Raquel Ceja 11/06/14 English 110-07 Tiffany Wong Research Paper Outline I. Introduction A. Current problem: Discrimination against immigrants. B. Audience: United States citizens C. Key Terms: discriminated‚ contribute Thesis statement: Immigrants go through the worst to come to the United States and contribute to a total different society yet they are often discriminated or looked down upon. II. Background A. Historical immigration overview: Immigrants leave behind family‚ their home place‚ for
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Kawasaki Syndrome Heather Skinner Virginia College Professor Huffman January 23‚ 2017 Kawasaki Syndrome was first discovered by a Japanese physician Tomisaku Kaswasaki in the 1960s. He noticed a cluster of symptoms in Japanese schoolchildren. Kawasaki Syndrome affects children younger than the age of 5 years old‚ but peaks at ages 18-24 months. In 2000‚ there was an average of 77% of children in the United States being treated for Kawasaki disease (Gale‚ 2008). The disease appears to be influenced
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Klinefelter’s Syndrome is a genetic condition that is only found in males and the male is born with an extra copy of the X chromosome. It was first diagnosed by Dr. Harry Klinefelter and his coworker in 1942. They did a group research of men who had the symptoms of Klinefelter syndrome. By late 1950‚ Dr.Klinefelter discovered that the men with Klinefelter syndrome had an extra sex chromosome making them XXY instead of a normal male XY. “Klinefelter’s syndrome occurs in about 1 in 500-1000 male births
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Running Head: AMYGDALA & HYPERSOCIABILITY The Role of the Amygdala and Abnormal Social Behavior in Williams Syndrome Abstract Williams syndrome (WS) is a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder often paired with unique behavioral abnormalities like hypersociability‚ reduced fear and a tendency to approach strangers. The amygdala is an integral component of the neural network and has been implicated in social phenotype particularly in emotion and fear. Functional
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Omenn syndrome is a genetic disease that affects humans at the earliest stage of life. As an immunodeficiency disorder‚ it affects the immune system of the human body. The syndrome impairs the function of T cells and causes an absence of B cells. Both of these cells are lymphocytes and a type of leukocyte or white blood cell. In turn‚ this cause patients to have a hard time fighting off various types of infections that include fungal‚ viral‚ and bacterial antigens. Missense mutations in the RAG1
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Jacquelyn Rivera Biology 1st block March 10‚ 2017 Angelman Syndrome Angelman syndrome is a rare genetic disease because of paternal DNA patterns‚ missing chromosomes‚ and gene mutation. It is caused by many symptoms and there are many signs to know if you have Angelman syndrome. There is treatment for AS‚ but there is no cure. Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neurodevelopment disorder can be caused by genetics. AS causes cognitive disability‚ motor dysfunction‚ speech impairment‚ hyperactive‚ short
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Situations of kidnapping are traumatizing‚ and terrifying. So in cases of Stockholm Syndrome‚ it is very perplexing why a hostage would bond with their kidnapper‚ who is the cause of their trauma. Generally‚ one would think of their kidnapper as an evil‚ cruel‚ inhumane individual‚ but why would Stockholm Syndrome develop and make someone see their captor in a positive light? Overall‚ Stockholm Syndrome develops as a defence mechanism‚ and it makes the victim form an attachment to their captor which
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Sjogren syndrome is a chronic‚ slowly progressive‚ inflammatory autoimmune disorder characterized by dryness of the mouth and eyes. This autoimmune illness features inflammation in the lacrimal and parotid glands. The inflammation in the lacrimal gland leads to decreased water production for tears‚ causing dry eyes. The inflammation in the parotid leads to decreased saliva production in the mouth‚ causing dry mouth and dry lips. The two distinct forms of Sjogren syndrome are primary and secondary
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Marfan Syndrome By Jordan Martinez This disease is interesting to me because I have a friend diagnosed with this disease. If you take a quick glance at him you could tell that he has unusual body features. These are conditions to being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome. The conditions and features applied with Marfan syndrome. They are tall‚ skinny they have long toes and fingers they have a dent on their chest. Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder that is defective
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Aarskog Syndrome Description Aarskog syndrome (also known as Aarskog–Scott syndrome‚ faciodigitogenital syndrome‚ shawl scrotum syndrome and faciogenital dysplasia) is a rare autosomal X-linked inherited disorder that affects a person’s height‚ muscles‚ skeleton‚ genitals‚ and appearance of the face. It mostly affects at birth and the symptoms usually become apparent by the age of 3years. Unfortunately‚ Aarskog syndrome is a lifelong condition without a cure. Some people with Aarskog syndrome are born
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