Circadian rhythms

The issue with sleeping is that quiet environment is necessary. In the story “Park bench vacation” by Italo Calvino, the main character Marcovaldo also chose the wrong to sleep. There is not a forest close to his apartment, so he decides to sleep in a park for the night in order to experience serenity. Unfortunately, the bench on which he wants to sleep is occupied by a couple of lovers. After a while, he can lie down on the bench, but the light of a traffic light, the noise made by a team of…

As I was laying in bed hugging my teddy bear looking up at the wall, I continue listening to the music echoing from outside my room. It was 8’ o'clock and even though I was already tired, the need for staying up stayed with me. I stare and see the big wooden door wondering why I had to go to sleep while everyone was awake. “Sure I was being mean and started crying, but I want to listen to music! I want to party! I’m four years old, I can do whatever I want,” I thought angrily. Suddenly, I roll…

Sleep is necessary to our survival. To be well rested, the average adult needs 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night, but the average adult only sleeps less than 7 hours a night.1 There are two types of sleep: rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM sleep, which has three stages.1 There are many things that may effect the quality of sleep, caffeine being one of them. The effects of caffeine on sleep has been studied in many experiments.2-5 In all the studies, it has been found that caffeine alters the…

According to health websites, a healthy person needs between seven and a half to nine hours of sleep each night. An individuals natural sleep clock tells when it is time to be awake and when it’s necessary to sleep. Many high schools have considered shifting their hours to later in the morning to prevent from disrupting student’s natural sleep clocks. High school classes should not change to begin later in the day, to accommodate teenagers natural sleep clocks, because it will interfere with…

For the past two weeks I have done an experiment based on how many naps I take per day, verses how my energy level is on a scale of 1-5. Throughout these two weeks, doing the experiment has not been the easiest. I predicted that the more naps I take the higher my energy level would be. For the first week, my energy levels were at a high due to the fact that I was not in school because of spring break. But throughout the second week things started to go downhill because of my busy schedule.…

I’ve been up since four in the morning and I’m trying so hard not to fall asleep in my history class right now. I stayed up all night working on a project that was due today. Luckily, I finished it but that made drink three cups of coffee. That’s how I got up here, tired. I rubbed my eyes trying to stay awake. My eyes bloodshot red and hair tangled up in different angles. I know I was smarter than to fall asleep in class especially in history class. The teacher, Mr. Moran, is probably the…

He woke up as it was any other typical day, made breakfast, went to work, went out for a drink and found a young man to take home. Sitting his guest down and handing him another drink, he subtly slipped him a sedative and let him fall asleep. Carefully, he began to drill into the skull of his young guest and began to pour sulfuric acid in the newly made hole, all with the intentions of having a lifeless partner to fulfill all of his fantasies with. Shortly his companion would die and he would…

SpongeBob: (in his dream, krabby patties are falling from the sky) It’s raining krabby patties! Yeah! (runs around eating patties. Dream ends with SpongeBob chewing on his pillow then spitting it out. Stomach growls) A quick midnight snack and then it’s back to bed. (kicks the pillow on the ground and jumps on it. Sees Gary meowing in his sleep) Aww, sleep tight, my little angel. (tip-toes past Gary and down the stairs to the fridge) Ah, here it is. (grabs 'sea-nut butter' out of the fridge and…

Napping Essay Our world is becoming more and more fast-paced. I mean, there is virtually no time between anything we do, and by the end of the day, we are utterly exhausted. But what if there was a solution to all of this? What if we all took a 20 minutes to lie down and nap? On one side, people believe that naps are crucial in order to stay focused and alert, while others argue that naps are not the way to go. As a potent believer of taking naps, I believe that naps are critical to increase…

Many North Americans suffer from insomnia and other sleep disturbances. In fact, the Center for Disease Control in the US has declared poor sleep to be a hidden epidemic. The CDC warns sleep disorders are likely to create a health crisis in the near future. Perhaps surprisingly, few people see their doctors about insomnia, poor sleep, and other related disorders. Most try to treat insomnia with over-the-counter sleeping pills first. If this fails, people may seek prescription sleeping pills…