Category Archives: General
Movie Review: Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown is a romantic comedy centered around a death and a funeral. The movie opens on the worst day of Drew’s life. He is a shoe designer and his latest shoe design is a colossal failure that is going to … Continue reading
Documentary Review: The Secret Life of Death
Walter Carter Funeral Home is a 130-year-old business in Sydney Australia that is facing the economic reality of consolidation in the funeral home business. In order to stay alive, Walter Carter joins forces with another family owned funeral home, which … Continue reading
Academic: Black Female Mortality and Reduced Abortion Access
Link: Black Female Mortality and Reduced Abortion Access Black women, regardless of education or wealth, have always been more likely than White women to die due to pregnancy related complications. Abortion restrictions, which have also decreased the availability of maternal … Continue reading
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Academic: Days of the Dead
This recap was written as part of my work in Death and Dying at WMU. It is a recap of a video on the Days of the Dead. I’m looking for a link to the video. Original Submission Date: February … Continue reading
Academic: Comparison of Bereavement Practices
Link: Bereavement Practices This paper was written for the class Death and Dying at Western Michigan University as a comparison between the bereavement practices of two disparate cultures. A brief overview is presented below and the paper is linked. All … Continue reading