What a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Means Today Down syndrome is a condition affecting many Americans and individuals across the world. It presents challenges socially‚ academically‚ and behaviorally. However‚ a diagnosis today is not nearly as detrimental to the person’s quality of life as it was decades ago. Strides have been made in Down syndrome awareness‚ education and overall acceptance. Screening is now available so that parents know in advance if they are going to have a child born with
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proficient and probably ‘dumber’ human being of the 21st Century” The current developments in technological devices‚ media‚ education systems‚ medication and foods have created a claim: that they are the main contributors to the dumbing down of the human species of the twenty first century. This claim has created a controversy where some people agreed or disagreed that the surge of these factors has been negatively affecting the intelligence of human beings. This controversy began around
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Watership Down is about a young rabbit named Hazel‚ his prophetic brother named Fiver‚ and a whole other list of characters. One day Fiver has a vision that their warren is in danger and persuades Hazel and some other rabbits to leave the warren. Hazel leads them away from the warren and to another one with an odd chief named Cowslip. The group learns that this warren is bad news and abandon it‚ not knowing what they are going to do or where they’re going. When they come across what is seemingly
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Born in 1957‚ Cai Guo Qiang is considered to be one of the top ten contemporary artists in today’s society. Originating in China‚ his work is worldwide‚ reflecting on both the history and current events that have concerned Cai. As a teenager‚ after witnessing the effects of the Cultural Revolution‚ he participated in demonstrations and parades himself. He was raised in a setting where explosions’ occurred weather as a result of a cannon blasting or celebratory fireworks. The 56 year old has been
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Down Syndrome Down Syndrome is a chromosomal disorder. It occurs in about 1 of every 800 births. People with Down syndrome may have mild to severe learning disabilities. Physical symptoms include a small skull‚ extra folds of skin under the eyes‚ and a protruding tongue. People with Down syndrome are subject to a variety of medical problems including heart abnormalities and thyroid gland dysfunction. Survival rates have been increased dramatically in recent years as problems specific to Down syndrome
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Title: Boogie Nights: Music‚Youth‚ and Joy in Netflix’s The Get Down While The Get Down second season premieres this Friday via streaming service Netflix. I am ecstatic for it and it was one of my favorite shows of last year. I’m not a person to binge watch shows but The Get Down was one of those shows. A hero’s journey told through the eyes of a love sick boy in the Bronx‚ named Zeke. The Get Down is one part musical drama ‚comic narrative‚ and coming of age
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Lab 1‚ problem 3: Motion Down an Incline Shaoren Yuan October 5‚ 2013 Physics 1301W‚ professor: Dr. Zudov‚ TA: David Abstract The processes of a cart rolling up and returning back along a track were recorded‚ and the processes (motion of the cart.) were described as equations. Also‚ we calculated the accelerations of every stage (aup‚ adown and ahighest). Then the relationship among aup‚ adown and ahighest was concluded. Finally‚ the acceleration was measured and was proved from data. Introduction
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I check my email‚ I write my notes‚ I listen to music‚ browse the internet‚ play games‚ mark my calender‚ chat on social networkin sites‚ manage bills‚ and keeo track of my calorie intake daily with my Iphone. The benefits are all of the uses I get out of one device right at my finger tips. There are many risks involved with having my entire life on one device. One risk is the fact that my iphone could be stolen and I would lose everything I have in my phone or a starnger would have access to my personal
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watership down‚ it gives you the perspective and point of view of life from a rabbit’s eyes. Life is like a garden or a dungeon depending on how you look at it. Perspective is one of the key elements in Watership down and it is why this book should be recommended. First‚ in Watership Down‚ the rabbit’s way of life due to fear of being eaten is intriguing since humans don’t have that worry everyday. In the novel‚ the author states‚ “When you get into the field you can see the wood sloping down to the
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What Makes Someone "Out of the Norm"? Everywhere around the world‚ there are some people who appear to possess certain unique characteristics that shape them into extraordinary human beings‚ people who have the power to be real heroes— but at the same time seem as ordinary as can be. Some may be friends‚ family‚ or even random people you spot on the street. However‚ you have no idea what their identity is until you actually explore and thoroughly get to know them. A few weeks ago I started to develop
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