When I think of prom I think of the typical boy asks girl, girl says yes, they go to prom, they dance, they announce prom king and queen and then there is an after party where every senior goes crazy partying. Its the same thing all over in my opinion. As I grow older I start to lose interest in prom don't get me wrong I want to go to prom and I want to enjoy it but it won't be the same feeling I had when I was younger. Andy explained it well in class its like when a child is able to act like an adult for one day. You get to stay up, dress up and have fun. I also think of prom as a celebration where people can have fun, we are always in school doing our work and getting things done that prom is the night to forget about work and to let loose and have fun.
Everyone in my family has been to prom, my brother said it was one the greatest times of his life being able to party and have fun with his friend and also his date. Also I don't understand why it is so important to have a date when you go to prom when you can just celebrate prom with your friends instead of having a date. It seems like if you don't have a date you are a loser. I feel that you don't need a date to have fun. I have talked to some of my friends and they don't even care about prom and don't think its that big of a deal. They are just going to the after party and chilling with there friends at the after party instead of going to the prom. Prom seems like its all a hype up.
Why do you need to bring a date to prom?
Why is prom considered the rite of passage?
Monday, May 23, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Hw#55
For my project I interviewed a Funeral Directer at an Ortiz Funeral Home and I asked the funeral director questions about how he takes care of the dead. He had very interesting things to say when it came to the care of the dead. Here is the list of questions I asked:
- What are your thoughts on embalming?
- What would you want happened to your body when you die?
- What made you want to become a funeral director?
- How do you feel about cremation?
The Funeral Director said that he isn't required by law to embalm the people that he takes care of but all the people he has worked with so far as the director of the funeral has wanted there loved ones get embalmed and then put into a casket for either an open or closed casket. His funeral home was unusually small that surprised me when I walked into his funeral home. The director said that he doesn't want to be cremated because he would want to get buried with his mom and dad where he was from in Italy. He also said that he wants an open casket and he also wants people to celebrate his death he doesn't want people to worry about him. He also said he wants people to eat food while they view him, I found that pretty surprising because I never heard anyone say that before or planned that. I asked him why he wanted to become a funeral director and he said that his grandfather was in the taking care of the dead business and he was fascinated with the taking care of the dead after he got out of college. I don't understand why people oppose embalming and the whole process, in class they explained it in such a way where I was convinced its natural and there is no problems with the whole idea of it.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Hw#52
Precis:
In the last third of the book I explain alternatives to natural ways of dealing with the care of dead such as regular funeral homes and cemeteries. In the last third I explain Backyard Burials which is when you bury your loved ones in your backyard. I show the laws when it comes to burying your loved ones in your backyard.
Quotes:
In the last third of the book I explain alternatives to natural ways of dealing with the care of dead such as regular funeral homes and cemeteries. In the last third I explain Backyard Burials which is when you bury your loved ones in your backyard. I show the laws when it comes to burying your loved ones in your backyard.
Quotes:
- "By placing material like rock, concrete, ships, and fabricated reef balls on our part of the seabed, we're trying to create structures that will serve as aquatic nurseries where there are none" Pg.97
- "Caring for the remains of a loved one yourself, in your own home. That care may include bringing a body home from a hospital or nursing home, washing and dressing it, laying it out for vigil, holding a memorial service, and transporting the deceased to the cemetery or crematory." Pg.118
Home and Backyard Burials are very interesting because there are so many rules you have to follow when it comes to these burials. In California, Indiana and Washington you aren't allowed to do Backyard Burials but in Washington you are able to bury someone on an Island. You other states you have to also bury the body 14-18 ft into the ground and it cant be near any water spots or near any poles.
Hw#51
Precis:
The second third of the book I am explaining the cremation process and I also explain the different ways of throwing the ashes and the different places and experiences people have with the cremation process. I talk about Ashes on the Sea which is an organization that does Sea Burial which is when you take the Ashes of the deceased person and spread them in the sea.
Quotes:
The second third of the book I am explaining the cremation process and I also explain the different ways of throwing the ashes and the different places and experiences people have with the cremation process. I talk about Ashes on the Sea which is an organization that does Sea Burial which is when you take the Ashes of the deceased person and spread them in the sea.
Quotes:
- "Floating on the vast Pacific, surrounded on all sides by the original source of life itself, Ken felt the smallness of the human condition and his connection to the larger, natural world." Pg.72
- “That would gain her not just the yacht and flowers for scattering, but two hours at sea, which would include a leisurely bay tour after the scattering” Pg.77
- "Unlike most standard funerals back on land, sea scatterings rarely take on the atmosphere of formal affairs." Pg.80
The whole entire Sea Burial thing is really interesting to me because before this book I never knew there was such a thing. I never thought that it was even possible and I also didn't think you would need a permit to go into sea to put ashes. I also noticed that people don't know a lot about the whole dealing with the dead process. I also think that people in the taking care of the dead industry aka Funeral Homes over price what they sell for something they don't really have to buy.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Hw#49
Felipe,
The points you are trying to prove are very in depth and I also have the same questions and points you are trying to figure out. I also want to know what happens when you die when it comes to different religions. "The idea of the dead accepting their own death is rarely something you hear about because the focus is put mainly on the deceased’s family and their grieving process" That comment is very interesting because i never thought of the dead getting over the fact that he or she is dead.
The points you are trying to prove are very in depth and I also have the same questions and points you are trying to figure out. I also want to know what happens when you die when it comes to different religions. "The idea of the dead accepting their own death is rarely something you hear about because the focus is put mainly on the deceased’s family and their grieving process" That comment is very interesting because i never thought of the dead getting over the fact that he or she is dead.
Rigel,
Your blog is very interesting and I also have the same thoughts about the care of the dead. I also questioned where do we go and where do we go. I find how you think about existence when you think about death and the care of the dead because I am fasinated with the thought of existence and what we are before we are actually considered alive and living in the real world.
Sarah,
I agree with when you say no one truly wants to let someone go. I thought the way you wrote your blog was very different then the other people's blogs I have read in a very good way your descriptive writing makes me drawn to your work and makes me want to read your work. The question Why is religion practically always associated with death? is the same question I asked because whenever I hear people talking about death they say how they are going to do something traditional based on there religion.
I agree with when you say no one truly wants to let someone go. I thought the way you wrote your blog was very different then the other people's blogs I have read in a very good way your descriptive writing makes me drawn to your work and makes me want to read your work. The question Why is religion practically always associated with death? is the same question I asked because whenever I hear people talking about death they say how they are going to do something traditional based on there religion.
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