Do you know what a teen activist does to help the world? They work hard‚ and give people things they need. They are brave enough to give speeches or even being able to try to help. They all think about one or more ways to help make a better life for someone or an animal that needs it. They provide people with a resource that they need like water or food. They make many sacrifices for the cause they are fighting for. First of all‚ they give up a lot of their personal time to try to help the world
Premium Recycling Waste Waste management
Children and adolescents with new-onset epilepsy Journal Article Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders in childhood‚ with a widespread rate of approximately 3-4 per 1‚000. In the paper they explore parent’s perceptions of their child’s quality of life and the impact of the diagnosis on their family. It’s talking about how the parent’s and children’s lives get accustomed to everyday normal functioning activities. Whenever there is any emotional well-being‚ self-esteem
Premium Seizure Epilepsy
I HAVE A DREAM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DELIVERED 28 AUGUST 1963‚ AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL‚ WASHINGTON D.C. CONTEXT SOCIAL CONTEXT This speech was Martin Luther King Jr.’s most iconic and influential speeches. Delivered to a large gathering to civil rights marchers‚ this speech’s purpose was to press the US government for racial equality. At this point in history‚ "black" Americans were strongly racially targeted particularly in the southern states. Laws in these particular states forcibly segregated
Premium I Have a Dream Martin Luther King, Jr. Education
Epilepsy was something my Aunt Claire had. “Claire’s in a seizure!” was something I heard on a daily basis. So much so that I had lost the fear of seeing her writhing around the floor. It was commonplace‚ a part of our lives. However‚ that Wednesday morning‚ I didn’t realise that at four o’clock that day ‚ I would be the person with… that. Initially I had felt I had been robbed of my independence. Gone were the days where I could run out the door saying “I’m off out”. I remember getting ready for
Premium Question Mind Thought
What do you think when you hear the name‚ Abraham Lincoln? When I hear‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ I think of what an incredible job he did for the U.S. to be where it is today. One of Lincoln’s best known quotes was‚ “Whenever I hear anyone arguing over slavery‚ I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” – Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln Biography). Now you’re probably wondering‚ “What does this quote mean?” Although this quote may seem confusing it really isn’t. The quote mainly states
Premium Abraham Lincoln American Civil War Gettysburg Address
1. Early life Malala Yousafzai is a 20-year old Pakistani activist for women’s rights and education. She was born on July 12 1997 in Mingora‚ Pakistan. Malala was would always want to fight for her rights‚ especially girl’s education. She has started this kind of motivation ever since she was a child. Her father was an advocate for education as well‚ which impacted Malala’s way of thinking and motivation. Malala’s father‚ Ziaddin Yousafzai‚ owned a school‚ which Malala attended as a child. The Taliban
Premium Nobel Prize Nobel Prize Human rights
The Association of BRD2 with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Abstract Idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) constitutes a variety of epileptic disorders in humans‚ the most common being juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). There is strong evidence that JME can be caused by a faulty genetic variation in the human gene bromodomain-containing protein 2 (BRD2). For this reason‚ many studies on BRD2 homologues have been conducted to determine the function of this protein. Studies on human BRD2
Premium Gene Epilepsy Genetics
Epilepsy has plagued humans for generations. The condition is caused by a variety of events including stroke‚ head trauma and infection. However‚ the real cause of epilepsy has never been identified. Currently‚ epilepsy affects more than 2.3 million adults and close to 500‚000 children in the U.S. In addition‚ about 1 out of 26 people will be diagnosed with the condition at some point in their lives. Just as the real cause of epilepsy is unknown‚ there is no conclusive treatment for the condition
Premium Epilepsy
of adversity in my life‚ but I never knew it. I only realized this aspect of my life when a family member said it. Epilepsy is something that my family and I have dealt with for about twelve years; since I was about six years old. We never gave up on pushing seizures out of the picture. We have driven three hours to Cincinnati‚ Ohio for the years in which I have known about epilepsy. I have taken countless types of medicines for the issue‚ and recently got the VNS implant. As stated above‚ I have
Premium Family Mother Father
Personal Impact Paper: Epilepsy The Epilepsy Foundation has estimated that every year there that there are 200‚000 new cases of epilepsy reported yearly. Epilepsy can affect people at different ages and in many different ways. In some cases‚ it can only be a temporary problem that can be resolved with medication. In other cases‚ it can be a lifelong battle having it affect many areas in your life. People suffering from epilepsy find it challenging to maintain a regular full functioning life making
Premium Epilepsy Neurology Seizure