Genetic Disorder Response Blog

I read ILuvShockey's blog on Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease. The blog was very interesting and I learned a lot from it. As it states in the blog, people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease have weakened lower leg muscles, and disabilities of the hands and feet. This disease also affects motor and sensory nerves. Because of this, people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease have serious trouble doing everyday tasks such as getting dressed or brushing their teeth. There is no known cure at the present time but I hope they find one. However, there are treatments that can help people with this disease. It is extremely sad that some people have to go through so much trouble just to live their everyday life.

Turners Syndrome

Turners Syndrome is one of the many genetic disorders in the world. A genetic disorder is a condition caused by an absent or defective gene. Female’s genes are XX and male’s genes are XY. Turners Syndrome occurs when a female is missing one X gene or when one of the X genes is incomplete. It can also occur when some of the cells have two X genes and some cells have one. This disease affects only females. Unfortunately, one in every two thousand five hundred female births worldwide have this condition. Sadly, ninety-eight percent of unborn babies with Turners Syndrome die before birth. This disease was discovered in 1938 when Henrey Turner had seven patients come to him with dwarfism and lack of develpment.

There are many symptoms and possible complications that result from having Turners Syndrome. People with Turners Syndrome often have behavioral problems, learning disabilities, clumsiness, and poor coordination. Having a low hairline, drooping eyelids, a short neck, a broad chest, extra skin on the neck, hand swelling, and foot swelling are physical signs of this disease. It is also extremely common for people with Turners Syndrome to be very short. Girls with this tragic disease often have serious health complications such as kidney problems, developmental delay, scoliosis, heart defects, lack of ovaries, infertility, and skeletal problems. Unfortunately, there is no cure for Turners Syndrome. However, there are treatments. Growth hormone injections can help girls with Turners Syndrome grow taller and estrogen replacement therapy can help them to live a more normal life.

Overall, it is so unfortunate that some people have to live with a disabling disease such as Turners Syndrome. I cannot imagine what it would be like to have a genetic disorder such as Turners Syndrome. Learning about the people who have to face complications and struggle just to get through everyday life made me realize how lucky I am. All in all it is extremely sad that some people have to go through so much trouble just to live a normal life.

http://www.medicinenet.com/turner_syndrome/article.htm

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/t/turner_syndrome/symptoms.htm

Socail Studies Blog- State

Lately in Newark there has been an outburst of crime, particularly shootings. On the night of February twenty-fourth five people in a West Ward housing complex were shot. That makes the weekly total of people injured by gunfire in Newark fifteen people. The shootings took place a little before 9:30 p.m. in Georgia King Village. The police have no suspects, leads on a motive, or arrests. These sort of things are not uncommon, though, this was the third multiple shooting incident in less than a week. It is awful that there is so much violence in the world and somebody should be trying to lower crime rates.

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-12/123553954738630.xml&coll=1

My Roller Coaster Website

The Racer

Class Response Science Blog #2

Recently in Science class we have been building roller coasters out of everyday supplies such as soda bottles, cardboard boxes, and paper towel rolls. Then we would see if a marble could get all the way through the roller coaster. These roller coasters displayed friction, force, and Newton's three laws of motion. Friction slowed down the marble as it was progressing through the roller coaster because friction is when the imperfections and ridges on objects rub against each other causing the objects to slow down. The marble used force as it was being pushed down the roller coaster because force is a push or a pull. Newton's first law of motion is shown on my roller coaster because the car keeps moving until it is slowed down by friction and then finally stopped at the end of the roller coaster. This is because Newton's first law of motion says that an object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest until an unbalanced force is acted upon it. According to Newton's first law of motion the marble would have continued moving through the roller coaster forever had it not been acted upon by friction. Newton's second law of motion is shown on my roller coaster because the amount of force of the marble is equal to the the amount that the car accelerated times the mass of the marble. This is because Newton's second law of motion says that force equals mass times acceleration. Newton's third law of motion is shown on my roller coaster because the marble is exerting force on the roller coaster and the roller coaster is exerting force on the marble. This is because Newton's third law of motion says that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. As you can see, my roller coaster is a perfect example of an easy way to display many elements of science.

Local Current Event S.S. Blog- SB Students Witness histori Moment

The morning of January 18, 2009 a group of forty-four students from South Brunswick High School and six chaperones left for Washington D.C. to see the Presidential Inauguration. During their four day trip they visited many locations such as monuments and the National Portrait Gallery. The trip was expensive at five hundred and twenty five dollars per student but they felt that it was worth it to see that influential moment in history in person. The group had to wake up at four in the morning and it was extremely cold but in the end it was worth it. Many students were touched by President Obama's speech. For instance, junior Saadia Ahmad said ”So much of what he said I felt applied directly to me. I felt what he said and I was shivering, but not from the cold. When you’re moved by something and it gets to you, it just makes you think everything applies to your own life and you want to try to make a difference.” Saadia also said ”The whole time I knew that this was something really important. I just focused on everything that happened so when I look back on this in 20 or 30 years I’ll remember how I felt that day. It’s something that I always want to remember.” All in all, this trip was defiantly a day that all forty-four students will remember.

http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2009/01/28/south_brunswick_post/news/doc4980d5734f93c267502322.txt

Current Event Science Blog

Mount Redoubt, a volcano in Alaska, is expected to erupt extremely soon. In fact, scientists predict that this could happen within days or weeks. Scientists expect this because there have been a lot of little earthquakes and the magma is nearing the surface. This is a risk because Mount Redoubt is only about one hundred miles southwest of Anchorage. When the volcano erupts it could send huge clouds of ash all over Alaska. Judging from past eruptions this ash could shoot up to forty thousand feet in the air. Ash is mostly made of silica which is similar to tiny pieces of glass. The ash would take about three hours to reach Anchorage. Ash could be a concern because ash can be dangerous to breathe in and can damage cars if it gets into the engines. A dangerous effect of ash is that it can get ruin or stall the engines on planes. That is why no planes will be allowed to fly in the area if the volcano erupts.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/02/alaska.volcano/index.html