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Williams’s syndrome is a disease that affects mostly the brain and has positives as well as negatives unfortunately the negatives outnumber the positives. Williams’s syndrome is caused by the deletion of the long arm of chromosome 7 and is not inherent. There are multiple medical problems caused by Williams’s syndrome, including developmental delays such as ADD and ADHA. A cardiovascular disease called supravalvular aortic stenosis also appears frequently in people with Williams’s syndrome and…

Imagine living with a disorder and knowing that because of it you will not live to thirty years of age. This is the case for people with Trisomy18 most of the people with this genetic disorder will live to twenty if they are lucky. Trisomy18 is when a baby is still inside the mother's stomach and when developing the baby's cells do not divide correctly which causes cardiac, or heart, lung, and whole body problems to appear. Trisomy18 is caused when chromosome 18 has three chromosomes instead of…

In 1991, Hal Davis, Jr., founded D&S Community Services to provide care for his nephew who has developmentally disabled. Over the past 25 years, the company became the leading provider of residential services and supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Mr. Davis is also, a member of the Board of Directors, which he was involved in developing the company’s mission and vision statement. Our mission statement states “to provide exceptional community-based services…

Cancer of the lymphatic system. Kaelli Zacchini Period 8 COLUMN 3: Inside Left Column How is it inherited? You can not inherit Burkitt’s Lymphoma from your parents. You can’t “catch” it either. This disorder is not passed down genetically. Since this disorder is known in Africa, scientists believe that this disorder is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus in children with immune systems weakened by chronic malaria, which is popular in Africa. This is what causes the chromosomal…

My brother has down syndrome and like many children with downs he was put into a special needs class when he started school. In this class he learned at a slower pace than the other children in the school. As I got older I began to notice that the older children use the word retarded. As a child I wanted to be cool and fit in so I started to use the word as well. Soon after I noticed that some of my classmates were using the word to describe people in my brother’s class and even my brother, so…

he eventually got signed with the Rams. (Biography.com Editors) In 1999, he got to second string quarterback where he then due to Trent Green tearing his ACL was able to be the first string QB to play. That season he led the Rams to the Superbowl where they had won against the Tennessee Titans. After leading the to the super bowl he continues on his journey of being an NFL player, Staying with the Rams until June 1, 2004. He enjoyed playing for the rams but, unfortunately, he started to…

Barnstormers of the AFL. In the AFL he was a star he was getting attention of the NFL, after one season he signed with the St. Louis Rams but was allocated to NFL Europe development leagues, Amsterdam Admirals. He was a star there and then the next season in 1999, an injury to the starting QB and backup QB left Warner as the starter. Warner was once aging a star he lead the rams the offense to number one in the NFL. He was the QB for the greatest offense in NFL history or simply known as “The…

Public Financing of Sports Stadiums “Never support public financing of a sports stadium. You as a taxpayer are virtually guaranteed to lose that game.” Over the past few decades, the debate over whether or not sports stadiums should be publically financed has caught more attention with tax payers. Many financial economists have come to agree that publicly financing sports stadiums is a bad investment. The public should not provide financial support of sports stadiums because they have little…

Do you ever watch football? Damir Smith did, a lot. This is a story about Damir Smith becoming one of the best NFL Quarterbacks of all time. Damir was dedicated his whole life, performed well in school even though it was challenging sometimes , and never gave up on his dream of becoming a football player. His long journey started at a very young age, but always had a very big hart. He was born September 7th , 2001 born to Jasmine and Michael Smith. His whole football career believe it or not…

copy of the 21st chromosome. This disorder is called Down syndrome. It is the most commonly occurring chromosomal condition. People who are born with Down syndrome usually have a flat face ,Protruding tongue, Upward slanting eyes, Unusually shaped or small ears, Poor muscle tone, Broad, short hands with a single…