Social Security Act (1935) With a dramatic increase in life expectancy and decreases in mortality rates‚ many old People live their later lives with chronic illnesses and disabilities. As a result‚ long-term care is becoming an important part of service to the elderly population. The US General Accounting Office (1994) reports that more than 12 million Americans need long-term care and 55% of them are people aged 65 or older (Binstock‚ Cluff‚ & Mering‚ 1996). Accordingly‚ the government
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More than 90 percent of American adults own a mobile phone‚ and more than half of the devices are smartphones. But “smartphone” is a misnomer. They are personal computers that happen to include a phone function‚ and like any computer they can store or wirelessly retrieve enormous amounts of personal information: emails‚ photos and videos; document files; financial and medical records; and virtually everywhere a person has been. On Tuesday‚ the Supreme Court will consider whether law enforcement
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How can events contribute to destination image enhancement? Give example. A destination images is a psychological concept‚ studied in multitudinous fields‚ refers to an individual ’s perception acquired regards to a particular destination. In tourism studies‚ the term destination image generally refers to tourist based image. Crompton (1979) defined destination images as the summation of ideas‚ beliefs and impressions that a persona has of a destination. Furthermore‚ Milman and Pizam (1995) illustrated
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Decades of studies have shown that the cliché that “opposites attract” is not true. Partners who are similar in broad dispositions‚ like personality‚ are more likely to feel the same way in their day-to-day lives. This may make it easier for the partners to understand each other. Additionally‚ a 1972 study by Jerome Tognoli and Robert Keisner about the gain-loss theory of attraction revealed that people are more likely to be attracted to someone who didn’t find them appealing at first‚ but eventually
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career in operations and event management for an athletic team. I believe that the skills I have developed from my extensive athletic career‚ including my competitiveness and ability to work efficiently as an individual as well as with a team‚ can have a lasting impression on a company. When combined with my enhanced knowledge and prowess from previous employment at both a baseball stadium and a soccer store‚ these skills can allow me to be successful in an athletics event management role. One of
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Sports events and tourism: the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix 60 Joan C. Henderson Nanyang Business School‚ Nanyang Technological University‚ Singapore Ken Foo Grand Hyatt Hotel‚ Singapore Hermes Lim Hilton Hotels‚ Singapore‚ and Serene Yip Resorts World at Sentosa/Universal Studios‚ Singapore Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the significance of the inaugural Singapore Formula One Grand Prix within a tourism context. Impacts of the event and attitudes
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The scandalous pork barrel scam is history in the making. It is the biggest problem now a days in the government‚ imagine how many senators‚ congressmen and government agencies are being involved and a lot of budget are being wasted because of these fake NGOS and this is the example of a perfect crime. The second trending issue is on the environment‚ those fortuitous event like the long list calamities that hit the country‚ specificallythe earthquake in bohol and the super typhoon haiyan/ Yolanda
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expression of 21st century culture in this country. Some connections discovered between the event and different topics we have been reviewing on this course will also be discussed. Cultural Event As a great fan of visual arts of any kinds with special interest in sculpture and figurative art painting‚ I visited a place called “Holy Land Experience” in Orlando‚ Florida because of what I’ve heard about the place‚ how they showcase ancient Jewish architectural designs‚ ancient history of Jerusalem and key
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there was the 14th century‚ events hit it and it went into the dark ages. Death was everywhere‚ religion was confusing. The Bubonic Plague was one event that changed the movement towards the Renaissance. The sickness was hitting populations and dropping it like flies. There were only so many survivors. The Hundreds Years war became a civil war in France. The Great Schism played another part. It brought question to church leadership. So the question is how did these events help with the Renaissance
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Picking a cultural event for my critique assignment wasn’t easy for me. There were so many different types of events to consider that choosing only one was difficult because there are so many forms of art that I have an interest in‚ almost every type. I looked around and found an event which I chose to attend because it offered a variety of art forms. I would identify this event as a musical concert‚ a play‚ a comedy‚ and a visual art show all in one! This spectacular event was the 6:00 pm performance
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