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    My research interest is the adjustment process of caregivers in the care for elderly family members, particularly in accordance with specific cultural influences. Hence, I have searched for related studies. There are three selected studies which applied qualitative methods I would like to discuss in this assignment: Framework The article of Dhar (2012) describes the parental caregiving among Hindu Indians. In accordance with a high interest in culture factor, this study present an overview of…

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    and raised on a small island in the Caribbean which is known for its lush landscape, pleasant tropical weather, beautiful people, fastest man in the world, and also language. I was born in Jamaica, the land of wood and water. In my early years, I lived in the parish of Manchester with my grandparents and two cousins. We lived in a family house. My grandmother moved to the U.S then my mother moved in to live with us. Although I lived with my grandparents, my parents were actively involved in my…

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    of her story. She states, “I would like to believe this is a story I’m telling [...] If it’s a story I’m telling, then I have control over the ending [...] and real life will come after it” (Atwood 39). An ending like she wanted would end with her family, perhaps a picnic with her daughter and husband, not unlike the one they were pretending to have when they attempted to escape. Yet if she got that perfect ending, than the book would have lost its power. Perfection does not gain interest,…

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    ”She’s C-R-A-Z-Y” this is how Uncle Bob describes the mother of Heart and Cody, who is also signified as “Mama” in the short story. The name of the short story is also the name of the main character, Heart who is describing her many thoughts and issues that come from her father’s abandonees and her mother’s Psychological instability. The father of Heart and Cody ran out and abandoned his children and wife due to the fact that he had a relationship with Heart’s teacher Miss Baker. When the…

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    E.P.’s parents say that the family income is enough only for their daily…

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    A. Family/ pg. 452: two or more people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage, or adoption. In this video, the word family means everything. To these young girls, there is no such thing as family for the first parts of their lives. They start out in foster care not understanding the difference between that and a typical family. I know, from personal experience, that this is not like the real thing. Though there are amazing foster parents and some that do the best that they…

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    discuss about “Race.” In this world, we have many countries with many types of people like: Korean, American, Vietnamese, Indian, and etc. there is not only cause they lived in different countries, for they have different about culture, skin, and language of each countries. I am a Vietnamese person and living in there for seventeen years before I moved to U.S. When I came to America, I saw a lot of difference from culture to race of people. There are people with white, black skin and even more…

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    Alzheimer's Act Essay

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    Creating standards for care planning of unique populations, such as, the LGBT community and implementing mandatory cultural competency training for healthcare professionals across the continuum who interact with all Alzheimer’s patients, their families, and caretakers is necessary. Without these efforts, we are not employing best practice, challenge institutional oppression and disparities in care and access. The legal considerations of LGBT seniors and their caretakers are an import factor in…

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    This section includes verbal language as well as nonverbal physical language. My mother and I share the same primary language, English. She is also moderately fluent in Spanish in order to communicate with Hispanic parents and students that do not know English. We have the same opinions when it comes to strangers touching us, but do not mind friends and family being in close proximity. We both have a high-context speech pattern which implies high…

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    Spanglish Movie Essay

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    The film that I chose was Spanglish. This movie portrayed many nonverbal cues with the mother, Flor, becoming a single parent unexpectedly. Flor, uses many are gestures, facial expressions and body language to help get her point across. When she and her daughter, Christina, went to dinner at a nice restaurant in celebration of a new job, two gentlemen offered to purchase a drink for Flor. Flor demands that her daughter translate her response to these men in which Christina states, “this is…

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