Michael Stewart Professor Gazzaniga College Writing 2 23 October 2012 Sleep is something most people love doing‚ yet nobody seems to get enough of it. What people are not aware of are the significant benefits a good night’s sleep can have‚ not only on oneself‚ but also on the world as a whole. A good night’s sleep not only keeps people healthier‚ more creative and mentally alert‚ it’s also a crucial aspect of maintaining a well-rounded functioning society. Sleeping well plays a vital role
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Sleep is a physical and mental resting state in which a person becomes relatively inactive and unaware of the environment. In essence‚ sleep is a partial detachment from the world‚ where most external stimuli are blocked from the senses. Normal sleep is characterized by a general decrease in body temperature‚ blood pressure‚ breathing rate‚ and most other bodily functions. In contrast‚ the human brain never decreases inactivity. Studies have shown that the brain is as active during sleep as it
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Importance of Sleep : Six reasons not to scrimp on sleep A recent survey found that more people are sleeping less than six hours a night‚ and sleep difficulties visit 75% of us at least a few nights per week. A short-lived bout of insomnia is generally nothing to worry about. The bigger concern is chronic sleep loss‚ which can contribute to health problems such as weight gain‚ high blood pressure‚ and a decrease in the immune system’s power‚ reports the Harvard Women’s Health Watch. While more
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Essay 3: Human Sleep Modern life is full of busy things we do‚ but we all can agree that sleep is one of our favorite things to do. Almost every person would love to spend a whole day in bed. But in our time people choose staying up late and wake up early. There are just too many things to do‚ appointments‚ deadlines‚ and the rest of the world does not go off of our own schedule. Therefore‚ the majority of the population of the United States is sleep deprived. Although the
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Do you get enough sleep? Persuasion Speech Kayla Frye • https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=SVQlcxiQlzI Sleep helps you learn more efficiently • During sleep‚ while your body rest‚ your brain processes information from the day and forms memories. • Studies show that information after 2am is not processed that night. • Although scientist don’t know the direct correlation‚ it appears to affect the hippocampus and neocortex. Sleep deprivation leads to obesity • During a Harvard study researchers
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The greatest invention ever made. Have you ever wondered what the greatest invention is? Well‚ if you come to think about it‚ school is actually the greatest invention ever made. School was invented in Egypt around 3000BC. It was so that young boys and girls could go there to learn how to read and write. Nowadays school is for people who are determined and have a purpose in life. Teachers help students learn about things in life. The basic subjects of a school are mathematics‚ English‚ Science
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Importance of Sleep to Humans Try to imagine the following scenarios. A man just ran his Ford F-150 truck into the subcompact car in front of him‚ all because he was “nodding off” behind the wheel. Two blocks down the street is a seriously depressed businessman‚ considering ending it all‚ buy jumping from the roof of his high-rise office building. Downstairs‚ in the same building‚ is a woman at work with a terrible headache. She is having a hard time concentrating on tasks she normally would
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The importance of sleep‚ nutrition‚ and exercise Many students today ask why they are so tired all the time. It also seems that people in college become more stressed out either because of grades or because of work. All people need to do is get the right amount of sleep‚ eating well‚ and exercise in order to feel better about themselves and feel good in general. This is not a short process. Most experts say that it takes about twelve weeks in order to see results. But‚ it is guaranteed that
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Enough is enough The United States for the past 100 years has been a forward presence around the world. America’s foreign policy has had many successful missions providing humanitarian aid to countries suffering from natural disasters and inhabitable living conditions. America is also first to respond to countries that are on the brink of war‚ providing military assistance and assets to help spread democracy around the world. But at what cost is America willing to go to‚ to help these countries
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important for kids to get a good night sleep 1. Sleep is restorative for the brain. 2. Too little sleep can lead to weight gain by altering levels of the hormones that regulate satiety and hunger‚ leading to overeating‚ overweight‚ and obesity. 3. Growth hormone is secreted during slow wave sleep. 4. Insufficient sleep is associated with a higher incidence of behavioral problems‚ especially attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 5. Sleep disruption caused by snoring in
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