Resonance

After reading your work from Essay Workshop and Advanced Creative Nonfiction, the subject matter is expected and concerned with reaching beyond what some might only see as simple, ugly, or undesirable. The specificity of your intention in examining Clarion and its culture is articulated well and with confidence. I think your plan on having the narrative told out of chronological order, showcasing scenes of the past, present, and eventually one in the future is a wonderful creative choice for…

Hyperpituitarism has existed for a long time. No one actually knew what is was in the early world, but in 1567 a man named Johannes Wires wrote a medical description about it which was later published in the Medicarum Observationum. After the description was published people finally noticed what Hyperpituitarism really was. “Gigantism” or “Acromegaly” is soon what it was noticed to be. More people wrote descriptions about it in the 18th and 19th centuries, but in the early 1900’s more people…

Scimitar syndrome, first described by Chassinat in 1836, is a variant of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (PAPVD). It is a rare complex congenital anomaly characterized by abnormal pulmonary venous return of the right lung into the IVC or right atrium. It is usually diagnosed in childhood but it may be delayed until later in life when it is discovered incidentally (1). It is often associated with not only other cardiac defects including atrial septal defect,patent ductus arteriosus…

Fact Sheet: Epilepsy Resource: Falvo Chapter 6 Difference between Epilepsy and Seizures: • Epilepsy is a word used to explain a group of syndromes combined with the disruption of electrical activity in the brain, which can disturb consciousness, movement, or actions during a seizure • A seizure is a sudden state of temporary loss of control of body functions • Epilepsy is recurrent and provoked by changes in the brain itself • If the cause is reversible and not reoccurring then it would be a…

On Tuesday, October 6th, the Allen High School Philharmonia & Sinfonietta orchestra performed Concerto in D Major by George Phillip Telemann and arranged by McCashin. They also performed, The Explorers by Keith Sharp. The first piece Concerto in D major starts off with a unified chord that slowly transitions to a dissonant chord that the entire ensemble plays, to build tension, which almost instantly is released and becomes a consonant D major chord. The music then transitions into its…

(anterior cruciate ligament) in the eighth grade. I had surgery on it and after a year, started playing again. During the offseason while training for my junior year I noticed a sharp, agonizing pain that shot down my left leg. An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) revealed a bulged disc. Being able to afford surgery on my back is possible, but it would put a huge burden on my family since college is right around the corner. Twenty-five thousand dollars would be more than enough to accommodate…

Paracetamol is one of the world’s most beneficial and resourceful analgesic and is widely used in present day. An analgesic, can be defined, as a chemical compound that relieves pain, reduces fever and inflammation. It works by hindering the enzyme cyclooxygenase which acts a catalyst to convert fatty acids to prostaglandins. Prostaglandins cause pain and inflammation to peripheral and central points in the nervous system2. Paracetamol, or Acetaminophen is created by the synthesis and…

Shakespeare’s Relevance to 9th Grade Curriculum William Shakespeare is perhaps one of the most iconic English language writers to ever live. With his use of highly profound and intellectual wording, his work is widely looked up upon. Shakespeare has influenced the English language by extending it’s standards to what it previously was. His work as a whole has also helped those to go beyond the call of duty. Through this, Shakespeare’s work should be continued through 9th grade curriculum. First…

On the other hand, the efficacy verification of such programs as well as the monitoring of the therapeutic evolution has been restricted to behavioral measures, with a limited quantity of studies that use objective methods aimed for this purpose (Alvarenga, Araújo, Ferraz & Crenitte, 2013). The Cognitive Auditory Evoked Potential (CAEP) - P300 has been used to measure and monitor neurophysiological modifications of the central auditory nervous system (Alonso & Schochat, 2009; Anderson,…

Furthermore, one tenth of Cerebral Palsy patients have vision problems and one fifth of people with Cerebral Palsy suffer from saliva loss, caused by drooling (Birth Injury Guide). One fifth of people with Cerebral Palsy suffer from hearing loss and one in every fifty are completely deaf. One fifth of Cerebral Palsy patients suffer from sleeping disorders, due to pain and spasticity, which can cause a person to stay awake (Birth Injury Guide). Visual problem can prevent them from sleeping. They…