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FaithFosco
ProfessorSolether
English1101
18April2016

Inquiry:WhatMakesaGoodNightsSleep?

ThereasonwhyIchosethistopicwasbecausethisissomethingeveryonegets,butnever
seemstogetenoughofthisincludesme.IoccasionallyhaveahardtimefallingasleepandI
alwayswonderedwhy.EvenwhenIfeellikeIgotenoughsleep,Illstillfeeltiredorgroggy
throughouttherestoftheday.Ihavesomefriendswhocanfallasleepwithinfiveminutes,and
somewhotakehoursuponhourstofallasleep.Thescienceofsleepseemstobedifferentfor
eachindividualandIneverknewthespecificsaboutwhathappenswhenwesleepandhowwe
cantrulygetthebestnightssleep.Iwascurioushowmuchsleepwereallyneedandhowexactly
togetthebestnight'ssleeptofunctiontoourfullestpotential.MaybeifIlearnmoreabouthow
togetagoodnightssleepIcouldimprovemydailyperformanceatschoolandworkaswell
helpsomeofmyfriendsandfamily.

WorksCited
Asseenontvchat.MiracleBambooPillowCommercialAsSeenOnTVChat.
YouTube
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8Sept.2015.Web.17Apr.2016.<
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrWmaaqrec
>.
ThisYouTubeadadvertiseswhatscalledaMiracleBambooPillow.Thisisone
productIwouldrecommendtopeoplewhohavetroublesleeping.Theadgivesscientific
reasonswhythispillowisthemosteffectivetoagoodnightssleep.Ithasshredded
memoryfoamintheinsideofthepillowtoallowittocradletheheadandmovearound
easierwithapersonsmovementduringsleep.Itissaidtohavetemperatureregulating
propertiestokeepthepillowcoolerthantheaveragepillow.Theadalsomentionshowit
givestheneckandspinegoodsupportandusesmethodsofprooftodoso.Thisadisa
goodreferencebecauseitadvertisesapillowthatcanhelpapersonssleepquality.Since
itgivealotofscientifictheories/tipstosleepwellthroughoutthenight,thisadprovides
myreaderswithoneexampleofthemosteffectiveandaccessiblesleepingtechnology
thepillow.
http://www.coopsjokes.com/riddles/hard7.htm

Davis,JeanieLerche.GoodSleep:CanItStillBeSimple?
WebMD
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LLC,20052016.Web.11Apr.2016.
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http://www.webmd.com/sleepdisorders/features/goodsleepcanitstillbesimple
>.
WebMDisdefinitelyaknownandcrediblesite.Inthisarticleentitled,
GoodSleep:Can
ItStillBeSimple?
Davistalksabouthowgettingagoodnightssleepisntasdifficultas
onemaythink.Shetalksabouthowinthisdayandage,therehasbeennewsleep
technologytohelpimprovesleepandspecificsleepingdisorders(forexample:sleep
apneaandinsomnia).Shealsogoesintodetailaboutsleepdisordersandhowtoimprove


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it(first)withoutusingtechnology.Aftertalkingaboutthedisorder,sheevenspecifically
recommendsSleepProductsthatMayHelp.Ireallylikethissourcebecausenotonly
doesitgivemoreinformationaboutsleepandsleepdisorders,butitalsosuggestshowto
improveitandrecommendsnewtechnologytohelpwiththat.Thiswebsiteshowshow
technologybeforeorduringsleepisntalwaysabadthing.
Gamble,Jessa.TheLittleSleep.(CoverStory).
NewScientist
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AcademicSearchComplete.Web,14Apr.2016.
http://web.b.ebscohost.com.cod.idm.oclc.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=7&sid=6da96ac614
ff42439e7584d1c283175c%40sessionmgr114&hid=118&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3Q
tbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#AN=85285535&db=a9h
.
This article was very interesting because it had a lot of very useful information about
sleep. It explained the four stages we go through during sleep and how scientists and
doctorsareabletomonitorthatthroughtechnologycalledelectroencephalography.Italso
mentions couple of experiments done on sleep deprivation as well as notes on what
happens to the brain during sleep. This article gives more of a scientific viewpoint on
sleep using a variety of technological tools. This source is very useful to use because of
the a lot of scientific findings as well as theories on sleep are included throughout the
text.Thiswilleducate/informmyaudienceastowhyweneedsleep.
Lungato,Lisandro,etal.EffectsofSleepDeprivationonMiceBoneMarrowandSpleenB
Lymphopoiesis.
JournalofCentralPsychology
(2016):n.pag.
AcademicSearch
Complete
.Web.11Apr.2016.
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http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=1397742c969841a9a6f1c
1637695c06f%40sessionmgr4001&hid=4207&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY
29wZT1zaXRl#AN=112999245&db=a9h
>
Ifoundtheabstracttothisjournalveryinteresting.Ittalksaboutapsychologystudydone
onmiceinrelationtohowsleepdeprivationphysicallyharmslivingcreatures.Ofcourse
forethicalreasonsmice(andnotpeople)wereusedforthisexperiment.Theabstract
summarizingtheexperimenttalksaboutwhysleepisessentialtolifeandifyoudontget
enough,itphysicallymakesthebodyshutdown.Onespecificsideeffecttheyfoundwas
thatSD(sleepdeprivation)wasfoundintheresultsofmicewhoweresleepdeprived.
ThiswasthebreakingdownofBlymphocytesfromthebonemarrow(BM)andspleen.I
reallythinkthisjournalisusefulbecauseitgivesacrediblescientificexperimenttoprove
thatthistopiconsleepisimportant.Notonlywillpeoplewhodontgetenoughsleepfeel
tiredorslow,theirbodieswillbegintophysicallybreakdown.
NationalSleepFoundation.HealthySleepTips.
NationalSleepFoundation
.N.p.,2016.Web.
14Apr.2016.<
https://sleepfoundation.org/sleeptoolstips/healthysleeptips
>.
TheNationalSleepFoundationgivesalistoftenverygoodhealthytipstogetagood
nightsrest.AfewofthesetipsarethesameassitesIfoundfromResMedandWebmd.
Thiswebsitehelpsnotonlymytopicbecausetherearesomeuniquetipsonthiswebsite,
butalsothecredibilityofmypaper.Thisisbecauseafewofwhatmakesupagood
nightssleepisshowntobeconsistentthroughoutmyresearch.Thiswebsiteslayoutis
verysimple/straightforwardandeasytocomprehend.AlotofthewebsitesIvefound
havefollowedthisformatwhichcanproveoneofmypointsthatstatesgettingagood


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nightssleepisntdifficult,butyouhavetohavethemotivationandknowledgetodoso
effectively.
ResMed.HowtoGetaGoodNightsSleep.
ResMed.com
.ResMed,2016.Web.11Apr.2016.
<
http://www.resmed.com/us/en/consumer/diagnosisandtreatment/healthysleep/howto
getagoodnightsleep.html
>.
IchosethisArticlebecauseitgivesalotofbasictipsonhowtogetagoodnightssleep.
TherearealsoafewfactsonthepagethatIdidntknowbeforeforexample,toutilize
sleeptechnology.Ialwaysthoughtusinganysortoftechnologywoulddoharmtosleep,
butthereareafewscientificmonitorsthatactuallyhelpapersonunderstandhowthey
sleep.Somecantracksleeppatternsandmonitorhowdeepyouresleeping.Thereare
alsoafewverystraightforwardstatisticsaboutsleepapneaandhowmuchsleepspecific
agegroupsneed.Itmadesensethatdifferentagesneededmoreorfewerhoursofsleep
however,itwasinterestingtolearnhowmuchofadifferencethereactuallywas.Not
onlywasthissourceusefulinfacts,butitisntaverylongarticlethusmakingitvery
straightforwardandeasytounderstand.