Personal Narrative: Neurofibromatosis I

Students in Colorado marched out of it, Oklahoma’s government doesn’t want to fund it, and there are more horror stories about this curriculum than there are horror movies; however I still want to take AP U.S. History. There are both pros and cons to taking this course, but in the end those positives slightly outweigh the negatives. I want to take AP U.S. History for possible college credit, for a challenge, and simply because I enjoy history.

When I passed my AP World History test. During my freshman year I was put into an AP class. I didn’t know what AP was, I didn’t know what to expect. I was able to handle my honors classes because it was material back in middle school. However, AP World History was strenuous and took major effort. There were multiple times where I had uncertainty of whether or not I was capable to keep going. I really felt out of place because it was a difficult class with essays, chapters to read and exams every week. Nonetheless, I never gave in, I convinced myself that the reason why my school put in roughly 90 kids, including myself, out of at least 1000, is because they saw potential in us and knew that we would be able to handle the stress of a college

Since I was little, I have always loathed history. I never understood why there was a need to learn about events that already happened; only the future mattered. But when my history teacher from sophomore year described AP US History as the class where students learned to appreciate history, I doubted how one class could change my mindset and decided to take the challenge and enroll.

As I was growing up I never thought about going to college, I came to the United States unaware of what an S.O.L, the SAT, honors, AP and DE classes were. I didn’t know anything about this. There was only one college I knew and that was James Madison University because it was everywhere in the city. When I was a freshman, history was my favorite subject it was just so fun to learn about the history of each country. When it was parent conference day my teacher told my mom that since i’m so good in history I can take World History History 2 honors. I didn’t know what an honors class was at that time but it sounded good so I decided to give it a try. I can’t explain why I choose Avid because actually I got into this class without knowing what Avid was, but I’m glad I applied and had been with this class

I chose to take AP Biology in my sophomore year of high school, which I quickly learned was a very demanding course. Even the instructor agreed there was too much material to cover before the AP test. This meant that we flew through each unit, and had very few opportunities to earn extra credit.

Neurofibromatosis is a disorder affecting the chromosomes of the human body. It is a hereditary disorder affecting the nervous system. The term neurofibromatosis actually refers to two different genetic diseases. The most common type is NF 1, and the less common type is NF 2. Both disorders are transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion. An autosomal dominant disease is a disorder caused by the presence of a single autosomal dominant gene; an abnormal factor located on any chromosome other than the sex chromosome. They are both characterized by occurrences in multiple neurofibromas.

I was uncertain if I wanted to take an AP class – especially history – because throughout my academic years in middle school and freshman year, I was not exactly the type of student that was the top notch. Although I received decent grades, I never saw myself as someone who could excel in my academic studies. Of course, that changed when I visioned myself in an AP European history class.

have always been the type of person to learn from my failures, and to try my absolute hardest to improve after them. One of my most memorable failures was with AP U.S. History, which I took Sophomore year. Like many of the other students, I was very laid back coming into class in the fall of 2014. I recall the lecture that our teacher, Mr. Hohenstein, gave us about keeping up with work and studying for tests. He specifically told us that you wouldn’t pass unless you gave your one-hundred percent. Despite all the important details and life lessons in his lecture, I didn’t heed most of his advice. After a few weeks had passed, our first test came around the corner. I thought that I was prepared, due to spending a couple of hours studying the

Neurofibromatosis is a genetic neurological disorder that can affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and skin. There have been two types of neurofibromatosis classified. Type one is more common and is formerly known as von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis. Symptoms for type one include: café-au-lait, two or more neurofibromas,manifestation of freckles, lisch nodules, optic glioma, scoliosis, or enlargement or malformation of other bones in the skeletal system. Café-au-lait is the presence of light brown spots on the skin. Neurofibromas are pea-sized bumps that grow on nerve tissue or under the skin. Lisch nodules are tiny tan clumps of pigment in the iris of the eyes. Optic glioma are tumors that are along the optic nerve of the eye. Scoliosis is the severe curvature of the spine.

Neurofibromatosis is an umbrella term covering a group of three genetic disorders of the nervous system. It has three different manifestations which are known as NF1, NF2 and Schwannomatosis. The growth and development of nerve cells is affected by this condition.

Despite the dedicated amount of effort, the AP exams continue to haunt others. The sole purpose of AP exams continues to be a decision of trial and error. While, some students excel at AP exams, others struggle miserably. These exams are only designated for certain students. While, others believe they can achieve a favorable result, it’s next to impossible. Because, these exams are geared to strong difficulty curve the odds of that passing are lower than

Growing up, I was always one of those students who never got anything less than an A. From proudly receiving stickers and praise notes in elementary school to non-stop studying for an algebra test, I’ve always expected an A on my assignments. But then came junior year of high school. I had signed up for one of my school’s most demanding courses, AP Calculus AB. On the first day of class, the teacher explained the depth of the material we would be learning, telling us that it would cover a wide range of math, and showed us a brief introduction to it. He also mentioned that it was a course where we would have to take time and learn the material on our own. Having gotten straight A’s since the day I started attending school, I had no worries towards these statements.

History is a fundamental class in a person’s academic life. To understand and learn the importance of modern society as a whole is key. From learning so, we not only understand who we are today as a nation, community, and society, but also as individuals, and from there, we are able to understand a little more about how we are where we are as well; therefore, history, specifically American history, is a core class in the academic curriculum across the nation. Most high school students, however, do not take American history for the reasons stated above. Instead, it is primarily taken to meet and receive the credentials to graduate high school. The reduction of

When there’s a new baby at home, people are told to be quiet so the baby can sleep. I was a great sleeper, because I could not hear. By the age of two, I still had not spoken. I learned sign language and was verbalizing, but I wasn’t understandable. As a result, the first six years of my life were a series of therapies and surgeries involving tubes and tympanic membrane repairs. People have told me I was persistent as a child. I believe my persistence is the reason I’ve been successful in my academic and extracurricular activities, despite my limitations.

Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder which can cause tumors to grow on nerve tissue. The tumors develop in a patient’s brain, spinal cord and pretty much anywhere in the nervous system. There are three types of neurofibromatosis which all have different signs and symptoms. The first, neurofibromatosis 1 shows up with small flat brown spots on the skin, freckling in the arm pit or groin area, bone deformities, tumors on the optic nerve, tiny bumps on the iris of the eye and possible learning disabilities. Neurofibromatosis 2 is not as common as 1 and the symptom is usually slow growth of benign tumors in both ears. These tumors grow on the nerve that carries balance and sound to the brain. Signs are gradual hearing loss, headaches, ringing