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    Sleep Deprivation

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    Purpose: To inform. Specific purpose: Sleep is a precious gift that allows people to rest. Not getting enough rest on a constant basis can lead to greater problems‚ even death Organizational Pattern: Introduction I. Blame It On the Light Bulb.  College students and individuals around the world are suffering from a health problem that can be more detrimental to their health than some forms of cancer.  What is it?  Sleep Deprivation II. People are losing sleep daily‚ in such a fashion that most

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    The Risks of Sleep Deprivation The Risks of Sleep Deprivation “Sleep”‚ the podcast identifies that sleep is much more significant than simply acting out a natural state of rest for our body and mind. Our mind works differently from our eyes. Our eyes are open for an estimate of sixteen hours of the day and rest for the remaining hours during sleep (Abumrad & Krulwich‚ 2010). Our minds are in constant action as we sleep. A known fact is that it is important for humans to be well rested. However

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    can contribute to one’s choice to commit a crime such as those that are biological‚ sociological‚ and even spurious ones. Within these three categories of factors are so many more scenario-specific things that can come into play when analyzing what causes crime. Biological factors can range from intelligence to strength to even the family you are born into. Being born into certain scenarios and given certain genes and biological attributed can suggest‚ but cannot prove‚ if one is more likely to resort

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    with good dreams. Some people sleep like a rock and can never be woken up. When you dream many things can happen. You can have bad dreams that won’t go away‚ or have good dreams that make you feel great and make you think‚ " What was so wonderful about that dream?" Occasionally a dream may have disastrous consequences. I sleep like a rock. You could hit me over the head with a hammer and I would keep sleeping. But early in the morning‚ I begin to sleep lightly and dream. I usually dream about animals

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    Sleep Cycle

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    Sleep Cycle You may be surprised to learn that we still don’t fully understand why people need to sleep and what purpose sleep serves. Doctors and researchers had thought many years ago that sleep was a single state of being that was distinguished from waking. However‚ we now know that sleep itself is divided into two distinctly different states: REM‚ or rapid eye movement sleep‚ and non-REM sleep. Non-REM sleep is the state of sleep entered when we first start to doze off. Non-REM sleep state

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    Sleep and Memory

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    Running head: SLEEP AND MEMORY Sleep and Memory Maria del Rocio Gutierrez University of Texas at Brownsville Sleep and Memory We can define sleep as a period of rest and we can define immediate memory as an organism’s ability to store‚ retain‚ and subsequently retrieve information. Therefore if the organism rests for a period of time the ability to store‚ retain and retrieve information will be improved. This study will focus on how sleeping a minimum of 7 hours a day will reflect a notorious

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    Biological Psychology

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    Biological Psychology Kirstyn Mixa PSY/340 November 19‚ 2010 Brigitte Crowell Biological Psychology As a study‚ psychology has many branches within itself. Each thought of psychology throughout history has brought about another school of psychology. Psychology or philosophy enthusiasts and scholars alike have taken interests in not only understanding the themes of psychology but have contributed to the creation of another branch. So‚ of course‚ somewhere along the line was the dawning of

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    | What Makes the Dream American? | A Critical Thought Analysis | | Fairen Harris | University of Louisville | Dr. Chapman Gran Torino: In a nutshell A racist Korean War veteran and recent widower‚ Walt Kowalski is living in a crime ridden town in Detroit‚ Michigan. Walt’s once all White neighborhood has become occupied by the Hmong people. The Hmong people represent a part of Southeast Asia‚ such as Thailand‚ Laos‚ and China. The Hmong came to America because during the war they

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    Sleep Deprivation Among College Students Introduction A college student that wants to receive that good grade point average at the end of the semester does not always receive the recommended six to eight hours of sleep every night. Not only is sleep just something we need‚ it is a necessity and is needed to keep our bodies healthy. This‚ as a college student‚ is a very typical way to get through four years of school‚ a lack of rest and a lot of homework. As a college student‚ we tend to spend

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    Biological Psychology

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    Biological Psychology Amanda Serrano PSY/340 September Fourth‚ 2010 Dr. Giselle L. Gourrier Biological Psychology Psychology touches many areas of life including such areas as memory‚ stress‚ therapy‚ perception‚ learning‚ and personality‚ to name a few. Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Because there is a vast variety of research areas to be studied the field is divided into several subfields. The field of biological psychology‚ also known as biopsychology

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