Emily Zerona Mrs. Driscoll Honors Biology 14 May 2014 Fragile X Syndrome Fragile X Syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes individuals, mostly men, to develop developmental problems and cognitive impairment. Although men are mostly affected by this disorder, it can affect women as well. Approximately one in four thousand males are affected by Fragile X while only one in eight thousand women are affected (Fragile X syndrome, 2012). Fragile X causes a variety of symptoms such as possible ADD, anxiety
Laura Wingfield, a physically and emotionally crippled character, is also the lone character in the production that never does anything to upset someone else. Notwithstanding the encumbrance of her own complications, she exhibits an untainted kindness that stands in plain contrast to the arrogance and resentful sacrifices that characterize the Wingfield family. Laura also has the least amount of lines in the production, which in turn confirms her quality of selflessness. However, she is the axis
historical documentation and through which often represents personal experience as often unreliable, fragile & highly subjective. In a description of his grandfather, Baker establishes that in time humans’ ability to accurately recall their memories and experiences is destroyed, “Old age tarnished his noble aura as his mind fell prey to dementia”. The use of animal imagery is used to suggest the fragile nature of memory as it ‘fell prey’, thus making individual recollections less reliable than proven
a main character, or of relationships. In "Angels in the Snow," Guterson describes the world as fragile because of the snow that has fallen. This fragility of the world, at that particular time, is representative of the relationship between John and Cora. The next morning the world is described as ‘a fragile, white place’ and this symbolises their relationship which has also become very fragile because of what John has revealed. The whiteness of the snow symbolises innocence and purity, but at
Tennessee William’s timeless play, The Glass Menagerie. Through the eyes of Tom, the viewer gets a glance into the life of his family in the pre-war depression era; his mother, a Southern belle desperately clinging to the past; his sister, a woman too fragile to function in society; and himself, a struggling, young poet working at a warehouse to pay the bills. Williams has managed to create a momentous play using a combination of different elements, including symbolism. Three noteworthy examples of symbolism
dreading to accept that his father is joining the army and going off to fight in the war. Throughout the story, Findley demonstrated numerous characteristics that uncovered Neil’s inner conflicts. Firstly, Neil’s character starts off being shown as fragile. Secondly, Neil exposes his stubborn characteristics, which are triggered by his inner feelings of neglect. Finally, aggression is another one of Neil’s characteristics Timothy Findley emphasizes
Fragile Families: Articles and How They Contribute to Family Policy This paper will review two articles pertaining to “fragile families” and assess how they help contribute to family policy. “Fragile families” are very pertinent to the core of family policy. In the 1990’s the term “fragile families” originated out of a need to describe families not fitting into the traditional married – unmarried couples with children (McLanahan, Garfinkel, Mincy, & Donahue, 2010). Over a 60 year period non-marital
Nothing in life is ever certain or can be taken for granted, including a human life. Having good health, plenty of money or even the newest technology cannot secure a safe existence. The life of a human is very delicate. One small disruption can cause injury or even fatality. Robert Heinlein frequently includes, in his short stories, the theme of humankind’s fragility in life. Most people believe that they will be safer in the future because of the constant improvements in technology, but this thought
Fragile is not broken It’s a sunny summer's day in San Francisco, California. Sydney is at the beach building a sand castle with her best and only friend, Jenna. Sydney is average weight and height but has had a problem with her back since she was a baby. This does not do much harm, though she does walk slower and differently than other people do. Other than that, she is completely normal. Wavy blonde hair, and frosty blue eyes. Jenna is very shy and only has Sydney for a friend. She is also average
Cold Environments as Fragile Environments Cold environments such as Western Antarctica (including peninsula) and Arctic tundra are extremely fragile, mainly due to the low temperatures severely limiting vegetation growth and thus any development will destroy the natural environment. Although this fragility of the environment has not deterred development despite the difficulty and cost of developing cold environments, this is due to human’s inability to look to the long-term effects of their
Congenital Disability- Fragile X Syndrome There are thousands of disabilities in our world today and people are either born with them or develop them as they grow. A congenital illness or disability is when a person is born with the disability or illness unlike an acquired disability that can occur and develop over time. Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a congenital disability that happens to be the most common inherited cause of intellectual disabilities. This disease causes developmental problems along
The authors of the article, “Fragile families and child wellbeing”, Terry Ann Craigie, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, and Jane Waldfogel assess statistics in order to observe why is it that children who grew up within single mother or perhaps even shared family households are said to not be as better off than those who were born into households where the parents are married. While the authors study others’ findings, they also communicate their own personal research to the subject. Family configuration consists
Love is a fragile dance. I am going to tell you a very crucial key factor in my life. I was one of those children that was always singled out being my parents were divorced. When I was younger, having divorced parents was rare, however now and days it's rare to see parents still together. I’m not going to lie it definitely has been a struggle, but thankfully I always have a friend or family member I can talk to. I always wanted to know the real reason behind my parents divorce. I always felt as if
genetics test done on him to optically discern if his twin brother could possibly have the trait to have autism. It was found that he has the Fragile X Syndrome. Fragile X syndrome is associated with the expansion of the CGG trinucleotide reiterate affecting the Fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene on the X chromosome, resulting in a failure to express the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), which is required for mundane neural development. Absence of FMRP in turn leads to abnormalities in
dyslexia, dyspraxia and the autistic spectrum ." (2004): n. pag. Web. 1 Jun 2010. Wattendorf, Daniel. "Diagnosis and Management of Fragile X Syndrome." Am Fam Physician (2005): 111-113. Web. 30 May 2010. . Wijsman, Ellen. "Segregation Analysis of Phenotypic Components of Learning." Am. J. Hum. Genet. 67. (2000): 631-646. Print. World Health Organization "Fragile X syndrome Information." (2210): Web. 28 May 2010. .
Intellectual disability in lay man terms would be the disability to perform intelligent functioning of the human brain. The performance of everyday social and practical skills requires intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour which are in-built abilities in most normal human beings. The ones who possess intellectual disability are often limited by their intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour skills. This disability is generally spotted in individuals before they reach the age of 18
In the novel “Balance of Fragile Things” by Olivia Chadha, the author portrays the growth and transformation in different directions of a couple of characters within a family, in order to illustrate how adversity can either separate or bond a family into a more cohesive household. In the beginning of the novel, the characters go through harsh moments, which allow the characters’ traits to evolve, making the individuals stronger. As the novel progresses, due to the harsh moments, the family relationships
In Tennessee Williams‘ play The Glass Menagerie, the audience believes that the menagerie simply refers to a glass collection owned by Laura Wingfield. Laura lives with her brother Tom and her mother Amanda. Due to her mother‘s desire for her to marry, Jim‘s introduction to the play is one as a gentleman caller. When Laura describes her glass animals to Jim, she uses her mother‘s term ―glass menagerie‖ (Williams 414) for them. All of the figures are glass, but the animals in it vary, and thus
Trust is like silence in a classroom of students, it can take forever for it to happen, and only seconds to be broken. Like silence, trust is very fragile and not easy to obtain. Trust has been an important cultural attribute in cultures all around the world from the beginning of humanity until now. In Ancient Greece, cultural values were carried out through their daily lives and through stories and myths. Out of the many, one passed on by the Greeks is trust. Trust, along with many other values
Lost Illusions, Bitter Wisdom and Fragile Hope in The Tempest Is Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest, a drama of lost illusions, bitter wisdom and fragile hope? Before this question can be considered, one first has to interpret these terms. Perhaps "bitter wisdom" and "fragile hope" are fairly simple concepts to understand, "lost illusions" is somewhat less clear, particularly in the case of The Tempest. There are three main interpretations of "lost illusions" that could be made. The first