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    CCH Tax Briefing American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Special Report January 2‚ 2013 HigHligHts 39.6% Tax Rate For Incomes Above $400‚000 ($450‚000 Families) All Other Bush-Era Tax Rates Extended 20% Maximum Capital Gains/ Dividend Tax Rate Maximum 40% Estate/Gift Tax Rate Permanent AMT Patch Five-Year Extension Of Enhanced Education Credit One-Year Extension Of Many Business Tax Extenders Over 30 Extenders Retroactive To Start Of 2012 iNsiDE Individual Income Tax Rates

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    A Language Older Than Words Response Paper In the novel A Language Older Than Words‚ Derrick Jensen covers many different themes in the many chapters that he has divided his book into. The two chapters that really interested me were Breaking Out and Economics. The two themes that Jensen discusses is the relationship with the self and other as well as the monetary symbol in our society respectively. I was able to relate to both of these topics in different ways. In the chapter Breaking Out Jensen

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    Interacting with Older Adults The future of health care in America will critically focus on older adults and chronic diseases. Presently‚ the Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2013) reported that more than half of older adults have multiple chronic conditions. Accordingly‚ major health agencies urge care providers to expand their education and training in gerontology. Similarly‚ to meet the needs of the seniors effectively‚ medical staff need to be well-informed of the culture

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    discrimination faced by older adults lies in the LGBT community. As estimated by‚ (Fredriksen-Goldsen‚ Kim‚ Shiu‚ Goldsen & Emlet‚ 2015) “2.4% of adults aged 50 and older identify as lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ or transgender.” This accounts for more than 2.4 million older adults‚ in the United States. In comparison to heterosexuals of the same age‚ lesbian‚ gay male and bisexual older adults are more likely to experience mental distress. Due to their life course and different historical events‚ older adults grew

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    A Reaction Paper to an article on Phonics Instruction for Older Students Article: Ivey‚ G.‚ & Baker‚ M. (2004). Phonics instruction for older students? Just say no. Educational Leadership‚ 61 (6)‚ 35-39. The article makes a clear case against relying solely on phonemic awareness and phonics instruction as a strategy for teaching older struggling students how to read. In an effort for a "quick-fix" solution‚ many schools in the past have elected to saturate students with phonemic awareness

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    Number of Falls in Older Adults Growing up our body experience a lot of changes. As we age‚ our bodies develop in order to be stronger. However‚ as we get older our bodies start to deteriorate; if not maintained properly it becomes fragile. It is not uncommon for older adults in their nineties to still be walking‚ but a single slip or fall could take that independence away. “Falls are the most common cause of accidental death among older adults and are associated

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    The Life with Many Siblings I have two older sisters and one younger brother. My first older sister is Brandy she is 21 years old and is the closest sibling to me. My other older sister is Cassidy she is 26 years and has a 1 year old son. My younger brother is named Michael he is 12 years old. Life with siblings is good and bad depending on how you look at it. My sister Brandy and I never really got along because we were closest in age. When I was little she would always make fun of me and hit

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    “I’m Afraid of Getting Older!” Are you afraid of getting older? Are you ready enough to face aging? Most of us think that “getting older” means having wrinkles‚ turning of hair color from black to white‚ receding hairline‚ visual blurring and a lot more horrifying physical changes in our body. We live in a world that is obsessed with looking young and beautiful. Faced with loss of youth‚ many of us feel profound fear‚ loneliness‚ and regret—which leads to the depressing idea that the best years

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    world’s largest part of society. In addition‚ the boomers will be the largest cohort of retirees ever. Also‚ the boomers may become the most-engaged cohort of older adults. The boomers will be the healthiest cohort of older adults. The boomers will be the best-educated cohort of older adults. First‚ the boomers will be the longest-lived cohort of older adults. b.      List some of the age related changes that can affect communications-vision loss‚ hearing loss. Physical processes include listening‚ speaking

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    As adults get older‚ their risks for health complications‚ cognitive declines‚ and weakening of bodily functions increase. They have to face the stereotypes focusing on the loss of these functions. Some negative stereotypes portray older adults as incompetent‚ unattractive‚ and absent-minded. The problem is that there are negative attitudes that older adults encounter on a daily basis‚ whether it’s a friendly conversation or portrayal in the media. They even come across these stereotypes in health

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