TRANSITION: First, let’s take a look at the scientific view behind dreams.
The National Sleep Foundation reported that eighty percent of teenagers get too little sleep. Teens normally require about nine to nine and a half hours of sleep, but they average to only seven hours a night. During sleep is typically said to be a person’s best thinking hours. Why is this? Believe it or not, dreams are a sign that your brain is working even when you are asleep. During Rapid Eye Movement, or REM, is when we dream most vividly. According to some researchers, dreams have no meaning whatsoever, but others say dreams are symbols of troublesome issues in our waking lives. Natalie Angier, a Columnist for the New York Times, describes how the brain works when we are asleep. For instance she states, “The primary visual cortex is the part of the brain that receives signals from the visuals of the outside world, which is dormant. Then you have your secondary visual cortex, which