Dysautonomia Research Paper

  Albert Einstein once said "everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole existence thinking it is stupid". There are many students who relate to that fish believing they are unintelligent and useless. Believing that they cannot possibly succeed in the education system. The education system is failing to teach students and bring out their maximum potential. Everyday thousands of students drop out of school because they are failing to succeed. Gerald Graff argues in his article “Hidden Intellectualism” that the educational institution are failing to nurture students. He believes that some students would be more willing to learn and have better

In the podcast This American Life “3 miles”, Chana Joffe-Walt claims that some high school students look and only focus on what stops them from achieving a bright future and only think negative about their future and don't see what they are capable of doing, while other high school students believe in themselves and want to go to college, but at the end of the day their future is not what they had planned, it is not until the students see the other side and their plans change. Some students can be as smart as they can and love school and want to go to college, and teachers may say they are going to college but at the end of the day they don't end up going to college, also as much as a person does not see themselves going to college neither does anyone they prove them wrong.

In “The Certainty of Fear” by Audra Kendall, the author chronicles the fears we have throughout our lifetime. Starting with the fears of childhood and then adolescence, progressing to a mid-life crisis and concluding with the fears of our senior years; I can relate to these fears but I don’t remember much of my younger years. For me, my greatest fears started as an adolescent and continue now into the mid years of my life and further into the future of my senior years.

One reason for not being prepared is having to take remedial classes once accepted into college. Many students that take the college placement test score below college level. This make them have to basically retake information that should have been obtained during high school and the professors has no sympathy at all once entering the college life. While this is effective on us it make our self-conscience a little low because we fill as if we are not smart enough. When in reality the information we learned was not preparing us for the next level. All High schools should be well aware of this and do their best to accommodate the students that are looking for this type of future.

I remember walking through the doors of my high school and feeling a mixture of dread and excitement settle heavily somewhere between my throat and my gut. This was not the first time, nor the last time that I experienced what most people would call butterflies, except in my case it felt more like the butterflies were nukes playing tag, and the aftershocks were giving me the shakes. Due to my inability to talk to my fellow classmates without feeling like a leaf in the middle of a hurricane, I came to the conclusion that the only way to get rid of this fear was to face it head on, so that’s exactly what I did.

Familial Dysautonmia is a genetic disorder. A genetic disorder is a disorder that is passed down to you from your parents. For example, when both your parents have brown eyes, so do you! Familial Dysautonmia is similar. It disturbs your automatic nervous system, which is what your body does without you controlling it (Digestion, breathing, tear production, blood pressure, taste, pain, heat, cold, and body temperature).

When I was in middle school I had classes with the smartest kids in my grade. We each had plans for our future and we could not imagine anything getting between our goals and accomplishing them. We were wrong.

One fear I had for college was not being able to keep up with my academic assignment and falling behind. Taking several classes through the summer and having a load of assignments was hard for me to handle. When we were given our schedules for the

Dyspepsia also known as indigestion is a discomfort in the upper abdomen that occurs either during or right after eating. Dyspepsia is sometimes confused with heartburn because some of the symptoms of dyspepsia are a burning heat or pain between the breastbone and naval area which is the same as heartburn. Other symptoms include an uncomfortable fullness that happens during the meal or immediately after the meal. Some uncommon symptoms are bloating and nausea. Dyspepsia, indigestion, is not considered a serious health problem but when coupled with other symptoms such as bleeding, weight loss, or difficulty swallowing then it is a sign of a serious health problem. On average dyspepsia occurs within one out of every four adults and in half of that population can be classified as functional dyspepsia.

Dysautonomia is a word used to describe any malfunction or failure of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for controlling bodily functions not consciously controlled. The ANS controls functions such as heart rate, digestion, respiration, homeostasis, pupil dilation, and much more. The ANS is broken down into two branches: the Sympathetic Nervous System and the Parasympathetic Nervous System, which are responsible for our body’s fight or flight response.

When I was a little girl my friends and I always talked about what we were going to be when we grew up. Some said a teacher; others said a nurse, secretary, and even a mom. I knew what I was going to be, but what we don't think about is how we get to be these things. We float through elementary school, having small children fun. Next we go to middle school trying to find our ways in the world, some of us worries about grades, and some don't. Not many thinking ahead of high school, let alone college. In high school we soon realize that grades are very important and better grades give you a better chance at better colleges. So those of us who want to go to college start cramping down on our studies so we can get those desirable grades. I may have not been the perfect student throughout high school. My Study habits could have been better, but one thing I do know is that I want to do more with my life than just a high school diploma.

You are your education. You can only go as far as what you know, which means you can only do as much as you’re allowed, if you don’t have knowledge of what you’re doing it’s because you don’t have a strong enough education about it. If you do well in school that means you can go to college and get a decent job with it. If you don’t do that well in school for whatever reason then you will only go as far as a high school diploma will take you. There are so many opprotunities that you will have and get if you are smart compared to someone that is not. There are other reasons as to why people aren’t doing well in school too like their life at home, and everything going on around them. There will always be someone with more money than you. There will always be someone that seems that they are better than you for whatever reason. You just have to work as hard as you allow yourself to prove that you are just as equal as them.

However, people who take the big leap and face their fears tend to experiment greater things in life as they experience more. These experiences allow for more exposure to unfamiliar ideas and as a result, they become more open minded. Personally, I have experienced something similar to this in volleyball. During my freshman year, I had always dreamed of becoming a starter. However, volleyball was different from a certain task that I needed to perfect. It was a sport where I found myself needing to face my fears of messing up to end up making mistakes and taking those mistakes and apply what I learn in different situations. In Emily Dickinson’s poem, “we Grow Accustomed to the Dark,” she expounds the idea how “the Bravest - grope a little - And sometimes hit a Tree Directly in the Forehead - But as they learn to see - Either the Darkness alters - Or something in the sight Adjust itself to Midnight - And Life steps almost straight” (Dickinson 13-20). This emphasizes that obstacles in life are the first concern when it comes to making a decision. Those obstacles should not fear or stop them from doing what they love to

The fear of the unknown is a very common type of anxiety that occurs when someone is afraid of something that he or she does have knowledge of. In that connection, following one’s cravings, longings and desires can be a difficult task that requires courage and bravery. Accordingly, it can be problematic to realize that one should do what one wishes for - even though it might include venturing into the unknown and seem scary at first sight. Facing her fears is exactly what the main character of the short story “The Swimmer” written by S.J. Butler in 2011 ends up doing. In the short story, the main character slowly starts letting go of her worries and uncertainties regarding the unfamiliar and begins to realize that

Education is a mandatory factor for human survival, without education we would not have communication or know how to accomplish anything. My educational experience has not been bad, and I am beyond thankful for all of it although there has been bumpy patches! There are a few encounters that impacted my life crucially. These encounters make it easy for me to explain why I can’t have the future I want without education. A very important step in your path to success is goal setting. For some people education is not as important to them after high school. We all have the option of college after receiving a diploma, however if teachers would discuss professions, majors and talk to the students more about setting long term goals the number of students entering college would increase. High school was a great time for me. Two major lessons, I learned, was first to set high goals and second to go after them. Never settle for less and do not let anything stop you. Time goes by fast so don’t waste it. Those two experiences have helped me out a lot in life and have set me up for life, which lead me to the theory that setting goals is important for accomplishing what you want in life. Advisors in high school don’t go over that as much as they should.