AARP the Magazine Essays

  • The Magazine Industry’s Top 5

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    Magazines have been circulating since 1663 when the first magazine, Edifying Monthly Discussions appeared in Germany. This magazine would be called a literary journal today and was targeted toward an elite, literate audience. The three most influential literary journals in England in the early 18th century were Review, Tatler and Spectator. Ironically the first periodical to use the word magazine in its title was Gentleman’s Magazine in 1731, which was a predecessor to Reader’s Digest. American

  • Media Portrayal Of The Elderly

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    The media has greatly influenced the attitude of people towards the elderly. The portrayal of older people through media adverts, television programs, magazines, and newspapers greatly influence how people view older adults in the society. They not only reflect but also inform public attitude, thoughts, and feelings about older people. A larger percentage of the public views the elderly as frail, helpless, dependent, bothersome, and incompetent. Both the explicit and implicit messages presented by

  • Glucerna Advertising Analysis

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    exposed to some 500 ads daily from television, newspapers, magazines, radio, billboards, direct mail, and so on” (Fowles 2). In the lives of Americans, it is roughly impossible to avoid advertising. Advertisements are meant to capture the attention of a particular group of individuals; based on their age, desires, and motives. For example, the product Glucerna presented in a 2015 AARP magazine appeals to audiences dealing with diabetes. This 2015 AARP Glucerna advertisement attracts its audience through

  • The Pros And Cons Of Interest Groups

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    topics. Material Incentives is another reason many people join interest groups. Some of these groups I had no idea were involved in politics at all like the AARP. This group provide discounts to their members. My father is a member of the AARP group and gets many discounts while traveling for work. Almost every hotel chain offers a AARP discount. AARP stands for American Association of Retired Persons; they work to help form laws in the interest of retired and elderly people. AAA is also a household name

  • Stereotypes in Advertising

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    After diving into result after result of internet searches for advertisements aimed at older people, I came to a stern realization; overall, there are very few. But, I found a few magazine and television advertisements that really spoke volumes about the notion of aging and older adults. Some of these advertisements viewed aging positively; showing that even at an older age people can be active and viewed quite popularly by public media. Unfortunately, other advertisements played on the negative

  • Baby Boomers And Baby Boomers

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    A cohort is a group of people who are the same age or belong to the same age group. Baby Boomers are those who were born from 1946 to 1964 post World War II. Baby boomers are actually thought to represent two specific cohorts. The “leading edge” cohort is comprised of those who were born from 1946-1954. Those in this category were greatly affected by the Vietnam War whereas the “trailing edge” cohort was “less embroiled in antiwar causes” (Morgan, Kunkel, & Morgan, 2011, p. 273-274). Those in these

  • Definition Of Mass Media

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    operating expenses. It costs a lot of money to start a mass communication organization and keep it running. Once the organization is in operation, expenses are also sizable. Competition for profit. There are some exceptions, as most newspapers, magazines, record companies, and TV and radio stations strive to produce a profit for their owners and stockholders, assume a watchdog role on behalf of their readers, if they do not make money, they go out of business. The consumer is the ultimate source

  • People Who Influence the Government

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    the politicians or officials to support this aspect as well. You usually need more resources to get the message out to the public. If there are a bunch of resources, then it will be easier to advertise in things such as magazines, commercials, and newspapers. For example, the AARP is a massive interest group with loads of people supporting them and many resources readily available. Leadership is another crucial asset to make an interest group powerful. Normally a good leader comes up with amazing

  • Government Surveillance vs Privacy

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    reak-out-about-the-nsa-data-mining on 11/29/2014. how we should balance national security with civil liberties. Zurcher. A. (2013, October 31). Roman Empire to the NSA: A world history of government spying. BBC News Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24749166 on 11/29/2014

  • Non-Monetary Rewards in the Workplace

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    Non-Monetary Rewards in the Workplace Employers want maximum efficiency from there employees, Non-monetary rewards can help achieve this goal. Maybe, the most common reward an employer can give to its workers is verbal recognition. Communicating with workers on a daily bases, letting workers know how there performance has progressed on a professional level, has shown to boost morale in work environments. The occasional "Thank you" can help promote loyalty and positive performance from employees

  • An Analysis of siblings in Lamb’s I Know This Much Is True and Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper

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    I Know This Much Is True. New York, NY: Regan, 1998. Print. Picoult, Jodi. "My Sister’s Keeper”. Atria Books. 2004. Print. Melanie. "Do You Have a Favorite Child?" Parenting.com. Time Magazine, 27 Sept. 2011. Web. 30 Nov. 2013. Klein, Julia M. "Interview With Jeffrey Kluger, Author of 'The Sibling Effect'" AARP. AARP, 15 Dec. 2011. Web. 30 Nov. 2013.

  • Essay On Millennials

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    EIP Research Review Line of inquiry: Millennial’s finances are better than people have assumed, more specifically their retirement savings. Key search terms: Millennials cultural overview, millennials current news, millennials current information, millennials current finances, millennials and avocado toast, millennials retirement savings, millennials and the great recession, millennials spending habits, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2017/05/15/dont-mess-with-millennials-avocado-toast-the-internet-fires-back-at-a-millionaire/

  • The Future of Career Development.

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    (Spring 1995): 46-61. Filipczak, B. "You're on Your Own." TRAINING 32, no. 1 (January 1995): 29-36. Hetzer, B. "Beware the Ties that Bind." BUSINESS WEEK, March 17, 1997, pp. 120-121. Kane, A. "Older Workers Widen Role in Work Force." CAREER MAGAZINE <http://careermag.com/newsarts/special/1193.html> 1996 Kennedy, J. "Employment Agreements Becoming More Common." THE PLAIN DEALER, June 1, 1997, p. 5D. National Alliance of Business. "The Contingent' Workforce: Temporary Phenomenon or

  • Langston Hughes - A Literary Genius

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    like the rest of the symposium, attracted a wide range of participants working in education, including more than 150 professors and teachers from many elementary schools, community college and universities as well as Headstart program teachers and AARP program facillitators. From this certain fact, we could affirm Hughes' contribution and influence to the nation's educational system. “Through his works and his own life experiences, Hughes hoped to change the way people treated each other,� said

  • Independent Pharmacy Gives Main Street American Service

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    Independent Pharmacy Gives Main Street American Service In the last independent pharmacy in Lexington, Massachusetts, the pharmacists know most customers by name. “We know our customers by face rather quickly and by name soon after that,” said Chris Venier, 64, owner of Theatre Pharmacy in Lexington, MA. “In this new era of chain pharmacies and mail order prescriptions, Theatre Pharmacy is still a place where personal service is a way of life. The sign in the window say it all ‘Traditional