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“When Death Comes”
The role of realizations in Mary Oliver’s “When Death Comes”They say the best revenge is living well, and in Mary Oliver’s “When Death Comes,” this is exactly the attitude the poet takes—against death itself. Oliver has an antagonistic view of death, comparing it to a “hungry bear in autumn” (2), to “the measle-pox” (6), and to “an iceberg between the shoulder blades” (8). All…
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Digital Death
Have the online White Pages become our digital tombstones?Lately, you may have noticed there’s been a fair amount of discussion bubbling up about digital death. Facebook has just introduced a new app called Evertalk that provides FB memorial pages. Yesterday, the San Francisco Chronicle ran an article called Death Doesn’t Stop Social Networking, and two weeks ago in The New York Times there…
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We’re Fully Launched!
SevenPonds is proud to announce we’re now a full-grown websiteIt’s been a lot of hard work on behalf of our team and I’m thrilled to announce we are a full website now! I must thank every team member for their part in helping build SevenPonds into what we are. We’re still tweaking aspects of the site and will continue to improve – but all…
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Spreading Sympathy
Gwen Frostic’s sympathy cards use nature to help connect with othersGwen Frostic may have passed away in 2001, but her legacy lives on. She’s known for her nature-inspired greeting cards, each “an original hand-cut block print on fine paper,” according to her official website. Her sympathy cards, which feature not only heartwarming messages but also lovely images of animals and plants, are perfect for expressing…
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What is Therapeutic Music? (Interview)
How specialized musical regimens help the illBased in Atlanta, GA, Lucy Banks is an intern with the Music for Healing and Transitions Program, which, according to their website, is a “national educational certification program preparing musicians to provide live, therapeutic music at the bedside.” She spoke with us about her personal experiences training with MHTP, and about the uses and practices…
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Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
A bestselling memoir that explores aging and the lessons we learn along the wayLet’s put it simply: I’m still young. I have no concept of what it means to age. I do know, though, that it can’t be that bad if more and more positive reports keep popping up on the bestseller list. A few months back, I talked about Jane Fonda’s take on the aging process and…
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It’s Friday the 13th! Again…
Taking a look at the most superstitious day(s) of the year and what it all meansAre you calling in sick today? Have you been running across streets to avoid crossing the path of a black cat? Are you trying to avoid driving at all costs or sticking to toast and water for lunch for fear of the stomach flu? Perhaps you aren’t alone. This Friday that also happens to be…
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Who deserves to die?
Campaign by the Lung Cancer Alliance attempts to remove the stigma surrounding the disease.Early last month, a mysterious viral ad campaign began to confuse and enrage people as messages like “Hipsters Deserve to Die”, “Cat Lovers Deserve to Die”, and “The Tattooed Deserve to Die” popped up on pay phone backs in cities around the U.S. Passersby ripped down posters all over in protest. “Nobody deserves to die; come…
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