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    ELDER means BETTER, and WISER Older adults are respected for their experience; however their ability to think is still having argument until now. Although scientists have started to learning about human’s brain long time ago, they cannot understand totally its system and abilities because brain is unbelievable complicated. In daily life many people often assumed that adults cannot learn new things as children, therefore, a lot of studies in years have tried to figure this ability out. Luckily, these

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    pop-culture, age is used as a sleigh of hand trick. To maneuver people into faceless demographics where they can make proclamations on who wears and says what based on how old they are. While in the real world, the exact number of years one carries is less and important compared to what label it gives a person. If one is such and so decades old, assumptions and stereotypes goes a long way. However, there has been research on the aging populace of older Americans. Their findings interesting as they peer into

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    Nostalgia is one of the most potent emotions in the human psyche. The impulse to romanticize an idealized past is an inclination that most people have felt at one time or another. Sometimes, revisiting a familiar place can evoke memories from the far-removed past and trigger an intense longing for another time. These feelings can often affect people more strongly than the actual event did. As a result, nostalgia can often cause people to interpret reality in distorted, unhealthy ways. In his novel

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    The assessment by Muslims view Judaism and Christianity as early accounts of Islam and Islamic tradition does identify Jewish and Christian prophets and Christians and Jews are mentioned in the Quran and are protected as “People of the Book.” The Islamic legal tradition upholds the views that Christians and Jews have the right to practice their faith in Islamic land. "All three religions vary in their interpretation, their sacraments, and observations of their religions. Christianity, Judaism, and

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    When I was younger I used to feel that anyone over thirty was old. Now that I am in my mid thirties I look back and laugh. I don’t associate thirty with old anymore; I now go by “you’re only as old as you feel.” My mother has always said that and surely lives by it. I choose her to interview because she is well into her seventies and probably has more energy than I do. Maria Guadalupe Villarreal was born on December 30, 1942. She spent most of her life working in retail and is now retired. My idea

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    Have you ever been stereotyped? In most cases, the answer would be yes. The thing is, we are all guilty of it. At one point or another, we’ve stereotyped another person we have seen or know. A stereotype is defined as making a generalization of a group of people based on the actions of a few. People will generalize you based on your race, religion, ethnicity, and age. Stereotyping someone based of their race is what people seem to do most. I see it a lot in my own community. African Americans in

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    Geriatrics is the branch of medicine caring for older aged patients typically over the age of sixty-five. Because geriatric patients have differing needs, professionals differentiate between Frail Elderly adults and Well Elderly adults. The term Frail elderly adult describes people over the age of 65 who require frequent medical intervention. Physical therapists work with these patients to regain mobility, skills, or to modify their environment to maximize their function. In contrast, well elderly

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    descriptive and relatable story is just another great aspect of this advertisement, the general mood and feeling is also a great factor to this advertisement. General feeling and mood is how the advertisement makes you feel and how it does that. In the old advertisement the general feeling to young girls would be a bad experience with a dog. Some young kids are afraid of dog because they had some kind of bad memory. The mood of the advertisement might also be negative because the picture brings back

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    strong episodic memory is because of her past interest in Bingo. She was able to bring her interest forward to assist her in the particular situation. This situation and the content provided has helped change my assumptions about sensory changes in old age. Originally before taking this course, I would have agreed with the idea that “losing eyesight has the greatest effect on a persons’ ability to function in later life” (Novak, et al, 2013, p. 97). To many outsiders, it does seem like a sense that

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    Cinematic Perspective of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Introduction “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” written by Eric Roth and based on a short novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story of an interesting man who lives his life backwards. The movie takes place in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and is told in a flashback perspective from the love of Benjamin’s life, Daisy and their daughter, Caroline. I heard many times throughout my life and nursing career, including from myself, “If

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