When it comes to providing solutions to China’s growing elderly population‚ the coastal city of Dalian in Liaoning province has had to adapt more quickly than the rest of the nation. In 2007‚ elderly residents of Dalian accounted for 16.85 percent of its population‚ which is far above the national average of 12.26 percent. According to the United Nations‚ Chinese aged 65 years and older will account for 16 percent of the population by 2030 and this will increase to 24 percent by 2050. In places
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am the black dragon. That may not mean anything significant now‚ but by the end of this tale you will realize that those words hold power‚ and meaning. I might just become a legend in your eyes. Allow me to elaborate on exactly what a black dragon is. There can only be one black dragon at a time. After the existing black dragon dies‚ then an egg appears in the shadowy Black Castle of Mirian‚ where the single‚ lonely egg lays in a huge nest in the throne room‚ where the future dragon may rule. It
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Cinderella is an American fantasy film that was released in spring of 2015 and directed by Kenneth Branagh. The film was set in the 18th century era in Europe. The story was based on the journey of Ella (Lily James) and how each person that she met throughout the film made an influence on her life. As I watched the film‚ I noticed how the costumes of the main characters displayed their presence in the film and how they connect with Ella. The costumes are both realistic and stylized in some way‚ according
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Demonstration Speech General Purpose: To teach the audience about the game of golf and the basics of how to play. Specific Purpose: I’m going to briefly tell you about how golf started. I am then going to teach the proper grip and posture one should have‚ ball placement when going to set up‚ and what some of the different golf clubs were made for. 1. Introduction a. Attention Getter: Have you ever gone out to the golf course with your buddies and had an absolute awful day? Golf is a challenging game
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Why Are American Afraid of Dragons? EAO 3AO J. Frechette 15th of February 1997 by: Ursula K. Le Guin While reading the article by Ursula K. Le Guin; Why Are Americans Afraid Of Dragons‚ I couldn’t stop myself from agreeing with her beliefs. Everything seemed completely justifiable and correct upon finishing the article. I then slowly started reflecting on some assertions she laid out in her text. I began to realize how she had overlooked some essential factors. My deduction
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should be illegal to chew gum in such a foul way. They need to make a law and have security monitoring public places. It would create more jobs for people in need. When a person chews their gum that way they should be hit in the face with a bowling ball. Any person in public should not make those disgusting noises with their mouth like that. This would seem to be a very effective way to stop gum chewing and create more jobs when we need them. However‚ the law would cause many kinds of problems
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and skills to help improve their performance during the games they are playing. Alex Rodriguez he had a lot of bad games like couldn’t hit the ball and would strike out every time at bat and couldn’t field the ball. Then he decided to go see a sport psychologist and the next time after all of that he was good and got a base hit and was able to field the ball. I think that sport psychology is a good thing
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is usually arched at the top‚ with their shoulders kinds of pushing in to the neck. As the ball is pitched the hitter does not take a step towards the pitch‚ instead they keep their feet planted on their heels. When the ball is getting closer they begin their swing by dropping the back elbow and lifting the front one up. As the bat begins to cross the plate the head begins to turn away from the ball‚ because they are using no hip action. The bat is stopped in front of their body‚ creating no follow
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The short story‚ “Dragon‚ Dragon”‚ by John Gardner‚ shows readers that when you listen to your elders‚ you will have a better chance of succeeding than not listening to your elders and failing. For example‚ when the eldest son goes to slay the dragon and asks for his father’s advice‚ he says‚ “How curious! The old man is not as wise as I thought. If I say something like that to the dragon‚ he will eat me up in an instant” (209). Also‚ when the middle son goes to slay the dragon and asks for his father’s
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favorite activities that I enjoy the most. When I was introduced to sports in high school‚ I played soccer‚ football and basketball. Playing soccer was not the kind of physical game that I liked to play because I was not really too good at kicking the ball with my foot; I didn’t like it too much. Playing Football‚ I got hit and got injured too much so I just didn’t think that I was fast enough to run those many yards‚ but basketball was one of the sports that I really liked to play and enjoyed
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