicts had to do with revenge. Hamlet’s conflict with Claudius had to do with revenge and Laertes’ conflict with Hamlet also had to do with revenge. Consequently, the consequences of these conflicts are of death…

…Looking at Death through Antigone’s Eyes- Obey the Gods or the King In Sophocles’ play, Antigone, the main character Antigone is faced with a horrible tragedy; her two brothers have just died fighting each other and now one of her brothers…