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    A dream is “a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep”, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. However, many people don’t know that there are diverse dreaming possibilities, or that some people perceive dreams differently than others; also, dreams have a deeply rooted meaning in the subconscious. I chose to write about dreaming because I often experience bizarre and at times sporadic dreams that I wanted to learn more about. Particular people dream in particular…

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    about fifteen to thirty minutes. Then we return to stage two and with high frequency, low amplitude waves in which they resemble those of wakefulness. We then enter stage five, during this time in rem sleep increased heart rate and blood pressure, rapid, and irregular breathing occur, this is about twenty to twenty five percent of our night’s sleep. After ten to twenty minutes of REM sleep the cycle starts again. Rem periods toward the early morning typically typically last for a half hour an…

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    Dreams are an essential part of our sleep. They are a series of thoughts, images and sensations occurring in a person’s mind while they are asleep. Often when we have dreams whether good or bad and when we wake up it’s hard to remember what the dream was about. Scientists define dreams as hallucinatory images. According to Myers, REM dreams are “hallucinations of the sleeping mind and are vivid, emotional and bizarre, so vivid that we can confuse them with reality.” For example, if we dream…

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    Dreams can sometimes feel so real and when they do; boy, it can be very scary. A few nights ago I was having a really bad dream - a nightmare you could say. I don't remember exactly what was happening in the dream but what I do recall is being aware that I was dreaming. That alone was very strange because I've never had a dream where I knew it wasn't real while it was happening. My dreams have always felt very real and I’ve always been helplessly trying to figure out an escape. I wanted to…

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    his neck and start to squeeze” (Bower). Our conscious brain slips into unconsciousness as we fall asleep or transitioning into wakefulness. Fantasy and reality blur and people often report hearing or seeing things that are not there. During rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, where dreaming occurs. We become immobile and would endanger ourselves and our sleeping partners if we were not.Waking up during REM, unable to move,…

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    For your brain to be awake yet your body asleep can be a terrifying experience that many people must live with. The average person sleeps for around a third of their lifetime, thus, to have that time disturbed by sleep paralysis can run people’s lives both mentally and physically. The three main parts of sleep paralysis include, visual, auditory and tactile hallucinations. All three factors are quite scarring and feel extremely realistic. The overall sensation of sleep paralysis can cause people…

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    July-Day 18 I can barely pull myself out of bed today, it's cold outside the blankets that have kept me safe since my descent to dreamland where I have been since 6:30 PM. I've slept for 12 hours and I want to keep sleeping. I want to stay in bed where nothing happens to any extremes. I dreamt of lighthouses and the light it casts out over the clear blue gulf sending a signal of safety to those passing by. I wonder about all the things that are like lighthouses to me. I think of the time Alex…

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    and biological features of the landscape, and how the landscape regulate the movement and accumulation of resources (David, 2017). So, we can know the infiltration rates, sediment deposition, runoff volume and net losses of soil and organic matter caused by runoff. Then we can measure how biomass effect runoff and protect soil. We also did exotic pasture LFA, and a grassy sward represented a single patch. By…

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    The collars use were neck loop transmitters and body loop transmitters and were 5% or less of the quail’s body mass. Some birds were released in pairs, while other birds were released alone. Some birds were also kept overnight and released in a different location within a 24-hour period. All quail died within 16 days of the study. Factors contributing to quail fatality were predation, stress, and poor habitat condition. Montezuma Quail rely on cover to escape from predators, and poor habitat…

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    trends in population estimates for some plant and animal species in each environment Examine trends in population estimates for some plant and animal species within an ecosystem Justify the use of different sampling techniques to make population estimates when total counts cannot be performed Identify some adaptations of living things to factors in their environment Identify and describe in detail adaptation of a plant and an animal from the local…

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