3rd article for research paper

1. Brain damage can affect muscle movement, speech or even hearing

2.  probably more than half a million cases of cerebral palsy in the United States

3. Each year there are six new cases for every 100,000 people. Of these six, roughly two suffer from mental retardation and four have normal intelligence. Of these four, one is mildly affected, two are moderately affected, and one is severely affected.
4. The less affected people should carry on with everyday life.

5. The forms of cerebral palsy are classified according to the associated disability. About 70% of all patients exhibit at least a partial spastic weakness of one or more extremities. In this condition, known as spastic cerebral palsy, the muscles are under a continuous state of tension, with increased reflex activity

6. About 20% of patients have athetoid cerebral palsy, with disorganized spontaneous muscular movements. In these persons the extremities move involuntarily in many different directions.

7. Ataxic cerebral palsy, which occurs in about 10% of patients, is manifested as a disturbance in balance while walking or standing. These patients may fall often and frequently cannot move about without assistance. Many patients suffer from a combination of cerebral palsy syndromes, in most cases the spastic and athetoid conditions

8. Each type of cerebral palsy is caused by damage to a different area of the brain. Damage to the motor regions of the cerebral cortex results in the spastic type, while damage to the basal ganglia (special masses of gray matter at the base of the brain) produces the athetoid type. The ataxic type is caused by damage to the cerebellum. Associated difficulties in speech, hearing, or vision are usually due to damage of the brain centers governing these functions. Similarly, mental retardation results when areas of the cerebral cortex concerned with intelligence and other higher functions are affected
9. Causes of brain damage may vary from child birth, to diseases, to head injuries
10. The treatments can be physical therapy, speech therapy, drugs surgeries to reach the goal of at least improveing progression in the persons life.

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2nd article for research project

1. 6% of the nation's students in kindergarten through 12th grade, were identified as learning disabled in 1995

2. 215% increase in the number of children in learning disabled programs since 1977
3. there is little agreement over how to diagnose, treat and accommodate
4. Are children who aren't good at math, short attention span or difficulty understanding understandable jokes retarded? Or do they just want an excuse for being lazy? Or is it we just advanced in diagnosing
5. Should mentally retarded people have they option to have a tutor, tape recorder or unlimited time on a test?
6. Before the 1960's doctors misdiagnosed children that were more challenged than others to be mentally retarded, seeing impaired, or rain damaged
7. In the 60's Kids with disabilities were forced to stay at home or go to supplement school because of lack of knowledge on learning disabilities
8.  Nearly 10% of students are classified as learning disabled in  Massachusetts, while the figure is less than 3% in Georgia
9. Given the right help early enough kids can pass for average
10. Money is being donated to help studies of brain disorders

"Learning Disabilities." Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services, 4 Apr. 2003.  Web. 24 Sept. 2010. <http://www.2facts.com/article/i0300260>.

1st article for research paper

Cerebral palsy occurs in early childhood

Any brain damage can affect muscle movement and thinking process

No cure to any brain damage. It is permanent. Treatments are physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, drugs to control seizures, relax muscle spasms, and alleviate pain; surgery to correct anatomical abnormalities or release tight muscles

There are different levels to severity of brain damage

One child might be unable to walk and talk and need constant help while a mild case might just some help here or there but still can come close to a near normal life.

Doctors are researching to find ways to prevent brain damage before and after birth.

It is estimated that 8 million people sustain brain injuries each year in the United States. At least 2 million of those injured will be permanently impaired.

 After a brain injury, things that once were easy and familiar become strange and difficult. The injured party often becomes less efficient at their job and their livelihood is jeopardized.

Brain damages can effect emotional behaviors as well. People that have overcome serious injuries may have a different personalitity

Brain damages can be caused by bacteria as well.

3 questions about cerebral palsy

1. What causes cerebral palsy?

2.How to do treat cerebral palsy?

3.What is the life expectancy of  someone with cerebral palsy?

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summer reading issue

brad p.
 mrs.zurkowski
yellows
september 17, 2010

book: Cruise Control by Terry Trueman

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       The main issue in Cruise Control  by Terry Trueman was the main characters little brother had cerebral palsy. which is a brain disorder which means  he cant walk, talk and he has random siezures. this accures from any where from pregnancy to the age of 3 where a child may develop this disorder.This can really affect a family becuase someone always has to be on gaurd at all times for him. there is yet to be a cure for cerebral palsy but doctors have addressed this issue. there is treatments such as physical theropy and speech theropy. i think doctors should continue to research and find better ways to approach this disorder.



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Dear Paul McDaniel,


My name is Brad P, and I enjoyed reading your story over the summer. I am a student at John Carroll, and I read your book for an assignment. That’s not the only thing I did this summer. I did a lot of basketball camps. Since you play basketball too, I was interested in your book and read the whole thing in one day driving to Hershey Park with my family. I went on a cruise to Alaska with my sister, my aunt, and two of my aunt’s friends. It was really fun. Then I went on a family vacation down in North Carolina.

I thought the novel was very good. I like how you’re protective of Shawn and how you can get focused when you need to be. When you by beat up that bodybuilder in the red Mustang, I thought you should’ve handled that differently. Even though it may be hard with your anger problem. I have an anger problem too. I get mad very easily. The guy almost did hit the girl and the dog but you didn’t need to call him names and beat him up. I like how at the end of the story you were talking to your little brother before you left for the big game. Maybe he understood you, maybe he didn’t, but I thought it was nice how you told him what happened and how you felt and how you felt after. That you loved him and that game was going to be for him.

As the story moved on and unfolded, I do think the author Terry Trueman had a great writing style. He had a way of keeping you reading and reading and not wanting to put the book down. Your character was very realistic to the reader. Not that many readers could connect to the fact that their little brother had cerebral palsy and couldn’t get out of a wheel chair to walk or talk. The family issues or the teenage athletics would be pretty common for most people.

I do have a question for you though. Why did you let the guys put a lighter under your brother’s chin? You knew it was going to happen and you could’ve taken them on. But you didn’t. A part of you wanted Shawn to die because he didn’t have an ideal life. He probably didn’t know that he would never be like anyone else having those seizures all the time, but you shouldn’t want him to die. You love your brother and I love my brothers and sister too, even though we fight a lot we’re a family and nothing can put a closer bond on two people than being a family.

Ways you could possibly raise awareness about the issue in the story is to focus a little more on Shawn and how he has to deal with those problems and how other people have to deal with his problems. I think people will be thinking about this after they read the story because it almost leaves in impression on you. This is a big issue that needs to be addressed and people should start thinking about it and trying to find a way to fix it to the best of their ability.

Thank you for reading me letter and good luck to you in the future at George Town University or Gonzaga . The only advice I can give you is to do good in school work on your anger management problem keep up the good work in basketball and other than that keep doing what you’re doing.



Brad P

the introduction of my book "Cruise Control" by Terry TruemanThe main character of “Cruise Control” is a bad tempered senior high school student named Paul McDaniel. Paul has a tough personality. He never backs down from a fight and is very protective especially of his 14-year-old brother named Shawn. Shawn has cerebral palsy, which means Shawn sits in a wheelchair all day unable to care for himself. Paul is quite focused on schoolwork, football, baseball or the current season, basketball. He is trying to get athletic scholarships from either Georgetown University or Gonzaga College.The beginning of the story it introduces Paul, his sister Cindy, his mom Lindy and his brother Shawn. Their father, Sydney, walked out on them a while ago. As the story progresses Paul’s dad comes into play when he wrote a poem about Shawn and his condition. Which lead to Sydney winning a Pulitzer Prize. Paul is not happy that his dad trying to get back into the family. Lindy explains to Paul that his dad did not abandon them. Instead, she had kicked him due to the lack of support she needed to care for Sean. Paul decides to make peace with his dad and his basketball team wins the championship.Based on the characters experiences I think what the author is trying to say about life are, do not dwell on the past, live in the now. As it may be hard for Paul to forgive his father for leaving, he can let that affect his life. I also think what the author is trying to say about life is enjoy it while your young. When you grow up you have so many responsibilities and stress for the future you need to enjoy being a kid.The main issue in this story is Shawn’s condition and how it affects each member in his family. Lindy was left to raise three kids, one with cerebral palsy, alone. Paul feels obligated to take on a lot of responsibility for Shawn. Seeing how he is the man of the house and oldest sibling. Cindy also feels a little responsibility for Shawn. Her mom really needs her help and Paul is not around. Sydney is affected not only by Shawn’s illness but also by the anger Paul has for him. In the end of the story, the reader finds out Lindy kicked Sydney. Sydney was forced to leave because he could not give the support Lindy needed to raise Shawn. Shawn is most affected because he is the one that has to live his whole life with cerebral palsy. Unable to sit up, Sean spends his day in a wheel chair all day drooling and unable to walk or talk. Though he may not know that he is not like everyone else, Sean lives a difficult life.There is one particular event in the book that makes it seem real and important. Paul finally had enough of his father. They have a huge big fight. Saying hurtful things to his father. Words and feelings that had been built up for years inside of Paul and he was ready to let his dad have it. It is real because all teenagers fight with their parents and it is important because it made Paul realize he is not mad, he is sad and he needs to fix it. His feelings affect his game and his team really needs him to pull through and do his best. Another event that made the book seem real or important is because of Shawn’s condition he has random seizures, at one point he had a terrible episode when Paul and he’s friend Tim are playing basketball and it makes the family afraid that Shawn’s condition is getting worse. This could all really happen and people have to deal with this. There is a lesson and it is learn to deal with what god gives you.
this is a really good book i recomened this book to anyone

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I used to walk the halls of Fallston middle but I decided to come to JC and leave all my friends behind even though I see some once in a while to play basketball or kick some butt in Call of Duty on Xbox live. I like basketball and hopefully I can make the JV team this year. I am getting confirmed this at saint marks church so I volunteer as much as possible. Since I was in the NJHS last year I did volunteer work for that. Sometimes at church I ran a booth at the Harford County farm fair. My favorite band is Metallica and my favorite song by them is For Whom the Bell tolls. But I also like many hip-hop/rap artists as well. I have an older sister who is almost 17and is a senior this year at Fallston high. I have two older half-brothers that are 32 and 30 but we like to call each other all real brothers and sister. The eldest lives in Minnesota and the other in New Jersey. Each one is married and has a child. The older currently has an 8 month old boy named Vince. And the other has a 1 year old girl named Paige. I have two dogs at home. One is a 5 year old boy yorkie named mojo and a mini schnauzer who is almost 2 we recently adopted, a beautiful girl named Jada.