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    article “Teenage Social Media Butterflies May Not Be Such a Bad Idea” by Melissa Healy from the Los Angeles Times dated May 18‚ 2010‚ is that social media isn’t as harmful as a majority of parents make it out to be.  They believe that social media hampers teenagers’ social skills.  However‚ the psychologically healthiest kids are those who spends a lot of time on social media.  Healy refers to psychologist Amori Yee Mikami‚ who states that most adolescents use social media to communicate with friends and

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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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    Diane Downs

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    was 1984 in Springfield‚ Oregon when Diane Downs was convicted of shooting her three children‚ ending the life of one. Diane Downs was mentally unstable and obsessed over a man who did not want her. What was a peaceful and calm night quickly turned into a fight for survival. Downs had shot her three young children at close range in an attempt to win back the affection of the man she so desperately loved... Crime Nothing could have prevented the Downs children from meeting an unfortunate fate with

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    Down Syndrome Down syndrome is a genetic condition that typically causes some level of learning disability and a characteristic range of physical features. Most babies born with Down’s syndrome are diagnosed with the condition after birth and are likely to have: reduced muscle tone leading to floppine eyes that slant upwards and outwards a below average weight and length at birth Although children with Down’s syndrome share some common physical characteristics‚ they do not all look the same

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    Having a Down syndrome is such a difficult situation for an individual to have. They have slow physical and mental capabilities that lead them to discrimination. Physical features of having a Down syndrome. Including flattening of the head; slanting of the eyelids; a gap between the first and the second toes; a depressed nasal bridge; relatively small ears‚ mouth‚ hands and feet; short stature; decreased muscle tone and loose ligaments among others. Not every child with Down syndrome has all

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    watership down

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    The book‚ “Watership Down‚” written by English Author Richard Adams‚ tells an unusual story about a group of talking rabbits in a warner. One of these strange talking rabbits has a vision of the warner be destroyed by something. He apparently has a rabbit brother and they both go talk to the chief rabbit about evacuating from the warner. Their efforts are shortened and fail as the chief is unwilling to listen. The two unusual talking rabbits decide to set out on their own with a small band of rabbits

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    Downs Syndrome

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    Introduction This paper will explore the case study of Suzanne‚ an independent living 25-year-old woman with Downs Syndrome that presents with progressively worsening congenital heart and lung abnormalities. She has been referred to a transplant center to be evaluated for a possible heart-lung transplant. The transplant center will be in charge of determining whether or not she will be able to handle her post-transplant care. In order to make this determination‚ “A Guide to Moral Decision Making”

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    Down Syndrome

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    Down Syndrome What is Down Syndrome? Where does it come from? Is there a cure? About one in every 800 American babies is born with Down syndrome‚ and it is estimated that about 350‚000 people in the United States‚ and just under 6 million people worldwide live with this condition today. There is a false impression that pregnancy screening has eliminated or substantially reduced the incidence of Down syndrome in the population. Despite years of screening‚ the Down syndrome population in the

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    DOWN SYNDROME TRISOMY 21 BY: CYNTHIA AGUILAR 11/05/2012 Down syndrome affects many people in this world. Not only does it affect the person diagnosed as Downs‚ but it also affects their family and everyone around them. There are physical characteristics that help you identify somebody with Downs. There are also some health concerns that you need to worry about. Down’s Syndrome‚ it is one of the most frequently occurring chromosomal

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    Down Syndrome

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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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