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 Kate Lessard Lessard 1 Ms. Lobel D Period L.A. June 2, 2009

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a disability that at first can be hard to handle, but with determination, by doing the right things, and **being optimistic** everyone affected by this will be able to cope. There are other things that the parents of a child with ADHD can do to help cope with this situation. They can educate themselves, the child, and the family members about this **condition** and be caring. Such as, that not judging or limiting the child, outlining goals for everyone, including the parents, to try to achieve, do what you can to help treat the ADHD, **create a structured enviroment,** **and listen to your child**. The exact cause for ADHD is unknown, but there is a possibility that genetics may be involved. As it has been found that this disability is more common in biologically related folk than the non-related **(1)**. Also, ADHD can be treated, through medications, such as one called Concerta ® **(3)**, or through therapy **(4)**. Other treatments for ADHD are "complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), suach as homeopathy, dietary changes, and exersice **(1)**." **For example his vigorous exercise during swimming, helped Michael Phelps focus, burn off excess energy, and "provide the benefits of structure and discipline(1)."** This is because, as studies show, that **intense running and exercise had**/has/have **a positive beinfit**/output **on children with ADHD between ages five and twelve** **(1)**."Yet, occansionaly, the child with ADHD does not have to take medications permantently. In fact, somtimes the child "feels that he/she no longer need medication, as Michael did in grade six **(1)**." There are symptoms that may act as signs to whether a child is afflicted with ADHD. These symptoms include a habit of being **inattentive** and **hyperactive**, along with **impulsive behaviors**. Yet, having this disability does not mean the child with ADHD is not bound for greatness, or even **prone** to few successes. In fact, there is a famous swimmer who has done incredible things, even with ADHD. His name is Michael Phelps.  When most of us hear the name “Michael Phelps”, we think of, not his disability, but his talent, passion, and accomplishments in the swimming world. **For instance, at the age of 18 he won six gold medals in the Olympics. Also, just last year, in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he won eight gold medals, out of a possibility, and maximum, total of eight gold medals to be won. This accomplishment has set a new world record, exceeding the older, six gold medals in total, with the eight gold medals, as the most gold medals won in one Olympic games (1)**.

Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985, with two older sisters. Phelps was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Fred and Debbie Phelps. Then, in 1994, his parents divorced. Soon Michael grew very fond and loving towards his mother, because he lived with her, and not his father **(1)**. At age nine Michael Phelps was diagnosed with ADHD **(4)**. Later on, his two sisters, Whitney and Hilary, joined a swim team in a local area, he joined his sisters. Then, in 1996, his sister Whitney tried out for he Olympic team. Yet, her injuries had stopped her career. By then, Michael was still scared to dunk his head into the water. So he would be allowed to just float on his back, by his instructors. And because of this phobia, he mastered, none other than, the backstroke before any other event in swimming. Phelps then started his career at the Loyola High School pool after he saw swimmers compete at the 1996 Summer Olympics Games in Atlanta, the **swimmers Tom Malchow and Tom Dolan compete.** Soon after Tom Malchow and Tom Dolan, the swimmers compete, Michael was inspiered, and "started to dream of becoming a champion himself **(2)**." Soon, his new coach saw how talented Michael was and how he "fierce sense of competition. By 1999, Phelps had made the U.S. National B Team. At the age of 15, Phelps became the youngest American male swimmer at an Olympic Games in 68 years. While he didn't win a medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he would soon become a major force in competitive swimming **(2)**." Soon, Michael Phelps was setting new records, and "becoming the yongest male swimmer in history (at 15 years and 9 months) to ever set a world record **(2)**." He was even starting to break his own records. From this he earned his first international medal. Then, he graduated from Towson in 2003, at the age of 17By then, Michael Phelps was continually doing well in the swimming world.Then, in 2004, in Athens, Greece, Michael Phelps swam at as an Olympian. Here, at age the age of 18 years old, is where he became a famous swimmer, "winning eight medals, including six gold **(2)**", while the other two medals were bronze. This amazing achievement tied for the record "for the most medals in a single Olympic Games **(2)**", "with Soviet gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin **(2)**."

1.** http://www.qualityhealth.com/add-adhd-articles/michael-phelps-overcoming-excelling-adhd 3.** http://www.concerta.net/adult/adhd-symptoms-adult-adhd-symptoms.html
 * For example his vigorous exercise during swimming, helps Michael Phelps focus and burn off excess energy.
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 * 4.** http://www.addadhdblog.com/michael-phelps-olympic-swimmer-has-adhd/
 * __Social Studdies:__**

Nick Higgins Higgins and Lessard 1 Kate Lessard Ms. Lobel G Block Social Studies May 26, 2009

= Gladiators = Gladiators were criminals that were proven guilty in court and who fought to the death against other criminals or slaves. On the other hand, professional (The Roman Gladiators: Who were the Gladiators), and amateur (Gladiator), gladiators volunteered to participate in the gladiator games. The gladiators were free men and slaves (The Roman Gladiators: Who were the Gladiators). It was claimed by the Romans, that this tradition of theirs was adopted from the Etruscans, yet, there is little evidence to support this theory. These gladiatorial games were held as games to honor Patroklos. These games represented the Patroklos as, not the death of the participants, but as a symbol of athlete who has fallen. Yet sometimes, professionals, not to symbolize anything, held these games. These games were held in ampitheatres (Gladiator). The people who watched these games were the citizens ("A Vast Empire" 362). Overall, these games were believed to have originated from the Etruscans as a religious event (The Roman Gladiator History & Origins). And, gladiators were people, both professionals (The Roman Gladiators: Who were the Gladiators) and amateurs (Gladiator), who fight against others (The Roman Gladiators: Who were the Gladiators), and some even fought against animals (The Roman Gladiator History & Origins), in arenas (Gladiator), in these games. Also, many people love to watch these athletes fight, no matter their social status ("A Vast Empire" 362).


 * __ Bibliography: __**
 * 1) [] . The Roman Gladiator: Who Were the Gladiators? AbleMedia LLC – A Knowledge Company. 5/26/2009
 * 2) [] . Gladiator. UNRV History - Roman Empire. 5/26/2009.
 * 3) __The Roman Empire__. “A Vast Empire”. pg. 358 - 363. 5/28/2009.
 * 4) [] . The Roman Gladiator History & Origins. AbleMedia LLC - A Knowledge Company. 5/26/2009.

Nick Higgins and Kate Lessard Higgins and Lessard 1 Ms. Lobel G Block Social Studies June 14, 2009 Gladiators Gladiator games were brutal matches between man and man (The Roman Gladiators: Who were the Gladiators), or man and beast (The Roman Gladiator History & Origins). In these games the two opponents would face each other, usually to the death, in a duel. This was a quite popular attraction in ancient Rome. The gladiators were free men and slaves (The Roman Gladiators: Who were the Gladiators). Some gladiators were criminals that were proven guilty in court, and who fought to the death against other criminals or slaves. On the other hand, professional (The Roman Gladiators: Who were the Gladiators), and amateur (Gladiator), gladiators volunteered to participate in the gladiator games. The Romans claimed that they adopted the gladiator tradition from the Etruscans as a religious event (The Roman Gladiator History & Origins). However, there is little evidence to support this theory. Gladiatorial contests were held as games to honor Patroclus, a fallen hero from Greek history. Rather than the death of the participants, these games honored Patroclus [Patroclus (Greek mythology) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia] in the person of the athlete who has fallen. Yet sometimes professionals held these games for pure competition and not to symbolize anything. Games were held in amphitheatres (Gladiator).The people who watched these games were the citizens of Rome ("A Vast Empire" 362). Many people loved to watch these athletes fight, no matter their social status ("A Vast Empire" 362). Even though this sport was brutal, it was widely popular in ancient Rome.
 * __Final Draft:__**

__Bibliography:__
 * 1) []. The Roman Gladiator: Who Were the Gladiators? AbleMedia LLC – A Knowledge Company. 5/26/2009
 * 2) []. Gladiator. UNRV History - Roman Empire. 5/26/2009.
 * 3) __The Roman Empire__. “A Vast Empire”. pg. 358 - 363. 5/28/2009.
 * 4) []. The Roman Gladiator History & Origins. AbleMedia LLC - A Knowledge Company. 5/26/2009.
 * 5) []. Patroclus (Greek mythology) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. 6/14/09.


 * __Social Studies:__**


 * The Pantheon.

DIMENSIONS** and 15.45 metres deep. = 5 cm 1 meter = 1/3 centimeters
 * Portico:** 33 metres wide = 11cm
 * Columns:** 12.5 metres high. = 4 cm
 * Walls:** 6.7 metres thick = 2 cm
 * Dome:** 43.3 metres high with the same diameter = 14.5 cm
 * Oculus:** 9 metres in diameter. = 3 cm

[|http://www.edc.uri.edu/restoration/html/gallery/invert/] [|fiddler] [|.htm] [] Seashore
 * Science:**
 * Ecosystem: **

Pic of fiddler crab colony (only 3 crabs from the colony)
 * Population: **

[] Beach (sandy), burrows, consumer (decomposer) by eating ...
 * Habitat: **

White& red mangrove trees, barnacles, sea grass, palmetto trees, sandy beach, sea gulls, blue herons, and raccoons, other fiddler crabs
 * Community: **

“beach cleaner”, food source (for sea gulls, blue herons, raccoons; a.k.a their predators), and decomposer.
 * Niche: **

Crab eats algae, bacteria, fungi, and other sediment for about half the day, for a small portion of the day they scavenge for sticks and seaweeds to “decorate” their borrow with, Sea gull, blue heron and the raccoon eat crab Picture of chain
 * Food Chain : **

// Two limiting living factors of food chain : // 1.)over reproduction of their predators 2.) if the predators of the fiddler crab die off then the crabs would over populate the beaches eating all the plants and there would not be enough food for the other animals that eat the same food as the fiddler crabs // Two limited nonliving factors of food chain : // 1.) climate change causes change in their food 2.) pollution causes plants to die and cause a shortage of food

[] "The fiddler crab has stalked eyes because it helps to see around it more. The eyes are above the crab instead of being just in front of it, so if a predator comes around, it might have more of a chance of getting away"
 * Adaptation feature:**


 * Nitrogen cycle:**