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    Simmel and W.E.B. Du Bois have had a significant influence on important theories and ideas developed in the Social Sciences. Perhaps two of the most relevant and well-known concepts developed by both of these theorists are the concepts of “double consciousness” and “the stranger”. In this paper I will be analyzing both of these pieces of work to draw upon differences and similarities between the two. The similarities I will be elaborating on are the usage of the paradoxical figure‚ which both Simmel

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    Sleep and Memory

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    Running head: SLEEP AND MEMORY Sleep and Memory Maria del Rocio Gutierrez University of Texas at Brownsville Sleep and Memory We can define sleep as a period of rest and we can define immediate memory as an organism’s ability to store‚ retain‚ and subsequently retrieve information. Therefore if the organism rests for a period of time the ability to store‚ retain and retrieve information will be improved. This study will focus on how sleeping a minimum of 7 hours a day will reflect a notorious

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    Sleep Paralysis

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    Sleep Paralysis: Awake But Still Asleep A person may wake up and find himself unable to move or speak as if he is frozen. He also may hear footsteps‚ see a ghost-like creature‚ or feel someone sitting on his chest. Throughout the history‚ people considered this phenomenon as work done by evil spirits. However‚ the modern science can explain the terrifying event as a Sleep Paralysis. A Sleep Paralysis is possibly a hereditary disorder in which one experiences very frightening seconds or minutes

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    Sleep Disorders Sleep disorders are a part of more than 40 million American ’s lives. It is estimated that 60 percent of adults have sleep problems at least a few nights a week and as a result more than 40 percent of adults experience mild to severe daytime sleepiness. Children also experience sleep troubles‚ with 69 percent of kids presenting problems several nights a week. There are many variations of sleep disorders‚ including parasomnias. A parasomnia is a disturbance in the sleep

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    Sleep Deprivation

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    Running head: BASIC PERSPECTIVES ON MOTIVATION Basic Perspectives on Motivation: Evaluating Five Accounts for Sleep and Sleep Deprivation David Hickson University of Southern Queensland Abstract Sleep deprivation is prevalent in industrialized societies and has been linked to serious health issues and traffic accidents. This essay views sleep and sleep deprivation from five different motivational perspectives in order to gain a holistic understanding of the phenomena. From evolutionary

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    Toward the Modern Consciousness: Intellectual and Cultural Developments values and ideals that had been generated by the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment‚ Reason‚ Science‚ and progress were still important words modern technology as electric lights‚ phonographs‚ and automobiles new view of the physical universe ‚ an appeal to the irrational‚ alternative views of human nature‚ and radically innovative forms of literacy and artistic expression shattered old beliefs Developments in

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    bereaved. First and foremost of all the nice features of nature and delight. Happiness coming upon man when anxiety and passion of the day is over. " Tristram Shandy Introduction  The sleep state is defined as a reversible behavior accompanied by a perception disconnection state (Patrick Ealy. - 2009). In brief‚ sleep and rest is a common activity in humans. It is striking how even an individual´s typically rigid behavior changes to get out of quiet desperation and entering into dreams as a colorful

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    Benefits of Sleep

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    Good Nights Sleep Sleep is often the first thing people give up when life gets busy. People often forget what roles sleep play in our lives. In humans it has been demonstrated that metabolic activity of the brain decreases after 24 hours of sustained wakefulness. Lack of sleep can result in decreased immune system function‚ decreased body temperature as well as a decreased release of growth hormone. Variable heart rate increases can also be a sign of sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation

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    As James W. noted‚ ‘Consciousness‚ however small‚ is an illegitimate birth in any philosophy that starts without it‚ and yet professes to explain all facts by continuous evolution.’ So if someone assumes that newborn babies are conscious in some sense at birth‚ then it is possible to account for subsequent changes of consciousness. Newborn babies experience minimal consciousness which is the simplest‚ but still conceptually coherent‚ type of consciousness that counts for the behavioral evidence

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    iThe Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Individual Productivity Sleep is a basic necessity of life. The current 24-hour society‚ we use precious nighttime hours for daytime activities. In the past century‚ we have reduced the average sleep time by 20 percent and‚ in the past 25 years‚ added a month to the average annual work time (National Sleep Foundation‚ 1999). The sleep habits of society has changed but the bodies of individuals have not. Sleep problems have become a modern epidemic that

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