According to the National Sleep Foundation‚ sixty percent of Americans have sleep deprivation‚ an outcome of today’s advanced technology. Improvements of the technology and realization of the imaginations offer people more choices to expend their limited amount of time: for example‚ cell phones‚ which are among the greatest inventions in the twenty-first century‚ let people listen to music‚ take pictures‚ and even watch TV shows. Because of those innumerable entertainment options‚ they leave their
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with sleep deprivation as much as they do partially because they choose to stay up late‚ but also because their bodies prefer staying up late. Teens would best serve themselves by falling asleep and waking up a couple hours after the rest of the world‚ but are prevented from doing so by early school schedules. The ensuing lack of sleep has lead to an epidemic of underperforming students whose symptoms are almost entirely preventable. Schools must recognize and adapt to the natural sleep patterns
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Importance of Good Night ’s Rest Using your text book as a pillow rather than a reference can help your chances of getting a better grade. Then why do students believe that pulling an ’all-nighter ’ before an exam will increase their chances of getting an ’A ’? It seems that in our society‚ sleep has come second to our daily routine‚ disregarding its importance for productivity. Many people are bogged down with errands‚ career issues and studying that sleep becomes overlooked. However‚ most of
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working and sleep deprived individuals in the education system‚ especially a student that aims for success. As a student advances in high school‚ their schedule becomes jam packed with homework‚ social activities‚ and managing puberty‚ so where does sleep fit in? It seems that sleep becomes the insignificant factor in the already busy and hard to manage schedule‚ but students are not to blame. Instead‚ the early morning start of many high schools‚ which can be altered‚ is to blame. Sleep is nearly
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Working thesis statement: Developing a proper sleep schedule is a challenging task for college students around the world‚ and it is imperative that we become informed on the importance of having time-management‚ regulating the number of activities you are involved in‚ and setting up a daily routine in order to stay on top of things given the hectic lives we face as students in order to reduce the effects of sleep deprivation. Purpose‚ audience‚ and form: This is an issue that is very relevant
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Sleep Apnea This article was on the warning signs of sleep apnea‚ how to distinguish it from normal snoring‚ and what you can do about it. There are many different types of sleep apnea from obstructive sleep apnea‚ central sleep apnea‚ and complex sleep apnea.Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common‚ central sleep apnea is the less common‚ and complex is a mixture of both obstructive and central. Sleep apnea is when breathing is disturbed during sleep. Breathing stops from 10-20 seconds and
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THE CAUSES OF SLEEP DISORDER Nowadays‚ having sleep disorders has become a norm for many people. As they cope with the fast-paced world‚ they tend to neglect the importance of having the right amount of sleep every day. There are sleep disorders among teenagers that affects between seven to ten percent of teenagers called Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder‚ also known as DNS. Most teenagers outgrow this disorder by the time they reach young adulthood. Less then one percent of adults are believed to have
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What is sleep? Sleep can be described in many different ways‚ but that does not mean that all of the definitions are correct. Sleep is a periodic‚ natural loss of consciousness where eyes are closed‚ nervous system relatively inactive‚ and muscles are relaxed. One sleep cycle is approximately 90 minutes.There are 4 different stages of sleep. The first 3 stages of sleep are called Non-REM stages. Non-REM stages are the stages where there is no rapid eye movement. Then the last stage is REM sleep where
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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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Although taboo in Western culture‚ co-sleeping is making a comeback. After the retraction of previous statements against co-sleeping‚ Dr. Richard Ferber‚ child sleep guru‚ has now sided with a family’s decision to share a bed with their infants. Although the American Society of Pediatrics warns that sleeping with your infant can increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome‚ the exact cause of SIDS is still unknown. The emotional benefits of sharing a bed with your baby can be enormous and some
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