the blue whale. Mature bluewhales can measure anywhere from 75 feet (23 m) to 100 feet (30.5 m) from head to tail‚ and can weigh as much as 150 tons (136 metric tons). That’s as long as an 8- to 10-story building and as heavy as about 112 adult male giraffes! These days‚ most adult blue whales are only 75 to 80 feet long; whalers hunted down most of the super giants. Female blue whales generally weigh more than the males. The largest blue whale to date is a female that weighed389‚760 pounds (176
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knowledge on sleep but are still looking for better treatments * How can we sleep in different habitats? Underground‚ deep sea‚ and space * Recently discovered: people in a study on space sleeping found that the individuals went lethargic and had depression issues‚ didn’t move much and avoided crucial exercise (important because we don’t want to send depressed people on long voyages) * Origin of the word sleep: somnus (roman god of sleep) and hypnos (greek god of sleep)= part of the
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CASE 2: Long hours‚ hundreds of emails and no sleep: does this sound like a satisfying job? Observations: Characteristics of the 4 jobs were quite similar. John Bishop: good stable job‚ irregular long hours (90 to 100- hour work week)‚ no complaints‚ willing to take things to the extreme Irene Tse :good stable job‚ long hours (80 - hour work week)‚ no complaints‚ willing to take things to the extreme and highly motivated Tony Kurz : good stable job‚ long irregular hours‚ constant travels
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Shakespeare’ As You Like It: Effective Use of Sound In Jacques’ Speech As infamous as Shakespeare is‚ and as well known as his works are‚ some prose are just simply more extraordinary than the rest. There are many ways to look at Jacques speech‚ such as use of language or imagery yet‚ something we often do not reflect on is the sound of the prose. When reading this particular speech‚ the subject is directly related to the sounds Shakespeare has chosen. We are guided gracefully through the stages
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towards the best outcome. Having said that‚ I am satisfied with my current job as a financial analyst. It gives me enough motivation to stay into the organization and strength to present my views in different forums. The organization believes in my capabilities and does well to boost up my morals. There are a number of extra curricular activities and ample holidays to charge up for a tough routine. They say‚ as long as I have a want I have a reason to live‚ satisfaction is death. Everybody strives
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Sleep is one of the most important things a person does each day. It allows the body to rest and to replenish itself so that it is better able to serve its function of living. Yet many people who don’t have enough hours in the day to do everything have to cut out sleep before any other activity. This is especially true for teenagers‚ who most nights are frantically trying to finish writing essays and completing worksheets before the clock strikes twelve‚ or are busy participating in after school
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Sleep Apnea By: Matthew George Com/156 What if you were cutting years from your life away and what’s worse is happening while you sleep? Do you find yourself feeling fatigued over the daytime and people closest to you complain about your loud snoring at night? You could be like most Americans and have an undiagnosed sleeping disorder known as Sleep Apnea. “Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. You may have sleep apnea if you
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INCEST IN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE “Incest refers to inappropriate sexual activity between individuals who are considered to be too closely related socially or genetically. It is a social and cultural term‚ in other words‚ within any culture‚ any given sexual activity can in principle be categorized as either incestuous or non-incestuous (Webster 1).” At the very end of the novel‚ One Hundred Years of Solitude the contents of Melquiades’ scriptures are revealed and it is alas exposed
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February 27‚ 2013 Sleep Deprivation Effecting Lives? More people today have less access to sleep‚ than they did over a century ago. The question becomes‚ is the lack of sleep destroying lives? It would seem with access to a bed every night‚ people would have all the sleep they need. Yet‚ more students and hard working adults are barely making it to bed to get what is called “A full nights rest”. What are the reasons for this? Can‚ and should‚ the people be more aware what sleep deprivation could
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English Importance of sleep. Sleep is very important and beneficial part of our lives. Sleep helps us to have a better quality of life‚ but nowadays not sleeping well has become part of the lives of many people. The sleep needed is between 7 to 9 hours‚ but some people get 6 hours or less. Sleep deficiency can be presented at any time of our lives‚ as adult people‚ teenagers and even in children. Sleeping well helps us physically and mentally. It is known that sleep plays an important role and
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