Ok, I updated the wiki with the last version of the proposal.  Also I thought I would post some of the information from yesterday so that Cathy can know whats going on.

The final project will consisit of 5-6 pages written by each person in the group along with (still a bit unclear about this part) 3 pages for the intro and conclusion.  Not sure whether this means 3 pages together or 3 pages for each.

Some suggested topics were as follows:

Death Rituals and different traditions for different cultures/religions

Death in the secular age, do we still need to mourn and grieve?

A literary anthology of death literature

The lecture yesterday reinforced my interest in exploring the eulogy/eulogizing of the dead.  Is it a cathartic experience?  Do we do it because we want to have a positive memory of the dead to hold onto?  How much of it is for the deceased and how much of it is for the survivors.  What exactly do people mean when they state that "this is exactly what the deceased would have liked"