Sleep deprivation

My mama, then repeatedly whispered to me that everything was going to alright… That it was all over now, but it didn’t matter. I was inconsolable. Casper, who I stilled carried and was nestled in between us let out a little, soft meow abruptly catching me off guard and making me smile and laugh a little. With my breathing still hitching I raised him up to my face to feel the warmth of his fur on my skin. “You’d think that after seventeen years of selfishly keeping her to yourself you…

An Elder exploitation alert was triggered on the weekly National Financial Services (NFS) Wealthscape Potentially Suspicious Activity Report (PSAR) exception report. CASE HISTORY As of January 15, 2003 Miss Constance Brown (the Client) has been a Client with VALIC Financial Advisors (VFA). Miss Brown currently has two (2) active accounts held with VFA with a combined total of $12,064.68. Mrs. Jennifer Braun-Blanco has been Miss. Brown’s appointed agent since July 16, 2015. The Client…

Introduction: Social Media addiction is a trend which is affecting more adolescents’ lives which increases the risk of anxiety and depression as well as damaging sleep patterns, furthermore increasing the chance of peer pressure (Udorie, 2015). A survey showed that girls did not fully understand social media addiction as 70% said they did not have social media addiction yet 50% of them used social media more than once a day (Appendix 1 & 2). A campaign was created in order to increase student’s…

Academic Cheating Statistics show that cheating among high school students has risen dramatically during the past 50 years (Cheating Fact Sheet). The cheating that goes on in schools has increased greatly due to students having stressful, time consuming jobs, what seems like neverending sports, or they may just be plain, old lazy. Students find themselves stuck in a pit often times with no clue what to do and in that case it is very easy to take someone else’s paper and write down their answers…

Best time of your life? Try most stressful time of your life. Teenage years are full of stress, anxiety, and a lot of hard work. Teens find themselves lost in schoolwork, homework and sometimes even jobs. Managing all aspects at the same time can boil into a trainwreck. In J.D Salinger’s best selling novel, The Catcher in the Rye, symbolism is used to its fullest extent to show the painfulness of growing up. We see these symbols when Salinger mentions Holden’s red hunting hat, The Museum of…

Would it be better if there would be four days of school a week? YES! It would mean less driving so parents would have to spend less gas which messes with the environet. It would mean less time stressing over homework and more time at home. Also we would not have to pay for lunch and gas as often so you would be saving money.It would be much better if we had four days school weeks. When parents drive to school it means they are using gas. Using gas harms environment and that…

for two hours, go back to practice for three more hours, and finally go home to do homework, sleep, and repeat the same schedule the next day. Imagine doing this schedule every single day for four years, without getting paid. Does that seem right to you? This is a daily demanding schedule that student athletes commit themselves to and therefore,should get paid for all that they do. With very little sleep that athletes get, it starts to take its toll on them, and that affects them mentally and…

We had a soccer game this weekend, but sadly some of the kids couldn’t make it because they had too much homework, so they couldn’t come. Wouldn’t that stink if that happened to you and you missed something important because of homework. According to poll students are spending around 35 minutes to an hour and a half of doing homework a day. Culver City Middle School should have a no homework policy. Students spend enough time at home doing homework at school so when they get home and they…

Working late hours or having to stay up to late hours of the night can result in a lack of sleep when your alarm for your eight o’clock begins to ring. A lack of sleep can result in poor performance in school and at your job. As a result, your grades could plummet because you fell asleep while studying. Also, you may begin to fall asleep during class or while working because you’re…

We spend a third of our lives with our eyes closed in a slumber, yet many of us wake up most mornings feeling lethargic. In his article on Huffington Post called “Sleep Deprivation Is Killing You And Your Career,” Dr. Travis Bradberry addresses this exact concern and points out how we are affected by sleep deprivation. Found at the very top of his article are Dr. Bradberry’s successes. This quickly develops ethos and lets the reader know that the writing comes from a bestselling author and…