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  • Essay / Perception of the elderly - 707

    Over the generations, the perception of the elderly has changed almost every decade. Obviously we all have different opinions on who can be measured old and young due to our times. However, we all come to the same conclusion: there is a certain age that we consider old. Some may consider old age to be 40, others may say 90. As I think about it, I think of all the people in my life who are older than my age. I go back like a photo album and stop at my grandparents. I have a 65 year old grandmother and an 84 year old grandmother. Comparing these two women is the easy part because they are so different, but age-wise, they are both two of the people I know who have a young soul. So how could I call them old? Let me tell you about their daily lives, and then let's re-examine whether we think they're old. Starting with Grandma #1, she is 65 years old, travels the United States, and spends more time on the tennis court than in her own home. Sounds like something a 20 year old would do, right? Let's move on to grandmother number 2, she is 84 years old, she walks the streets of Saint-Louis every day,...