the world in the future‚ to become scientist and discover new things. They have a lot of ambitions to get PhD. Everyone would have ups and downs‚ but these downs would motivate them to work harder. As an example Albert Einstein has speech difficulty as a child‚ and his parents thought that he was retarded‚ also he failed his university entrance exam but this downs was not a barrier to him to become a great theoretical physicist. An ambition coupled with a good goal brings success and prosperity. There
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Victoria Downs Mr. Eddie Paden English 101 April 3‚ 2014 Her name is Haley; she is healthy‚ smart‚ and excels in school. Haley is one of my younger sisters‚ and she has Down’s syndrome. I was young when my parents found out that they were going to have a child with Down’s syndrome‚ and we weren’t sure how things would be for our family or for Haley. As I grew up I came to realize what the next lifetime with her as a sister would entail. Today Down’s syndrome is a common disorder in the United
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encouraged David to compete in special olympics and even though David seemed to be doing many things that probably people never though he was going to be able to accomplish still doesn’t accept that he has down syndrome. I found very interesting to see that the family accept that David has down syndrome but he has a hard time accepting this‚ which is very different from what I read on the book. But in overall I really enjoyed this movie and there are a few things that I would like to know more about
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is definitely much more behind it than just helping the athletes compete. It is an awesome opportunity to experience all the positive energy and personal achievement. Every year I find myself bonding and cheering on my peers whose challenges like Downs Syndrome or autism disappears between us while our main focus is on their events they compete in. Not many people take the time to volunteer or some just don’t even know how to go about doing so. I make sure to spread the word that it is open for anyone
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social or emotional which are meant to meet the children’s additional needs. Down Syndrome Down Syndrome‚ also referred to as Trisomy 21‚ is a condition which causes delays in the development of children‚ both mentally and physically‚ due to extra genetic material. While normally when a baby is conceived it receives genetic information in the form of 46 chromosomes‚ 23 from the mother and 23 from the father‚ in a Down Syndrome the baby receives a total of 47 chromosomes‚ where an extra chromosome
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caused by any condition which impairs development of the brain before birth‚ during birth or in the childhood years. For many children‚ the cause of their mental retardation is not known. Some of the most common known causes of mental retardation like Down syndrome‚ fetal alcohol syndrome‚ fragile X syndrome‚ genetic conditions‚ birth defects‚ and infections. Still other causes of intellectual disability do not occur until a child is older; these might include serious head injury‚ stroke‚ or certain
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Kentucky Derby. On the first Saturday in May‚ the granddaddy of horse race – the Kentucky Derby is run at Churchill Downs in Louisville‚ Kentucky Derby. The amount of money bet‚ in millions of dollars‚ on this race for the file named DERBY5 on the CD. Build an extrapolative model for the amount bet and provide a justification for the model. Use linear and/or nonlinear trends to build the model. Once you have chosen your preferred model‚ use it to forecast the amount bet in 1993 and 1994.
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“Members of Citizen and Down Syndrome Family Association discussants argued strongly that IQ does not measure the range of social and general intelligence they most valued” (Koch & Ridgley‚ 2000‚ p. 387). The view-point from this association varies from the majority consensus that valuable intelligence can be measured via an IQ test because they are part of at least a couple small groups that sway their decisions in an alternate fashion. Most of the members of the Citizen and Down Syndrome Family Association
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org/Files/FD.ashx?guid=7b3c9607-c281-40df-b964-a910d55b1bdb The Arc of Indiana Camp Millhouse. Retrieved on July 5‚ 2006‚ from www.campmillhouse.org Chiara Home Children ’s Dispensary Inc. Retrieved on July 5‚ 2006‚ from http://www.childrensdispensary.org/ Down Syndrome Family Support and Advocacy Group IN*SOURCE. Retrieved on July 8‚ 2006 from www.insource.org St Logan Center. Retrieved on July 8‚ 2006 from http://www.logancenter.org/Services_BuildingBlocks.cfm Midwest Assistance Dogs. Retrieved on July
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the Riley family came up and shared their experiences about living with Catherine‚ a woman who has Down syndrome. The three presenters who shared were Molly‚ Nola‚ and Catherine. Molly‚ who is Catherine’s older sister‚ talked about what it was like growing up together with Catherine and how it affected her life. Nola‚ Catherine’s mother‚ told what it was like bringing and raising a child with Down syndrome in this world. Catherine also shared a bit about her life and how she has been successful despite
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