time when a person is inactive. Sleep is a required activity‚ not an option. Even though the precise functions of sleep remain a mystery‚ sleep is important for normal motor and cognitive function. We all recognize and feel the need to sleep. After sleeping‚ we recognize changes that have occurred‚ as we feel rested and more alert. Sleep actually appears to be required for survival. Rats deprived of sleep will die within two to three weeks‚ a time frame similar to death due to starvation. Most people
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“Co-sleeping (also known as bed sharing or "having a family bed") is the practice of having your infant in your bed with you during sleep” (Noelle). Co-Sleeping has become controversial in the United States although it has been popular in a lot of western culture. Americans tend to value independence‚ even in infants‚ so this makes the practice of sleeping with another somewhat a controversy. It can be said that sharing a bed with a sleeping baby can be seen as harmful to the child in that it may
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African Sleeping Sickness Human African Trypanosomiasis‚ known as sleeping sickness‚ is a vector-borne parasitic disease. Trypanosoma which are the parasites are protozoa transmitted to humans by tsetse flies. Tsetse flies live in Africa‚ and they are found in vegetation by rivers and lakes‚ gallery-forests and vast stretches of wooded savannah. Sleeping sickness occurs only in sub-Saharan Africa‚ in regions where tsetse flies are endemic. There are many regions where tsetse flies are found‚ but
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"Madonna" and "Venus" From Two Different Periods I have always been intrigued by the many depictions of "Madonna" and "Venus" therefore I chose to compare and contrast Parmigianino’s “Madonna of the Long Neck” from the mannerist style of the later Renaissance and Titian’s “Venus of Urbino” from Venetian Renaissance. First I will tell you a little bit about the historical background of both paintings‚ then I will prove my thesis by talking about exemplifies two artist’s style and the
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When we look at Giorgione Enthroned Madonna with Saints Liberale and Francis of Assisi produced during the 1500s we see a style and features prominent during the High Renaissance. Giorgione’s study of nature and teachings under Giovanni Bellini uses landscape to enhance the interpretation and mood within the painting. His incorporation of nature and elements found within everyday life help those to link religious concepts to that of earth. Another feature worth noting is the clarity as individuals
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Mariam Ahmad Art History 102 April 28‚ 2011 Artemisia Gentileschi‚ Venus and Cupid‚ ca. 1625-30. Oil on canvas‚ 38 x 56 5/6 inches. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts‚ Richmond‚ VA. Artemisia Gentileschi’s Venus and Cupid is a painting of an angel caressing a woman resting on the bed. In actuality‚ the painting is about Venus‚ the Goddess of Love‚ who is asleep in a very luxurious and classical environment. While she is asleep‚ Cupid diligently wields a peacock-feathered fan to keep away pests
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Many classic tales have origins and details so diverse and varied that one story tells but a fraction of what other stories might reveal. The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood‚ published by Charles Perrault in 1697‚ is no exception‚ but it does relay some common themes and familiar morals with an entertaining plot. This plot‚ however‚ is full of ambiguities and notes that are assumed to be taken for granted. For example‚ why did a king marry an ogress and how did they have a son? Why did this son not reveal
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J. Sleep Res. (2011) 20‚ 318–325 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2010.00871.x Insomnia and cardiovascular activity Sleep onset and cardiovascular activity in primary insomnia MASSIMILIANO DE ZAMBOTTI‚ NAIMA COVASSIN‚ GIULIANO DE MIN T O N A ‚ M I C H E L A S A R L O and L U C I A N O S T E G A G N O Department of General Psychology‚ University of Padova‚ Italy Accepted in revised form 14 June 2010; received 3 December 2009 SUMMARY The transition from wakefulness to sleep is characterized
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practice of co-sleeping has succeeded throughout human evolution and has continued over the years of our civilization despite controversy and the liability of infant deaths. Over the last couple of decades co-sleeping has become a major debate amongst parents in the United States‚ but I believe that pediatricians and parent educators should encourage co-sleeping with children. There has been a lot of disagreement between the benefits and risks associated with infant/parent co-sleeping. Advocates of
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areas of concern being co-sleeping with infants. There’s many perspectives of co-sleeping with an infant‚ ranging from professional healthcare providers and sleep-deprived parents wishing to catch some extra “z’s” during the night. Many healthcare professionals are urging parents to immediately stop co-sleeping‚ or to not even begin the co-sleeping process once the infant arrives home from the hospital. The many debatable points that are brought about when discussing co-sleeping with an infant are parents
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