Premium Essay

Personal Narrative: I Am Jawanza

Submitted By
Words 361
Pages 2
I am Jawanza Iyele Rodgers. Jawanza means happy one and Iyele means boy with a promise of power and nobility. The name is derived from an African culture, just like me. I was born in Belleville, Illinois to two very Afro Centric parents who love me dearly. I currently attend Belleville Township High School-West where I maintain a 3.4 grade point average and participate in various clubs such as the Maroon Madness Pep Club and the Mentor/ Mentee Mentoring Program. I also work a part-time job at Walgreens Inc as a Customer Service Associate and a Photo Specialist. Since I was a toddler I have always been fascinated with creating houses and other objects using dated boxes, pillows, and other household items. My fascination led me to fall in love

Similar Documents

Free Essay

Down Syndrome: Observing Shannon

...Down syndrome: Observing Shannon Submitted by: Alfonse Bowman Arcadia University ED 584: Supporting Students with Low Incidence Disabilities Professor Hopkins Fall 2013 Introduction For our final paper I chose to research trisomy 21 or as it is known clinically, Down syndrome (DS). The primary reason I chose this low incidence disability is because I will make the transition from a regular education teacher to a special education teacher in the spring and I am already familiar with other low incidence disabilities. I realize that with my new role in a self-contained classroom it is important for me to understand the term Down syndrome and then see how the definition and behavioral traits impact the student, the teacher and the other students in an educational setting. This research paper will provide clinical and anecdotal information on DS with real-life observation of a student with Down syndrome. History of Disorder According to the National Down Syndrome Society (2013), during the early nineteenth century, John Langdon Down, an English physician, published an accurate description of a person with Down syndrome. It was this scholarly wok, published in 1866, that earned Down the recognition as the “father” of the syndrome. Although other people had previously recognized the characteristics of the syndrome, it was Down who described the condition as a distinct and separate entity. The United States Department of Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control...

Words: 10383 - Pages: 42