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It is no surprise why the life expectancy trends have increased over the years from a male infant born in the United States in 1930 whose life expectancy was 58 to today who is expected to live to the age of 80 and beyond (Boyd, 2012 p. 434). Many of those factors that contribute to the new life expectancy is the improvement in nutrition, general living conditions for pregnant women, infants, and young children, and overall health care (Boyd, 2012 p. 434). During the early 20th century,…

59,492,276 people living in rural areas in the U.S., according to the United States Census Bureau, 3 percent out of the general population are individuals who are 65 years and over. Public transportation is almost unheard of in rural areas. Medical care is only accessible in some places and absents in others, and cell phone service is also unreliable. While the population is small, these areas have less-direct access to vital healthcare resources. With that being said, telemedicine plays a…

Findings Throughout my research process, I found various sources that enhanced how Mexican immigrants have contributed to the Los Angeles economy. To begin, Martin V. Torres in Indispensable Migrants expresses how Mexican immigrants had a huge role in the making of modern Los Angeles. He argues that during the beginning of the last century, Mexican labor was crucial in the city’s railways, agricultural fields, and nascent light industry. Today, although Mexicans do not occupy the most…

regions demographics and ethnic composition, political structure, and social issues impacting the city. Based on Statistics Canada (Table 1) there was dramatic change of population in 2011 increased, but in 2006 were less people living because of the popularity of Vancouver. Vancouver is British Colombia largest city with a population of just over 2,313,328 representing a percentage change of 9.3% and growing making it Canada's 3rd largest city and its economy ranks 9th among all international…

I will inspect the origins, beliefs, ceremonies, and organization of Ásatrú in Iceland to determine whether a premodern religion can truly be “revived” in a post-modern world. The Icelandic Ásatrúarfélag is a Neopagan movement in Iceland that was founded in the 1970s and has been gaining popularity since the mid-1990s. I plan on using a participant observation method to study different factions of Ásatrú in Iceland, including Reconstructionist groups and Odinist groups. I will use compare these…

Can we, as American citizens, really understand the struggles of immigrants coming to our country? What they lose and what they gain? How our offensive and insensitive words affect them? These questions are answered through the photo album created in this text, full of images from the life of Pablo Salazar, displaying his experiences as an American immigrant from Guatemala. This poem explores the questions presented by utilizing Pablo’s own words and views as answers. Through an intensive…

disinvestment (as the middle class residents moved to the suburbs) along with the social problems during that time (Bernt, 2012). Between the 1950s and 1980s, the poverty rate increased up to 40% and the neighborhood has lost almost a third of its population, where entire blocks were given up by their owners or boarded up (Bernt, 2012). The situation was so dire in Harlem that researchers concluded that it required “special consideration analogous to that given to natural-disaster areas”…

and in Canada): According to the World Health Organization (2011), the world’s population is aging. The number of people aged 65 years or older is projected to increase from 8% in 2010 to 16% by the year 2050 (WHO, 2011). This change is driven by declines in fertility, improvements in longevity, and a shift in the leading causes of disease and death (WHO, 2011, p. 4). Much of this increase in the older adult population is expected to occur in developing countries, however, an aging trend can…

Introduction Older adults are defined as those aged 65 years and older, this population are the fastest growing part of the Canadian population, consisting of 15.7% of the Canadian population as of July 1, 2014. The population of older adults will continue to rise and grow across Canada. By 2063, it is appraised that between 24 and 28 percent of Canada’s population will be aged 65 and older (Statistics Canada 2014a). Research shows that throughout the developed world, not only are people…

state of Virginia had a total population of 8.3 million in 2010 (Census, 2010). By comparison, Harrisonburg-Rockingham County, a county within the state of Virginia, had a population of 130, 649 in 2010, a 9% increase from 2009. (Census, 2010). Although not a causal relationship, an increase in population is by far the single best predictor of violent and property crime counts (Chamil & Cochran, 2004). As a result, it can be inferred that a continuing increase in population will, if not already,…