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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HISTORY PROJECT MUNSHI PREMCHAND Munshi Premchand (Urdu: منشی پریم چند‚ Hindi: मुंशी प्रेमचंद‚ pronounced [mʊnʃi preːm t͡ʃənd̪] ( listen)) (July 31‚ 1880 – October 8‚ 1936) was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent‚[1] and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindustani writers of the early twentieth century.[2] Born Dhanpat Rai Srivastav‚ he began writing under the pen name "Nawab Rai"‚ but subsequently
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Joshua Brooks 6 April 2012 Mrs. Baker ART 1210 Wednesday‚ April 4th‚ 2012 I had the opportunity to attend a meeting‚ roundtable discussion‚ on art in our modern age and this topic began with the idea of abstractionism. What kind of art is abstract; what does abstract art look like; but more importantly‚ what is abstract art in our modern times? How can we make people more aware of abstract art? The discussion includes how each media/medium is used and what these media are without their medium
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U.S. CARRIERS FACE SHRINKING POOL OF PILOTS Yan Kravets Management of Aviation Environmental Issues February 3‚ 2015 A big majority of awaiting pilot retirements among major carriers over the next decade is forcing the entire pilot supply chain to unify in a search for solutions to keep the industry due to stalling to fill in the vacant cockpit seats. There is still debate about the magnitude of the problem‚ but its emerging effects are already showing in the form of canceled flights‚ parked regional
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International Probe into Sri Lanka War Crimes The United Nations held a meeting about the war crimes in Sri Lanka. The war has been going on for quite some time. Since then‚ there has been little progress. The United States plans to propose a way to resolve the war crimes. This conflict will not affect in the future. This conflict does not affect my future either. The reason for this is that it is happening in another county‚ and it is also a civil situation within that country. I feel that
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From Beatings to Tweets‚ Racism on the Rise in Greece The population of Greece is 11 million. Of this 11 million‚ 1 million are immigrants‚ many of which are illegal. There has been a recent uprising of violent attacks of racism due to the increasing number of immigrants in Greece. A party known as the “Golden Dawn” has been behind many of these attacks. They were also said to be behind a tweet prejudicially referring to the African immigrants of Greece. Forwarding this tweet‚ triple
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This was a very interesting post!! I am high school math teacher in an urban district and I think the students need a detox at the beginning of the year. I think the most frightening thing is how many students just “hate” school. I think educators in my school district have been lead to believe that we start teaching subject skills on day 1. We don’t always have the chance to get to know our students on day one except for their names and maybe their birthdates. I really appreciate the links to the
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Macy Dr. Long Composition I September 3‚ 2013 My Favorite Memory There are many memories throughout my nineteen years of life that are very special to me. Nevertheless‚ so far there is one memory I recall never failing to put a huge smile on my face. And that was Christmas. I have had many great holiday memories‚ however my favorite Christmas memory was my freshman year in high school. Traditionally‚ my family would travel during the holidays to Memphis‚ Tennessee to visit both sets of grandparents
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Trissy Rose 11.11.13 Three Main Religions There are three main religions in this world‚ which are Judaism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity. There are many sections and stories for each religion but it would all consist of the same topic. Judaism is a monotheism religion based on principles and beliefs
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2 April 2012 Character Sketch of a Person Ahmed is a young man who was born in Somalia in 1989‚ who grew up in Ethiopia and now he lives in Ethiopia. He studies in the department of information technology at Haramaya University which is one of the best universities in Ethiopia. He is a famous man and is known by everybody in his city. He is a tall and muscular man with black hair and blue black eyes. He usually dresses in red clothes‚ but sometimes he wears black. He is also athletic and plays
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