Lauren Potter’s Story; a Life with Down Syndrome “I want to encourage‚ kids to speak up to tell their stories. That is the only way that people will know what we have to go through. Believe in yourself. Someone once told me being different isn’t bad - different is just different.” said Lauren Potter (Rooted in Rights). Down syndrome is a difficult disability for most people to understand. Down syndrome is a common and devastating disability. Roughly 400‚000 people suffer from it. Around 6‚000 babies
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The Grammar-Translation Method The grammar-translation method of foreign language teaching is one of the most traditional methods‚ dating back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth century’s. It was originally used to teach ’dead’ languages (and literatures) such as Latin and Greek‚ and this may account for its heavy bias towards written work to the virtual exclusion of oral production. As Omaggio comments‚ this approach reflected "the view of faculty psychologists that mental discipline
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High schools has given me many good and bad experiences. But one of the best experiences that high school has given me was being a part of close up. Close up is a nonprofit organization that promotes students from all over the United States to take part in their government. Close up also teaches students to understand their history‚ government‚ and that they also have a voice in society. Before Close Up I did not have an active voice‚ I did not like to open up and meet new people‚ or share ideas
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Khanh Le Period 5 Gas prices have climbed to an alarmingly high price range and at a very fast rate. To help ease the burden placed on consumers by the high gas prices‚ congress said we have to set price ceiling. Many people are concerned that price ceilings will create shortages. To help with the possibility of any gas shortages‚ we at the DOE have created a ranking system to allocate gas. We have divided consumers into three groups: high‚ medium‚ and low priority groups. With price
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Imagine this: it’s December 25th‚ 1985‚ you wake up bright and early and you excitedly hop out of bed and run over to your siblings bed to wake them up too. After they get out of bed‚ you guys run across the hall to get your parents up. Shortly after that‚ you race your sibling to the living room and discover the handful of presents that Santa left for you. You rip open all six of the gifts left underneath the tree and you couldn’t be more grateful. After that‚ you play with your toys for hours on
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Those good old superior days came to the end at the beginning of fifth grade. We were all required to attend Lincoln Intermediate for school combined with the entire Mason City Community School District for fifth and sixth grade. Unfortunately‚ the entire grade was separated into three groups that the school called families. Me‚ I was completely segregated from the entire Jefferson Elementary population. On the first day of fifth grade‚ I came across this girl in my class named Maylee‚ Maylee Ariston
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Friends can Lift You Up or Bring You Down “Hey whatz up bro? How’s life? Today there’s a party at my house” These are some of the common conversations in our daily life. Friends here‚ friends there‚ friends everywhere. Life without friends is like garden without flowers. Friends are one of the most valuable possessions in life. Friends are those people who will always be with you in the ups and downs of your life. Friends help us in many ways. They always comfort us when a problem arises‚ which
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Down Syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality and probably the most common genetic condition‚ occurs in approximately one in every eight hundred to one thousand live births or accounts for approximately 5-6 per cent of intellectual retardation. Although‚ most students with Down’s Syndrome are between the mild to moderate range of mental retardation. Initially‚ Down’s Syndrome was given the label of Mongolism due to the physical characteristics of the disorder. A student with Down’s Syndrome is usually
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LIFE ISNT WHAT IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE It was the year 2028‚ the world irrevocably came down to cloning where everyone who wanted a twin could receive it by a simple procedure done by scientist. The hard times were over if an individual did not feel like completing a task he would just have his clone complete it for him. It all started with a professional football player named Paul who was exhausted from the living three lives one as a running back on the football field‚ a celebrity on the streets
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Down Syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal condition in the United States‚ affecting about 1 in every 700 babies (CDC). This condition is also known as Trisomy 21‚ due to there being an extra copy of chromosome 21 (CDC). This extra chromosome results in changes in the development of the brain and body‚ which in turn can lead to cognitive and physical challenges (CDC). Some hallmark physical characteristics include almond shaped eyes that slant up‚ smaller hands and feet‚ shorter stature‚
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