Relative deprivation

Does your kid function well with the 4-5 hours of sleep they get when they finish studying? In the article, “Our Kids Need More Sleep” by Valerie Erde. The author states how kids who do not get enough hours of sleep don’t do as well as other who sleep 8-10 hours. I agree with the author’s statement because research has been committed where it shows that kids have done better when they get enough hours of sleep, from my own experience, students are more capable of higher academic performance,…

“Adolescent Brain Development and Drug Abuse” 1. Adolescents seem to show diminished sensitivity to intoxication. Alcohol promotes social competitiveness, novelty seeking and feel more pleasurable social experience, less shy, in teens than adults. Alcohol affects the adolescent brain by causing poor impulse control, favoring low-effort while still seeking thrills, and a heightened sensitivity to social benefits of intoxication. It also seems to do more brain damage in their frontal cortex and…

When you where a teenager do you remember being late to class and nodding out. The latest research has shown that teenagers experience a change in there internal sleep clocks. So that waking up early and going to sleep early are difficult. Consider some benefits in starting school later in the day. Coming to school later would allow students to be more rested, preform better in class's and have a stronger relationship with their classmates and teachers. First of all, if students…

Garry has returned following a repeat diagnostic sleep study combined with a multiple sleep latency test. The overnight study revealed a sleep latency of seven minutes with good sleep efficiency of 80%. Almost eight hours of sleep was recorded. Again there was no evidence of obstructive sleep apnoea or periodic limb movements. Oxygen saturation was slightly reduced during the first half of the study at around 90% but this improved to 95% during the latter pasts. The ECG rhythm strip again…

Wellness is when both your mental and physical self are in good condition. Staying well is very hard to do in college. Every day in college is stressful, so staying mentally well is difficult but very important. When you are no longer mentally well, your physically wellness takes a toll. You know that you are doing well when you have energy and your body feels overall in tip top shape. Winter is a very hard time to feel in your tip top shape because it’s hard to stay awake. I personally feel…

Another study has shown that taking electrical devices, like a cell phone, to bed during the night can affect sleeping patterns. The handheld devices emit a blue LED light that tricks the brain into staying awake longer. The brain produces a chemical hormone called melatonin that prepares the body for sleep. The light from the screen however throw a person’s internal clock off and make them stay awake. Why does the blue light keep people up? A study in 2002 found that light signals in our eyes…

Program Description Dalai Lama said “our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them at least don’t hurt them”. These words resound strongly and express tremendously the importance of programs such as my Safe Sleep Live Child hospital based SIDS awareness and education program. The primary purpose of my program is to reduce the risk of injury or death to infants while sleeping. To better teach inexperienced parents, it has been recommended that “instruction,…

I am a leader. I am a leader. I kept telling myself as my eyes softened and my mind lulled into the long sleep. That day Jack told me to go away—to stop following him. What could I do? What could I say? He was my best friend; I stood in my impotent stance, complied, and walked away. Later, I mused on the thought that my other friends perceived me the same way jack did. I laid still in the darkness hoping that a good-night sleep would calm myself and things would return to normal. I then drifted…

Society’s Dystopia Once, on a Cold Winter Day, A Tragedy Happened: John found his friend dead in his own house. John called the police and said he was just passing by Jack’s house when he decided to drop by to see him. He had been knocking and ringing the bell for a long time. However, all was silent. Perhaps Jack wasn't at home? But John could very well see the light in the room through a frozen window. He breathed on the ice window glass and saw Jack on the floor. Unexpectedly for John,…

Yaohui Yang Writing How Later School Start Time Benefits Students In today’s society, many students are facing chronic health issues like sleep deprivation and delaying school start time might just be the solution. A recent study suggests that teens need an average span of 9 hours of sleep per night for optimal academic performance, and a later school starting time would ensure that students could get the essential 9 hours of sleep. Delayed school start time also comes with many benefits,…