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    1. Explain the relativity of “young” and “old” There are many similarities as well as differences between the elderly and young adults. The most common factor in both of these groups it seems is the overwhelming ability for being narrow-minded Young adults as well as the elderly both think they know everything If you listen to the elderly many do become wise but many others seem to get stuck in their past On the other hand young adults readily accept changes

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    Old Age: Boon or Bane?

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    physically‚ mentally and even economically. In India‚ old age was never a problem. Elder abuse was considered as a western problem and old age home was an alien concept. Earlier the elderly persons of a family were respected a lot and they continued to live with respect till their death. But now the times have changed. The elderly are treated as burden. Old age is quite similar to childhood in many respects. The way a child or a baby is unable to do any work on his/her own and is dependent on their parents

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    Mental Health

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    Mental health is the balanced development of the individual’s personality and emotional attitudes which enable him to live harmoniously with his fellow men. In 1959 W.H.O. Expert Committee on mental health reviewed the various definitions of mental health and observed that mental health is influenced by both-biological and social factors It is not a static condition but subject to variations and fluctuations in degree‚ It is the capacity in an individual to form harmonious relations with others

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    gradually. To start with‚ we all cannot deny the truism that each generation has its own thinking and lifestyle and wants to uphold the principles they believe in. This‚ unfortunately‚ leads to the contradiction between the young and the elderly. It goes without saying that our parents or even grandparents normally tend to stick with the perfectionism and lead us go the way they did. Thus‚ they might derive discomfort and even angry from their children’s new tattoos‚ face makeup‚ sexy clothing

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    Elderly People In Prisons

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    Audience: correctional staff Subject: Should prisons allow elderly people to be released and be under supervised parole for the rest of their lives. Author’s/Speaker’s Main Purpose or Claim: We will save money if it is possible and elder people leave the jail to avoid the necessary training for correction officers‚ “the costs of medication and accomadations throughout the prison such as wheelchair accesability and units with lower bunks.” Author’s/Speaker’s Tone (Tone=how the author/speaker feels

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    issue discuss in the poem "Leave taking" by Cecil Rajendra? Discuss. Answer      When we read the the above lines (poem) we come to understand the ignorance of adults towards to the elderly people which really is the theme of this poem. The above lines show us that the adults are not capable enough to provide elderly people their satisfaction of and happiness their only joy is from the smaller ones because we see the poor relationship between adults and old people. Therefore the first few lines which

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    Senior Center Experience

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    On my visit to the Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst Senior Citizen Center I did not know what to expect. I was nervous at first because I never really interacted with elderly people before. When I first arrived‚ I walked around and introduced myself and engaged in small talk with some of the seniors. There was a walking exercise class that was about to start‚ so I decided to participate. Before they started the walking exercise the instructor had us do light stretching that involved us to

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    referral based assignment‚ this report aims to carry out the weaknesses of previously failed assignment‚ and then made modifications and improvements based on the failed assignment. The previously failed assignment focused on the health products for elderly market of the UK. The findings of previously failed assignment indicated that many foods produced by manufacturers of the UK were not meeting the principles of healthy concerns‚ and not suitable for aged people due to the high fat‚ high sugar‚ high

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    Retirement Migration

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    place where the migrants are accepted into. There are a number of positives for the source country. There is less of a burden on the countries services‚ for example health care and housing. With the ageing population migrating of the UK migrating to the Mediterranean‚ this means less money is required to spend on the elderly by the government‚ and consequently means tax payers money will be concentrate on things that will directly affect them e.g. schools and the NHS. This also means that there

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    The older peoples’ food choices may be influenced by a number of Physiological‚ Psychological‚ Social and Economic factors. Lets look at some of these factors and why they affect the elderly food choices. Physiological factors: People who choose food because of physiological factors are usually because of: Hunger‚ Appetite or Satiety: Hunger is your body’s way of telling you that you need food. Appetite is the desire to eat‚ even when you’re not hungry. Your senses‚ sight‚ smell and taste play

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