Blog 8: Independent Component 1 Proposal

Growing old does not mean the end of your life, it means having a lifetime of memories to look back on whenever you feel alone.

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

What I intend to do for my 30 hours of my independent component is collaborate with Gennesis Romero, whose topic is elderly care, in order to create and run a blog which focuses on the mental health of the elderly and the probability of suicide based upon external and internal factor. In addition to this, we intend to connect social media outlets in order to reach a middle ages and young crowd to raise awareness on issues that affect relatives in order to provide a brief understanding of what occurs in the elder mentality as a way to help the elderly maintain a longer, happier life.

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2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
As mentioned previously, Gennesis Romero and I intend to run a professional blog on WordPress that would serve as our main tool in informing the public domain with information enriched entries. For our blog entries, we intend on doing extensive research using online and physical resources as well as conducting real life interviews with professionals such as psychologists, CNAs, RNs, and other people closely affiliated with the elderly.

In addition to using this extensive research to create our blog, we also intend on creating educational resources for volunteers of senior centers/retirement homes to educate themselves upon. In addition to this, we also aim to educate different age groups by also using research to run a Twitter account to reach young adults, and give them tips on signs to watch out for in their elderly relatives (immediate, short bursts of information). On top of this, we hope to have a Pintrest account that with the use of visuals will inform middle aged adults on the mentality of the elderly, the caring for a longer life, and the risks people take as they continue to grow.  

3.  Explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

The way in which this independent component will help me explore my topic, would be by creating a deeper understanding on how suicidal intent may increase with age. By focusing primarily on one single age group instead of a broad amount, I will be able to see how suicide not only develops but affects others by doing extensive research.