St. Stephen's Cemetery ( Cemetery project )

St. Stephen's Cemetery located on 683  West side of Tiffany St. near
So. Main St., Attleboro , MA 02703
 behind St. Stephen's Church.

My cemetery project was based on Saint Stephen's Cemetery , I found some background information regarding to this cemetery. First, it was found in 1889, its originally French Canadian and had some Irish roots to it too . It is a private cemetery and owned by St. Stephens Church and its a Roman Catholic Church . St. Stephen's cemetery is well kept the grass is not as green , well because its fall too going into winter but i could only imagine how nice it looks in the summer   . The gravestones are very detailed and really nice also , some looked better then others .The Hebronville Manufacturing Co. gave the land for more churches and burials. The thought of going to a cemetery was not the best, at first I didn't feel comfortable , I never liked cemeteries but after looking around it became very interesting to look at the stones and conditions of the stones and learning a lot  as you walk through the cemetery . Also, It gets you thinking a lot about how much do you appreciate your life, how well do want to be remembered , if there is an after life or even how nice how do you want your grave stone to be , small personal questions being there makes you think of. I can tell by this cemetery there is  a lot of wealthy people in our community because of the gravestones . There where gravestones that you know a lot of money was put into it to make it look very nice  , the quotes also made them even better. It  taught me that it is important to keep a cemetery well kept just as a way of respecting the ones who have passed and for the family member's who still visit feel the warmth and closure to know they are resting in peace .  Makes it more of a welcoming instead of walking in a cemetery that no one really cares for . People have also said this cemetery to be HAUNTED! here is a link to explain more about it !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBNmrkMrtj8

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This gravestone  was in the baby section , It's not as well kept as other gravestones. It's confusing
to me how the baby section was not as taking care of as the grown up section. Shouldn't it be
the other way around?

The most recent one i saw was Henry's. Born  in Oct. 19 1934 and passed Jan. 9 of 2013

There is a cross in the cemetery 

A few gravestones actually had pictures of the ones who
passed away , I thought it was a great way to remember
their family members .

I took a picture of this gravestone because it was
unique and really nice .

I liked how well decorated this was and you can
tell family members had just recently
visited since it was a fall theme and i liked how its a
family gravestone .

This was the front of the gravestone
above this picture .

out of all the gravestones I enjoyed seeing this one,
friends and family members had put items that he enjoyed when
he was still alive and spoke a lot about his character
and how he is well remembered and well known by a lot of people

I took a picture of this gravestone because it just
had a name without  any dates which i thought was interesting

there was a lot of in-ground gravestones mostly resembling people
who passes away in war world 11 and there was quit a few . The one next
didn't tell you the year just his aged that he passed away .

This gravestone was upsetting to see. This little boy
was only 5 years of age when he passed away.

"those who live in the hearts of the living do not die"
I liked seeing the different sayings , quotes some of the individual
stone had it was very touching 

This one was really creepy to me , it said
"Unknown Union Soldier" with just an american
flag but the stone was not well kept at all ,obviously .
I thought it was upsetting because i wouldn't want
to leave this world without being remembered or
recognized.

This stone was for a family but only one of the siblings passed
away , for the other two it just has the date each was born
and that's all , the two siblings are still alive and will be filled when they do
pass away . Part of me likes that its a family one but if i were to
visit i wouldn't like to see my name and know ill be there one
day...

There was a lot of soldiers in the World World 11 buried in this cemetery

There was a section for babies , this stone was right next
to his sibling , Joseph Rebelo was only a year old . The section of
the children was the most upsetting to me , just because they didn't have
a chance to enjoy life and see how
beautiful life can be  when a lot of people take their life for granted .

I liked this stone because it has a butterfly and i was told
butterflies resembled death or someones spirit
and i liked how it was placed on top of the stone. 

work cited :
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/attleboro/end-comes-for-st-stephen-s/article_d8212508-5932-5d30-98b0-27509d318c21.html
http://plymouthcolony.net/bcd/attl/index.html

What are you passionate about in this life ?

My perspective on life is on a different level . I'm that person that can go to the beach at night and just sit there, close my eyes and enjoy the breeze hitting my face , hear the ocean waves hit the shore . Its me against the world . Everything about life is so beautiful to me its like "ART " how everything has been created so beautifully . I want to grow up and have the best of everything , have a perfect relationship , have a job that i can wake up in the morning and enjoy what i love to do  , not worrying about if i have money to pay my next bill . I want to have a "MAN" who treats me like "WOMAN" treats me with respect and we can share ideas , someone who takes the very best out of you , someone who believes in you and supports you and challenges you to become a better person in life , i want a husband who dreams big and i can be that person to help him achieve his dreams .I want to be that older sister that my siblings look up to and i want them to never back down because i never did . I want to be that go to person when my family needs me and ill be right there to give a helping hand. I want to wake up every morning and know every struggle and every life experience has lead me to this moment in life. I read a quote in the syllabus given to us for our Coping with Life and Death class saying

To laugh often and love much ; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends ; to appreciate beauty ; to find the best in others ; to give of one's self ; to leave the world a bit better ; whether by a healthy child , a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation ; to know one life had breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded. 

                                             Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is what i'm passionate about , doing what ever it takes to live a happy and beautiful life, to be successful and to know i did it and had people who truly care for me help be where i want to be .

I always procrastinate I've been that person for a long time and college has taught me to change my ways because it just holds me back and never get nothing done . I feel like i need to disconnect myself from the world , i'm such a social butterfly and everything and anything can distract me . I'm teaching myself to always do things on time and be responsible with anything i do. I'm just trying to be on top of  anything that will bring me closer to my dream. My dad told me " Now that your doing good , the devil will try to bring you down ten times harder" . 

I will continue growing as a person mentally and even though i'm nineteen years of age , im still learning my right from wrongs .In three months hopefully i would accomplish my first semester of college , i'm hoping i do alright at least , school has been stressful trying keep a flexible time and be on top of my school work, but this is a huge step i need to reach my goals . 

"When you can create enduring success not because you are perfect or lucky but because you have the courage to do what matters to you" (pg 2)