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Important Cohort Influences As a member of the Generation X (more commonly referred as Gen X) cohort, there are a number of influences such as higher educational levels, new health care laws, and diversity in society’s views will impact the aging process for this group. Tremendously different from previous generation, the highly educated cohort has the means, access and desire to attain top quality health care as they advance within the aging process. According to the U.S. Department of Education, Gen X has the highest level of education out of all previous generations. The higher education, results in higher income; therefore, allowing various lifestyle choices (Isaksen, 2002). Examples of lifestyle choices include, the purchasing of organic foods, the incorporation of leisure activities, or opting for cosmetic produces to age gracefully within the aging process. I embrace …show more content…

Those who may not have had access to medical care can benefit from government mandated medical insurance. Most importantly, both laws gives additional access to medical rights. In turn, the aging process can be extended or ended from the formation and passing of these laws. I believe both laws allow Gen Xers access to medical coverage and the right to end medical treatment, if a medical measures are exhausted, for the greater good. As more societies become diverse, new views of aging gracefully are incorporated into new standards of the society. A good example is Hillary Clinton, a 68 year old grandmother who is pursuing her dream of becoming president of the U. S. in a time when most 65 year olds are preparing for retiring. The shift from traditional views can teach society to embrace the positives of aging and honor our most mature adults are aligned with my current beliefs in aging with

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Ellen Goodman, in her article “The Granny Voters, Getting out the Vote” (September 11, 2014), implies that nowadays, politicians attempt to gain favoritism from senior citizens by suggesting stereotypical ideas regarding their future, rather than their grandchildren’s. Goodman develops her point by heavily using pathos to highlight the value of children while asserting sarcastic remarks. Her purpose is to promote the message behind her newly formed group, “GrannyVoter”, in order to influence grandparents to publicly speak out their values beside “social security, prescription drugs, and medicine” and the changes they truly want to see. Goodman formulates an informal relationship with her audience of grandparents who are not pleased with the

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The authors gathered research from the Hamilton Project and also created graphs to provide the reader with the facts and statistics they need to make their own decision whether they should go to college or not. When the provided data is considered, it’s hard to see why someone wouldn’t choose to attend college and earn a degree. The authors were successful in achieving the goal of getting their point across by simply stating hard undisputed facts on earnings which is why this is a good example of logos in the authors’

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The media often reinforces two extreme stereotypes of older adults. One extreme stereotype shows the negative aspects by highlighting that old age is plagued by illness and a high dependence on others. The other extreme stereotype highlights the seniors that are doing exceptionally well by showing that they are completely independent, finally stable, and maintained a youthful look and persona. These portrayals do not represent the life challenges and successes of the mass majority of aging adults. Older adults are rarely represented in the media, so how they are represented truly matters to their overall image and approach to aging.

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The Vietnam War. A war associated with more than just guerilla warfare and bombing runs, but with its great impact on America. The Vietnam War was never formally declared a war, yet it is one of the worst and bloodiest wars of American history. The war had a great and lasting impact on American society. The bloody Vietnam war, fought in Vietnam of Southeast Asia over communism, greatly impacted American society.

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Education:                         “Higher Education was the privilege of the few, and even upper secondary education was denied to the majority of young people in many countries” (“Fifty Years”). “Today, the great majority of the population completes secondary education. One in three young adults has a tertiary degree” (“Fifty Years”). The importance of education has increased over the years, and has become a number-one priority and/ or main focus moreso today than in the 1960s. Due to this increase, there have been more people attending college, and more opportunities have come out of this better education.

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