Old age

The main factors that are involved in the decision to retire are based on the individual that is retiring. It also depends on if the person is married or single, what age they are, and if they are ready for retirement. When older adults transform into retirement, it can involve a fast adjustment that transforms a person’s social world, relationships, and daily routines. The good things about retirement are the older adult has more time to spend with their loved ones. They also are able to reduce…

I was born on February 20th, 1998 in Greenville, South Carolina. My parents were new to parenting because they were twenty years old when I was born. Once I turned six weeks old, my parents went back to work so my great grandmother took care of me. I learned a lot from being at my great grandmother’s house because there were always older people around me. “You and your Papa Pete used to sit on the front porch and watch the cars go by. That’s how you learned your colors. He used to hold you and…

a social disaster due to the city’s structure, who was dying and why, as well as how city officials and the media handled the situation. During and after the disaster experts analyzed where and why people were dying, they looked at neighborhoods, age, race, etc. They found that elderly people were more at risk than young people as well as many of the people who…

future needs help in many ways. Like financial and more medical, since your body ages and sometimes it’s not a smooth road. People need to just spend some time and read up on everything that is needed as they are aging. This information should be started when you are 40 or 50, to get a better grasp on what you need. Since they might not cover you if you have too many health conditions and or the rates may go up with your age and sickness. So the sooner you get insurance you can get better…

The topic that I am interested in is Data Mining. This is interesting to me because it can help in various areas of society. This includes the medical field, elderly care, and commerce. This is controversial because of the amount and type of personal data that is being collected. We are living in the “Big Data” era where there are many ways to collect data. It could be from your watch, phone, light bulbs or your car. Even your television collects data. I will explain and define the usage of…

Shekelhound ruled over the hotel division and all of its development for nearly two decades. He intimated, during the infamous poker games, that he planned to retire and this would probably be his last year of running the division. He was sixty-five years old with a number of health issues and he had a golden parachute worth one and a half million dollars. During one of his less sober moments, he divulged how much he liked traveling and managing the hotels so he thought maybe he would not…

apply for my Gerontology degree, I chose USC Davis School of Gerontology because it is a very prestigious program that offers an exceptional education. An interesting fact that caught my attention of the campus is the diversity of ethnicities, sex, and age. Having a diverse campus develops social cultural awareness and promotes creative thinking. USC is a good fit for my goals because with the dual degree program I will able to pursue a Masters of Science in Gerontology and a Masters of Social…

Access to services is an essential component needed by the aged. The aged require access to a range of services as these services can assist the aged to maintain their overall wellbeing. By the aged having access to services such as hospitals, and doctors they can be provided with essential resources which can help them attain a healthier wellbeing and may reduce the risk of illness. Hospitals can provide the elderly with medications and thus will result into a lower chance of the aged becoming…

Death is all around us in todays world. Young people or older people can experience this at any point in his or her life. Some are expected some are unexpected. Whether it was expected or not it is not an easy pill to swallow. Many things can cause death. Things such as sickness, shootings, home invasions and even suicide. Suicide is one of the number one causes of death in the U.S today. Many things like sadness, family issues, school or bullying can make a person commit suicide. It can be…

“The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained”-Unknown Quote. In ‘Cold In the Earth’ by Emily Brontë and ‘Because I Could Not Stop For Death’ by Emily Dickinson, both of the authors approach the theme of death differently. For instance, Brontë portrayed death in a melancholy way, whereas Dickinson portrayed death as calm and not frightening. Although both poems are juxtaposed, they both share similar literary devices such as: symbolism, imagery and mood.…