Polyphasic sleep

The Pumpkin Which Wanted to Become a Chariot It was close to midnight when Betty the pumpkin was deeply asleep when she was awoken by an intense light. She slowly opened her eyes and asked her fellow pumpkin who was right next to her. -What is that? -Shhhhhhhhh- her neighbor said-, I’ll tell you in a minute, I’m trying to listen. Betty saw two women talking, one of them was a beautiful young lady dressed in rags, her clothes were old and stained; the other was a bright lady, literally. As a…

INTRODUCTION: I. Take a moment and think about students’ activities besides formal study? Lying on bed all the time? Wasting time for online game? Gossip with friend? II. The subject I am going to talk today is one of the activity that could incurred maximum benefit to the student, which is part-time job. III. The information I am going to share with all of you mostly from my own experiences and currently I am a part time agent in the field of online marketing IV. I came into this…

Prompt #3: Compare and/or contrast yourself with one of the main characters in the book. The main character of Laura Hillenbrand’s novel Seabiscuit: An American Legend is a racehorse for which the title is named. Throughout the novel, Seabiscuit proves a very intriguing horse with many endearing and some undesirable traits. I feel that I am quite similar to the racing hero referred to as, the Biscuit. Seabiscuit and I have very similar behavioral patterns. When Seabiscuit is younger and…

for taller people because there’s plenty of room for them to stretch out. In addition, California king size beds are long enough for you to let your cat or dog sleep at the end of your bed. Disadvantages While a California king size bed is longer, it is also more narrow than a standard king size bed. This means that couples need to sleep a little closer together than they would in a king size bed. Additionally, California king size bedding is more difficult to find than standard king size…

only friend, Denny leave. Imagine if you lived in an airport and you had no friends, but you still kept a good attitude. My final reason is that, Andrew has to change terminals every single night, he has to sleep in a different area every night. Like I said before but imagine if you had to sleep in a different area every single night, you would be so mad and so tired of moving around, but Andrew still kept a good…

states of sleep and wakefulness seem to come without much thought or effort. Yet the transitions to these states, both neurologically and biologically, is far more complex than simply lying down and falling asleep. Scientists have only just been able to grasp basic understandings of human sleep patterns, but what they know has brought the concept of sleep from a daily ritual to a vast science. The following will look into the neurobiology of human sleep, states of wakefulness and sleep, and…

It quickly went from a nice, fun, vacation to a painful, terrible, nightmare. Just about every year before school starts while my mom has meetings for teachers, my dad takes my sister and I on a small, five day trip to different places. This year, we decided to go to St Louis. Little did I know that this trip would soon turn south very, very, fast. It was the middle of August, 2013. I believe it was around the 13th. My dad, sister, and I were on our way to St Louis to do various activities…

Setting three different alarms, placing my waiver near the front door, wearing my thick cotton pants, hoodie, and socks, I would then lie fast asleep in bed. Waking up to the nettlesome sounds of my alarms ringing in my ears, rubbing the sand from my eyes, walking to the bathroom, I instinctively move both of my arms to cover my eyes from the shining bulbs that illuminate the bathroom. As I get ready for the morning, the sun is still shining on the other side of the world and everyone is still…

from, I am not sure. I had never experienced abduction before, nor had I ever witnessed one. Maybe I just watched too much TV. Regardless, it was a very real fear of mine and it seemed to come alive at night while I would be in my bed attempting to sleep. I can recall waking up in the middle of the night as a child and…

My First Day of School in Kindergarden “Click” Good morning Natalie! Wake up! my mom said excitedly. My mom is a very loving and happy kind of person who always thinks positively. I groaned to indicate to my mom that I was awake. I just laid there in my bed tired and unwilling to get up, my mom decided to change me because she saw how sleepy I was. I woke myself up a bit but I was half asleep most of the time when my mom was changing me out of my pajamas. I would always jump once in a while…