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would be extremely beneficial to not only the students but schools as well. Students simply are not awake that early in the morning which prevents them from performing cognitive functions needed to be successful in school. {8:03}That's too early, Wheaton says. Teens are experiencing shifts in their natural sleep cycles. Their bodies’ circadian rhythm makes it hard for them to go to bed before 10:30 or 11:00 p.m. But to get to school on…

Beep! Beep! The shrieking of an alarm clock always puts students in a bad mood, especially on an early Monday morning. As students, we are always tired. We wake up early and go to school, not paying any attention to our morning lessons. Students are constantly tired and will never get that sleep back. Even naps can't help our sleep deprivation. Many parents and teachers have noticed this and ask, "Should our schools start later?" Many people have a lot of controversy about this topic. There are…

While we may often look to celebrities such as Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian, because of their fame and fortune, real heroes exhibit more inspiring qualities that reach beyond that of a self-fulfilling celebrity. Moreover, real heroes sacrifice their safety or set an example for many generations to follow through humility, passion, and intelligence. Thus, Billy Graham is my personal hero because he shares his passion for the Gospel and leads many people to faith in Jesus Christ. Further,…

Have you ever¬ stared at the night sky and wondered what the universe looks like up close? If you thought that our world was as small as Earth, that’s nothing compared to the universe that can be explored with a Hubble telescope and the radio telescope. Space craft and technology provides the world with astronomical information, discovering information that is beyond our capabilities on Earth capabilities to discover with our eyes alone. Two major telescopes that have been in orbit around the…

see education is important but so are the children’s amount of sleep. Without a descents night's rest there is no way a child can be fully educated. “Getting enough sleep is important for students’ health, safety, and academic performance,” Anne Wheaton, the lead author and epidemiologist…

Air Conditioning as an Essential The question of which items “you cannot live without” is usually hyperbole and meant to elicit answers that touch more upon desires or impulses rather than necessities. Even in this assignment, exaggeration is the expected outcome. This is because answers such as food, water, air, or shelter are factual statements that can stand on their own without explanation because everyone knows they are necessary for life to continue. My answer however is not hyperbole,…

“In Louisiana, one of the first stages of grief is eating your weight in Popeyes fried chicken. The second stage is doing the same with boudin. People have been known to swap the order. Or to do both at the same time”- Ken Wheaton. In the book Drums, Girls, And Dangerous Pie, the character Steven goes through the five stages of grief, but not the Louisiana way. He is going through these stages because he finds out that his younger brother, Jeffery, is diagnosed with a malignant sickness, cancer…

The 1986 Rob Reiner directed classic Stand By Me is the story of four boys who go on a search for a dead body in the wilderness outside of their town. This movie is based on Stephen King's novella '’The Body,' and was written as a memoir from the perspective of one of the four boys and is narrated by Richard Dreyfuss. This film takes place near the town of Castle Rock, Oregon over the course of two days in the summer of 1959. This movie does a wonderful job of making you feel as though you are…

Michael Kosciolek Wheaton English 101 21 October 2014 Is There A God or Spiritual Realm? Religion has been around since the dawn of man and to this day there are thousands of religions throughout the world. Some involve worshipping the earth or animals but almost all involve worshipping some form of supernatural deity. The real God or “correct” deity is widely disputed and has created many conflicts in the past. The question “is God real” is one that keeps philosophers busy and most of mankind…

The more I learn, the more I want to go out and see, and the more I see, the more I desire to learn. I want to study sociology and international relations at Wheaton because of the wonderful things I have experienced in the past, and the difference I would like to make at a global scale in the…