Response to Cystic Fibrosis

The blog I read was Crazy4coke091. This blog was about the genetic disorder of Cystic Fibrosis and it left me very sorry for those with this disease. People with this disease die very, very early--an average age of 37. Sadly, most children and adolescents are more vulnerable. How would like to hear that your child's life span is cut in more than half when s/he is only at the age of two? I feel like we should have more funding to find the cure of this disease because many people are dying. People should do their best to give people with this disease the best lifestyle than can have and to try to find ways to cure it. This disease make me sad, but now I'm educated about this disease which is one step forward to helping people with this disease.

FRAGILE X SYNDROME!

Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disease. This disease was discovered in the late 1970s and patients with this disease suffer from learning disabilities to more severe cognitive or intellectual disabilities. Sadly, there is no cure but antidepressants, anxiety medications, sleeping medications, and depressants provide patients with the best quality of life and independence that is possible for people with this disease. Also, occupational and speech therapy are often prescribed. Unfortunately, the average age of death is twelve years lower than normal. This disease occurs in about one in three thousand six-hundred males and one in four thousand to six thousand. As you can see, this disease is more vulnerable to males. The genes of this disease are mutated. We should know about this disease because we might be able to find a cure and prolong the lives of the people who have it and help them have a normal life they otherwise would not have. Also, we have to be informed of this disease because it will help us better understand how to help those who have this disease and that people actually suffer from this disease. Click here to learn more and help the cause!

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Science Blog:Current Event!!

Chickenpox in your childhood can lead to oral health problems later in life. Chickenpox is caused by the varicella zoster virus which caused 4 million people to have the infection before the vaccine was given out in 1995. If you have had chickenpox, the varicella zoster virus can still be present in yuor body and can lead to horrible oral health problems. Lesions, herpes zoster and bone damage are examples of these problems. 1 million americans are affected my herpes zoster and 50% of the cases happenen over the age of 60. I think that this an important study because it helps prepare dentists and doctors for this occurance. Also, the doctors will help people who have this problem.

Here is where I found this information! 

Social Studies Blog:State News

Barack Obama is in New Jersey! A high school in Plainfield, NJ has been renamed the Barack Obama Acedemy for Academic and Civil Development. At first, the school was named the Plainfield Acedemy for Academic and Civil Development. This high school was made for students who couldn't handle the regular hgh school programs. A student started a petition for the changing the name of the school and most people signed it. The schools goal is to try and become roll models for others. The school believes it get students to believe in change and believe in themselves.

Class Response:Rollercoasters

For the past two days, the science classes have been working on rollercoasters! These rides are made of toilet paper tubes, tape, cardboard, and a marble to test it out with. We are currently learning about forces, Newton's laws, and energy. These elements help us greatly with the task at hand. To make the task even harder, we only have a few class periods to complete our coasters. For our marble to go up hills and do loops we used the acceleration of a slope. This represents the first law which is that a object at rest will remain at rest until acted upon by an unbalanced force. The unbalanced force in this case is gravity. To find out even more information, I went to this link.

It says that if you went at the same speed you would only feel the force of gravity. If you were to accelerate you would feel inertia pushing you forward or back. When you are going down a hill with the forces balanced you would feel weightlessness which I think is very fun. I think this project will help have a better understanding of forces and what we are currently learning through a fun and exciting way.

International Blog:

In Afghanistan, there are many unfortunate events going on. War, terror and desolation is everywhere. Sadly, many children live here. About 1 in 5 people are school age children. To help the children cope with these events Oliver Percovich is determined to open the first Afghan skating school, Skateistan! Most children have never played a sport in their lives and waste no time learning to skateboard. Lots and lots of children are finding this as their first sport. Percovich has raised the money to build Skateistan, but is still waiting for permission. The Afghan children say they have found their strength with skating. For Afghan girls the opportunity for skating is short because when they reach puberty they cannot come in contact with men outside her family. Many people are poor and use skatingboarding to improve their lives. I think this is a very great thing Oliver has done because it is improving the lives of many people and making people happier. Also, I think it is letting people make money and its a new way of travel. Tons of opportunities are formed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/sports/othersports/26skate.html?_r=1&ref=asia