(Response to essay: "The Virtues of Growing Older" by Carol Siskin (The Longman Reader p.343-347)] There Are Plusses to Aging In her essay‚ “The Virtues of Growing Older‚” Carol Siskin analyzes the downside of being young‚ and the plusses of being old. Using examples from her own experiences‚ she compares and contrasts these two stages of life. She discusses three main topics: appearance‚ life choices‚ and self-concept. At the point I am
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Growing Older and Wiser in the Work Place September 18‚ 2011 Growing Older and Wiser in the Work Place Overview This week’s article was chosen to place the spotlight on the issue of discrimination in the workforce against Older Workers. We focused on some of the critical issues that should be considered before recruiting and employing older workers. How HR managers avoid litigation (legal action) in discrimination of older workers. Lastly we compared and contrasted the job expectations
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“Virtue‚ then‚ is a state that decides‚ consisting in a mean‚ the mean relative to us‚ which is defined by reference to reason‚ that is to say‚ to the reason by reference to which the prudent person would define it. It is a mean between two vices‚ one of excess and one of deficiency” Aristotle’s definition of Virtue of Character but what is it really saying. Let us define it with the Socratic Definition per genus et differentia. Let us break it into the three parts genus‚ species and the differentiating
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If people would adhere to virtues the world would be a better place. Living a virtues life means following moral qualities. Not living a virtuous life can lead to: untrustworthiness‚ unfairness and alarm. People can avoid negative experiences by following proper protocol. The world would be a better place if people live by the following virtues sincerity‚ justice and tranquility. Sincerity is a moral quality that people should live by. The virtue sincerity teaches humans to be real and true. People
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Jonathon Brown Professor Jun Philosophy 2033 July 5‚ 2013 Virtues We’ve all heard the famous quote “patience is a virtue”. As true as this statement is‚ I don’t think we really grasp the meaning of what a virtue really is. I would describe a virtue as a morally good character trait that one is not born with‚ but must strive for. Patience is a perfect example of this. No child is born with patience. Many times a child will interrupt the mother who is in the middle of a conversation because
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A) According to the American Psychology Association‚ older adults are defined as “persons 65 years of age or older (APA‚ Practitioners‚ 2002) The older adult population is separated by two subpopulations called “young old”‚ “older old”‚ and “oldest old.”(APA‚ Practitioners‚ 2002) “Young old” describe those between the ages of 65-74‚ “older old” describes those between the ages of 75 and 84‚ and oldest old refers to those 85 and older. (APA‚ Practitioners‚ 2002) Other important subpopulations include
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THE OLDER POPULATION Gray is the new color of the world population. Today the globe is home to two billion people over the age of sixty‚ a group that is growing five times as quickly as the population as a whole. Of those‚ one hundred and eleven million are in the United States alone. With our elderly population increasing; we will have to find ways to care for them. According to the Census Bureau‚ more people were 65 and over in 2010‚ and increased at a faster rate than the
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Draft 3 Engaging and Retaining older workers in Rural Community Aged Care The scope of this paper is to look at effective ways to engage and retain older workers to deliver quality community Aged care services in rural Australia. The ageing population has resulted in a necessity to recruit older workers to fill positions in all industries including the aged care sector. "We are in the midst of the most significant demographic shift in modern human history where populations across the globe are
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Getting older - Almost all people say that getting older is bad in some terms‚ but at the same time awesome because of the wisdom older people have. But at any rate there are some advantages and disadvantages to discuss. Well‚ I’m young yet so it’s difficult to me write about this topic. But I think one of the advantages is old people are always giving you advises‚ and they have a lot of stories to tell you because of their experiences of life and it’s even better when they have grandchild. Other
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Older Siblings: A Second Father Figure Older siblings! Role models‚ influences‚ they carry much more responsibility than it appears. Older siblings‚ whether they know it or not‚ shape their younger one’s character and personality. Parents are important‚ but the older sibling may reinforce or disprove some of the lessons that the parents teach. Younger siblings may not admit to it but they look up to their older sibling and they emulate them. Older siblings particularly serve as agents of socialization
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