Inadequate quantity or quality of sleep‚ including voluntary or involuntary sleeplessness and circadian rhythm sleep disorders increases the chance that children and adolescents who attend school have a tendency to fall asleep or become sleepy while at school. It has been found that ‘chronic sleep loss affects many aspects of adolescents lives and that there are repercussions of unhealthy sleep habit.’ (Owens‚ J‚ 2013). Chronic sleep loss is very serious and affects school children because the pupils
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Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest follows Jack and Algernon‚ two young men living in Victorian England‚ whose attempts to court Gwendolen and Cecily are complicated by the fictitious identities they have created to escape social obligations. Over the course of the play‚ their various deceptions are exposed and things get further and further out of hand until a timely revelation brings the matter to a resolution. This play is primarily a satire that serves as a vehicle for Wilde to
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In Oscar Wilde’s play‚ “The Importance of Being Earnest‚” the traditionally esteemed values of duty‚ honesty‚ and hard work are tossed aside in favor of baser motivations. Pleasure‚ rather than morality‚ is the focus of every decision made by these less than admirable characters. As eloquently stated by Jack‚ “…pleasure‚ pleasure! What else should bring one anywhere?” (1735). The characters treat serious responsibilities such as marriage‚ family‚ and faithfulness as mere trivialities that can be
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The Importance Of Being Earnest A trivial comedy for serious people By Oscar Wilde Characters: John(Ernest/Jack) Worthing: tries to be honest; polite; was found in a handbag at Victoria station as a baby; in love with Gwendolen;suitor of Gwendolen; best friend of Algeron; he`s the guardian of Cecily; conscious of his duty‚ tries to satisfy everyone‚ intelligent‚ lives in the countryside‚but uses a synonym to get to
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Title of Work: The Importance of Being Earnest Author: Oscar Wilde Date of Publication: 1895 Genre: Social satire/Drama/comedy in mannerisms Writing Style: Epigrams‚ puns‚ repetition Point of View: third person omniscient Setting/Atmosphere: London‚ England‚ ends in country side‚ Hertfordshire Plot Development: Act I: Jack visits Algy in city‚ he’s in love with Gwendolen (Algy’s cousin)‚ Algy brings up cigarette case‚ jack reveals his true identity ‚ tells who Cecily is‚ Algy like cesily just from
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In Raymond Chandler’s‚ The Big Sleep‚ he illustrates a clear tension between detectives and cops. Marlowe‚ an investigator is often challenged by factors not in his case such as resistance from local police. Marlowe says on many occasions that the law was corrupt. He explains how easily a “copper” could be bribed or persuaded and justice could be easily pushed to the side. In this case‚ he was right! The police of the city had been involved in many cases in which the facts had been hidden or slightly
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Bruxism and Obstructive Sleep Apnea When checking for bruxism‚ yout dentist will also consider if the bruxism is a sign of a more serious condition called obstructive sleep apnea. Bruxism is found in about 25 percent of patients with obstructive sleep apnea. OSA is a serious problem that’s linked to a number of chronic diseases including high blood pressure‚ obesity‚ heart attack‚ stroke‚ glaucoma‚ depression and diabetes. It occurs when the muscles in the throat relax more than they’re supposed
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lot of morals and would also make a mockery out of the high prestigious people of the Victorian society‚ that play was entitled “The Importance of Being Earnest”. In Wilde’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest”‚ Wilde uses comical satire to describe the high society class of the Victorian era‚ were image and social status is important as breathing. “The Importance of Being Earnest” play brought about “light comedy” (Bastiat 53) and the satirical humor that allowed one the look of how marriage‚
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6th March 2013 Working Outline Topic: Sleep Apnea General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: to inform the audience on Sleep Apnea Thesis: Sleep Apnea is becoming more of a dangerous disease that more people are starting to be diagnosed with. It is extremely important that Sleep Apnea is emphasized so that more people are aware of it. Introduction: “The National Sleep Foundation” says that a lot of people don’t know what sleep apnea is. Sleep Apnea is a dangerous disease that can lead
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Outline and evaluate restoration explanations for the functions of sleep [8 + 16] intro: Aleep is divided into several different stages. SWS and REM sleep are associated with particular benefits. Oswald (1980) proposed that each of these had different functions - slow wave sleep enables body repair and REM enables brain recovery. SWS – initiates body repair (Oswald) Growth hormone – important in childhood because it stimulates physical growth. Important throughout lifespan for protein synthesis
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