Bibliography-BigBabyBaller

Posted on December 20, 2022 by BigBabyBaller
  1.  Glum , R. (2017, March 16). Nap Habits around the world. WITHINGS BLOG. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://blog.withings.com/2017/03/16/nap-habits-around-the-world/

Summary: This article from Withings dives into the napping habits around the world. Americans are used to working and staying focused from the time they wake up until the time they go to bed. The source explains how countries like Italy, Japan, and Spain have napping periods that their societys follow. Diving into why other countries do they and where it came from are other references from the article. 

How I used it: In order to make my point more rational to the reader I figured it was a good idea to incorporate how other countries view the topic and how different it is from our daily rountine. Learning that other cultures participate in napping might compel the reader to learn from these examples and make a change. People like to know that the information they are hearing is reliable and truthful and I think this source did that for me. 

  1. Antipolis, S. (2022, August 22). Long Naps may be bad for health. European Society of Cardiology. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases/Long-naps-may-be-bad-for-health

Summary: This source explains the dangers that long naps can do to a person. Through scientific research the article explains the health hazards that come from napping too long. Through series of test on participant varying from length of nap they discover that napping more than 60 minutes a day can increase your chance of cardiovascular disease by 36%, and elevate your risk of death 19%

How I used it: I wanted to show where some of the negative outlook on napping comes from and why many people in the western world feel they are better without naps. I also thought this article was great for explaining the difference between the effects a short nap can have versus a long one. Informing people that the art of napping is more complex than just closing your eyes when you’re tired was a big goal of mine too. 

  1. AsapSCIENCE. (2012). Should You Nap At Work? YouTube. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ_f9onTTQE&t=47s.

Summary: Although this video is short it’s full of rich information that explains how napping can be a healthy alternative for substances like caffeine. The video dives into the science behind a nap explaining the different stages our mind goes through during a nap and how it affects us post sleep. Also explained in this source is how a healthy nap should look, no less than 30 minutes and no longer than 60 minutes. 

How I used it: Rather than just telling my audience what to do and hope they trust my word, which they probably will not based on the fact I’m not a doctor or scientist. Hearing from professionals on what actually happens to the brain through different stages of sleep and the effects these different stages have on us was a huge piece of information I found. This was actually a question I’ve asked myself out of curiosity, I find it very beneficial to my argument having this information because it will create new learning points for the reader.  

  1. Cosentino, B. (2021, April 19). How naps can keep you happy and healthy. Landmark Health. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://www.landmarkhealth.org/resource/how-naps-can-keep-you-happy-and-healthy/#:~:text=Why%20Nap%3F,and%20improve%20many%20cognitive%20abilities.

Summary: This article by Landmark Health explains the benefits that short naps have on individuals. From Energy, knowledge, memory, productivity, and health this article explains all the benefits possible from napping. The article also has interviews from real life people who have experienced these benifits. 

How I used it: I obviously needed to show my reader the rewards that a healy nap can provide in order to have an argument. I used this information to real in my reader and show them how their life could be better by napping. Using the summaries from real life people was also amazing because it further backed my points and helped the reader relate to someone in their position as the audiance. 

  1. Fleming, D. (2016, March 18). 12 facts you didn’t know about napping. http://www.mensxp.com. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://www.mensxp.com/health/cure-sleeping-disorders/29938-12-facts-you-didn-t-know-about-napping.html

Summary: This article gives 12 detailed facts on napping that are unique. This article is almost like a study guide on what you should expect when you nap and answers and problems that might come up. The source explains where you should nap, how long you should nap, when not to nap, how to tell if your naps are not working efficently, and the best time for a nap. 

How I used it: I understand that napping at the same time everyday too a tee realistically is not possible as a member of society. So to counter this I used some of these facts to explain how you can adjust your naps and tell if they are working. Some of the facts are also very interesting and building interest is a huge part of this essay. 

  1. Fry , A. (2022, September 27). When should kids stop taking regular naps? Sleep Foundation. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://www.sleepfoundation.org/children-and-sleep/when-do-kids-stop-napping#:~:text=Infants%20until%20one%20year%20of,observed%20sleeping%20well%20at%20night.

Summary: This article shows research into the relationship between child napping versus adult napping. Children are usually on a controlled napping schedule for the first handful of years of their lives, which they ultimately grow a custom too. The article further explains how somewhere along the line we ditch the idea of taking naps and its benefits all together. The article also shows how sleep is affected as a result of neglecting too much napping. 

How I used it: Most people are more experienced with napping than they know based on the fact that we naturally do it as infants and are taught it during childhood. I think building this confidence and relation to napping in the reader was a good angle to get them on my side. I also wanted to incorporate how different your sleep schedules change as we grow up and the possible effects it can have. 

  1. LaMotte, S. (2022, July 25). Napping regularly linked to high blood pressure and stroke, study finds. CNN. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/25/health/naps-high-blood-pressure-study-wellness/index.html

Summary: This resource is an unreliable one. CNN makes very bold claims about the negative effects irregular naps can have on a person and uses it to bash the science of naps as a whole. CNN states that naps can cause rising blood pressure, stores and even heart attacks in Teens and Adults. 

How I used it: I Just wanted to use this article in my rebuttal to show the reader how crazy people who are against naps sound. I figured taking a point from the opposition and explaining in detail why it is wrong was a classy idea.  

  1. Okaye, A. (2022, December 13). Types of naps. The Sleep Doctor. Retrieved December 17, 2022, from https://thesleepdoctor.com/napping/types-of-naps/

Summary: This Article by The Sleep Doctor explains the diffrent types of naps, what scenarios they are used in, and how they can affect you. Different naps include, a power nap, Recovery nap, and proactive nap. Learning more about naps can help better understand when we should be napping and why. 

How I used it: This is obviously valuable information because some people have this idea that a nap is nothing more than laying when you feel tired and knocking out. In reality naps can be very strategic like  putting on the right clothes according to the weather. 

  1. Olito , F. (2012, May 8). The benefits of Napping. Harvard Health. Retrieved December 17, 2022, from https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/the-benefits-of-napping

Summary: Harvard university did a study where they took 48 adults over a month period. Some participants napped for 30 minutes, some for 60, and some for 90. The participants were tracked on their overall wellbeing, functionality, and energy levels throughout this month. Study found participants who napped over 60 minutes were more included to negative effects. 

How I used it: Harvard university really stuck out to me. I’m gonna be honest so I’m sure it might be for other people too. I trust what they have to say and that trust is very imprtant, this study also confirmed a lot of my other information was actually true in the real world on real people. 

  1. Preidt, R. (2011, March 9). Napping may help keep blood pressure in check. Reuters. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS227342913820110302

Summary: This article from Reuters discusses how a healthy napping schedule can actually lower one’s blood pressure and have multiple different benefits for one’s health in the long run. Also explains that Americans don’t get enough rest they should be per day. 

How I used it: This was a great counter website for my rebut argument, especially because I had used CNN’s source that made inaccurate claims about how naps can lower your blood pressure. Having a scientific backed website disputing CNN made my argument look a lot stronger. 

  1. Sarda-Joshi, G. (2022, December 9). 10 science-based reasons you need to be taking a nap. Sleep Junkies. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://sleepjunkies.com/science-of-napping/

Summary:  Based on scientific studies on the brain and how the body reacts to different types of naps at different types of time this article aims to familiarize people with the art of napping. This article touches on how naps can affect your weight, moods, temptation, and stress. 

How I used it: I used this article to further explain the benefits different types of naps can affect a person. Being able to scientifically prove that there is scientific evidence to support my claims is essential for me to successfully build the trust of the reader. 

  1. Sinrich, J. (2017, August 21). How to take a nap that will actually boost your energy. NBCNews.com. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/how-take-nap-will-actually-boost-your-energy-ncna793681

Summary: This article by NBC is more of an instructional source which explains how one should be taking a nap, for how long, and when. Everything you need to know about creating a healthy sleep and nap schedule will be in this resource. 

How I used it: Not only is it very important to learn the benefits that naps can provide, it’s equally important to learn how exactly to use them. I wanted to show my rader that irregular naps can be very destructive to your well being and it order to prevent that you can use the steps provided in the source by NBC

  1. Staff, L. S. (2009, July 30). Nap Time! One-third of Americans do it. LiveScience. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://www.livescience.com/7844-nap-time-americans.html

Summary: This article gives data on how naps are received today. It explains what percentage of people in America use naps in their daily routine. It explains most nappers in America are elderly while most young adults and teenagers rarely ever nap. 

How I used it:  Understanding the problem that we face in america is really important to make a change. If people see that it is very uncommon for teenagers and young adults to be napping despite the various information supporting the benefits of napping, hopefully this will make a change in. 

  1. Summer , J. (2021, October 27). Can a nap boost brain health? Can a Nap Boost Brain Health? | Johns Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved December 17, 2022, from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/can-a-nap-boost-brain-health

Summary: Well structured source by johns hopkins that explains the benefits a 30 to 60 minute nap have which included improved memory and word recall. This source also goes into the negatives that can happen if you go over the suggested time limit. 

How I used it: Using this information to explain the impedance of a healthy balance between nap and sleep can allow the benefits to work on themselves.  I really wanted my reader to understand the difference between the two, it’s very important to my argument. 

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Rebuttal – spatel8267

Posted on December 20, 2022 by spatel8267

Wake Late, Win Late

Sleep is an important factor in one’s lifestyle and a reviving value. But having too much of something can be harmful or may affect our routine. One can totally agree when we say sleep is really important for people to have fresh start with their day but oversleeping can have the same amount of health problems as sleep derivation.

According to the majority of specialist, our modern 24-hour civilization has forced sleep to compete more and more with a variety of responsibilities. Around the world, it causes a significant reduction in sleep time, especially for teens and young people. But oversleeping is associated with many health problems such as obesity, depression, headaches and that doesn’t mean that it will make you sick, Vsevolod Polotsky, a professor of medicine at John Hopkins Medicine,

“We don’t exactly know the cause and effect.” “It definitely works the opposite way around; being sick makes you want to sleep more.” 

According to scientists, seven hours of sleep is best for the brain health. It could be a risk for age-related cognitives for sleeping too much or little. Professor Barbara Sahakian, University of Cambridge,

“A restful night’s sleep is crucial for everyone, but it becomes increasingly crucial as we age. In particular for patients with psychiatric disorders and dementias, finding techniques to promote sleep for older individuals may be essential to helping them retain excellent mental health and wellbeing and prevent cognitive decline.”

Over the course of your lifetime, you experience major changes in how much sleep you require. Your age, amount of activity, overall health, and way of living all play a role in this. But sleep differs from time and person, experts recommend that adults should sleep between seven and nine hours each night. The medical word for excessive sleep or protracted sleep is hypersomnia. Not only do those with the illness sleep more, but they may also have problems waking up or staying awake during the day.The most typical hypersomnia symptoms include daytime naps and trouble waking up.

Oversleeping disorders are now understood to increase the chance of developing heart disease. An review of 2,846 patients from a recent study revealed that 35% of those with coronary artery disease slept for more than seven and a half hours every night.There seems to be a connection between depression and excessive sleep. According to research, depression increases a person’s propensity for snoozing. However, slumbering too much might also exacerbate depression.

As they age, many people notice that they sleep more, and they assume that this is a typical aspect of aging.However, as you age, your sleep requirements shouldn’t significantly vary. Polotsky advises speaking with your physician if you frequently oversleep.In order to exclude sleep disorders, he or she might advise a sleep study.

Getting good amount of sleep makes a huge difference in how you feel and refreshes your mind. Too much or too little of sleep can lead to fatigue. It makes sense that if you get less amount of sleep you feel tired .People suffering from health problems can use sleep hygiene which helps to promote healthy sleep among individuals .

Getting enough sleep is most important but anyone who regularly experiences excessive sleepness should consult a doctor and get rid of it until becomes harmful for your health.

Refrences

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4165901/

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/oversleeping-bad-for-your-health

https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/physical-side-effects-oversleeping

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/oversleeping#seeing-a-doctor

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Bibliography – Fatboy

Posted on December 20, 2022 by fatboy489zt

Jones, Jeffrey M. “In U.S., 40% Get Less Than Recommended Amount of Sleep.” Gallup News, 19 December 2013, https://news.gallup.com/poll/166553/less-recommended-amount-sleep.aspx. Accessed 18 October 2022.

Background: A study done in 2013 in Princeton, NJ, resulted in 40% of Americans getting less than seven hours of sleep per night while 60% of Americans get seven or more hours of sleep per night. Throughout the article, we reach more and more stats about how we are getting less sleep throughout the years. The author, Jeffrey Jones, begins to relate how much sleep a person is (or should be) getting with age. We move on to the topic that older people sleep the most, while people under the age of 50 tend to feel more sleep deprived. The article concludes that younger people can “look forward to getting more rest as they age.”

How I used it: I used this article in my definition rewrite by backing up my statement that people still aren’t getting the appropriate amount of sleep they need. I mainly just needed the first paragraph, but I also added the sentence where Jones states that medical students relate lack of sleep to health problems to further strengthen my research paper. 

Smith, Suzannah. “Longer naps may awaken these four health issues – Vital Record.” Vital Record, 23 June 2016, https://vitalrecord.tamhsc.edu/long-naps-cause-health-issues/. Accessed 18 October 2022.

Background: The article begins by giving us a situational moment, leading on to a rhetorical question which they shoot down in the next paragraph. The entire sum of this article is simply to explain to us the 4 different health issues that are consequences to napping. The 4 different health issues described in the article are serious health conditions (heart disease, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome), lower life expectancy, sleeping problems and poor cognitive functioning. All of the problems that writer Suzannah Smith states are all backed up by research and studies done. Smith ends her article by giving us tips and habits that would help us sleep better.

How I used it: This article was used for the purpose to support my claim of how napping is a decent way to get our sleep back, but we cannot overdo it. I explained in my paper how napping too much could lead to health problems, which the article supports.

Summer, Jay. Napping: Benefits and Tips. Sleep Foundation, 2022. Sleep Foundation, https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-hygiene/napping.

Background: The article does a deep dive into everything about napping, from the benefits to even how sleep works during naps. The author, Jay Summer, begins her article by describing the different benefits we can get from napping, ranging from boosting workplace performance, improving memory physical performance, relieved stress, and less of a chance for cardiovascular problems. Moving on to how sleep works during naps, Summer describes sleep in 3 different stages. The difference in the 3 stages is just the amount of time one is asleep for, stage 1 being for less than 10 minutes while stage 3 ranges from 20-40. Summer moves on to give us different tips on how we are able to take better naps throughout the day. This ranges from how we nap, where we nap, and even how long we should nap. Summer ends the article off by answering frequently asked questions about napping and sleep in general. 

How I used it:  The article was used to strengthen my claim of how naps can be beneficial at times. I described napping as a way to help us refresh the body and help focus the mind to prepare for the day, which is also claimed in the article with studies.

Olsen, E. J. (2020, 04 11). How many hours of sleep are enough? Mayo Clinic. Retrieved December 13, 2022, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/expert-answers/how-many-hours-of-sleep-are-enough/faq-20057898

Background: The article is a short, but detailed writing in which the main purpose of the entire article was to answer the one question of “how many hours of sleep are good enough for good health.” We start off by looking at a chart, describing the different amount of hours the writer, Eric J. Olsen believes the different age groups should be getting. Olsen adds on by explaining to us the different factors that change how many hours of sleep we need through different age groups ranging from sleep quality, previous sleep deprivation, pregnancy, and aging. We get to the end of the article where Olsen describes that kids getting the recommended amount of sleep will better improve their health while if adults get less than seven hours of sleep, they become in risk of having poorer health throughout the years. 

How I used it: The article helped develop my claim that the amount of time one sleeps throughout the night is a good way to measure how productive the sleep was. The article supports this by stating how when adults get less than seven hours of sleep it becomes linked with poor health and health problems. 

Wisner, W. (2022, August 30). Sleep and Productivity: What You Need to Know. Sleep.com. Retrieved December 13, 2022, from https://www.sleep.com/sleep-health/sleep-and-productivity

Background: The article begins by describing how it is a bad idea to stay up late doing a long list of plans and that it is better to get your recommended amount of sleep and finish it when you wake up. Writer Wendy Wisner states that our best work through our life will suffer if we don’t get the correct amount of sleep per night. Wisney’s main point throughout the article is explaining how good sleep and being productive link, how not getting enough sleep will make us less productive, and what happens to us mentally when we don’t get the right amount of sleep. We look on to the end of the article where Wisney is explaining how although staying up doing late work might seem like a heroic thing to do, it leads to us not being able to put out our best work.

How I used it: I stated in my paper that a good night’s sleep will go hand-in-hand with being productive. This article helps evolve my claims by backing me up in terms of a second voice telling my readers that a good night’s sleep does in fact lead to better productivity. 

Curley, C., Krans, B., & Hammond, N. (2019, October 14). 9 Hours of Sleep Per Night Linked to Dementia Risk. Healthline. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.healthline.com/health-news/9-hours-of-sleep-per-night-dementia-risk

Background: The article begins by stating how a study was done from the University of Miami, where the results back up the claim of how sleeping in could harbor the increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The writer Christopher Curley begins to state the different causes and different effects between oversleeping and dementia. We continue to describe how different sets of sleep problems will equate to different sets of dementia. Nearing the end of the article, Curley states that not oversleeping actually helps our brain. We see that if we can begin to fix our sleep lifestyle immediately, we can lower the risks of having dementia later on throughout our lives.

How I used it: Since oversleeping was the main purpose of my research paper, this article helped me immensely. I claimed how memory loss was a big factor in how oversleeping has many consequences and this article supported every sentence that I made.

Roberge, M., & Osmun, R. (2022, November 13). Oversleeping: The Effects & Health Risks of Sleeping Too Much. Amerisleep. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://amerisleep.com/blog/oversleeping-the-health-effects/

Background: Overall, as we see in the title, the article’s main purpose is to describe the different effects of oversleeping and the health risks that will apply to us if we continue to sleep in. The writer Rosie Osmun tells us what she believes is the correct amount of sleep per night and what studies will lead you to believe. Throughout the article, Rosie explains how each health problem she states is linked to oversleeping all ranging from impaired brain functioning, increased inflamed factors, increased pain, impaired fertility, impaired glucose tolerance, increased weight gain, and increased risk of heart disease. Nearing towards the end of the article, Rosie included different sleep doctors to help us know how we can better improve our sleep if we are oversleeping.

How I used it: I used this article to help support my claim of the different short-term effects I described that come with oversleeping. Since the article supported that exact claim with research, I believed it would be good if I would include it in my paper to help strengthen the research

Stockton, N. (2014, July 22). What’s Up With That: Why Does Sleeping In Just Make Me More Tired? WIRED. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.wired.com/2014/07/whats-up-with-that-why-does-sleeping-in-just-make-me-more-tired/

Background: The article begins with a situational moment, describing a situation that can lead to us sleeping in the next day. The writer Nick Stockton describes that oversleeping can feel as much as a hangover the next day and that scientists call it sleep drunkenness. Stockton does claim throughout the article that oversleeping is not good for us, but he does state that if we are oversleeping every once in a while then it will cause us no harm as long as we don’t make it a consistent thing. Moving along the article, it is stated that the reason behind being more tired as we sleep more, is that our bodies become used to that act of sleeping in more so our bodies begin to crave it every night. Stockton ends the article off by stating how no matter what, too much sleep is never good for us.

How I used it: I described “sleep drunkenness” in my paper so adding this article will help my readers see the studies in what sleep drunkenness actually is. It helps strengthen my claim that sleeping too much will leave a person’s mind drained

University of Western Ohio. (2018, October 9). Too Much Sleep is Bad For the Brain. Neuroscience News. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://neurosciencenews.com/too-much-sleep-brain-9983/

Background: As the article begins, it states that studies that the University has made leads to results that people who sleep between seven to eight hours have better memory overall. The studies that were done showed that the less amount of time the participant slept for, the less productive and functioning they were throughout the day. The study also showed that people who slept more than the recommended seven to eight hours were equally as impaired and unproductive as the people who slept less than those seven to eight hours. As we near the end of the article, we continue to see how the article describes the recommended amount of sleep while stating that too much sleep and too little sleep are equally as bad for people. 

How I used it: In my paper, I claimed that oversleeping can have detrimental effects that will reduce our cognitive ability. The article helped strengthen my claim by adding on research that shows that I didn’t just make the claim out of thin air. 

Aubrey, Allison. “Want To Get Faster, Smarter? Sleep 10 Hours.” NPR, 7 June 2010, https://www.npr.org/2010/06/07/127478147/want-to-get-faster-smarter-sleep-10-hours. Accessed 22 November 2022.

Background: The main purpose that the article was made for was to describe how sleeping for 10 hours a night could help improve our bodies physically and mentally. The writer Allison Aubrey describes how there was a study on football players and after the study was finished, the results were that the more amount of sleep we get, the better we are physically. She tries to connect how sleeping more actually helps us by adding all sorts of different studies from different places. Nearing the end of the article, Aubrey claims that the more sleep we get is even more beneficial than just what is “documented on the athletic performance.” That we should all be looking to sleep more after reading the article.

How I used it: My topic was that oversleeping is bad for us while Aubrey’s topic was that sleeping more is good for us, so it is the complete opposite. For my rebuttal argument, I used her as a way to show my readers that other arguments on how a lot of sleep is good contradicts itself

Meadows, Austin. “Causes and Effects of Oversleeping.” Sleep Foundation, 15 March 2022, https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/oversleeping. Accessed 22 November 2022.

Background: The main purpose of the article was to give us explanations and details on what oversleeping is and the different factors that play into it. Writer Austin Meadows begins the article by asking the reader “what is oversleeping?” while continuing to give his definition on what he believes oversleeping is. The symptoms that we are given to know if we are oversleeping is excessive napping throughout the day and excessive daytime sleepiness. Meadows continues to give us the different causes of what can lead to oversleeping while also detailing how the causes connect. At the end of the article, Meadows gives us different tips on how we can avoid oversleeping and stay healthy.

How I used it: In my rebuttal argument, I claimed that oversleeping causes us to want to stay in bed for longer than we want and leaves us unproductive for the day. The article was added to my writing to help strengthen this claim, as the claim was also stated in the article but with research to give my readers a second voice to listen to.

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Open Strong-Peanut

Posted on December 19, 2022 by peanut2348

Open strong 1

American football player, actor, and broadcaster OJ Simpson gained national attention in the 1970s. He was accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. The case garnered attention from the media and was dubbed the “Trial of the Century.” On June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson, Simpson’s ex-wife, and Ronald Goldman, a friend of Nicole’s, were fatally stabbed outside Simpson’s Los Angeles home. Simpson was identified as the main suspect, and authorities opened an inquiry. Simpson was accused of two charges of murder on June 17, 1994, and the police filed an arrest warrant. The police continued a slow-moving automobile pursuit through Los Angeles the next day when Simpson refused to surrender, which was shown live on television. Simpson ultimately gave himself up and was arrested. “During the trial, which lasted more than eight months, some 150 witnesses testified, though Simpson did not take the stand.” With millions of viewers tuned in to follow the proceedings, it was one of the most extensively aired trials in history.

Open Strong 2

In the Simpson case, the jury established that he was innocent and not guilty of the charges presented against him, and instead, the allegations were based on racial profiling. The court considered the evidence immaterial by the court, which ruled in favor of the defendant. In my initial thesis, I agreed with the court’s ruling, which claimed that James was innocent and instead was being framed for the murder charges. However, in this rebuttal, I will disagree with the judgment because there was enough substantial and probable evidence that can be used to prove that James was involved in the murder despite the racial differences between him and the court or the police.

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Open Strong- spatel8267

Posted on December 19, 2022 by spatel8267

1st opening:

The act of sleeping is illusive and mysterious.Getting sufficient sleep is an essential part of both physical and mental health.Poor sleep and mental health issues are inextricably linked; it is clear that an improvement in one might have an impact on a decline in the other. Commonly co-occurring sleeplessness and nightmares dramatically increase the risk of suicide in those with depression.

2nd Opening:

Even though it is so natural for humans, sleeping is the most crucial activity that people need to pay attention to. People need different amounts of sleep depending on how many hours they want to be awake the following day.

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Causal rewrite — glacierfreeze21

Posted on December 19, 2022 by glacierfreeze21

Professional football is one of the most watched sports in the United States which is played in the National Football League. Obviously injuries are a part of every contact or non contact activity that is played around the world but some may feel that to an extent, somehow they could be prevented. Followers of these sports do not want to see the players diagnosed with potential season ending injuries like ACL tears because of the type of surface that’s being played on. 

With the development of third-generation and hybrid turf types, which aim to provide athletes an experience closer to natural grass, the usage of artificial turf in sports has increased. The most popular type of artificial grass is third-generation turf, which consists of long, synthetic fibers that resemble grass and are interspersed with sand and rubber. Hybrid turf systems use natural grass that has been strengthened with extra synthetic fibers to increase the field’s tensile strength. Both artificial turf kinds are now utilized in professional sports, such as football and soccer, which also happen to be two activities in which ACL injuries are relatively prevalent. When playing on artificial turf as opposed to real grass, there is a higher chance of ACL injuries in practice and competition, according to studies looking at the risk of ACL injuries in collegiate and professional football and soccer players. The greater frictional force between your shoes and the fake grass contributes to these ailments on artificial turf frequently. Your foot is more firmly adhered to the earth when you plant it there. As a result, any upper body twisting will place more strain on the ACL and increase the likelihood that the ligament will break. Natural grass would make it easier for the planted foot to move, minimizing the strain used on the knee and the likelihood of injury.

Rebecca Lambert, a Grand Canyon athletic trainer as well as a personal trainer, said she has not seen a big difference in injury rate when comparing the newer grade of turf versus natural grass. But, she said, when an athlete plants his or her foot on turf it is like glue.

“There’s a higher friction and so when you’re cutting or turning, you just stick to a little bit more whereas with natural grass there’s a little more movement in the ground,” Lambert said. “A lot of players complain about feeling more sore or just kind of joints being more achy, kind of worn down after competing on turf versus grass as well.”

Despite the benefits of synthetic turf, there has recently been pressure on NFL teams to return to playing on actual grass. Many athletes contend that grass offers a superior playing surface and is easier on their body. The fact that grass is significantly softer than artificial turf is one of the main advantages of playing on it. This can lessen the possibility of player injury. Grass also has a tendency to be cooler than synthetic turf, which might make playing more comfortable in hot weather.

The fact that playing on grass can assist players’ bodies last longer is another advantage. Grass is additionally thought to be more aesthetically beautiful than synthetic turf, which some supporters favor. Currently, nine of the sixteen NFL teams who play on actual grass do so on Bermuda grass, a tough, durable material. Many NFL players have voiced their support for playing on grass rather than synthetic turf. One explanation for this is that grass is seen to be safer for players than artificial turf since it is softer and less flexible. Furthermore, grass offers better traction and footing, which might help avoid injuries.

Benefits of having natural grass over artificial turf include the ability to self repair and the costs to remove are low. All athletic fields experience wear and tear over time. Natural grass fields that are still alive have the capacity to recover. Surfaces created by humans cannot fix themselves. In comparison to artificial fields, natural grass fields can endure two to three times longer. The material used in the artificial turf is not very environmentally friendly and there isn’t a whole lot of information or facts that back up these products used to make the artificial turf. If the materials used to manufacture the artificial turf doesn’t have the information behind it, then it may not be the products to use for professional athletes because of the risks of injury. The NFL would be doing themselves a favor by converting all artificial turf fields in the league to natural grass no matter the costs and possible cons to having the natural grass. Removing artificial turf from the National Football League would most certainly benefit not only the players, coaches and commissioner but also the entire football community may feel a sign of relief if it were set to change. Instead of basing the importance off of costs and saving, move to protecting the players in the league instead.

At all levels of competition, the usage of artificial turf fields has been a significant subject of debate among players, coaches, trainers, and doctors ever since they were first introduced in the 1960s.  The usage of artificial turf fields at all levels of competition in a number of sports has steadily expanded, mostly due to advantageous long-term cost profiles, enhanced durability, and more constant playing conditions compared to natural grass. In order to give the surface a more natural feel and, theoretically, reduce field-related injuries, manufacturers have made substantial adjustments to these products over the past 50 years, altering fiber type and density, increasing underfield cushioning, and adding rubberized fill. However, concerns of higher injury rates continue to plague use of these surfaces. Increased frictional force on all varieties of artificial turf has typically been supported by biomechanical studies, theoretically raising the risk of injury in comparison to natural grass.

References

News, M. M. (2020, July 3). Athletes remain concerned about injuries on artificial turf. Cronkite News – Arizona PBS. https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2020/07/03/athletes-injuries-artificial-turf/

Red Hen Turf Farm – Features and Benefits of Natural Grass Sports Fields. (2020). Redhenturf.com. https://www.redhenturf.com/Sport_featuresBenefitsNatural.htm

TLMG, R. (2022, May 13). Does the NFL Prefer Grass or Artificial Turf? The Turfgrass Group Inc. https://theturfgrassgroup.com/general/does-the-nfl-prefer-grass-or-turf/

Turf Leads to More ACL Injuries — Fact or Fiction? (2021, January 21). Curovate. https://curovate.com/blog/turf-leads-to-more-acl-injuries-fact-or-fiction/

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White paper- spatel8267

Posted on December 19, 2022 by spatel8267

1.Working Hypothesis 1

Although to get things done you need stay up late but it makes you feel tired the next day and takes more efforts and time to complete the task.

1b. Working Hypothesis 2

Sleep deprivation can be deadly, it increases reaction time due to the body’s competing needs.

2. Five Academic Sources

https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/44/8/zsab113/6262625

It is counterintuitive that something that everyone enjoys might have bad effects if done in excess. Getting into a task where you have to work day and night without sleep can lead to poor health. Sleep is a significant component that affects memory functions The majority of studies that have looked at how sleep affects the ability to remember contexts have concluded that getting enough sleep improves contextual memory performance over not getting enough sleep. These research have mostly examined how sleep (or lack thereof) impacts memory consolidation processes, as has been the case in many investigations of memory and sleep.Additionally, it has been discovered that not getting enough sleep makes it more difficult to encode information or transform it into a format that can be stored. Contrarily, little research on sleep loss and retrieval, or the method of accessing memories stored in the brain via internal or external signals, reveals that this method may generally be maintained after complete sleep deprivation.

https://journals.lww.com/ccnq/Abstract/2003/07000/Sleep_Deprivation_in_Critical_Care_Units.3.aspx

It is counterintuitive that that doing a lot of something you would ordinarily consider to be beneficial for you can result in a lot more issues.Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep are two of the four stages of the complicated, dynamic process known as sleep. The difficulty to sleep is influenced by a patient’s environment, including noise, lighting, discomfort, pain, drugs, and stress. The critically sick patient’s capacity for sleep is further impacted by routine nursing tasks, frequent nursing assessments, and interventions.A multidisciplinary care plan should address sleep loss, and nursing care should be arranged accordingly during health team meetings. It is important to assess each patient’s individual response to sleep medications as well as any other drugs that might be obstructing or affecting sleep.

https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Abstract/1991/11000/A_review_of_studies_concerning_effects_of_sleep.13.aspx.?casa_token=sQ8bWjQ-_cwAAA

It is counterintuitive that sleep deprivation and fatigue on the performance and well being of residents have received little scientific until recently. The detrimental impacts of lack of sleep and exhaustion were shown in every study that focused on inhabitants’ attitudes and emotions. It is important to investigate how this finding may affect patient care. While the majority of shorter psychomotor tests testing manual dexterity, reaction times, and short-term memory did not suffer, residents’ performance on performance measures requiring longer vigilance tended to decline with acute sleep loss.Although a significant percentage of residents’ workload consists of routine, repetitive, and jobs requiring continuous vigilance, residents who are sleep-deprived may be more prone to making mistakes.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79816-8

It is counterintuitive that you must use extraordinary caution to avoid overdoing it or going through something that is necessary for leading a healthy life.Sleep deprivation can impair performance, and it is now well accepted that accidents are often caused by intoxication. Studies have shown that sleep deprivation affects practically all behaviorally specified functions. The sophisticated cognitive functions of attention, memory, emotion, and others are all significantly impacted by lack of sleep. Of course, research has also shown that getting enough sleep can reverse the cognitive damage caused by lack of sleep.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797614534694?casa_token=fMSbkcXrVLwAAAAA%3Ahemd_3j3rDM7buIozay6Nwi-A1GWQZyObcUo-Bz

It is counterintuitive that you need to be careful while thinking doing an ample amount of work can lead to better lives but can lead to poor health and memories. Despite the abundant evidence that lack of sleep affects cognitive performance, little is known about how sleep deprivation contributes to the creation of false memories.We discovered that sleep deprivation can raise the chance of creating false memories under specific circumstances. In a misinformation test, sleep deprivation enhanced false recollections specifically when it occurred during event encoding, but it had no discernible effect when it happened after event encoding. These studies are the first to look at how sleep deprivation affects the likelihood of false recollections, which can have serious repercussions.

3. Topics for Small Paper

. (Counter argument) Sleeping a lot ends up being worse for your mind and body and too much sleep ends in extremely less productivity throughout the day.

.(Cause and Effect) Sleep deprived makes you tired and demotivates you sometimes and requires more efforts and time to complete the task.

4. Current State Of My Research

As of right now, I think my research is in a decent place. There is a lot to base my argument on because I enjoy all of my sources and how much information they provide. I won’t say that my research is flawless because there is always space for growth, but it is at least where I intended it to be when I started looking. I had to read the articles carefully because the majority of them continued to discuss how getting just a little sleep is bad without investigating whether getting a lot of sleep is bad. Apart than that, I’m happy with my research progress.

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Causal — glacierfreeze21

Posted on December 19, 2022 by glacierfreeze21

Professional football is one of the most watched sports in the United States which is played in the National Football League. Obviously injuries are a part of every contact or non contact activity that is played around the world but some may feel that to an extent, somehow they could be prevented. Followers of these sports do not want to see the players diagnosed with potential season ending injuries like ACL tears because of the type of surface that’s being played on. 

With the development of third-generation and hybrid turf types, which aim to provide athletes an experience closer to natural grass, the usage of artificial turf in sports has increased. The most popular type of artificial grass is third-generation turf, which consists of long, synthetic fibers that resemble grass and are interspersed with sand and rubber. Hybrid turf systems use natural grass that has been strengthened with extra synthetic fibers to increase the field’s tensile strength. Both artificial turf kinds are now utilized in professional sports, such as football and soccer, which also happen to be two activities in which ACL injuries are relatively prevalent. When playing on artificial turf as opposed to real grass, there is a higher chance of ACL injuries in practice and competition, according to studies looking at the risk of ACL injuries in collegiate and professional football and soccer players. The greater frictional force between your shoes and the fake grass contributes to these ailments on artificial turf frequently. Your foot is more firmly adhered to the earth when you plant it there. As a result, any upper body twisting will place more strain on the ACL and increase the likelihood that the ligament will break. Natural grass would make it easier for the planted foot to move, minimizing the strain used on the knee and the likelihood of injury.

Rebecca Lambert, a Grand Canyon athletic trainer as well as a personal trainer, said she has not seen a big difference in injury rate when comparing the newer grade of turf versus natural grass. But, she said, when an athlete plants his or her foot on turf it is like glue.

“There’s a higher friction and so when you’re cutting or turning, you just stick to a little bit more whereas with natural grass there’s a little more movement in the ground,” Lambert said. “A lot of players complain about feeling more sore or just kind of joints being more achy, kind of worn down after competing on turf versus grass as well.”

Despite the benefits of synthetic turf, there has recently been pressure on NFL teams to return to playing on actual grass. Many athletes contend that grass offers a superior playing surface and is easier on their body. The fact that grass is significantly softer than artificial turf is one of the main advantages of playing on it. This can lessen the possibility of player injury. Grass also has a tendency to be cooler than synthetic turf, which might make playing more comfortable in hot weather.

The fact that playing on grass can assist players’ bodies last longer is another advantage. Grass is additionally thought to be more aesthetically beautiful than synthetic turf, which some supporters favor. Currently, nine of the sixteen NFL teams who play on actual grass do so on Bermuda grass, a tough, durable material. Many NFL players have voiced their support for playing on grass rather than synthetic turf. One explanation for this is that grass is seen to be safer for players than artificial turf since it is softer and less flexible. Furthermore, grass offers better traction and footing, which might help avoid injuries.

Benefits of having natural grass over artificial turf include the ability to self repair and the costs to remove are low. All athletic fields experience wear and tear over time. Natural grass fields that are still alive have the capacity to recover. Surfaces created by humans cannot fix themselves. In comparison to artificial fields, natural grass fields can endure two to three times longer. The material used in the artificial turf is not very environmentally friendly and there isn’t a whole lot of information or facts that back up these products used to make the artificial turf. If the materials used to manufacture the artificial turf doesn’t have the information behind it, then it may not be the products to use for professional athletes because of the risks of injury. The NFL would be doing themselves a favor by converting all artificial turf fields in the league to natural grass no matter the costs and possible cons to having the natural grass. Removing artificial turf from the National Football League would most certainly benefit not only the players, coaches and commissioner but also the entire football community may feel a sign of relief if it were set to change. Instead of basing the importance off of costs and saving, move to protecting the players in the league instead.

At all levels of competition, the usage of artificial turf fields has been a significant subject of debate among players, coaches, trainers, and doctors ever since they were first introduced in the 1960s.  The usage of artificial turf fields at all levels of competition in a number of sports has steadily expanded, mostly due to advantageous long-term cost profiles, enhanced durability, and more constant playing conditions compared to natural grass. In order to give the surface a more natural feel and, theoretically, reduce field-related injuries, manufacturers have made substantial adjustments to these products over the past 50 years, altering fiber type and density, increasing underfield cushioning, and adding rubberized fill. However, concerns of higher injury rates continue to plague use of these surfaces. Increased frictional force on all varieties of artificial turf has typically been supported by biomechanical studies, theoretically raising the risk of injury in comparison to natural grass.

References

News, M. M. (2020, July 3). Athletes remain concerned about injuries on artificial turf. Cronkite News – Arizona PBS. https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2020/07/03/athletes-injuries-artificial-turf/

Red Hen Turf Farm – Features and Benefits of Natural Grass Sports Fields. (2020). Redhenturf.com. https://www.redhenturf.com/Sport_featuresBenefitsNatural.htm

TLMG, R. (2022, May 13). Does the NFL Prefer Grass or Artificial Turf? The Turfgrass Group Inc. https://theturfgrassgroup.com/general/does-the-nfl-prefer-grass-or-turf/

Turf Leads to More ACL Injuries — Fact or Fiction? (2021, January 21). Curovate. https://curovate.com/blog/turf-leads-to-more-acl-injuries-fact-or-fiction/

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Summaries – duck

Posted on December 19, 2022 by duck312

Purposeful summary 1:

It is counterintuitive to say that eating meals more often can help us control our appetite better. Diet plays a huge factor in our overall health, and while there’s no “one size fits all” approach, there are definitely some guidelines to aid us in changing our diets. Researcher Heather Leidy took this into her own hands, and conducted an experiment to find out how eating frequency impacts appetite control and energy intake. She goes on to state that there is limited data on this, which begs the question, why aren’t people studying appetite control more? This can be chalked up to the fact that many people do not realize that eating frequency affects so much in your day to day life. This study took people, some who eat less than three meals a day, some that eat more, and changed their diets all to three meals per day. This allowed the study to show how an increase or decrease in eating frequency can affect appetite control and energy intake. It was found in the study that a reduced eating frequency negatively affected appetite control.

Purposeful Summary 2:

It is counterintuitive to say that eating more often can provide us with more energy throughout the day. After all, doesn’t everyone just want to sit around and do nothing after they eat? Despite this thinking, several studies have shown an inverse relationship between eating frequency, body weight, and energy intake. Eating lower calorie meals more frequently throughout the day actually yields significant benefits to how our bodies absorb energy from foods, and how available this energy is to us throughout the day. Therefore, eating more frequent, smaller meals, leads to an increase in energy expenditure/

Purposeful Summary 3:

It is counterintuitive to think that eating more often can help lead us to healthier lifestyle choices. If we were to eat more often, we would think that would make us less likely to live a healthy lifestyle. This is not the case, however, as present studies suggest that, due to your body being able to use its energy gained from the food more efficiently, we are more likely to be more active throughout the day if we eat more often. Eating three or fewer meals a day is associated with unhealthy life choices like smoking, drinking, and lower levels of physical activity, while eating more than three meals a day is associated with lower risk for obesity, and higher energy expenditure, leading to a healthier lifestyle.

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