Research Proposal of Old Home

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Research proposal: American international University- Bangladesh Subject: Research Methodology Topic: Elderly people of Rehabilitation (old home) Course instructor: Dr. Md. Faruque Hossain Semester : fall Section: F Submitted by : Towhid, Abudullah-al ID: 07-09710-3 Signature: Background: Once in an African country, there was the problem of there being too many elephants. Researchers came to the conclusion that 25 percent of the elephants had to be killed off. When it came to deciding which of the mammals would be killed, the older elephants were chosen, for they only ate and did not work and apparently did not have anything to contribute. Three years later, it was found that the number of young elephants in the country had begun to reduce at an alarming rate. Investigation into the matter showed that there had been cyclones in the last three years, after which many elephants had died. Previously, whenever a cyclone was approaching, the older elephants would scream warnings, and baby and young elephants playing by the sea would return to safety. With the older elephants killed off, there was no one to warn the young and, during the cyclones, they remained playing on the coast and were killed. White hair, wrinkles, missing teeth. Faltering voice, stumbling steps, walking stick in hand. Dependent, helpless , this is our usual picture of the elderly. Grandparents, parents, and the elderly around us, along with their years, are often stripped of their dignity and their identities as they used to be as professionals, as people contributing to the greater society, even as family members. At a stage in their lives when they need sensitivity, care and attention as much as children do, if not more, they are made to feel worthless, burdens on their loved ones for whom, in their time, they had sacrificed so much. They fade into the background of vibrant

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