Sleep is critical. You wouldn’t be able to function without it. People who get a good night’s sleep are shown in research to learn more effectively. It also indicates that if you get enough sleep, you’ll be better at handling stress and making judgments. Basically, you’re going to have a lot more luck doing the … Read more
You never realize how much you have until you see someone who has very little. I got to really see that when i got to go to the Dominican Republic. It was a great experience not just to see the historic places and the perfect blue ocean like the ones you see in pictures but … Read more
If you walked into a middle school classroom you would probably notice several students having a hard time staying awake and alert. The teenager of today is a sleepless, exhausted student who is bogged down with homework, after-school recreations, and other day-to-day activities. This causes teens to get a lack of sleep and creates problems … Read more
Sleep apnea is a type of sleep disorder that can interrupt someone’s breathing at night. When someone has sleep apnea, they will stop breathing repeatedly as they try to sleep. In some cases, people with severe sleep apnea will stop breathing hundreds of times a night. Every time they stop breathing, they are denying their … Read more
Forty minutes had passed since Chief Parker dragged me into the police station though to the rest of the officers, it looked like I was there of my own free will. He grabbed my phone from my jacket pocket before leaving me alone in the small interrogation room: four blank concrete walls with a metal … Read more
Los Angeles, the home of warm summers and mild winters. May has come around again. It’s not too hot to the point where you just want to lay in a freezer for a while. Although it’s not too cold where you want to go home and bundled up in warm clothing and fuzzy blankets. It … Read more
Some people believe that school days are too short, however, school days are actually too long. An average high school day in America lasts six and a half hours; that is approximately 1,170 hours a year for schools that have 180 days a year (Nisen, para. 3). Although the average school day is six and … Read more
What is hypnosis? There are many varying definitions that try to define exactly what hypnosis means and how it is used. The American Psychological Association defines hypnosis as a “cooperative interaction in which the participant responds to the suggestions of the hypnotist”. While hypnosis has become famous as an act where people are used to … Read more
As a high school student, I dream of the day my alarm does not magically wake me up at 5 a. m, to get ready for another seven- hour day at school. To me school is not so bad, a day of learning is fine by me. But waking up before the sun five days … Read more
Should school start later in the morning? Many believe it should start later but some also don’t think it should. There are many different reasons why it should start later in the morning. Throughout this essay I will be explaining and providing facts on why or why not school should start later in the morning. … Read more
Youssef Graoui Later School Times More than 40% of all schools in America start before 8 A. M. every day (Dretzke). Research also shows that adolescents need a minimum of nine to ten hours of sleep every single day to perform at their best (Dretzke). This means students must go to bed at 9 P. … Read more
Everyone would rather feel wide awake during as school day than to be falling asleep in class, unable to concentrate for the big final. Sleep is mandatory to everyone, and people depend on sleep to function every day. The amount of sleep a person gets throughout a night can affect their mind, making their abilities … Read more
If I were to have thirty minutes before a destructive hurricane were to hit. I would be ready for it because I would take the necessary stuff to survive it. It was a warm September weekend when I had heard from the news that a destructive hurricane was gonna will hit in thirty minutes. I … Read more