On the morning of the third day Fíli woke slowly, his mind unwilling to leave his dreams behind. It had been good dream he mused, closing his eyes into the pillow as he sleepily trying to recall what it had been that made him wake with a smile. But attempting to remember the dream was like trying to cup water in his hands; each second it trickled through his fingers until he had to acknowledge that he was awake and his dream had ended. Reluctantly Fili threw back the blankets and furs, standing slowly
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You reach your hand out one more time to hit the snooze button. When you finally roll over you realize it is 5:15 in the morning. You groan realizing you did not go to sleep until 1:30 a.m. Why do students have to be to school so early? The school day should start later than it does. Students should not have to be to school early because it decreases tardies and absences, reduces the chance of students falling behind and increases productivity. For a while now the average high school start time
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Melatonin is a hormone that is naturally produced by the pineal gland during darkness and is in control of your circadian rhythm, including your sleep and wake cycles. The amount of melatonin that is produced by the body depends on the brightness of light in the room (Wynn T; Rawlings K 2010). For example, the body produces more melatonin the darker it is in the room, allowing us to fall asleep faster. On the other hand, the body produces less melatonin the brighter it is in the room, thus making
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I awoke to the sound of footsteps walking towards me. An old, fragile man kneeled beside my bed, and began to whisper gently. “ Come with me child. You’re safe.” In the early days it was challenging to sleep. My family sailed north to search for a fresh start and forget about their immense troubles. The dangerous northern seas destroyed the hopes of my family and a hundred others with dreams of a new life. I can recall the memories so vividly. The boat screeched as it dashed through the raging
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To Luff or not to Luff An hour of Economics, followed by an hour of Accounting, and a gorgeous helping of homework did not particularly set the mood for me to go out to eat at Loyola with my floor mates. After trekking across the Academic Quad all the way back to my home sweet Monroe, I fell into my forever calling twin XL bed. In the most tranquil of states I raided the little black fridge of snacks and cocooned with my blankets and homework. Soon enough, my eyes felt the weight of those complicated
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“Wake up, you are going to be late for school”. Have you ever been woken up that way? You have minutes till the bell rings till the start of your first class, and you just woke up. Girls, have you ever went to school with a bad hair day because of this problem? I have a simple and easy fix for a bad hair day! Braiding takes little to no time and if you do it right, it looks like you tried really hard. I am going to show you a few easy braids that take about a minute. I will do the regular braid
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finally able to relax. Ma just fell asleep and lately when she goes to sleep, one of two things happen: She sleeps for hours and hours, sometimes a full day. I love it especially when this happens because not only do i get a fairly long break from the crazy woman that is my mother, when she wakes up, its like shes a different person. Kind, caring, loving, energetic, you know how moms are supposed to be. Or she doesn't actually sleep but is in a state of half consciousness, and any and all little sounds
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I step on it, but never Kallua. She’s too light. I fell asleep at the table again, I quickly realize as I brush my golden waves off my face. The noise comes again, sounding more like footsteps. I automatically assume Kallua’s getting up, unable to sleep, but then I notice something different about the noise. Those aren't Kallua’s footsteps. They aren’t clumsy or dragging. No, they’re sneaky and quiet. Too quiet. I immediately stand up, my senses awake and alert. Something is wrong. Very wrong
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14 year old Avery was doing wonderful in school. She had never made below a B+ on her report cards, so her parents decided to get her an iPhone for her 14th birthday as a reward for her grades. Once she got the iPhone she started feeling tired a lot more due to staying up late on her phone. Avery’s grades started to drop because she wasn't studying as much. Could her new behaviors be caused by how much of her day is spent on her new iPhone? The American Academy of Pediatrics should NOT raise the
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my grandmother’s friend could stay there for his bike show. We waited for my aunt to pick us up from there. So my uncle and I went swimming at the hotel. We stayed with my aunt in her big house. When we got to her house, I took a bath and went to sleep. I was so tired form that long drive. The next day we went to the YMCA and I had to take my swimming test just to jump off the diving broad. I took the test and passed. So, I had fun jumping off the diving broad. After, we were done we went to get
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