...boy's diagnosis of Fragile X syndrome. Symptoms: Male A moderate mental retardation. They have an abnormal facial appearance, characterized by a large head size, a long face, prominent forehead and chin and protruding ears. Loose joints (joint laxity), and large testicles (after puberty). Behavioral problems such as hyperactivity, hand...
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...Fragile X syndrome Structure 1. What is Fragile X syndrome 2. What causes fragile X syndrome 3. Features 4. How to cure fragile X syndrome Composition Fragile X syndrome, also known as Martin-Bell syndrome, or Escalante's syndrome, is a genetic syndrome. Nearly half of all children with fragile X syndrome meet the criteria for a diagnosis of autism. It is an inherited cause of intellectual disability especially among boys. It results in a spectrum of intellectual disabilities ranging from mild to severe. Fragile X syndrome is caused by a defect in the FMR1 gene located on the X chromosome. The X chromosome is one of two types of sex chromosomes. The other is the Y chromosome. Women have two X chromosomes, so women have a healthy X to detect the defective one, but men only have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome, so fragile X syndrome is therefore much more pronounced in boys, girls are more likely to be carriers. People with fragile X syndrome may show a combination of the following signs as children and throughout life like developmental delays, such as taking longer than normal to learn to sit, walk, or talk compared with other children of the same age, stuttering, intellectual and learning disabilities, such as having trouble learning new skills or information, anxiety, autism, impulsiveness, attention problems, social problems, such as not making eye contact with other people, disliking being touched, and trouble understanding body language, hyperactivity...
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...by Tennessee Williams written in 1944. In many of his plays the circumstances reflect his own life, in the Glass Menagerie this is especially true. His father, a violent traveling salesman, and mother a puritanical, preacher’s daughter. He also had an older sister named Rose, whom he cherished, she suffered from psychological problems which lead to an institutionalized life. The Glass Menagerie represents a somewhat altered image of the Williams family. The play set in the 1930’s in the Wingfield’s meager apartment; which is in a lower-class tenement building in St. Louis, it’s a “memory play,” in which Tom (after his own real name Thomas) recalls scenes from his youth during the height of the Depression. Outspoken Amanda,...
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...“Love is the strongest and most fragile thing we have in life.” -Vanessa Paradis. Love is an emotional connection between two people. Love is a strong bond between friends, soul mates, or family. Though love can be a strong bond between two people, it can prove to be even more fragile. One mistake, one misstep and the love can disappear. In William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream it is evident, through the actions of Oberon and Lysander, that love can be both strong and fragile. In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the actions of Oberon allows the reader to question the strength of the love between the Fairy King and Titania. Oberon is portrayed to have two personalities. Though he can be caring, loving, and benevolent. Oberon is...
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...Tennessee William’s play “The Glass Menagerie” features several fragile characters. The character of Laura Wingfield is about a young 24 year old girl, “I’ll be twenty four in June” (scene 7. line 159) that is crippled, “I’m crippled” (scene 2. line 47). Her one leg is shorter than the other. This has left her fragile like glass, like the name of the play, The Glass Menagerie. She has a hard time dealing with her emotions; they keep her from being a part of everyday life of society. She almost shelters herself completely from society because of her being a cripple. Could we wonder if she didn’t have this problem would her emotions be such an impact on her life? Would they have caused her to become so fragile? From reading the play “The Glass...
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...I feel like in joyas voladoras stated multiple metaphor in the passage. One of my favorites was when he was explaining how mammals and birds ect has for chamber and even from bacteria all fluid runs through. To me this mean that all things from the biggest animal to even bacteria have a life. For example in the passage he states, “Unicellular bacteria have no hearts at all; but even they have fluid eternally in motion,washing from one side of the cell to the other ,swirling and whirling.”this quote basically explains like even things with no hearts still lives in some matter ,shape, or even form. Another metaphor doyle used in his essay was “ when young we think there will come one person who will savor and sustain us always: when we are older...
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...How does Amis subvert morality in chapter 2 Morality is the distinction between right and wrong. It is the determination of what should be done and what should not be done. Morals deal with behaviours as well as motives. Tod's morality is questioned when polar opposition is reverded for example good is evil, wrong is right and guilt is innocence. Amis does this to make the reader question on their views on morality and describe what is seen to be wrong or evil to them as something good and innocence. This links to the how Amis describes the holocaust as an ironic and humorous thing to ridicule the nazi ideology and how it was ironic as the they set out to create the perfect race and make the Germany a better place by committing genocide because in their eyes they went against their idea of the perfect race, and doing this meant exterminating millions of jews and were doing the right thing. Amis explores the theme of morality through his use of temporal inversion as this allows him to reverse ideas of morality. In chapter 2 he reverses ideas of right and wrong. We can see this when he discusses the rape of women in the ‘crisis centres’ describing the perpetrator as “the men who suddenly heal them”. The word ‘heal’ implies that the men are heroes and take them away from a life of sadness which is problematic for a reader as it reverses the idea of right and wrong as it describes the men as the innocence and sinless and the women as weak and fragile. Also it says how “there's...
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...The scarlet macaw’s feathers are so beautiful that when poachers catch them they can sell them for $500! A rainforest is a very excited and breathtaking place. Because the rainforest is exotic, so were most of the animals and foods. One of the exotic animals is a scarlet macaw also known as the Ara Macaw. That the scarlet Macaw’s rare appearance develops within three months of its life; although, the habitat, diet, and predators will all stayed the same. Fifth Baby starlet Macaw’s hatch and need immediate attention because they are very fragile. Because they are fragile, there are very dependent on their parents. That changed the check will encounter as an adult is how their gray eyes change into yellow eyes to indicate they are adults....
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...able to recognize the Narrative point of view and most importantly the author's point of view of the whole story. The reason I write this paper is to compare and contrast two very great short stories which are "The Yellow Wallpaper." by Charlotte Perkins Gilman which was written in the year 1892 and "The Story of an Hour." by Katie Chopin which was written in the year 1894. Both stories will be discussed with details in the preceding paragraphs. To look at the stories in comparison one can identify that both of the females lived during the same era. It was a time when women whose husbands had a decent income were expected to be demure and fragile. Women were considered to be delicate creatures that should take to their bed and rest. The husbands controlled the entire destiny of the woman and family. In both stories the women are fragile women who have become psychologically ill due to the pretenses they were expected to demonstrate. The differences were that one woman is living in the city, her husband has gone off to work, she has a heart condition, and she had believes him dead. The husband appears and she dies because her chance at freedom is lost. The woman with the yellow wall paper is in a country house on vacation. She is forced to play sick and is told she must rest by her husband and doctor. As a result she descends into madness believing the wall paper has come alive. The most intense level of comparison between both is the idea of a woman seeking to define...
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...Final Paper: Autism in Children: Conceptualizing the Complexities Genesis Cuesta The Chicago School of Professional Psychology December 13, 2012 Autism is a disorder that is becoming more and more common in our everyday society, despite a lack of everyday knowledge on this multifaceted disorder. Children are diagnosed with a range of autism disorders, fearing the consequences that come with it. In a short amount of time, the fields of medicine and psychology have advanced tremendously in their knowledge of this disorder and how it affects the development of children. In this paper, we will explore aspects of autism, from the different causes offered by researchers, common symptoms, and the latest treatments to combat this complex disorder. Overview Autism is not one disorder, but rather a group of developmental brain disorders, collectively referred to as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). According to the National Institute of Health (NIH) (2011) the term “spectrum” refers to the wide range of symptoms, skills, and levels of impairment, or disability that children with ASD can have. As indicated by Johnson and Myers, Leo Kanner, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University first described autism in a small group of children in 1943 (as cited in Kanner, 1943). Kanner documented that they showed extreme aloofness and total indifference to other people. In 1944, Hans Asperger, an Austrian pediatrician published an...
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...Mercer has extensively studied the process of MRA with a focus on mothers of normal newborns. Purpose of Article According to Miles, Holditch-Davis, Burchinal, and Brunssen, (2011), one of the purposes of their study was to identify the most important maternal and infant behaviors in measuring the components of MRA in mothers of medically fragile infants. Another purpose was to examine the impact of specific maternal and infant qualities on the components of MRA over the first year of life (Miles et al., 2011). Finally the authors hoped to “contribute to nursing science about MRA with this rare population of infants” (Miles et al., 2011, p. 21) as there has been little research regarding the process of MRA in mothers of medically fragile infants. Critical Elements of the Theory The authors assumed that maternal identity would be delayed because of difficulty in taking on parental roles with infants requiring high levels of care (Miles et al., 2011). They also surmised that maternal presence would decresase as the infants became older and health increased (Miles et al., 2011). And finally competence would increase as the mother learned how to meet the health-related needs of her infant and was able to participate more fully in care activities (Miles et al., 2011). The assumptions regarding presence and competence were proven correct according to study results; however, maternal identity was not delayed in the...
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...Living a life alone; neglect often leads to such circumstances, it isolates an individual – both the neglected and the one that is neglecting. This is exemplified in the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Illustarted by themes such as guilt and redemption, negligence is seen in Baba’s relationship with others, Amir’s relationship with Hassan, and Amir’s struggle to undo the damages done by his negligence. This illustrates that, “Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.” (Rowling). Self-hatred is the damage that is caused by Baba’s actions of neglect. By neglecting Hassan’s right to know the truth, and by not showing him fatherly love – Baba betrays his own son. As a result, his actions of neglect are...
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...In Hamlet, trust is an apparent theme and shows how fragile it is. At the beginning of the play, Ophelia and her father, Polonius, talk about her relationship with Hamlet. Polonius says, “This is for all: I would not, in plain terms, from this time forth have you slander any moment leisure as to give words or talk with the Lord Hamlet” (1.3.140-143). Polonius’ tone in this quote is very demanding and harsh with his decision. Polonius not letting Ophelia speak to Hamlet not only shows a lack of trust with Hamlet, but a lack of trust with Ophelia. He does not believe that Ophelia can make her own decisions in life, which is consistent with how he treats her for the rest of the book. Since Ophelia and Polonius are part of a family, this lack of trust is so apparent and so much more amplified because he is controlling the decisions she makes in life. Hamlet was also very deceptive once his mom broke their trust. For example, Hamlet had decided that he wanted to kill Polonius for the acts that he committed. Gertrude had no idea of this plan, and was completely blindsided when it happened. She said, “ O, what a rash and bloody deed is this! (3.4.31). Especially in Hamlet: The Movie, Gertrude...
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...Evie has to tell Victor Zamora that his Nan died the day before on a hospital, but the meeting with Victor turns out to be a bit strange. Evie is a chaplain and she had worked in the prison for over a year, but she does not really like being there (p. 1, ll. 18-19). All the noises in the prison make her uncomfortable. When she has some time on her own, she uses the time to meditate and pray, because she is very religious. Evie is a very kind person, and she always try to under how the prisoners feel, when they are in there. At one time she even imagines Jesus being one of the prisoners (p.2, ll. 40-42), this shows us that Evie is a person who is very good at putting herself in other people’s situations. Because she is this nice person who is good at talking with people without judging on their past, makes her a very special person in a prison. But when she has to tell Victor about his Nan, she gets a bit scared, because she is nervous about his reaction, which also shows us that she is quite a fragile person. She doesn’t want to make Victor upset (p. 2, ll. 55-56). When Evie meets Victor she instantly imagine him as being her son, due to his young appearance. So Evie quickly feels sorry for him, because she think it’s sad that a young person like Victor has to spend his youth in a prison. Victor is a catholic just like Evie, but he isn’t practicing Catholicism. He is more the exploring...
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...the US imported 10.6 millions of barrels per day. On the graph below it shows how much the US needs foreign oil; drilling in the ANWR could decrease these numbers and give more jobs to Americans. 2012: Top sources of imported petroleum to the United States million barrels per day and percent share of gross and net imports Import source Gross imports Exports to import source Net...
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