Narcolepsy

Most of the world knows of Harriet Tubman from her courageous, but most of all determined, adventures during the time while slavery still existed. She was an amazing woman who wanted to fight in the ongoing war for freedom that was between the slaves and their owners. Being a slave, Tubman had seen and been through a lot of suffering because of that. Tubman, along with the rest of the slaves, was tired of the constant suffering and feeling as if being an African American meant that she was a…

A major tragedy in American History occurred known as Salem Witch Hunt. In the year of 1692, 150 women and men had been accused, tortured, arrested, put to trial and charged with the crimes of witchcraft. The Salem witchcraft incident began when two young girls, nine-year old Elizabeth Parris and eleven year old Abigail Williams began to have strange fits. Samuel Parris did not believe that his daughter and niece were bewitched. However, Physician William Griggs believed, “the girls were under…

My view on relationships isn’t what I would wish it could be. I wish I could say that I firmly believe that two people can love each other forever and things won’t fall apart. I wish I could say that happiness could exist in one space for a lifetime, but I haven’t seen it happen yet. My belief in that is limited, I hope with my entirety that one day I will be able to look back on my life and realize that I was happy and that while there are always rough patches, I had a wonderful relationship…

High school students that drop out are less likely to be successful, because they make less money and they 're more likely to get into trouble with the law and they have higher unemployment rates. (steve s) A high school dropout earns about $200,000 less than someone who has graduated and a high school diploma, “A high school dropout makes $19,000 a year a high school graduate makes $51,000 a year, a college graduate will make one million more than a high school graduate.”(Janel davis) In two…

stimulus goes into the brain and changes chemistry that allows human to concentrate and overcome the hyperactivity. Ritalin, another drug that contains methylphenidate, is used to treat not only ADHD but also ADD (attention deficit disorder) and narcolepsy (sleeping disorder) . These drugs really do change people 's lives. According to NAMI (National Allience on Mental Illness) Ritalin has the affect on brain chemistry right away, which means kids and adults can live a normal social life…

In the summer of 1970 Stanford launched the first Sleep Disorder Clinic. The major clinical interest at this time was focused on managing patients that suffered from narcolepsy, they provided diagnostic and treatments for such individuals. In 1972 researchers started shifting focus on a new phenomena of recording respiratory and cardiac data to the all-night observations list. It was during this period of time when scientist…

Sleep is very important to a human and helps to nightly reset the brain. If teenagers aren’t getting enough sleep their health, education, and mental health are at risk. Sleep disorders have proven to be very common among teens, and their lack of sleep is impacting their daily lives. A lack of sleep can influence school, personal life, and behavior. Teenagers are constantly deprived of sleep, which leads to a limited ability to learn, listen, and concentrate. Sleep deprived teens are…

Brian Versoza Mrs. York English 4 10/18/16 The Importance of Sleep Sleep is something that many of us take for granted nowadays. Everyone all around the world has to sleep because it 's basically required. It 's a necessity for human beings. People don 't realize how crucial it is to have a well rested mind in order to get through the day. Sleep is a very important aspect for sustaining a healthy lifestyle and having a fully functional body. Sleep plays a very important role in physical health…

The moon filtering through the drapes seemed to mock her inability to sleep. Allyson tried to absorb the silence and stillness of the night, hoping she could coax herself to finally drift off. But it was all in vain; no sleep was in sight. A piercing sound shattered the darkness; it was her alarm. “Gosh… it is 8.00 A.M. already; looks like it is another day at work with dark circles under my eyes.” She thought… Americans today are encountering the same trouble going to sleep at night. Some…

The notion of extraterrestrials has been a big concept around the world. Most people believe that Area 51 is a military base where scientist carry out experiments on aliens, fake the moon landing, and many other conspiracies. After overlooking the wonders and conspiracies of both aliens and Area 51, articles show that there has not been any real evidence to prove that aliens exist. Many people believe that aliens exist or that they have visited earth and are being tested. In 2011, an article on…