"A good night’s sleep can make or break your day"(Geisler). Getting at least eight hours of sleep per night is important to anyone’s health. Studies show that a person that gets eight or more hours of sleep per night performs better in school than a person that gets less than eight hours of sleep. A person that gets more sleep also has a healthier heart‚ less stress and a reduced risk of diabetes. Getting the recommended amount of sleep can improve a person’s memory‚ help control body weight issues
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lover‚ Margaret Atwood uses her poem “Variation on the word Sleep” to depict the feelings of love‚ lust and desire. Atwood uses the persona of someone who feels the need to protect as the narrator of her piece. He tone is intimate and personal and her use of imagery captures the audience as Atwood metaphorically describes the speaker’s yearning. Through the use of imagery and an intimate tone‚ Atwood shows multiple variations of the word sleep by incorporating three main themes in the poem: love‚ lust
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High school is stressful as it is and when we don’t get to sleep well at night it’s even more stressful. Then wake up early the next day it’s hard for someone to focus completely. Having hours of homework‚ doing chores‚ and just spending time with family after school can’t be done .When you have to go to bed early and wake up at six o’clock the next day. If students would be able to get at least one more hour of sleep it would decrease many health issues‚ attendances issues ‚accidents and maybe even
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The amount of sleep that a healthy individual needs is largely determined by two factors: genetics and age. Genetics plays a role in both the amount of sleep a person needs‚ as well as his or her preference for waking up early (these are the so-called "larks‚" or morning-type individuals) or staying up late (these are the "owls‚" or evening-type people). Our internal biological clock‚ which regulates the cycling of many functions including the sleep/wake cycle‚ can vary slightly from individual to
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Revision Notes: Sleep Specification * Nature of sleep‚ including sleep stages and lifespan changes and lifespan changes in sleep. * Functions of sleep‚ including evolutionary explanations and restoration theory. Nature of sleep * Sleep is a different state of consciousness where responsiveness to the external environment is diminished. * It occurs daily as circadian rhythms and is composed of an Ultradian cycle of separate stages. * With the intention of the electroencephalograph
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long day at work you close your eyes and doze off to sleep you sleep as normal but then you begin to wake up and you open your eyes and you are completely aware of what’s is going on but you are unable to move. you begin to become frighten and attempt to cry out for help but you are unable to say a word and as you began to lay there you start to see strange and nightmare things that feel so real‚ this scary experience is called sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis is a phenomenon in which a person will find
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Sleep Deprivation‚ Disorders‚ and Drugs JoAnna Gonzales PSY/240 August‚ 18‚ 2013 Dean J. Marzofka Sleep Deprivation‚ Disorders‚ and Drugs Some people may not be aware of the effects or causes of sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation can affect one’s moods‚ behaviors‚ cognitive‚ and motor skills. The lack of sleep may be the result of one’s environment‚ a sleep disorder‚ or perhaps certain drugs. To gain a better understanding of sleep deprivation‚ we will examine the different sleep stages‚ common
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at least eight hours a sleep a night will make your life less complicated. Sleep deprivation is generally the cause of sleep disorders such as apnea‚ narcolepsy‚ and insomnia. Everyone knows without the proper amount of sleep‚ the mind will be groggy the next day‚ and as a result‚ many more mistakes will be made‚ meaning that you should get a full night’s rest before taking a test or a little nap before a long drive in a car. But scientists are beginning to realize that sleep is not just a mental recharge
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Sleep Deprivation among teenagers in our country is a very serious issue that is increasing at an alarming rate. Many people believe that as we grow older‚ we require less sleep‚ so a teenager would not need as much sleep as a child‚ but this is very untrue. In fact‚ at the beginning of puberty your body clock‚ or circadian rhythm‚ changes. When this happens‚ a teenager will want to go to bed around 10 or 11‚ whereas they used to go to bed around 8. Most teens do not fully understand how important
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Top 3 Reasons to Make 2016 the Year to Treat Your Sleep Apnea If the thought of getting a good night of sleep seems like either a distant memory or an unachievable fantasy – or both! – you may suffer from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a serious medical condition‚ and the consequences of allowing this health issue to go untreated could be harmful and even fatal. You and those who sleep near you do not need to spend another night sleeping fitfully. If you’ve been diagnosed with the condition or strongly
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