In what ways are the elderly useful? Or not? Describe an experience you’ve had in which you cared for or watched someone else care for an older person. What emotions and feelings did you have? Were those emotions good or bad?
The elderly are both useful and not useful. The elderly provide us with important knowledge and wisdom that help us get through our daily lives. They can become advisers for us. The elderly can also be dangerous. As we get older, we are more prone to things like disease and memory loss, which can cause chaos in our lives. One experience where I have watched someone else care for an older person was watching the elderly be taken care of at a nursing home. While I was experiencing this, I had many mixed emotions and feelings. I was happy that the elderly were getting the care and support they need, but upset because they couldn't do simple things that we as young people take for granted. These emotions were good because they opened my eyes to a whole different world from the one I live in. While the elderly are important to our society, they can also be problematic in certain cases, and it is useful to be aware of that.
The elder can be useful in our community. Most elders have many memories, advice, wisdom, and experience. So, we could go to them if we needed something like that. One time, I helped care for my grandmother. I helped her get up and walk to the main living room in the retirement home. We talked and played games. When it was time for me to leave and time for her to eat, I helped her over to the dining room. I felt very good inside because I was doing something for her.
The elderly can be very helpful in a day to day life, in many of the same ways as seen in The Giver. Instead of having one person holding all of the memories everyone has certain memories know as experiences. The elderly know a lot because of the years that they have spent on this earth. With years come wisdom and wisdom can be very helpful. I really have never had to take care of someone older than me. I think it would be very close to taking care of a new born baby, you must be gentle and go slow and make sure you don't hurt the person. I would enjoy taking care of someone though. It would be rewarding to know that you helped someone else out when they needed it the most.
Elderly are useful for some stuff. They are useful for giving advice and telling cool stories from back in the day. Once my grandma came over over and she was babysitting me and my brother. I had good emotions because I felt like I was doing something good. She has some health conditions and I felt good.
In The Giver the elderly are useful because they provide jobs because people have to care for them. They also seem to make the kids in the community very happy. I helped an older person in Girl Scouts one time. We sang Christmas carols to them and it made them very happy. When I was singing with my girl scout troop I felt very happy because I could tell that I was making the senior citizens very happy. It was also the holidays so I felt even happier that I could make someone feel happy around that time.
The elderly are useful in a couple ways, some of these ways including that they have wisdom from experience, not from textbooks. Also, the elderly may not be useful in any physical way due to their age which makes some physical activity painful, but they sure have did their part when they were younger. Also, if they had to do any sort of job, they will have experience due to their age, which makes them helpful. I have not cared for the old myself, but I have seen someone care for the old. It made me feel good to see someone doing something out of the kindness of their heart. I had no bad emotions, except that it is sad to see that they cannot care for themselves anymore, and therefore, are no longer independent. But the fact that there are people willing to help them for no pay just enlightens me. All in all, i respect the old very much because of all they have gone through.
Unlike in Jonas’ community, in ours our elders are useful because they have wisdom. I’ve helped my grandparents with setting up the gazebo at Hospitality Creek because they needed help and can’t do it by themselves. I liked to help set up because I got to spend time with family and we usually went out to dinner afterwards.
The elderly are useful for many things. They give us wise advice. Also, they care for you as well as you care for them. For example, my grandmother cooks for me and I am there for her. One time I was in the hospital for a reason that I don’t remember. While I was there, there was an old man who was being treated for an illness. I felt bad for him because he was stuck in a bed all day doing nothing while I was outside somewhere playing with my friends.
The elderly have a lot to offer to people who are trying to be successful in the world. They have experienced and been through life. They can’t make decisions for us but they can definitely help us make good choices that will lead to a good life. My grandfather for example was a very successful man. He moved here to study and worked up until about 8 years ago. Whenever we go to his house we get to try new things or learn new things. He was the first one to teach me how to mini-golf but was also the one that helped me in 6th grade because I struggled in math. Just recently he has had eye trouble and has gone blind. I have needed to help him like he has helped me. I felt good in the way that I was returning a favor that he had done to me for so many years. But at the same time it is horrible to see him struggle for what used to be the simplest of tasks.
The elderly are useful because they have lived a longer life than me hence they have a lot of stories to tell. Also they can teach us life long lessons that may be helpful in the future. I have watched my family members take care of my grandfather after he had a heart attack. My grandfather had to be given his numerous medicines at the right time and a family member had to be at his side in case if he needed something. The emotions that I had at that time were sadness and wistfulness. Sadness because I was watching my grandfather suffer through pain. Wistfulness because I wanted him to get better as soon as possible. These emotions were good since they meant that I cared about my grandfather.
Elderly people are very useful in a lot of different ways. One of the ways they are very useful for are for knowledge. If you ask them a question that was before you were born or just don't know elderly people can most likely tell you the answer. An experience I have had with an older person is when I am over my grandmas house is in the summer time when it is warm outside. Since she has a pool, I help her open it every year and whenever she needs help around the house I help her without question. My first priority is to help the people who need help. I had good emotions as I felt good that I helped someone that needed my help. Those emotions were good emotions.
The elderly are useful for there knowledge and wisdom. I watched my cousin and my grandma help my grandfather get around the house and get around. I felt bad for him because he is getting older and cant get around by himself. they were bad emotions because i felt sad for him. That is how i feel about the elderly
Elderlies are important in many ways. For example, they can help their sons and daughters take care of their grandsons or granddaughters. They can also share stories, experiences, and knowledge of their own to later generations that follows after them.Some children that might need a little extra attention can get help if the elderly have time to spare, maybe they can give a child a brighter outlook for the future. There was this one time when i help to help my great grandparents with applications they needed to help my great grandfather fill out after he entered the emergency room of the hospital. Even though I was that close to them i still felt sadness in my heart and I was happy I was able to help them with whatever they don't know about. My great grandfather was in the risk of dying. I get really emotional as the heartbeat detector got worst and worst as hours past by that night, but thank God he was safe. Now I started to visit them more and I really do enjoy moments spent with them; as they tell me about my mom, my dad, and my relatives when they were kids, its just very amusing and magical.
The elderly are useful in many ways. They can help around the house or even just tell you stories from their childhood. A little while ago my grandmother came to visit for a few months so we could take care of and keep an eye on her. I can honestly say that with her things became so much easier. We had an extra hand to take care of my little sisters and some house work. So of course when you see someone else taking care of elders it feels good.
The elderly can be both useful and not useful. They are, most of the time, someone's favorite person or, sometimes, someone's most disliked person. They can be helpful in a way such as looking after their grandchildren and feeding them if their parents cannot be there for them. They can help with school work or any problems that we may face internally. Sometimes they aren't helpful because at times, our family could be having problems with money such as paying taxes or buying things in need, and at the same time the elderly need us to care for them and we have to pay for their medical insurance or medical bills. An experience I have had with an elderly person I cared for was my grandmother, my mom's mom. I really loved her, and still do, and she was a really nice and really caring person. She would give us good advice and make us laugh. I have learned many new things from her. She's taught me, and I'm pretty sure also my cousins, a lot of great things. My grandma had asthma and my brother and I, whenever we went over to their house, tried to help as much as we could with anything she may need help with. Her asthma became a big problem during the past few months of last year and she had to go to the hospital often. She became well for a while so my grandfather and her went to India for my mom's cousin's wedding. After maybe a few month staying there, she passed away, her asthma and the dust all over in India wasn't such a good combination. I still have my moments where I just start thinking of her and start crying thinking of all the memories we've had together. When I was with her, I would feel happiness and when she passed, I, and I'm pretty sure a lot of other people, felt a whole ton of sadness fall on me. So, in conclusion, I personally think that the elderly are useful.
The Elderly can be useful yet not at the same time. The Elderly are much wiser and have more experience yet they can't do heavy lifting or labor work. One time I have cared for the elderly would be when I stayed for a weekend at my grandma's because she had had knee surgery. It felt good and was fun to help her because I liked having the responsibility to do the things she asked for and I liked just helping her out so she could have some time to sit down and maybe watch a movie with me. That is a time I helped my grandma.
Everyone has their place in the world, and this includes the elderly. While the elderly may not be fit to work, if you ask the right questions, the elderly can have some very interesting stories and advice. I've watched my grandmother take care of her mother, my great grandmother. While she was 97 at the time of her death, very old and crippling, she was still very interesting to talk to as she grew up in such a different time period and had been through very interesting things. She was born in 1914, and lived through many different events. In her lifetime, she heard of and read about so many important things. She was alive when the first winter Olympic games were held, Gandhi has his Salt March, World War 2 started (and ended), "I Have A Dream" by MLK was spoken, etc. She talked about how people reacted and how the times were. It was very entertaining and gave me knowledge about the past I wouldn't have learned so in depth at school. Like in the Giver book, the Giver gives Jonas wisdom through memories. That is like what my great grandmother did for me. Although the old may be limited to what they can do, they definitely know a lot and their advice shouldn't be taken for granted because after all, they made it to that age somehow.
The elderly are useful in giving wisdom and making wise decisions (The Giver).They also know a lot about the past. And maybe they were even a live back then and can now tell about it. One time I spent the day with my grandmother and I was kind of young so it was more her watching over me. But I felt normal. My feelings were mutual because she's just a normal person too. She had a slight delayed response but she was still normal.
The elderly are useful for wisdom and knowledge. They can help you through the tough times that you don't want to tell you're parents about. The one time that i had to care for someone who is elderly is that i had to entertain my grandmother when my parents were not home. The emotions that I had were very simple, when was this going to end. These emotions were bad because they were very mean towards my grandmother.
There are many ways that the elderly are useful, and not useful. They are useful because elderly people have a lot of wisdom to share with everyone. For example they have lived through a completely different time than us. Some ways they are not useful are they sometimes can't benefit to society when they get older. For example a lot of elderly people don't work up until they die and will retire. One time when I saw my grandmother and grandpa care for my great grandmother it was kinda sad to see her in that state where she needed so much care. Also it was sad because she seemed almost helpless at the time.
The elderly are useful in they have wisdom from experience. They also can be a hassle to to take care of. Sometimes, when I take care of my grandparents I feel like it is too much work; other times I feel great. All in all, I think the elderly are in some ways enigmatic, and in other ways they're just plain annoying, but they are still dear to us.
Elderly people are useful for their wisdom. They have had much more life experience to draw on when they think about anything. They are also very nice to care for. When I visited a senior center the whole place was just very peaceful and happy. So old people bring wisdom and happiness to people.
The elderly are both useful and not useful. The elderly provide us with important knowledge and wisdom that help us get through our daily lives. They can become advisers for us. The elderly can also be dangerous. As we get older, we are more prone to things like disease and memory loss, which can cause chaos in our lives. One experience where I have watched someone else care for an older person was watching the elderly be taken care of at a nursing home. While I was experiencing this, I had many mixed emotions and feelings. I was happy that the elderly were getting the care and support they need, but upset because they couldn't do simple things that we as young people take for granted. These emotions were good because they opened my eyes to a whole different world from the one I live in. While the elderly are important to our society, they can also be problematic in certain cases, and it is useful to be aware of that.
ReplyDeleteThe elder can be useful in our community. Most elders have many memories, advice, wisdom, and experience. So, we could go to them if we needed something like that. One time, I helped care for my grandmother. I helped her get up and walk to the main living room in the retirement home. We talked and played games. When it was time for me to leave and time for her to eat, I helped her over to the dining room. I felt very good inside because I was doing something for her.
ReplyDeleteThe elderly can be very helpful in a day to day life, in many of the same ways as seen in The Giver. Instead of having one person holding all of the memories everyone has certain memories know as experiences. The elderly know a lot because of the years that they have spent on this earth. With years come wisdom and wisdom can be very helpful. I really have never had to take care of someone older than me. I think it would be very close to taking care of a new born baby, you must be gentle and go slow and make sure you don't hurt the person. I would enjoy taking care of someone though. It would be rewarding to know that you helped someone else out when they needed it the most.
ReplyDeleteElderly are useful for some stuff. They are useful for giving advice and telling cool stories from back in the day. Once my grandma came over over and she was babysitting me and my brother. I had good emotions because I felt like I was doing something good. She has some health conditions and I felt good.
ReplyDeleteIn The Giver the elderly are useful because they provide jobs because people have to care for them. They also seem to make the kids in the community very happy. I helped an older person in Girl Scouts one time. We sang Christmas carols to them and it made them very happy. When I was singing with my girl scout troop I felt very happy because I could tell that I was making the senior citizens very happy. It was also the holidays so I felt even happier that I could make someone feel happy around that time.
ReplyDeleteThe elderly are useful in a couple ways, some of these ways including that they have wisdom from experience, not from textbooks. Also, the elderly may not be useful in any physical way due to their age which makes some physical activity painful, but they sure have did their part when they were younger. Also, if they had to do any sort of job, they will have experience due to their age, which makes them helpful. I have not cared for the old myself, but I have seen someone care for the old. It made me feel good to see someone doing something out of the kindness of their heart. I had no bad emotions, except that it is sad to see that they cannot care for themselves anymore, and therefore, are no longer independent. But the fact that there are people willing to help them for no pay just enlightens me. All in all, i respect the old very much because of all they have gone through.
ReplyDeleteUnlike in Jonas’ community, in ours our elders are useful because they have wisdom. I’ve helped my grandparents with setting up the gazebo at Hospitality Creek because they needed help and can’t do it by themselves. I liked to help set up because I got to spend time with family and we usually went out to dinner afterwards.
ReplyDeleteThe elderly are useful for many things. They give us wise advice. Also, they care for you as well as you care for them. For example, my grandmother cooks for me and I am there for her. One time I was in the hospital for a reason that I don’t remember. While I was there, there was an old man who was being treated for an illness. I felt bad for him because he was stuck in a bed all day doing nothing while I was outside somewhere playing with my friends.
ReplyDeleteThe elderly have a lot to offer to people who are trying to be successful in the world. They have experienced and been through life. They can’t make decisions for us but they can definitely help us make good choices that will lead to a good life. My grandfather for example was a very successful man. He moved here to study and worked up until about 8 years ago. Whenever we go to his house we get to try new things or learn new things. He was the first one to teach me how to mini-golf but was also the one that helped me in 6th grade because I struggled in math. Just recently he has had eye trouble and has gone blind. I have needed to help him like he has helped me. I felt good in the way that I was returning a favor that he had done to me for so many years. But at the same time it is horrible to see him struggle for what used to be the simplest of tasks.
ReplyDeleteThe elderly are useful because they have lived a longer life than me hence they have a lot of stories to tell. Also they can teach us life long lessons that may be helpful in the future. I have watched my family members take care of my grandfather after he had a heart attack. My grandfather had to be given his numerous medicines at the right time and a family member had to be at his side in case if he needed something. The emotions that I had at that time were sadness and wistfulness. Sadness because I was watching my grandfather suffer through pain. Wistfulness because I wanted him to get better as soon as possible. These emotions were good since they meant that I cared about my grandfather.
ReplyDeleteElderly people are very useful in a lot of different ways. One of the ways they are very useful for are for knowledge. If you ask them a question that was before you were born or just don't know elderly people can most likely tell you the answer. An experience I have had with an older person is when I am over my grandmas house is in the summer time when it is warm outside. Since she has a pool, I help her open it every year and whenever she needs help around the house I help her without question. My first priority is to help the people who need help. I had good emotions as I felt good that I helped someone that needed my help. Those emotions were good emotions.
ReplyDeleteThe elderly are useful for there knowledge and wisdom. I watched my cousin and my grandma help my grandfather get around the house and get around. I felt bad for him because he is getting older and cant get around by himself. they were bad emotions because i felt sad for him. That is how i feel about the elderly
ReplyDeleteElderlies are important in many ways. For example, they can help their sons and daughters take care of their grandsons or granddaughters. They can also share stories, experiences, and knowledge of their own to later generations that follows after them.Some children that might need a little extra attention can get help if the elderly have time to spare, maybe they can give a child a brighter outlook for the future. There was this one time when i help to help my great grandparents with applications they needed to help my great grandfather fill out after he entered the emergency room of the hospital. Even though I was that close to them i still felt sadness in my heart and I was happy I was able to help them with whatever they don't know about. My great grandfather was in the risk of dying. I get really emotional as the heartbeat detector got worst and worst as hours past by that night, but thank God he was safe. Now I started to visit them more and I really do enjoy moments spent with them; as they tell me about my mom, my dad, and my relatives when they were kids, its just very amusing and magical.
ReplyDeleteThe elderly are useful in many ways. They can help around the house or even just tell you stories from their childhood. A little while ago my grandmother came to visit for a few months so we could take care of and keep an eye on her. I can honestly say that with her things became so much easier. We had an extra hand to take care of my little sisters and some house work. So of course when you see someone else taking care of elders it feels good.
ReplyDeleteThe elderly can be both useful and not useful. They are, most of the time, someone's favorite person or, sometimes, someone's most disliked person. They can be helpful in a way such as looking after their grandchildren and feeding them if their parents cannot be there for them. They can help with school work or any problems that we may face internally. Sometimes they aren't helpful because at times, our family could be having problems with money such as paying taxes or buying things in need, and at the same time the elderly need us to care for them and we have to pay for their medical insurance or medical bills.
ReplyDeleteAn experience I have had with an elderly person I cared for was my grandmother, my mom's mom. I really loved her, and still do, and she was a really nice and really caring person. She would give us good advice and make us laugh. I have learned many new things from her. She's taught me, and I'm pretty sure also my cousins, a lot of great things. My grandma had asthma and my brother and I, whenever we went over to their house, tried to help as much as we could with anything she may need help with. Her asthma became a big problem during the past few months of last year and she had to go to the hospital often. She became well for a while so my grandfather and her went to India for my mom's cousin's wedding. After maybe a few month staying there, she passed away, her asthma and the dust all over in India wasn't such a good combination. I still have my moments where I just start thinking of her and start crying thinking of all the memories we've had together. When I was with her, I would feel happiness and when she passed, I, and I'm pretty sure a lot of other people, felt a whole ton of sadness fall on me. So, in conclusion, I personally think that the elderly are useful.
The Elderly can be useful yet not at the same time. The Elderly are much wiser and have more experience yet they can't do heavy lifting or labor work. One time I have cared for the elderly would be when I stayed for a weekend at my grandma's because she had had knee surgery. It felt good and was fun to help her because I liked having the responsibility to do the things she asked for and I liked just helping her out so she could have some time to sit down and maybe watch a movie with me. That is a time I helped my grandma.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has their place in the world, and this includes the elderly. While the elderly may not be fit to work, if you ask the right questions, the elderly can have some very interesting stories and advice. I've watched my grandmother take care of her mother, my great grandmother. While she was 97 at the time of her death, very old and crippling, she was still very interesting to talk to as she grew up in such a different time period and had been through very interesting things. She was born in 1914, and lived through many different events. In her lifetime, she heard of and read about so many important things. She was alive when the first winter Olympic games were held, Gandhi has his Salt March, World War 2 started (and ended), "I Have A Dream" by MLK was spoken, etc. She talked about how people reacted and how the times were. It was very entertaining and gave me knowledge about the past I wouldn't have learned so in depth at school. Like in the Giver book, the Giver gives Jonas wisdom through memories. That is like what my great grandmother did for me. Although the old may be limited to what they can do, they definitely know a lot and their advice shouldn't be taken for granted because after all, they made it to that age somehow.
ReplyDeleteThe elderly are useful in giving wisdom and making wise decisions (The Giver).They also know a lot about the past. And maybe they were even a live back then and can now tell about it. One time I spent the day with my grandmother and I was kind of young so it was more her watching over me. But I felt normal. My feelings were mutual because she's just a normal person too. She had a slight delayed response but she was still normal.
ReplyDeleteThe elderly are useful for wisdom and knowledge. They can help you through the tough times that you don't want to tell you're parents about. The one time that i had to care for someone who is elderly is that i had to entertain my grandmother when my parents were not home. The emotions that I had were very simple, when was this going to end. These emotions were bad because they were very mean towards my grandmother.
ReplyDeleteThere are many ways that the elderly are useful, and not useful. They are useful because elderly people have a lot of wisdom to share with everyone. For example they have lived through a completely different time than us. Some ways they are not useful are they sometimes can't benefit to society when they get older. For example a lot of elderly people don't work up until they die and will retire.
ReplyDeleteOne time when I saw my grandmother and grandpa care for my great grandmother it was kinda sad to see her in that state where she needed so much care. Also it was sad because she seemed almost helpless at the time.
The elderly are useful in they have wisdom from experience. They also can be a hassle to to take care of. Sometimes, when I take care of my grandparents I feel like it is too much work; other times I feel great. All in all, I think the elderly are in some ways enigmatic, and in other ways they're just plain annoying, but they are still dear to us.
ReplyDeleteElderly people are useful for their wisdom. They have had much more life experience to draw on when they think about anything. They are also very nice to care for. When I visited a senior center the whole place was just very peaceful and happy. So old people bring wisdom and happiness to people.
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