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  2. Dirge - Wikipedia

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    A dirge (Latin: dirige, nenia [1]) is a somber song or lament expressing mourning or grief, such as may be appropriate for performance at a funeral. Often taking the form of a brief hymn, dirges are typically shorter and less meditative than elegies. [2] Dirges are often slow and bear the character of funeral marches.

  3. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  4. List of last words (19th century) - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of last words uttered by notable individuals during the 19th century (1801-1900). A typical entry will report information in the following order: Last word(s), name and short description, date of death, circumstances around their death (if applicable), and a reference.

  5. Reflective writing - Wikipedia

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    Reflective writing helps students to develop a better understanding of their goals. Reflective writing is regularly used in academic settings, as it helps students think about how they think and allows students to think beyond the scope of the literal meaning of their writing or thinking. [8] In other words, it is a form of metacognition ...

  6. All the Way My Savior Leads Me - Wikipedia

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    In her autobiography, Crosby wrote that this was her first hymn to be set to music by Lowry. [1] The hymn was first published in Brightest and best : a choice collection of new songs, duets, choruses, invocation and benediction hymns for the Sunday school and meetings of prayer and praise (edited by Dr. Lowry and W. Howard Doane) in 1875 by the New York publisher Biglow & Main.

  7. Encouragement - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Encouragement may refer to: Incitement, the encouragement of another person to commit a crime;

  8. Social support - Wikipedia

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    Social support can be categorized and measured in several different ways. There are four common functions of social support: [9] [10] [11] Emotional support is the offering of empathy, concern, affection, love, trust, acceptance, intimacy, encouragement, or caring.

  9. Reflective practice - Wikipedia

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    Encouragement of self-motivation and self-directed learning; Could act as a source of feedback; Possible improvements of personal and clinical confidence; Limitations to reflective practice include: Not all practitioners may understand the reflective process; May feel uncomfortable challenging and evaluating own practice; Could be time-consuming