important advantage of longer living is that the elder person considerably increased recently. Older person can give some advice from experience to the younger generation‚ so that to help them when they are in troubles. Taking heed of the suggestion from old‚ young becomes sophisticated in making their thoughts and hence succeed. On the other hand‚ longer living has disadvantage to individuals. Take health care for example. When people get older and older that parents have to deal with very seriously health
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The Old Neighborhood This story talks about a woman named Sharon Hicks-Bartlett visiting her old neighborhood North Lawndale. She has not visited North Lawndale for fifteen years. She was shocked to see how it looked since she left. Sylvan playground as she remembered it was empty‚ full of trash and had curfew signs posted. Old establishments that used to be big are now shut down and abandoned. Movie Theaters wee either torn down or has turned into a church. Everything else was protected by
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Old Ironsides The poem “Old Ironsides” by Oliver Wendell Holmes was written to remember the US Naval ship the USS Constitution‚ nicknamed “Old Ironsides.” It also had another purpose of saving and preserving the battleship. It has a structure in which the first stanza is referencing the past‚ the second stanza the present‚ and the third stanza the future. This structure helps the reader to understand what is going on in the poem and grasp the tone and theme by allowing the reader to follow the
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Describe an interesting old person - Who he is - Why you find him interesting - How he helps you - How often you meet him * I have met many old persons in my life. * Many of them have influenced me. * But the one whom I find most interesting is my grandmother. * She is in her late 60s * She is not very tall but very beautiful. * Although she has a wrinkled face but she always wears a warm smile on her lips and a radiant glow on her face
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The book Major in Success‚ by Patrick Combs‚ is an interesting guide to analyzing and reflecting on one’s own state of mind and true feelings within life. Combs clearly states his purpose and point of view in regards to why he chose to write the book in the first place in second paragraph of the first chapter. The term extraordinary drive‚ described as the “magic ingredient that will make your dreams come true‚” sets the tone of the book that really engages the reader in a rollercoaster ride of critical
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Old is Gold “Don’t try to be original; just try to be good‚” a very simple advice from Paul Rand‚ yet a very honest advice for designer-to-be. Paul Rand was one of the inspirational pioneers of modern graphic design. Even if one has not heard of his name‚ he or she must has seen his design works certainly. A few of his well-known logo designs are ABC‚ UPS and IBM. His book‚ “A Designer’s Art” is as influential as he was. It is not only involved aesthetic requirements for graphic designers‚ but
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Enc1102 Daughters‚ A Mother’s Replacement Sharon Olds explains “the oldest story we have on our planet (line 17)” in her poem 35/10‚ the story of replacement. Mother daughter replacement‚ when the daughter enters the stage of full bodily maturity as the mother’s days fade and she no longer has sharpened looks nor the ability to produce young. At this time‚ the mother is forced to hand over the women duties and believe in her heart that she has lead her daughter down the right path that
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Devon Sahid Humanities 101 September 26‚ 2011 October 24‚ 2011 Olds Poem In Sharon Olds The Summer-Camp Bus Pulls Away from the Curb she states “With a pencil and two Hardy Boys and a peanut butter sandwich and grapes he is on his way‚ there is nothing more we can do for him” the narrator is sending her son off with what she thinks he will need not only for summer camp but for life. She sends him away with two Hardy Boys books. This is relevant because the Hardy Boy characters are
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The Living Old Nicole E. Mosley Strayer University SOC100 Prof. Lindsay May 23‚ 2011 With the population of adults 65 and over steadily climbing‚ medical professionals and the healthcare system are struggling to keep up. One major issue concerning the healthcare system is that it is not set up properly provide care for these older adults. The physicians today‚ who regularly see patients‚ focus mainly has been; diagnose—usually in a 15-20 minute office visit‚ treat‚ and cure. Many of
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The 1950’s-60’s70’s-80’s Miranda Moultrie Nixon Back Again The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial presidential election‚ held on Tuesday‚ November 5‚ 1968. Moon Shot On July 21‚ 1969‚ President Nixon spoke from the Oval Office to Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin at the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon‚ Americans Neil Armstrong and Woodstock A village in New York state
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