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The strength in the lower limbs is recognized as a strong predictor of functional limitations in the elderly (Hyatt, Whitelaw, Bhat, Scott, & Maxwell, 1990), both institutionalized (Bassey et al., 1992; Fukagawa, Wolfson, Judge, Whipple, & King, 1995; Rantanen, Guralnik, Ferrucci, Leveille, & Fried, 1999) as those who live independently in the community (Foldvari et al., 2000; Gross, Stevenson, Charette, Pyka, & Marcus, 1998). As an overall physical capacity strength is of great importance to…

Introduction The number of adults over the age of 65 in the United States has drastically increased in the last few decades. In 1970, 9.8% of the United States population was 65 and older, in 2010 13%, and by 2030 more than 20% of the United States population is projected to be 65 years of age and older (Ortman, Velkoff, & Hogan, 2014). Consequently, the problems and challenges of aging are an important societal concern. Age-related normal and pathologic cognitive changes have been well…

Obama once said, “Immigration is the heart of how we develop as a nation. In every generation, immigrants have earned their place as part of ‘We the people’”, but many individuals have used this word as an insult towards the Hispanic and Latino population. With that said, as the hashtag, #IamAnImmigrant has been part of the social media for quite a while, it has brought me to analyze the use of the hashtag in social media in a cultural studies lens. After researching and analyzing many posts,…

Before 1880 to 1914 , Europe was peaceful and feeling pretty darned good.Living and technology were getting better and better. Everyone has jobs. Its art and music were the envy of the world. However, after 50 years of peace, people’s confidence was badly shaken since many things happened like lots of soldiers had died, writers wrote about broken dreams, everyone was disappointed and wondered what had gone wrong. Militarism is when a country started to store weapons and hired more soldiers.…

The discrimination and importance of immigrants has had a great impact on the United States. Quindlen and Kennedy both believe that immigrants are a large part of America. Quindlen is telling that discrimination is pointless and she is directed more towards educated people and people of power. JFK is focusing on how immigrants are a large portion of America and he is speaking to the average person, trying to inspire them. While Quindlen’s tone is more serious and deep when talking about…

Throughout both the 1880-1920 and 1965-present immigration waves to New York City, new immigrant arrivals have assimilated as New Yorkers in common and divergent histories of ascribed stereotypes and achieved identities. Many allegedly native New Yorkers, usually people of Northern European ancestry whose local roots have spanned several generations, have labeled newcomers from elsewhere with a range of mythically positive and negative stereotypes, both privileging and disadvantaging certain…

Do state control immigration outcomes? To understand the complex process of immigration a basic knowledge of the concept is needed. The process of immigration is regarded as the international movement of people into a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens, or to take-up employment as a migrant worker or temporarily as a foreign worker. It is very…

The history of the U.S. starts with immigration. In 1821-30 there was 143,000 immigrants coming in a year. Now the U.S. gets 3,084,200 immigrants a year. So why get rid of immigration, princess hitch helped the United States get where it is today. In this essay you will see why the U.S. need immigrants. Since the beginning immigrants have brought something to the U.S. In the article “American innovation has been fueled by immigrant inventors” it says “Without immigrants and the influx of…

the largest population in the province. The Greater Vancouver (the Metropolitan Vancouver) including Vancouver has almost 2.5 million people, and it is the third largest metropolitan area in Canada. With the population density of 5,400 people per square kilometer, it is the most densely populated city. Therefore, it is possible to say that the economic, social and other opportunities the city provides have attracted a large population to the city. Although the city has a high population density,…

Introduction Having encountered a number of immigrants myself, I am aware of the struggles they have gone through to get here and the enormous benefits they bear to the United States. I recognize that immigration has brought in a mass of people who in one way or the other have positively contributed to the growth and stability of this country. I have read the congregational debate on immigration and viewed the various takes on the subject of immigration. In addition, I have extensively gone…