will try and establish some theories on what might have caused this mother to commit such a criminal act. I feel that I should first give some background on what we will be discussing. I have chosen to do my paper on a female murderer named Diane Downs. She was convicted of murder‚ attempted murder‚ and criminal assault for the shooting of her three children. The incident took place on Thursday‚ May19‚ 1983 in Springfield‚ Oregon at approximately 10:48 p.m. She was driving a red Nissan that had Arizona
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Abstract a) Down syndrome b) Interesting topic c) Understanding why down syndrome occurs Introduction a) Who discovered Down syndrome b) What is Down syndrome Body research A. What Causes it and is it inherited? 1-Trisomy 21 2-Mosaic Down syndrome 3-Translocation Down syndrome B. How Down syndrome affects Kids 1-Physical features 2-Learning C. Risk factors 1-Advancing maternal age 2- Being carriers of the genetic translocation for Down syndrome 3-Having
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Down Syndrome Learning Disability- a childhood disorder characterized by a difficulty with certain skills. Difficulty in such skills as reading or writing in individuals with normal intelligence. Learning disabilities affect the ability to interpret what one sees and hears or the ability to link information from different areas of the brain. These limitations can show up in multiple different ways. These disabilities extend to schoolwork and can delay learning to read or write. Birth Defect-
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Down syndrome Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic disorders‚ occurring one in every 600 births (Davis‚ 2008). 3‚500-5‚000 children are born with Down syndrome every year in the United States alone (Pueschel‚ 2008). Down syndrome or mongolism was first identified by John Langdon Down in 1866 although the syndrome has been around for many centuries. In fact‚ according to many paintings dated back to the sixteenth century show pictures of children with Down syndrome like features (Carr
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causes about 4% of Down syndrome cases. There are no distinct cognitive or medical differences between people with translocation trisomy 21 and those with complete trisomy 21. ! What chromosome is affected by this disorder? !Chromosome 21 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. The trisomy of the 21st chromosome causes Lets go more in depth about Down Syndrome. Types of Down Syndrome. The scientific name for down syndrome is trisomy
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After the end of the American Civil War‚ baseball turned into America’s pastime. Quickly‚ this sport has become a growing business in the nation and occupies a huge space in the American economy. In 1869‚ Major League Baseball was founded in the beautiful city of Cincinnati‚ Ohio. MLB is the country’s leading professional sports league in the aspects of attendance to games and fan numbers‚ the cities it has as hosts‚ and the contracts players sign. Evidentially‚ baseball has been the
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: The Get Down focuses on 1970s New York City broken down and beaten up‚ violent‚ cash strapped dyin. It turned to rubble‚ a rag-tag crew of South Bronx teenagers are nothings and nobodies with no one to shelter them - except each other‚ armed only with verbal games‚ improvised dance steps‚ some magic markers and spray cans. From Bronx tenements‚ to the SoHo art scene; from CBGBs to Studio 54 and even the glass towers of the justbuilt World Trade Center‚ The Get Down is a mythic saga of how New York
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How is Blanche’s illusionary world broken down in the play by others? In the 1947 play A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams‚ there is an on going battle of rivalry between Stanley and Blanche‚ resulting to Blanche retreating into a world of illusions in order to protect herself. The two come from completely different societal worlds and have contrasting personalities‚ Stanley being powerful‚ controlling and strong and Blanche‚ being fragile‚ weak and vulnerable. Despite their
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viewers have been complaining of the frivolous reports that now populate Indian news bulletins. One hopes that the news channels will give due respect to the report’s findings‚ and rework their content mix. News is serious business‚ and should not be turned into a
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When I turned around the corner‚ I was shocked. Kamal was still standing beside the road‚ exactly where I had left him half an hour ago. He looked spaced out and unaware of the rushing traffic around him and the busy pedestrians swirling around him. He looked very lost and forlorn. I quickly approached him and tapped him on his shoulder. He gave a startled jump and immediately went into his judo stance. "Hey‚ it’s only me‚ Lilie‚" I quickly assured him. He relaxed his stand but the
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