Directions. Write at least a 300 word response/essay for the following assignment.
SELECT ONE of the following OPTIONS:
OPTION #1 : Chapter 17 explores physical and cognitive development in late adulthood.
Visit the New England Centenarians Study at
Read the article. Have you ever known someone who lived past 100? To what did that person attribute towards their longevity? What was your reaction to the information you reviewed? Would you want to live to 100 years or longer? Why or why not?
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OPTION #2:
Next week we will explore Chapter 19. It looks closely at Death & Dying. This week you have an option to do some thinking about death and dying before really digging in to that material.
LIFE/VALUES/GOALS
As you think about your death and as you see your life now, try to answer the following and then form an essay that includes the following (the questions and answers should NOT be presented in Q & A format, they should be in a well written essay).
What three things would be said about you and your life if you died today?
a. ____________________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________________________
Given the likelihood that you will not die today, and have time left to change some things in your life, what three things would you most like to have said about you and your life?
a. ____________________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________________________
If someone were to witness a week of your life, what assumptions would that person make about your values — what matters to you?
a. ____________________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________________________
What values do you hold that are not evident from the way you live your life?
a. ____________________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________________________
What three goals are important to you as you plan your life?
a. ____________________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________________________
What keeps you from achieving what you want for your life?
a. ____________________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________________________