In today's society, it is common for families to hold services for the dead, without the full funeral aspect. These are very new rituals that are gaining momentum over time. Hingston mentions how people hold different types of memorials or rituals, saying, "And they do it in a setting whose grandeur – marble, mirrors, crystals, plush rugs – honors our loss in a solemn way and satisfactory” (Hingston 41). ). Hingston describes some aspects of memorial services as being for the living. She continues to say, “It is too overwhelming a task for us to face alone” (Hingston 41). People want to feel some form of control after feeling like they have lost it when losing a loved one. In deciding what the room will look like at a memorial service, people feel a sense of authority. With this, the service is decorated with kind reminders of the identity of the deceased. Even if the body is not present at the time of services, grieving becomes easier for family and loved ones by looking at photos and discussing stories. As society evolves, technology becomes more and more prevalent. Hingston shares a personal event about her grandmother's passing and left only one photo behind. She then goes on to describe the funeral home she visited, saying that “the chapels of the house were equipped with discreet flat-screen televisions, to broadcast collages and tributes; prayer cards have photos of the deceased instead of images of Christ. Victor just had family who wanted to live stream a funeral service overseas” (Hingston 40). This particular quote helps the Hingston public realize that funeral services are not what they were a century ago. Technology has evolved and society sees memorial services as not about seeing the dead, but about remembering them as they were. Because the body is no longer a necessity for some at services, money and grief have become less of an issue. Death can be considered as