Honoring Selma: The irreplaceable American Milestone In the year 1975‚ Americans of all background came together on the bridge of Selma to protest the unjust treatment towards people of color in the United State. 50 years later‚ at the same spot President Obama gave a speech; explaining why Selma should be honored has an American milestone. Even though Selma is not seen as a milestone in America’s history‚ Obama wants to prove otherwise because Selma was a big step forward in the civil right movement
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The Day My Sister Left for College It was a clear sunny beautiful day. The birds were singing. It was at the end of August. The time was getting near when my sister would be leaving for college. She would be going to school in Iowa. She would be off on her own. She would be away from home for the first time. She has never been away from home at least not for such a long time or so far away. I couldn’t wait for the trip to happen because we were taking a family trip to take my sister to college
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“Sisters” by Pat Mora‚ the poem is about strong and special feelings for family‚ in special brothers and sisters because they represent love‚ hate‚ friendship‚ sadness‚ memories‚ etc.‚ it is a poem about a girl that is the younger sister and she tells the positive benefits of having an older sister‚ all the memories and good moments that they went together‚ the poem teach you that brothers and sisters are your first best friends‚ they help you and teach you new things every day since the first day
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I had the privilege of interviewing a 60 year old gentlemen who I will identify as Mr. E to protect his privacy for this assignment. The goal of my interview was to gain insight on aging from an older adult. I interviewed Mr. E in his home on a weekday evening. He expressed appreciation and was surprised that he was the focus of an interview in which his life story and thoughts would be recorded. Mr. E was born in a ranch in Guadalajara‚ Mexico. He is the youngest son of nine children. His father
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As I Grow Older- Langston Hughes Post Reading- (2) Running through the dusky meadows Chasing the glowing sun Poundings on the moisty flora Poundings of the heart And then the sun goes down Down into the grays and blues Off the sound The sea is there Facing and twisting the sand A new voice is heard Swirling in the air Strong and quaint Vivid like diamonds under light I take my run into the ocean Take on my golden flight Reflection- 1. I have enjoyed reading As I
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After reading chapter 17‚ there are many stereotypes that are placed on older individuals in our culture. Which can be described by ageism which is defined as the prejudice and discrimination directed at older people. Some examples of the most common stereotypes are that it is almost impossible for the average old person to learn something new‚ Older workers usually cannot work as effectively as younger works‚ and that at least one-tenth of the aged are living in long-stay institution such as nursing
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Grand Canyon University December 6‚ 2009 Older Adults in the Media Grumpy Old Men The story is about two retired older men named John Gustafson and Max Goldman. The two have been friends since they were children. They are constantly playing pranks on each other and giving each other a hard time. The audience finds out that the reason the two fight is because a long time ago John won the heart of the woman Max wanted. Their antics get even crazier when an adventurous single
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Older adults often work with their spouses who need to be cared for due to long term illnesses up until their death‚ as well as grandchildren and foster children. Many older people take care of their grandchildren because their own children have to go to work or because they have been granted custody due to abuse or incarceration of their children. Many older people who have been given the responsibility of raising another child so late in their life are faced with additional health issues‚ psychological
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for the elderly; most of them have health conditions which are likely contributory factors. Older adults are more prone to constipation than younger adults because peristalsis of the intestine usually weakened as we age; ingestion of certain medications; also due to reduced activity levels; muscle weakness and inadequate amounts of fluids and fibre intake. (Kozeir et al‚ 2010). As a primary caregiver to my Clients‚ I have to make sure they are meeting the quality of life by simply monitoring signs
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With the older adult population steadily increasing‚ society has a long way to go with embracing this population as it relates to the negative effects that ageism has on older adults. Western cultures are excessive about obtaining and maintaining youthfulness and constantly trying to find ways to combat the process of aging. As a gerontologist‚ it is my role to educate older adults as well and the general community about the issues affecting older adults including ageism. In order to be successful
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