Wizard of Oz Characters: Top 7 The Wizard of Oz characters first came to life in L. Frank Baum’s 1900 fantasy book‚ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. More than a hundred years later they still have the power to captivate and enchant. Read a countdown of the seven most memorable characters from the land somewhere over the rainbow: 7. The Good Witch of the North Not all witches are nasty. In Baum’s book‚ the Good Witch of the North (portrayed by Billie Burke in the famous 1939 film The Wizard of Oz
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range of older person’s needs to include physical‚ social‚ emotional‚ psychological‚ recreational‚ environmental and spiritual needs. Physical needs of the older person. As we age our metabolic rate slows down and our body cells become less efficient. This in turn effects the functioning of the body’s major organs. Our muscles‚ joints and ligaments all become less supple‚ resulting in stiffness‚ loss of ability and agility. Most elderly people complain of some degree of arthritis. How we age depends
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Perspectives on Changes in Adulthood BSHS 342 May 13‚ 2010 Dr. Margaret Garberina Perspectives on Changes in Adulthood Everyone has his or her own philosophy of how a person changes during early‚ middle‚ and late adulthood. My personal philosophy is it depends on the person’s situation. If a person is married and has children‚ he or she will go through aging differently from a person who is single and never had children. The following paragraphs will explain my philosophy on what changes
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Growth in the Older Population Tene’ Williams SOC 304 Social Gerontology Prof. Kristin Bachman March 18‚ 2013 Growth in the Older Population Although the growing older population is increasing in the US‚ the impact of this increase is affecting several different political embattlement related programs for the aged (i.e.‚ Medicaid‚ Medicare‚ Disability‚ welfare‚ Supplemental Security Income‚ and The Older Americans Act). Being that people are living longer the cost of healthcare has
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Middle Adulthood By: Michelle Kuchera From the time I was a child I can remember listening to the adults around me talking about “getting older.” They described the physical aches and pains as well as the loss of memory and slower reflexes in both fine and large motor skills. I heard women complaining of wrinkles‚ while men lamented about “the good old days‚” when they felt more carefree and lived like there was no tomorrow. Nearly everyone I know who has reached the age of fifty has begun to find
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Study Guide Competency: 742.1.1 Compassionate and Respectful Care of Older Adults 1. Go to the Care of the Older Adult Learning Community. Select documents‚ select documents‚ scroll down and select 24/7 Webinar Availability. You want to watch the video Therapeutic Communication and Health Perceptions 1. Read Chapters 4 and 5 and make sure you note the ways to communicate or assist a patient with disabilities such as hearing deficits‚ vision impairments‚ or aphasia and dysarthria. Be familiar
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The inevitable transition from childhood to adulthood is a journey that tests a teenager to their capacities. Most adults cherish childhood innocence. Parents teach their children that the world is a perfect‚ Utopian place. When children grow up‚ they realize this theory is nothing but a false‚ sugarcoated take on the realities of life. The protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield‚ suffers with his transition from childhood to adulthood. His teenage years prove are one of the most
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How can nurses ensure that older people are treated with respect and dignity whist being cared for in hospital or in the community? The aim of the following essay is to explore how nurses can ensure that older people are treated with respect and dignity whist being cared for in hospital or the community. The essay will seek to gain an understanding of the biopsychosocial influences associated with dignity which affect the older person. Age concern describe dignity to mean that everyone
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training and experience (Mundkur 2005). Neuroplasticity in adults has been thoroughly studied in adult musicians. It has been shown that anterior corpus callosum areas are larger in professional musicians [who began their musical training before the age of seven years old] than in non-musicians; however‚ studies have not been done to determine whether the difference was pre-existing or
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