What Does It Mean?

According to an article in the New York Times, aging wisely is all about how you feel, your attitude, health and how productive you are. Therefore if we have a positive attitude as we age we will tend to take better care of ourselves, exercise and eat healthy. Graham mentions in the article that the stereotype that as we age we become useless the attitude can become that person. On the other hand if there is satisfaction and production the older adult is more likely to work hard to be healthy and may even recover more easily from illness (Graham, 2012)

Successful aging is a complicated and multifaceted concept that varies contextually among individuals, disciplines, and even time. Gerontologists have traditionally considered a person to have aged successfully upon having reached old age with their physical health, mental well-being and spirit still intact. Ultimately, successful aging is a matter of personal perspective, largely influenced by an individual 's values and experiences. Even those within America 's elderly population hold conflicting perspectives on what it means to have aged successfully. A qualitative study published by Reichstadt and Sengupta titled Older Adults ' Perspectives on Successful Aging, concluded that “older adults viewed successful aging as a balance between self-acceptance and self-contentedness on one hand and engagement with life and self-growth in later life on the other” (Reichstadt, "Older Adults ' Perspectives on Successful Aging: Qualitative Interviews", pp. 567-575.)

The United States is in the midst of a major demographic shift. People are living longer which means that the population of older adults, those sixty years and over, is growing. It is projected that by the year 2040, older adults will far outnumber school age children. Older adults are currently healthier and lead more productive lives than ever before, due in part to modern medicine and the new idea of seeing older people for their potential rather than their problems. This has prompted the concept of “creative aging” or “successful aging.” This positive view of aging is not new, only the terminology. Cicero, the Roman philosopher, is perhaps the first to introduce the idea of “good aging” in his essay, “On Old Age” which was penned in the year 44 BC. He wrote this essay in his early 60’s to show that old age is not a phase of decline and loss, and if approached properly becomes a time for positive change and productive functioning (Baltes & Baltes, 1990). Over the last few decades the subject of

What does it mean to immigrate? What is an immigrant? These are terms that need to be understood before deciding where immigration reform is needed. An immigrant, is a person who comes to a country to live there according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. To immigrate, is to, enter and usually become established; especially: to come into a country of which one is not native for permanent residence.

Knowing how to age successfully rather than searching for youth should be the key. According to Dan Buethner (2008), ageing only has an accelerator pedal and most American’s are pushing it too hard and too much!. Health and longevity are the key to living a progressive life and optimizing

So how do we cope with change: Coping with change is difficult, no matter how old you are. The particular challenge for older adults is the sheer number of changes and transitions – including loss of friends, family, your career, your health, and your independence. It is natural to feel those losses, but if that sense of loss is balanced with positive ingredients you have a formula for aging well. Unfortunately, for many, aging brings anxiety and fear instead like, How can I take care of myself? What if I lose my spouse? What is going to happen to my mind? However, many of these fears stem from myths about aging that are exaggerated or simply untrue. The truth is that you are stronger and more resilient than you may think. As you age, there will be periods of both joy and stress. It is important to build your resilience and find healthy ways to cope with challenges. This ability will help you make the most of the good times and keep your perspective when times are tough. (Saisan, Smith, Segal & White, 2010)

What does it mean to belong to a particular group of people who look like you in terms of skin colour this is what we often call a race, a distinct group of people that have distinguished genetic or physical appearance, mainly skin colour, hair type and stature can be identified as a race.According to Augie Fleras,”Humans being belonged to a single biological species(homo sapiens) within a larger grouping or genus(homo) (page .173), which clearly means that race is not biological contrast but social construct also meaning that humans are socially different but biologically the same. The social construct has influenced the world in classifying people based on superiority and inferiority. Social teaches us about human society and its interpersonal relationships as members of society.

I am presenting this grant proposal to the Senior Living Foundation of American Foreign Services, based on your previous successful history in funding projects across the nation. The goal of my grant is to create a program that allows senior citizens the opportunity to have one-on-one training with today’s age technology in Gloucester County New Jersey. This program will help promote senior citizens knowledge of today’s age technology taught by our highly trained staff.

Interdisciplinary is a concentration in historical studies represent a conscious attempt to discover connection among associate discipline from a historical perspective. Courses that in my Degree plan that were an GenEd requirement are Introduction to college reading and writing, this course helped me organizing materials. Also anther GenEd requirement course was Global Climate Change, Visual Literacy: Introductory, these courses also meet one of factor of my historical degree which is interdisciplinary. These last courses one met my historical studies factor which is framework. Framework allowed me to explore historical studies in that dealt with American history and global history. the courses associate with both histories are U.S. History to 1865: What Does It Mean to Be a Free Nation, Global History to the 15th Century, U.S. History from 1865 to the Present and Introduction to Women 's and Gender Studies.

What does it mean to be human? Did your concept change after reading the book?

Admittedly, the older adults witnessed in the videos is yet captivating. The healthy take charge, life is not over yet attitude is not often seen or even advertised. The images seen were visions of strength, endurance, and resilience. It was obvious they did not adopt myths regarding aging as they rebelled against it. It was as if their images of aging were re-wired making new connections with their environment and all that was in it. The display of happiness through engagement, pleasure, and meaning was achieved as we saw a mixture of satisfaction. Truly they made aging a positive experience. Initiatives were introduced to give the older adults more choices, the community support was strong and holistic alternatives were made available centered on the current

What does it mean to be religious? According to John Bowker (2006), it can mean so many things to different people (p.6). Therefore, John Bowker argues that being religious does not have a perfect explanation and it does not mean one simple thing. I totally agree with John. I agree because “as a religion develops, disagreements can arise” (Coogan, p 10). Everyone had his or her own true meaning of being religious. In addition, religion is a key element in most human cultures. John and I believe that understanding the differences within a religion, you can cultivate many skills that will serve individuals well during their lifetime. For instance, I learned a lot about Christians and Muslins. I am not a very religious person, but I do believe there is a god. Within those two religions, a lot of debates occur about god. Christians believe that Jesus was the Son of God. Unlike Islam, Muslims do not believe that he was the Son of God. Islam suggests that Jesus was a prophet. Essentially, I trying to make a point that both have different views on religions, but both want to serve a purpose to be happy with in. My next question is what is a religion. I understand that when it comes to defining the term “religion” it tends to be difficult. As stated earlier, there are millions of definition or interpretations of the word. Nevertheless, we have to realize that even though it is hard to understand what make up a religion to different people, we have to understand that it serves a

While one might assume that older individuals are not willing or able to learn new technology many Baby Boomers have loved-ones who have moved out of state or across the country. To keep in touch with their family members, they have been forced to learn how to use digital platforms. Along the way, many have realized the advantages this technology can bring. Also, many of these retirees have plenty of time on their hands and a steady disposable income. So, it should come as no surprise that they are

Age Brings Wisdom The human race craves knowledge and the brain is wired to look for new information wherever possible. All through one's youth, school is stressed as the best way to learn new information, but the most efficient way to learn is to simply grow older. Everyday experiences and aging are the most effective way to learn about life.

Knowing and having an understanding of what ageing stands for, remains an important step, growing-up or growing older and ageism are theories about older individuals. Ageism includes preconceptions that elderly are categorized for their age and perceived as weak, and incapable of performing tasks and needy of others (Quadagno, 2014). Another view about elderly individuals is the way they are looked down on by the younger society, i.e. elderly are not as intelligent as their younger competitive working force. People fear what they do not know and do not understand. Age transpires as something that must be lived through in order to understand what ageing means; looking back on one’s life and seeing accomplishments made,