Persuasive Essay: Who's Asleep?

In 1983, Raymond Carver introduced his short story “Cathedral” to the public. The first-person narrative takes place within the narrator’s home, where his wife is waiting upon the arrival of her blind friend Robert. The narrator, however, becomes more concerned about how Robert’s visit will affect him rather than enjoy the situation. Once Robert arrives, the narrator tries to understand the blind man, but he is unaware of what tasks Robert is capable of performing due to the narrator’s inability to “see”. In time, Robert shows the narrator the difference between looking and seeing through illustrations of a cathedral, drawn by the narrator with his eyes closed. “Cathedral’s” narrator exposes readers to anti-heroic views

Introduction: I’m sure everyone likes sleep. Everyone needs sleep to keep the least bit active through out there day. Sleep is an important factor for your body to restore energy. Sleeping is a time to rest your body from all the hard work you have done. It is relaxing so deeply that you lose consciousness of your surroundings.

Adolescents and adults need around 9 hours of sleep daily (De Souza 5). Since schools are starting so early, they can not get the needed sleep time, eight to nine hours. Even though teachers go to school the same time as students, consequences are worse in students and it seems to have more of a critical effect on students. No matter if it is a student or a teacher, the quality of sleep is very important for everybody.

According to the article “But I’m Not Tired,” by Alice Parker, the article states “Many kids ages 10 to 12 years old only get 7 - 8 hours of sleep.” Schools need to adapt their start time and end time. Schools also need to adapt after school activities. Class time should be at least 40 to 50 minutes long. Studies have show that 7 hours of sleep is minimum requirement hours of sleep per night. Studies have also shown that 46% of nights, students sleep less than 7 hours. Studies also have shown that sleep is vital to humans well-being, as important than the air humans breathe.

Being an athletes is one of the best-paid jobs on Earth. Being that they are paid so much the cost for the consumer is very high. The prices of tickets and sports memorabilia have been steadily rising over the years. The average ticket prices for the NHL, MLB, NBA and NFL all rose 5% to 10% this year, according to Jon Greenberg, executive editor of Team Marketing Report. (Mihoces).

We get a lot of our energy from sleeping. If we don't get a lot of sleep, we won't have energy (we will be very tired). Without energy, it's hard to focus in school and throughout the day.

According to the National Science Foundation Sleep Poll, school age children average 9.5 hours of sleep a night. However, the National Science foundation says they should be getting 10 to 11 hrs of sleep each night to achieve the best health and brain development. Some parents may argue that children just need to get to bed earlier. However this may not be possible for many children.

There are four main reasons why we sleep. The first is for cardiovascular relaxation which lower blood pressure, lowers heart rate, and lowers metabolic rate. The second reason is for mental and physical restorative properties. Lack of sleep will then manifest itself with physical and cognitive side effects such as fatigue, difficulty focusing, slower response times, memory problems, decreased balance, and decreased ability to perform tasks. The third reason we sleep is to help with learning. Studies have shown that good sleep prior to taking tests increases performance. Finally sleep is the only cure for sleepiness. Daytime sleepiness can cause a person to fall asleep while reading, watching television, talking to others, or even driving. Not getting enough sleep puts people at risk for hypertension and coronary events. It also increases morbidity and mortality.

By school starting later, many kids will be getting sufficient sleep so that they can function better both physically and mentally. The average recommended amount of sleep for a teenager is 8-9.5 hours each night. But, due to having to wake up early in the morning for school most kids do not get that.

The a mount of sleep that is need for a person varies with age. Especially when younger ages 1-3 need 12-14 hours of sleep and children 3-5 need 11-13 hours, But this varies on the child some children need more sleep than others and others can make it with less (Roy-Bornstein, 2012). What Roy-Bornstein is talking about is the correct amount of sleep need for children to teenagers and how it varies with the child, but this survey came out in 2012 so it could of changed. Since sleep is so important, there are things such as pre-bed time routines that can help. UCLA and the university of Washington did research that it is better for anyone to do quiet pre-bed activities, such as reading or being read to instead of drinking coffee before bed.

Imagine being a student in high school. They get up early every day to go to school for seven hours, then go to work or practice for an extracurricular activity. Once they get home, they still have to do homework for a couple hours. High school students these days are expected to do much more, including having good grades, being involved with their school, community and church and work; spending time with family and friends and still getting over eight hours of sleep a night. From a survey done by the National Sleep Foundation, only 15% of students get the eight and a half or more hours of sleep needed per night. (Esherick 14) Based on research, the findings show that high school students who get more than nine hours of sleep will perform better in their daily lives. Unfortunately, most teens get an average of seven and a half hour of sleep per night (Matricciaani).

After your wearisome rambling about I assume you were preoccupied with two things when you arrived home eating and sleeping. I'm sure you prepared a tasty meal quickly after which you immediately planted yourself on the couch, and hopefully found your way to the bed. The hope is you had a restful and refreshing sleep upon waking up you felt reinvigorate fortified for today's undertakings. Sincerely yours

Madam Glowden gestured me back into the house. I walked with her and Asha followed. She stopped him, asking him to wait outside the house. He paced up and down on the icy dried grass. His knuckles whitened as he repeatedly opened and folded his fists. She closed the door behind her. She sat with me and started.

Once there was a girl and her name was Catherine. Catherine is 13 years old and ever since she was little she would have the same dream once a year every year. Catherine would tell people about her dream but anyone she told either thought she made it up or thought she was crazy. Until one day when she met her now friend Gabbie. When Catherine got to know Gabbie more she told Gabbie about her dream and Gabbie actually believed her.

Human need seven to nine hours of sleep in a day according to the expert