(2 cлайд) Folk music songs deal with almost every kind of human activity. Folk music often expresses the character of ethnic and social groups and sometimes a nation. It is the music of the people. A folk song can express political or religious beliefs‚ tell a story or describe history‚ or just provide amusement. (3 слайд) Folk music is usually learned by listening rather than by reading the notes or words. The music is shared from person to person‚ from place to place‚ and from generation to generation
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of a Folk Culture: The Old Order Amish by Carol Ann Gillespie Texas State University: San Marcos San Marcos‚ Texas A folk culture is a small‚ self-reliant community that is technologically simple and traditional in nature. The term "folk culture" also refers to the artifacts of this community ’s material culture (such as tools‚ clothing‚ and houses) as well as the nonmaterial culture (traditions and institutions). This essay describes how one folk culture -- the Old Order
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Making the decision as to whether or not to place elderly parents in a nursing home is one that many people face at some point or another‚ as their parents age progresses and their health begins to deteriorate. It is by far one of the toughest decision adult children have to make in terms of their parents futures‚ and it can come with a tremendous amount of stress and guilt. While some individuals are equipped to take complete care of their elderly parents‚ others are not even if they would like
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or personal life and tons of reasons that they might not have the time for taking care of their parents. Thus‚ the only solution for them is to send their parents to old folk homes leads to the increase of number to admission of elderly to old folk homes. The table shows the numbers of people aged 60 and above placed in old folks homes from the year 2006 to 2010. Based on the table‚ in year 2006‚ there are total 320 males and females amounting 220 and 100 people respectively. In year 2007‚ the number
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Elder care in-home care‚ home care‚ senior care Six Tips for Working with Home Care Aides Bringing in an elder care provider to help reduce your caregiving load is a great way to reduce the stress you may experience as well as provide home care companionship and assistance for your parent. Whether you have hired a senior care provider to be a live-in companion or to only make a few visits a week‚ it is important to clarify your expectations and to develop good communication with the home care provider
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the news that someone was killed due to an elderly driver not looking before turning or pulling out in front of someone else. This has happened to Jessica once when she and her friend was driving down this road. Thank goodness everyone in the accident didn’t suffer any injuries. Elderly drivers should be retested for numerous of reasons. One reason is when people get older their vision starts to deteriorate. Another reason as to why elderly drivers should get retested behind the wheel is because as
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Dearest Mother‚ April 8‚ 1917 I hope all is well at home. Tell everyone that I miss them very much. I managed to find some paper to write on so I can send you this letter. It’s cold and rainy often here and they haven’t blown the whistle in a while. I have been in the trenches for nearly a month with the British troops. It feels like I have been here for years. “I am preparing to go to the
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for the Homeless 2201 P Street‚ NW Washington‚ DC 20037-1033 http://www.nationalhomeless.org Tel. 202-462-4822 Fax. 202-462-4823 Email. info@nationalhomeless.org Homelessness Among Elderly Persons Published by the National Coalition for the Homeless‚ September 2009. When thinking about homelessness‚ the elderly people issue doesn’t immediately come to our mind. Homeless elders‚ although increasing in numbers‚ continue to be a forgotten population. The poverty rate in 2008 (13.2 percent) was the
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I ’m writing about my Grandma’s old home place when I was growing up. I would always spend the whole the summer with her. She has a nice old antique farm house on 10 acres of land. She would always have three huge gardens plus blackberries‚ grapevines‚ figs bushes and a persimmon tree. She always made jellies‚ jams‚ puddings‚ cakes. She was a jack of all trades. It’s a special place for me and I hold it very close to my heart. The house was green with black shutters‚ big covered
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My God Sent Angel Have you ever met someone and felt like you have been struck by Cupids arrow? Is this love you might ask yourself‚ or is it just lustful tendencies hiding behind romance? My relationships with woman have always been met with challenges. I lacked the tools necessary to keep a relationship afloat‚ and my views on woman were one that only satisfied my libido. That was until I came across this amazing woman named Caren. This woman carried a message that enlightened me to examine
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