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    wake them. The whole incident is somehow forgotten by morning. This sleep parasomnia called a night terror can cause disruptions in relationships. For some‚ night terrors control their lives. The five to thirty minutes of terror (Iannelli) once or twice a month (Jones) usually disappear by the age of 12‚ once the nervous system has matured (What are Night Terrors?). After the age of 12‚ night terrors can translate into sleep walking‚ another sleeping parasomnia (Iannelli). For a teenager already

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    Shaleen The Reign Of Terror The Reign of Terror‚ also known just as “The Terror”‚ was a brief period of time in the French Revolution full of complete disaster and bloodshed. Over 20‚000 people were “officially” executed‚ while many died in jail‚ due to many causes‚ mainly consisting of an organization (Mythyloke; Britannica.com). On September 5th of 1793‚ the Revolutionary Government of France decided to make “ Terror” the order of the day and to take severe actions against those suspected

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    Reign Of Terror Reign of Terror is the period of the French revolution since September 5‚ 1793‚ to July 27 1794. It was a civil and a foreign war‚ where the government decided to terrify the people of France‚ and to take harsh consequences against those who were against the revolution‚ like the nobles and priests. The government forced terror in the hearts of the French. Approximately 40‚000 people die during the Terror. About 15% were the nobles and clergy. Another 15% were the middle class

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    Night Terrors "Every night around 10:30 Billy Bolts out of bed and starts screaming uncontrollably. I often find him running around his room looking frantic. I try to hold him‚ but he just pushes me away. I don’t understand what is happening. He looks terrified‚ and it frightens me" (Mindell 257). The above quote represents a classic episode of night terrors‚ or sleep terrors (the terms are interchangeable). Night terrors – called incubus in adults and pavor nocturnus in children (Durand

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    Sleep Terrors is categorized as a parasomnia associated with being aroused from a very deep sleep. In this disorder‚ the person with night terrors is neither fully asleep nor fully awake. The International Classification of Sleep Disorder (ICSD) defines sleep terrors as being characterized by a sudden arousal from slow-wave sleep with a piecing scream or cry‚ accompanied by autonomic and behavioral manifestations of intense fear. In what stage of sleep dose this happen and is this pasted on to your

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    Reign of Terror DBQ: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Terror as an instrument of the French Revolution. France was experience a great amount of change in the summer of 1793‚ when the Jacobins succeeded the moderates in the National Convention. With the radical Jacobins in power‚ the country was in tumult‚ and a Reign of Terror ensued due to a law of suspects that legalized local revolutionary committees. Because of this‚ thousands of people were killed by guillotine or other methods

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    developed into the Reign of Terror. The Reign of Terror was a period in the French revolution characterised by brutal repression and executions which took place from 1793 to 1794. It was a time of bloodshed and murder‚ aimed to destroy counter revolutionaries and conspirators‚ and attack foreign enemies‚ which resulted in the deaths of around 20‚000 to 40‚000 people‚ and was viewed by Robespierre as an inevitable period to stabilise France. The Reign of Terror was caused by the evolution of

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    Grace Halleck  1st hour   Why was the Reign of Terror not justified?    The Reign of Terror was not justified because it was not what the people of France wanted‚ which was equality. The government was not giving rights or actions they promised either‚ and both sides of the fight were put in serious danger. The Reign of Terror wasn’t justified due to many uncivil decisions made by the government which started a revolution of the people. In the Vendee region rebels fought against laws. The laws they

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    government would force the people to become virtuous republicans through a massive reeducation program. And thus began the Reign of Terror which had the purpose to eliminate opposition and to cow citizens into submission. For Robespierre‚ the Terror was necessary and inevitable to maintain the Republic by revealing the enemy within France. However‚ the Reign of Terror proved to be a distortion of revolutionary ideals because instead of helping the country to unify and obtain greatness‚ in essence

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    Jimmy is a normal‚ healthy 7-year old boy who lives in Mill Valley‚ California. He lives with both parents‚ and leads a comfortable life. Jimmy is about to experience a medical phenomenon called a night terror. This past week‚ Jimmy has been very active. His parents just bought him a new skateboard and he has been riding it quite often. Along with his skateboarding‚ Jimmy school‚ and chores at home. These various activities have put extra stress on his body‚ causing him to become vulnerable to

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