Western Civilization October 31‚ 2013 Reflection Paper World War I was more important to European countries because it took place largely in Europe. European countries were at the center of the war. Terrorist group were popping up in European countries causing havoc in many European countries. World War I was a war that was fought largely in Europe‚ and was centered on two main alliances‚ The Central Powers which consisted of the German Empire‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ and Austria-Hungary
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Multiculturalism is described as “the practice of giving equal emphasis to the needs and contributions of all cultural groups especially traditionally underrepresented minority groups in a society” (Webster’s‚ 2003). In our country “it is estimated that by the year 2050‚ no more than 50% of the population will be of Anglo ancestry” (Cillo‚ 1998). It is also important to consider and recognize the number of sub-cultures that exist such as interracial couples‚ the disabled such as children with autism
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Personal Model of Helping Helping people to deal and overcome their problems is a very difficult task that implies hard work‚ responsibility‚ honesty‚ and ethics. At the same time‚ it is a fascinating way of making a difference in others and gives them a part of you. Fortunately‚ many specialists have researched‚ worked‚ and experimented for years on this field. Thanks to them we have now the opportunity of choosing between a variety of models and theories the one that fits better to each client
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NURSES ATTITUDE TOWARD THE ELDERLY The world is aging; however chronological age may have little relation to the reality of aging. When caring for this group of people nurses must consider culture‚ ethnic and racial diversities. Elderly clients will expect that the nurse render culturally competent care and one major aim is to help promote independence and help client maintain or restore activities of daily living. The age 65 becomes the boundary of old age. Why does the age group
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affects the elderly population. I am currently the caregiver to my mother- in -law who has dementia‚ currently I had to place her in a long term care (LTC) facility and every day I wonder if it was the right thing to do‚ or if I could have prolonged the inevitable. I chose to explore this population and how case management (CM) interventions would have delayed placement. The goal was to determine through interventions if CM support to caregivers‚ could delay placement of an elderly person into a
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Service Learning Paper My choice for the service learning project was a retirement community called Westminster Thurber Community. I chose this community because of its location at 717 Neal Ave. Columbus‚ OH 43215. I attended a total of four two-to-three hour days during the month of February and March. The dates and times are listed in order; 2/26 from 2pm-5pm‚ 2/28 from 3pm-5pm‚ 3/10 from 3pm-5pm‚ and finally 3/31 from 2pm-5pm. I showed up rain or shine always about fifteen minutes early so that
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SPE 480 Self-Reflection and Learning Agenda Paper BACKGROUND: Describe your professional Identity: I am a dedicated person to the game of many sports and teaching. I have taught several different sports and also have been well trained in a classroom setting. Working with children of all ages‚ I have 8 years of coaching football‚ 4 years of basketball‚ 12 years of softball with private lessons as well and 3 years’ experience working with special needs students in a classroom. I have a bachelor’s
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Should elderly people be neglected? Recently‚ a report has stated‚ to many people’s amazement‚ as many as 30% elderly people live below the poverty line in Hong Kong. An increasing number of the elderly in the territory have received social security assistance from the government. In the absence of adequate savings and regular income‚ little difficulty is there in understanding why the elderly more rely on the government. There are some difficulties that the elderly have to come to grips with
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The Effect of Alzheimer’s on the Elderly Senior English Miranda Ormiston 1 Introduction 2 Body a What is Alzheimer’s? i Symptoms 1 Memory 2 Moods 3 Difficulty with everyday activities 4 Confusion 5 Suspicion of loved ones ii Diagnosis 6 Mental Status Testing 7 Physical & Neurological exam 8 Brain imaging & Blood tests b Treatments
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Beginning of elderly care insurance in Japan Nowadays‚ many developed countries are all faced with a problem: aging of population‚ among which‚ Japanese is the country with the most serious aging in the world. The ones who were born during the baby boom in World War II will be 65 years old soon‚ so that the population of the elderly in Japan will increase rapidly. Meanwhile‚ the birth rate in Japan has continued to drop since from 1980s. The decreasing of birth rate and the increasing of elderly population
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