2-Year Old Still Not Walking… Shows No Interest!?

My son is approaching his 2nd birthday, and still isn’t walking. We’ve taken him to the pediatrician to have him looked at & nothing is wrong with his motor skills or his muscular development. We’ve tried holding his hands through the house & at stores… Also, we’ve done the walker thing both stationary & mobile. Tried ride-alongs & propping him along our couch, etc. Still no effort. Has no desire to walk at all. He is mobile though, he scoots wherever he wants to go… & Fast! Gets into everything, so I know it’s not a mental handicap or anything… I just don’t understand… Anyone else out there having this problem? It’s tough listening to other parents talk about their 8 month olds that are taking their first steps & ours is still sitting… Don’t understand… Feels like I’ve failed to teach him!

can someone please help me with 2 male questions?

it is 2 questions from my homework and i don’t know what the answer is.

1.The ___________is a muscular organ that stores urine.
A. rectum
B. urethra
C. scrotum
D. bladder
E. seminal vesicle

2._______________ is responsible for the development of male characteristics, including: muscle mass and stregth, fat distribution, bone mass and the sex drive.
A. Estrogen
B. Progesterone
C. Testosterone
D. Nyacin

Hows my story so far?

I got bored ^_^
So… here ya go !

When you spend your childhood practically worshiping someone, the day they turn on you can be a smack in the face. When you spend your life looking up to someone, the day they leave can feel so confusing. When both of these things happen all at once, life its self can seem impossible.

Amelia Katherine Imogene was a phenomenal woman. Not once did she ever make me sad, or scare me. She had a loving touch and a warm heart. I felt extremely lucky to be able to call her my mother.
Her favorite things to do were baking, painting, and reading. She loved wearing flowery dresses in the summer and had naturally curly, sandy blonde hair. She tanned easily and had a face full of freckles. She always told me stories about her life. In high school she won the talent show four years in a row for her singing. In middle school she joined the swimming team and loved it. She was raised by a single mother and had two older sisters. Church was a tradition on Sunday mornings and every holiday had a celebration. When I was little, we held hands and walked around the neighborhood in our costumes, ready for Halloween and candy, while daddy stayed home and handed out the treats. One summer afternoon, I was riding my bike up and down the street while she was working on the garden. I was almost to the end of the road when I heard her voice calling for me. My heart raced. I thought something was wrong and raced home. I pulled up, threw my bike down and ran up to her garden, only to see her standing there, smiling at me with a small kitten in her hands. She explained that he looks very young and probably didn’t have a mom, so he needed a place to stay. That night I made a bed in the corner of my room for him while mom made up fliers, just in case he already had a family. Turned out that he didn’t have one, and I still own him to this day. His name is Gulliver.
My father was a hard working man. He spent the day working with a construction and roofing crew. Some days when me and mom were driving to the grocery store, we would drive by the new housing development at that time and see if we could find him. There he would be, standing on the roof, sun shining down on his tan muscular arms. He looked like a superhero or a warrior, giving out orders and wiping the sweat from his brow. He loved to wrap me up in tons of layers and take me outside to play in the snow. We built a snowman every year. He played guitar and taught me all I know. Him and my mom would sit in the living room and sing some country or old rock songs. He was the life of the parties my mom threw. He would tell funny stories, using his arms to gesture and act out the scenes. After I was sent to bed, they would all gather around a small bon fire. Sometimes, I would watch them from my upstairs window. They were so happy and had so many friends.
My house is a large home. It has so much space and room to grow. Its nestled back behind a few trees in the country part of Pennsylvania. The yard is large and the woods provide great places for hide and go seek. This was especially great when my little sister Sophia was born. I was four years old and could not wait. Mother would tell me about how I could help her care for little Phia once she was around. She was born healthy, with honey colored eyes and strawberry blonde hair. Years went by and life was great. Me and Phia grew up together and went to school together. Mom and dad loved each other and life couldn’t have been better. But I soon learned that not everything can be great forever. Sometimes, bad things happen, especially to the good people. The rug you are standing on is yanked out from under you and you’re sent tumbling to the floor, scrambling to get back up. But nothing is ever the same. Your balance is off, your knees and elbows hurt from the impact, and you feel a sense of embarrassment. “Why didn’t I see that coming?” You ask yourself. You look around to see if anyone saw your blunder, hoping no one did, only to find that everyone saw, and they’re laughing.

Does this draw you in at all?
What do I need to work on?
Do you want to know more about the story/characters?

Please and thanks ya’ll : )

Am I a good candidate for a school like Penn, Yale or Georgetown?

Hey there Thanks for stopping by on this question! I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to help me.

So basically, my dream is to get into the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. I want to major into something dealing with business so I feel like Wharton would be ideal for me. Other Ivies are being looked at, as well as Duke, Northwestern, Georgetown and the University of Michigan. So here’s my resume. Feel free to comment, criticize, ask for more info, etc! I am currently just wrapped up my junior year.

Current year: Junior
Residence: Michigan
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted: I think it’s a 4.5? I could be wrong.
ACT Composite: 33
?ACT Reading: 36
?ACT Math: 35
Rank: Top 5%. I believe I am 5th or 6th out of about 400. Our school only does percentages anyway.

APs Taken/Plan to Take (Scores haven’t come out yet):
?AP Calc (BC)
?AP English
?AP European History
?AP Macroeconomics
?AP Microeconomics
?AP Physics (B)
?AP Psychology
?AP Spanish
?AP U.S. Government
?AP World History

Honors Classes:
?Honors Algebra II
?Honors American History
?Honors American Literature
?Honors Chemistry
?Honors Geometry
?Honors Physics
?Honors Pre-Calc
?Honors World Literature
?”Honors” Spanish (One year ahead of scheduled foreign language)

SAT II’s:
?World History (June scores have not been posted yet)
?Math II (June scores have not been posted yet)
?Spanish (In October)
?Literature (In October)

Other Classes Pertaining to Business:
?Accounting
?Economics
?Independent Study in Marketing
?Marketing

Clubs/Sports/Other:
?Asian Community Engagement (11-12)
?DECA, A Marketing Club (10-12) – 4th place (10) and 1st place (11) at the State Conferance; Honorable Mention (10&11) at the International Conferance
?Honor Roll (9-12)
?Model United Nations (11-12) – Ambassador Extraordinare (11)
?National Honor Society (11-12) – President (12)
?Student Leadership (10-12) – In charge of Class Elections, Spirit Court Elections, Staff Appreciation Committees
?Varsity Tennis (11-12)
?Volunteer Impact Program (11-12) – Secretary (11) & President (12)
?Winterfest Princess for the Class of 2010 (11) – Elected as Most Spirited, representing the Class of 2010 during Winterfest Spirit Week
?Most likely will be Prom Chair next year. And I will do my best to audition to be a grad speaker.

Out of School:
?Dance (Age 4-15)
?Kumon Math & Reading Program (Age 4-15) – Completed both the Math and Reading Programs
?Piano (Age 4-15) – Numerous Awards/Completion Awards

Work:
?Kumon Math & Reading: May 2009 – May 2010
?School Store: Sept 2007 – June 2008

Summers:
?Previous to Freshmen year: Went to Mediterranean Europe (Italy, Croatia, Spain, Monaco) learning the culture and the history
?Between Freshmen and Sophomore year: Went to Baltic Europe (Russia, Estonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark) learning the culture and the history. Also, volunteered at a local church
?Between Sophomore and Junior year: Attended CTD (Center of Talent Development) at Northwestern University, taking a 3 week class of AP European History and able to master the course in those three weeks. It was…intense. Haha. Also, volunteered at a local church
?Between Junior and Senior year: Going to Alaska. Working at Kumon. Planning a few charity events to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association for the 2009-2010 school year. Volunteering at a local church

Schools Applying/Considering Applying to:
?Duke University
?Georgetown University
?Michigan State University
?Northwestern University
?Princeton University (Just for the heck of it :])
?University of Michigan (Preferably Ross Business School)
?University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
?Yale University (Just for the heck of it. Haha)

My Health Questions… Please help me haha?

1. What is a typical reason that a two-year-old should see a health care provider?

to be assessed for cancer
to receive an immunization
to have a Pap smear
to have blood work for cholesterol done

2. While visiting your grandmother, you notice she loses her balance easily, has slurred speech, and is confused. Why should you get professional help from her health care provider?

She may be having a stroke and needs immediate care.
She may be bleeding and require an immediate transfusion.
She may have need for the influenza vaccination to prevent further symptoms.
She may require a shot of insulin to regulate her blood sugar.

3. An injection of which of the following can help to the body improve one’s own immunity and life-long resistance to specific types of infectious diseases?

hormones
vaccinations
chemotherapy drugs
antibiotics

4. Which of the following diseases is best described by chronic pain and swelling in the joints?

osteoporosis
Paget’s disease
arthritis
Down’s syndrome

5. Which health care professional would be responsible for providing an ultrasound to a pregnant woman to visualize the fetus and its development?

phlebotomist
registered nurse
dietitian
radiologic technician

6. What is hypertension?

high blood pressure
plaque buildup inside arteries
ruptured arteries in the brain
death of heart muscle

7. Which birth defects occurs when the roof of the mouth does not fuse together?

Muscular Dystrophy
Spina Bifida
Down’s Syndrome
Cleft Palate

8. The loss of which hormone contributes to osteoporosis?

insulin
oxytocin
estrogen
thyroxine

9. Which of the following behaviors will not help reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease?

using sunscreen
maintaining a healthy weight
exercising regularly
eating a low-fat diet

10. Which of the following might best describe how people with asthma feel during an asthma attack?

they have a migraine headache
they have increased sinus pressure
they are having problems with their bowels
they are trying to breathe through what feels like a small straw

11. When the body doesn’t produce insulin, what is the effect?

cells absorb too much glucose and the blood sugar is low
cells don’t absorb enough glucose and the blood sugar is high
cells produce too much glucose and the body uses fat for energy
cells don’t produce enough glucose and the body stores fat

12. What can people do to reduce their risk of developing type 2, or adult-onset, diabetes?

reduce salt intake
wear sunscreen or protective clothing when outside
take insulin regularly
eat a healthy diet and maintain a proper body weight

13. What can people do to reduce their risk of developing skin cancer?

reduce salt intake
wear sunscreen or protective clothing when outside
take insulin regularly
eat a healthy diet and maintain a proper body weight

14. What is the most prominent and preventable risk factor contributing to lung cancer?

air pollution
no insulin produced
lack of exercise
smoking

15. What is the single, most effective means of breaking the chain of infection?

wearing gloves when in direct contact with people
using disposable tissues for the cold or flu
washing hands frequently throughout the day
cooking and storing foods at their proper temperature

16. Which condition best describes atherosclerosis?

cancerous tumor growths on the hands
scar tissue developing after surgery
fatty plaque and cholesterol buildup inside arteries
high blood pressure

17. How is brain tissue destroyed by a stroke?

A blocked artery deprives part of the brain of oxygen.
The heart stops beating and therefore blood circulation to the brain stops.
Trauma to the skull causes swelling and pressure on the brain.
The lungs are filled with fluid, causing abdominal swelling.

18. A fifty-two-year-old woman feels a squeezing, crushing pain in her chest. The pain also extends to her left arm, neck, and shoulder. She is short of breath. What is she suffering from?

diabetes mellitus
a stroke
a heart attack
breast cancer

19. What is metastasis?

swelling because of fluid retention in the abdomen
cancer cells leaving a tumor and invading other parts of the body
breathing into an inhaler to open up the airways
using a b