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We know that longevity occurs when people live more than one hundred years. For this, we ask ourselves, what is longevity?, what are the factors that influence longevity? and how do factors influence longevity? In the following paragraphs, we go to answer these questions and introduce more information about this. Many authors define longevity as "long life" or "a life of great duration", generally they are people who live longer than the promised faith of the people. For biologists, the word…

Introduction and Purpose of Journal: In the initial issue of Christianity and Crisis, Reinhold Niebuhr dedicates the fledgling journal to the clarification and defense of a Christian thought process that recognizes the lesser evil of war compared with unrestricted tyranny. He separates this from the more common ideal of stoic principled pacifism- which, if accounted for in all societies, would end, or at least minimize, all human violence. Niebuhr refers to this utopia-seeking group as…

condition so that it leads the healthier society. Thus, followings are the solutions how to solve the aged society issue from the Functionalist perspective; 1) elderly people should improve their adaptability through the church. 2) To prepare their old age life, the older should find the system and facilities and function in the Christian society. 3) Church should find a way to educate the older through their roles. 4) Improve the part of roles which can be used simultaneously both the church…

Eudora Welty crafts a short story centered on an old, African American woman, Phoenix, journeying to a destination far from her home. Phoenix embodies all the essential qualities of a successful journeyer, such as perseverance, endurance, craftiness, and courage. Through her journey, Phoenix is tested many times, and she always answers with resilience and confidence. Phoenix is a character that crosses instances of death many times, but instead of being afraid, she welcomes the challenges. It is…

The Patience of Job? No Such Thing... Cox’s introduction talks about three stages of studying the bible. He gives insight on studying the bible through the narrative or literal stage during his younger years. He seemed to be fascinated with the stories of the bible as most children are. It was intriguing to not only learn of the characters in the the parables but he “also sometimes acted them out”. (Cox 2) The stories we hear as children are colorful, fun and full of life and love.…

At first glance I assumed the documentary “ The Passage of Time” was only about people who are sixty year old or older. As I watched the film, and saw that the people interviewed where of all ages, I began to really take the documentary in. I watched and listened to the people tell their stories realizing that I too had already had those experiences or dreamed of having those experiences. Most of the stories I could relate to such as the single parent house hold (did have a stepfather), the not…

In contrast, younger adults are more anxious about dying. This is due to what Cavanaugh and Blanchard-Fields (2015) say the “discrepancy between desired and expected number of years left to live for young-old adults” (p. 384). older adults they are less concerned about dying because they find living not as enjoyable as it once was when they were younger. older adults have already experienced loss in their lives and have accepted their own mortality. They…

Jesus Christ is God. As most of modern society knows, this statement is fundamental to the teachings of Christianity. Christians believe that the many prophecies of the Old Testament, such as, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel,” are all fulfilled with the coming of Jesus, giving them evidence that Jesus is God (Isaiah 7:14). For Muslims though, putting Jesus on equal standing with God is considered…

Jamie Lancaster Professor Alena Johnson FCHD 3350 – LO1 4 September 2016 The Automatic Millionaire 1. Meeting the Automatic Millionaire David Bach begins by telling the reader about his first experience meeting an automatic millionaire. He delves into his story about Jim and Sue McIntyre, a middle aged couple. Curiously, they act more like a newlywed couple and they joyously announce their up and coming retirement. Now Jim is in his fifties, and most people his age do not have enough money to…

The evolution of modern medicine has dramatically lengthened the life expectancy of human beings. In many cases, the quality of those life years are satisfactory, and elderly individuals enjoy life. However, there are also many people experience terminal diseases or tragic accidents that reduce their quality of life to the point they no longer want to live. In these cases, patients may plead with their doctor to end their life. Naturally, a physician ending the life of her patient is morally…