No More Hiroshimas. James Kirkup. Appreciation by P.S.Remesh Chandran‚ Editor‚ Sahyadri Books‚ Trivandrum. Mankind hates to destruct‚ in spite of the destructive traits inherent in man. In his heart‚ man is a good being who likes to preserve mankind’s achievements intact for the posterity. But politics is often not led by men‚ but by mobs and crowds. Wars when fought by single persons have always turned to be good to this world: Socrates‚ Tolstoy‚ Louis Pasteur. When fought by people‚ they turned
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Long-Term Care: The Impact of the Elderly Providing accessible‚ affordable‚ and high-quality long-term care services to an aging population presents a growing challenge to long-term care providers. As the oldest members of the baby boom generation approach retirement‚ federal and state policy‚ makers are exploring policies to care for the increasing number of elderly and to finance expanding long-term care needs. Other concerns include how to provide an adequate mix of institutional care and home
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Mandatory Testing Needed for Elderly Drivers In July of 2003‚ an eighty-four year old man drove through a crowded farmer’s market in Santa Monica‚ California‚ killing ten people‚ including a seven-month old and a three-year old. He also injured around forty others. According to many news reports‚ the driver apparently panicked and hit the gas instead of the brake‚ speeding through the crowded street. This mistake is common among elderly drivers who no longer possess the necessary skills
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of office products the computer easily does‚ like typewriter‚ adding machine‚ photocopier or even CD player‚ DVD player‚ and radio. In publishing‚ a lot of jobs are gone‚ many in layout and production‚ since computers do layout and design faster and more accurately. Even in hotel and travel industry‚ there have been significant losses in administration in hotels because of significant advances in the way people book and check in. Nowadays‚ most bookings for hotels are made through websites instead
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Nice Place for the Elderly A.) Security 1.)Curfews 2.)Lost faculties (No need to drive) 3.)Away from con-artists B.) Activities 1.)Entertainment/Songs (Brownies example) 2.)Activities/Crafts (Beta Club example) 3.)People of similar age C.)Health Care 1.)Takes stress off of the family 2.)Help with prescriptions and medicine 3.)In case of emergency... The Nursing Home: A Haven for the Elderly Today’s nursing homes are excellent environments for our elderly. These establishments
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Depression Among the Elderly Depression is very common in Americans age 65 and older‚ affecting approximately 18% of that particular population. Depression in older persons is typically associated with new dependency on others and disabilities that prevent the person from living the independent life that they used to. Many people in this stage of their lives have probably experienced depression over several episodes within their life‚ but for many‚ this could be their first time. Depression
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Christian Mueller Professor Marek ENC1102 Sec 81 25 September 2013 Burdens of War Tim Obrien’s “The Things They Carried” To understand literature‚ especially the more abstract and intricate stuff‚ you must comprehend beyond the literal text. To really see the point an author is hinting at you must be able to read the covert messages masked within the overt ones. Not only must you take the authors background into consideration but also the time period that the piece takes place in. You must
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The white man’s burden and The home burdens of uncle sam‚ these two poems were written by Rudyard Kipling and Anna Manning Comfort. Rudyard Kipling‚ who was an idealist and pro-imperialist writer. When he wrote The white man’s burden‚ he argued the American should serve the needs of others. In opposite‚ Anna Manning Comfort‚ who is an anti-imperialist‚ wrote The home burdens of uncle sam‚ which didn’t agree with Mr. Kipling. She thought the American should solve their own problem first‚ then help
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Ageism: The Aged and the Elderly Senile‚ decrepit‚ wrinklesare words that might pop into some people’s heads when they think about the aged and elderly. Ageism is defined as a social construct that discriminates or holds stereotypical ideas about people of a certain age group (Blythway‚ 1995). While ageism can affect anyone‚ this paper will focus mainly on the discrimination of the aged and the elderly. Most people want to live long lives‚ consequently growing older as a result. The only
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RESEARCH ESSAY The more our country develops‚ the more our life conditions need to be improved. However‚ the environmental problem is so serious that it causes too much damage for our life‚ not only in many years ago but also nowadays. Have you ever heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch yet? It is twice the size of Texas and floating somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii. It also has 80% plastic and weighs in at 3.5 million tons. Many attempts have been made to clean them
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