During  week 2 we investigated the media’s influence on death.  For this  assignment you will research two different individual memorial  websites.  The memorial websites you will research are only those  websites that allow an individual or a family to create a memorial for  an individual that is deceased, not for a deceased group, or to hold a  virtual service for the deceased.   Use the enclosed template for this  assignment.

You  will answer the following in two separate sections for each memorial  website you pick, which is already provided for you on the template.  Answers are to be completed in detail with support from each website.  Not just a sentence or two or yes/no answers. You need to explain for  each question with details, examples, and the like. This means you will  need in-text citations and a resource page to support your assertions.   Do not use long quotes in this assignment.  The assignment does ‘not’  require you to make a memorial either. 

• List the website name and address
• Does  the website clearly state its objective(s) for participants?  If not,  what you do you believe are the objectives for each memorial website?
• Is the website free and easily accessible?
• Is the website user friendly or difficult to use?
• What are the features to each memorial website you chose?  Are there extra features available at a financial cost?
• What is posted on each individual’s memorial website, e.g., pictures, text? Be sure to explain.
• How does the website support religious commitment and ritual along with dealing with the dying process and grief?
• How do you believe the media has played a role with influencing the memorial websites you chose?

Then  you will conclude the assignment with a paragraph explaining your  thoughts for creating, or not creating, an online presence for a  deceased person on a memorial website.  Be sure to explain your  reasoning. 

Here are some examples of websites to investigate. 

You will need to Google the site you are interested in for the assignment.

• Forever Missed
• Never Gone
• Christian Memorials
• Memories
• Remembered
• Gathering Us 
• Find a Grave 
• My Keeper 
• My Farewelling