"Getting Older"

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This paper discusses "Getting Over Getting Older: An Intimate Journey", written by Ms. magazine founder and journalist Letty Cottin Pogrebin. The paper explains that the book paints a rounded picture of what life is like at the wise age of half a century. The paper also describes the topics discussed in the book and the ideas that Pogrebin presents. It concludes that the book is a warm overview of what to expect when getting older.

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"The bottom line, according to the author, is that some things are inevitable such as dying and menopause, so one has to make the best of them. Even more so, one has to decide what means the most in life, so the last decades can be lived to their fullest. Whether it is writing a book, spending time with friends, going out dancing, having sex with one's spouse, or spending time in solitude, each person has his or her own ways of going out in style. At the end of her book, Pogrebin gives some things that mean the most to her, as an individual."

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