College Life

I like having all the classes it makes me feel like I have responsibility but I don't like having to balance it with my job. It gets stressful. I like having all the freedom I get but when you miss something, there's basically no chance in you getting to make up the assignment. Also there's no late work also. I plan to find some time between work and school to sit back and relax and I will need to attend almost all the classes unless there's an absolute reason for me not being able to.

Fragile X

Fragile X is a form of a mental disorder and is the most common inherited disorder. This syndrome is a genetic condition that takes place in the X chromosomes (female) and is recessive. Fragile X appears more often in a male than a female. Fragile X was discovered by J. Purdon Martin and Julia Bell because they had eleven severely mentally challenged males. Some symptoms of Fragile X are delay in learning how to walk/crawl and talk. They may have the tendency to bite or clap their hands, they are hyperactive, mentally challenged, and avoid eye contact. That's just the behavioral though. Some physical symptoms are flat feet, large body size, long face, soft skin, and double-jointed. This syndrome is caused by the lack of fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). A foundation that supports this specific syndrome is the National Fragile X Foundation and their website is http://www.nfxf.org/. A baby can have a large head circumference and tests can be done then. A test can be ran on both female and males to see if they have Fragile X (carrier or if they really have it). There is not a cure yet but there is treatment. Genetic counseling can help a family who has a history of Fragile X. Genetic testing can help to see how much a family is at risk and at how severe the family for Fragile X by reviewing their family history. People are running clinical trials now to help find some way to cure Fragile X.

Education Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Symw0nU7Hys

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002633/

http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/samples/sp656067.pdf

http://www.fragilex.org/html/fmr1.htm

http://www.fraxa.org/aboutFX_diagnosis.aspx

http://pediatrics.med.miami.edu/mailman-center/research/fragile-x/

What do you think?

I think the universe was slowly getting bigger but one day it went out of it's small shape and just exploded. The expansion was happening faster and faster. When the universe that was very small, the size of a golf ball, it had broke it's "atmosphere" and it all poured out. I think, if you were to be stuck in a black hole, you would slowly begin to crush. The gravity getting heavier and heavier would cause a painful death. You might see glimmers of memories as you begin to die but you might see excellent things as you pass by everything. When going through a worm hole I might see the past, present, or future. I might even end up in the future where I see how our world ends up. It would be pretty cool to see the future so if it's bad I could try to change it.

The End

I would have to say that earthquakes were my favorite Geology subject this year because I am always facinated by disasters. It was interesting to find out about how they start and things. Hurricanes were my favorite Meteorology subject because, again I'm facinated with the disasters. Both of these were cool to learn about because weather you like it or not, it's something that happens almost everyday. As for Astronomy everything was AWESOME! I love astronomy and once when I was little, before I chose to be a fighter pilot instead, I wanted to go out in space and learn everything there is to learn about space. I still want to learn everything, just I can't go out in space. : ( I think I earned a really good grade on my exam. I remembered almost everything there was on it but maybe a few things. I studied my crosswords (all from this year) and had my mom quiz me from both my book and the practice test we took. By the way, that practice test was VERY similar to the actual test. I wish I could go back and study more on the layers of the Earth. This one, I remembered most of the questions, just had a little trouble with the asthenosphere and the lithosphere. For the most part this test was pretty easy, that is if you studied.

All About Space

Aliens...why not?

1. What are the four ways scientists can detect planets?

a. Radial Velocity

b. Astrometry

c. Transit Method

d. Optical Detection

2. Which way makes the most sense to you? Explain it.

Astrometry because they use Geometry for them and it's easier when they include some type of math problem.

3. Explain the concept of the "Goldilocks Zone."

When a planet is far enough away or close enough for the weather to be "just right."

4. If Gilese 581c does have life, what do you think it would look like? How would it act? Would it be intelligent?

Mutated animals to our opinion, surprised or aggressive for invasion of space, yes.

5. Do you believe in aliens? Why or why not? Give me a solid paragraph.

Possibly because they may just be as scared as us to reach out. We don't know what they're going to do if they do exist. We both are unpredictable to the other "race". We can't really know if they exist and we also have no evidence of them being here.

Planet Atmospheres

In the Jovian planets the primary gas is hydrogen. 'Though in Venus and Mars it is carbon dioxide.
I would go to Mercury because they have some oxygen so it would be easier to breath. Also, it is a smaller planet and would be easier to take care of it if I were to be there for a while. You could control how much pollution is happening when you have a smaller planet. Even though it is very close to the sun, we could make things to help protect us. Maybe someday, be able to walk around without protective gear.