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    is many different stories over the intellectual disability.For example the documentary of Mark Hubler‚ Moira Rosie‚ Christopher Scott‚ and Christi Hockel. This documentary is about how three adults with down syndrome live their lifes like a normal adult would live their life daily. Down syndrome does not stop them at all from accomplishing what they want to accomplish in their lives. "We’re More Alike Than Different." YouTube. YouTube‚ n.d. Web. 25 Jan.

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    Nitin Jacob A40531878 ESA 320 Film Paper December 6‚ 2011 The China Syndrome – Nuclear Power Plant Throughout my life I have always been interested in the theatre. I have enjoyed all types and forms of theatre. I have been too many plays and I have even attended an opera. My favorite form of theatre however is in the form of movies. The movies have been an escape from reality for me. It allows me to enter a world of fantasy and action‚ while being in a relaxed state of mind. I think

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    EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME WHAT IS THE EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME? • EDS is a group of rare inherited disorders • The disorder weakens connective tissues • Connective tissues support joints‚ blood vessels‚ skin and other organs • There are 6 major types of EDS • Different types are classified according to appearance of signs and symptoms. – Hypermobility – Classical – Vascular – Kyphoscoliosis – Arthrochalasis – Dermatosparaxis WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS? • Overly flexible joints • Hypermobility

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    Imagine growing old before having the chance to grow up. Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome‚ commonly referred to as progeria‚ is a disease that has this effect on a significant amount of children around the world. Although there are many different forms of progeria‚ Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is the classic type. The name progeria comes from Greek origin and means “prematurely old”. Those who suffer from this disease take on the effects of early aging. Although their bodies begin to age early

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    an abortion just because your child was going to be born with Down syndrome? Patricia Bauer didn’t; she raised her daughter with Down syndrome because she felt that is was the right thing to do. Down syndrome children should be treated like the equals they are‚ not like some sort of alien. In the very beginning of Bauer’s article she is simply explaining the abortion rate these days‚ and how it is mostly children with down syndrome that get their life terminated. She is able to write this article

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    For some‚ autistic savant syndrome is present at birth. For others‚ this syndrome can be caused by head trauma or other neurological degenerations mainly in the left hemisphere. Many studies have shown research on patients who have endured head trauma which resulted in the patients containing genius abilities. Savant syndrome is a condition in which individuals who are typically impaired‚ demonstrate remarkable skills. Skills

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    Horner’s Syndrome Anatomy and physiology Horner’s syndrome is a rare condition that targets the nerves in one’s eyes and face. Horner’s syndrome is caused by any type of interruption in a pack of nerves that begin in a part of one’s brain that is called the hypothalamus and it travels to one’s face to their eyes. Horner’s syndrome’s symptoms include‚ drooping eyelips‚ and small constricted pupil. In an eye examine one’s eye may have changed in the way one’s pupil opens and closes or

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    Reeflection Front Of the class: How Tourette Syndrome made me the teacher I never had‚ allowed me to know about an actual child’s life growing up with Tourette’s. While reading the book I actually felt the emotions he was feeling all his life growing up. It is incredible to know all that a child can do regardless of what is happening with them. Brad the main character of the book proves that rather you have a disability or not‚ what matters is how you set your mind to want to do things and complete

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    Marfan syndrome or not‚ which was eventually resolved when Lincoln actually inherited a disease called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B. Contributing to the dispute of Marfan syndrome in Abraham Lincoln‚ in 1964 a physician published his findings and observations in the Journal of the American Medical Association which diagnosed Abraham Lincoln that he had Marfan syndrome (Kugler). However‚ his conclusions were eventually proven wrong. But despite the false accusations‚ Marfan syndrome does exist

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    Marfan Syndrome By Jordan Martinez This disease is interesting to me because I have a friend diagnosed with this disease. If you take a quick glance at him you could tell that he has unusual body features. These are conditions to being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome. The conditions and features applied with Marfan syndrome. They are tall‚ skinny they have long toes and fingers they have a dent on their chest. Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder that is defective

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