The biblical expression utterly means "the dust will return to the earth" (Ecclesiastes 12:7, NLT). ... The quote "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" as mentioned before is talking about one returning to the earth, or death. ... Bryant's work also explains that everyone roaming the earth now is only few compared to the one's that has past: "The globe are but a handful to the tribes that slumber in its bossom" (Bryant, ll58-50). ... One should have a good look on death. ...

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9,943,000: that's the number of deaths resulting from the ten worst natural disasters recorded in earth's history. ... Man can make its attempts to control the Earth but will surely never win the battle because of a number of factors. ... In the first section of Whitman's piece, he presents that "For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you." The passage suggests that all beings have equal claim to the Earth, and can do with it as they please. ... Once a human experiences death and is buried, he is fed on by the grass, and is returned to be a part of the earth. ...

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George, the author seems to find much interest in the overuse of "sweet" when he describes people and the earth, but in this he seems to have a very esteemed outlook on the earth and the people who are in it. In describing the "earth and sky" as being married, it seems he is theorizing about how we as people of the earth (including the sky) will all end up being destroyed at the point that he specifies it will happen. ... This is overall a very creative poem but just as among various other authors, he has good intentions, but a bad sense of what life is truly all about, which is God"s son J...

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This idea of a "good" night being a metaphor for a "good" death is Thomas's way of acknowledging the fact that death is "good" because it is right and we cannot escape it. ... We want our loved ones to stay on the earth with us because it would hurt too much to say goodbye. ... Death as written about by Thomas and as viewed by most everyone on earth is in and of itself a contradictory idea. We are put on this earth to love one another, as the narrator seems to love his father. ... For Thomas, death is neither "good" nor right. ...

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One large change in ones life may bring out the superlative nature of his/her life, be it a good or bad change, humans naturally feed off getting out of trouble and changing the unpleasant into the excellent and anywhere in between. ... The beginning of human life can be argued, some believe we evolved and some believe we were put on planet earth by God. ... Be it the Big Bang Theory or God's will to have followers, we all live on earth for a purpose some realize, others don't and for those it may take a significant change to give them time to think about what they have done through ...

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"Death is a Good" - Writing Assignment #1 Socrates" claim that death is a good is one based upon the Socratic Method for disproving a conclusion. ... Socrates supports his claim that death is a good by stating the lack of intervention of the Oracle, and the belief that nothing bad happens to a good man. ... Socrates asserts here that the Oracle at Delphi could not be lying when she told him that he was the wisest man on the earth. ... Socrates also believes that nothing bad will happen to a good man, and is convinced that he himself is a good man. ... In either situation, good is achi...

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Matthew also explains that we still hold a hypothetical body after we die that will experience things similar to what the body experiences here on earth. ... Matthew tells his mother that everyone on earth has an angel, what some might consider a guardian angel. ... In order to achieve Nirvana, you do not need to follow commandments, you simply must live a good life. ... Matthew uses comparisons of Nirvana and earth in order to better explain it to his mother. ... He explains that Nirvana is similar to earth because it has things like bodies of water, museums, homes, parks, and other simila...

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It could mean something new is coming, represent good, bad, or death. ... The sword that was given to Arthur symbolizes something new and good. ... "Stream'd to the peak, and mingled with the haze/ And made it thicker; while the phantom king/ Sent out at times a voice; and here or there/ Stood one who pointed toward the voice, the rest/ Slew on and burnt, crying,No king of ours,/ No son of Uther, and no king of ours;'/ Till with a wink his dream was changed, the haze/ Descended, and the solid earth became/ As nothing, but the King stood out in heaven,/ Crown'd. ... "Blurr...

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The technology will change everything- life in space, transport and the most important thing- the life on the earth and the life of the ordinary men. ... Due to this the on the earth won't be good for living. ...

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Here lies the water - good. Here stands the man - good. ... For example, in lines 191-192 it states, "Dost thou think Alexander looked o" this fashion i" th" earth?" ... Here's a skull now hath lien you i" th" earth three and twenty years." ...

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Although she is surrounded by things that bring her peace such as a friendly roommate, a cheery neighborhood (it looks a lot like her school playground, with the good kind of swing set), and her deceased grandfather, it is a sad heaven for Susie because she can't be with the people she loves on earth and she cannot tell them what happened to her. ... This book changed my opinion because in Susie's heaven, there will never be peace until she can let go of life on earth. ... Susie's death brings together people whom she did not know very well during her time on earth. ...

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It come from the Greek words for 'good' and 'death', and is commonly called mercy killing. ... I strongly believe in a higher being and a divine plan that none of us here on earth know. ...

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People have always tried to lead good lives in order to go to Heaven instead of Hell. They try to lead good lives so that GOD lets them stay on this great earth for a while longer. ... It decides when our time has been completed on this earth, and then comes Death to take us away. ...

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The spiritual realm of voodoo is remotely presided over by the Bon Dieu (meaning "Good God" and sometimes referred to as the creator). ... The petite bon ange (also known as the little good angel) is our conscience and man's eternal commitment to good. ... At the separation of the mold from the form, the flesh perishes and returns back to earth. ...

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All of the good times and bad times are remembered as she heads toward eternal life. ... Death is a sad thing, but she has lived a good life and she will live an eternal life and it is now her time to go. ... No one on this earth should think that they are any better than anyone else. ... This poem is good because it deals with death and it makes it seem like it is a part of nature instead of a horrible thing. ...

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Euthanasia Euthanasia, which means "good" or "peaceful" death, has been practiced through the ages. ... He created us in his own image (Genesis 1:26,27), and it is he who has determined our days on earth (Job 14:5). ...

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"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" depicts a misunderstood old woman's last day on earth. ... Granny Weatherall is displayed as having good natured intentions inside, while yet her outward actions are often quite bitter. ...

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Dracula and Jesus? Count Dracula has many similarities to Jesus Christ throughout Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. Although Jesus represents good and Dracula represents bad, both have things in common. They are both supposed to be presented as a godly and all-powerful figure. In this novel, you find s...

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Confucius being the founder of Confucian was deeply concerned about human flourishing and living a good or virtuous life, he urged the necessity of humanity to cultivate the self so that as a result society could flourish. ... One of his popular poems: Song of Poverty quite clearly describes the state of an unfortunate who survives on a lump of salt wile having his parents, wife and children all huddled around him in grief and tears, in the poem he beautifully says: Wide as they call the heaven and earth, For me they have shrunk quite small; Bright though they call the sun and moon, they nev...

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Simulating madness, although it was for a good cause, ruined Hamlet. ... "No faith, not a jot; but to follow him thither with modesty enough and likelihood to lead it; as thus,: Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returned into dust; the dust is earth; of earth we make loam: and why of that loam, whereto he was converted, might they not stop at a beer-barrel?" ...

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This is a theme commonly found in Mesopotamian mythology, and a good example of this is the "Epic of Gilgamesh," in which, the protagonist, Gilgamesh, a demigod, is on a quest to attain immortality after the death of his friend Enkidu. ... Gilgamesh starts out his journey to attain immortality at the mountain Mashu where he encounters the Scorpion-men, guardians of boundary between earth and sky, who tell him "It is impossible Gilgamesh, Nobody has passed through the mountain's inaccessible tract. " (Epic of Gilgamesh 140) Gilgamesh is upset since he is asked to leave, no human can make p...

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All the different parts of euthanasia are part of good medical practice, endorsed by law, when they are properly carried out. ... However, in some cases, withholding treatment can be good medical practice. ... When God sees it fit for someone to leave the earth, he will send for him or her. ...

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Both were young men, born into good names and were brought up well. ... Hamlet, whether willingly or unwillingly, based on interpretation, sacrificed the lives of his entire family, his lover, and a good portion of the court (and almost the entire cast of characters), only to die himself at the end, and leave a foreign power in control of the throne that was rightfully his. ... His time on earth was done. ...

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She was on the softball team and was a good student as well. Now, I was not really good friends with her, which is probably why I can write down the experience the town of Scituate had to face so soon after it occurred. ... I also learned to cry for the loved ones who are still on earth after the passing of loved ones. ...

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"They believed that good deeds bring a good rebirth and bad deeds the opposite". ... "Whatever is left is good and pure and enters into peace and happiness" (p.210). ... As mentioned previously, the quality of an afterlife is based upon good deeds and evil deeds. ... The one connection that I observed was that both faiths believed that if someone led a good life, then a good afterlife is what they would get and if someone led a bad life, the opposite is what they would look forward to. ... All that matters is that we don't forget why we were put on earth in the first place; we all have...

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