Essays on Awake

Abstract:

The purpose of writing this report is to determine the nature, occurrence, and pathophysiology of sleep-wake disorders after sustaining Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and their impact on recovery and relation with other effects of TBI, along with analyzing treatment options. It also presents in the meaning of sleep-wake disturbance or disorder, a method of assessing, sample characteristics features like time and severity of TBI after the injury occurred and control of significant impacts like pain, anxiety, depression or medications. Because sleep wake disorders found in human beings who get affected by mental illness. This will lead to many problems ...

Nobody has contemplated precisely on the complicated phenomenon why English has become so widespread and common all over the world. The ability to communicate in English fluently does not awake the feeling of surprise or pleasure on the foreigner’s faces. However, it is a rational and logical issue that English seems to be an international language or a lingua franca. From the historic point of view, one should mention Latin and its role all over the world. Many centuries ago, Latin was considered to be a lingua franca as well. However, after the Roman Empire lost its power ...

Sleep, Memory, And Aging. The Link between Slow-Wave Sleep and Episodic Memory Changes from Younger to Older Adults. Sleep, Memory, And Aging. The Link between Slow-Wave Sleep and Episodic Memory Changes from Younger to Older Adults.

Introduction

An interesting modern healthcare development has been found in the discovery of slow wave sleep in the reactivation of episodic memories. It, however, decreases its effect while the age of the patient is increasing. Also, little research has been found on the use of slow wave sleep on the elderly with the majority of the volunteers for the test being of the younger ...

Introduction

The general public tends to describe sleeping as the process of just closing your eyes and letting your body rejuvenate. However, researchers have been able to come up with a comprehensive definition of sleep and it has been stated that sleep is a simple action of an individual being relatively unaware of whatever’s going around in their environment. However, this definition has been met with various contradictions due to the fact that this definition may incorporate various conditions such as hibernation or instances that the person may be in a coma whether it is medically induced or brought ...

In April 1898, the United States of America declared war on Spain. It lasted less than four months but resulted in the American victory and the completely new vision of the American position in the world. The 1898 Treaty of Paris brought Americans Puerto Rico, Philippines, Guam, the control over Cuba, and the expansion of U.S. power in both Americas. However, the official justifications for the beginning of the war seem to be contradictory with the main principles of the American foreign policies. This paper aims to discuss events preceding Spanish-American war. How did the United States justify its ...

Rene Descartes is one of the most important Western philosophers of all time. His theory introduced many concepts that are still being debated to this day. One of his greatest contributions was establishing a more skeptical view of reality. Concretely, he believed that determining whether one was dreaming or awake is impossible, essentially because one could imagine anything in reality. Therefore, according to him, one could dream that one were experiencing reality in such a way that it would be indistinguishable from the actual world. In general, he rejected all tests that purported to clearly discriminate between reality and ...

There were two major objectives of Descartes in his mediation research; these objectives include provision of a foundation for scientific methods, and to prove an association of religion and science. Descartes wanted to provide a proof that the scientific knowledge source was deeply linked with the mind and not with sense. In the dream argument Descartes considered two different aspects. Firstly, he explained that if someone pinched him while he was dreaming, he will wake up. Secondly, if he thought that he was dreaming, and someone punched him in a dream then he would be capable of saying he ...

A young teenage girl lies on a bed at a hospital. She looks so frail and sick, with all kinds of tubes attached to her body from several machines beeping around her. She has been in a coma for two years already, from the time she was brought to the hospital after a fatal car accident. The doctor said there is no chance that she will wake up again, and so her family walks in everyday, stares at her with tears on their eyes, then goes home at night. At her age, she should be going out friends, watching ...

Descartes, Hume, and the author of Ecclesiastes express some form of skepticism. From their reading and arguments, we understand the extent of their skepticism and how they differ. In this paper, we will express the form of skepticism from Ecclesiastes, Descartes, and Hume. We will proceed ahead to illustrate how their skepticism differs. Moreover, we will provide insight into the different problems that the three philosophers are trying to confront with their respective versions. Furthermore, we will give viable reasons why Descartes version is the most plausible compared to the arguments of other authors. Furthermore, there might be a ...

Descartes approached the issue external existence by been skeptical of all knowledge from his senses. He stated that since he experienced similar sensations while dreaming and awake, and there been no way of differentiating the wake and dream perceptions, Descartes noted that it was possible that he was dreaming. He then proceeded to describe possible ways through which he could learn about material objects. Descartes presupposed that the cause of his ideas on material objects was himself just as a solipsist (Sperring). However, if he could doubt the truths, how then would he come to know the true beliefs? ...

Energy drinks are a comparatively new phenomenon. They appeared on the market not so long ago, but have already managed to win popularity with consumers. Their target audience is young people – strong and healthy who want and, often, need to stay awake, alert, and active for longer hours. Therefore, advertising campaigns and marketing strategies of energy drink companies aim at this age sector of the market. Producers make packaging bright and attractive; they make the taste sweet and flavored in order to appeal to young people; and they stress the characteristics which can be luring to that age category. ...

At 4:00am, my alarm clock begins to go off. Still exhausted from the night before, I begin to rise out of bed. In the middle of winter, it’s dark outside. The house is freezing. I take a deep breath and get out of bed to begin my day. As a single mother raising three children, I work two jobs just to make ends meet. I am due to report to my first job, at the local hotel, at 6:00am sharp. It’s minimum wage and physically grueling work, but it’s a job that puts food on the ...

Summary

The neural network controls physical activities. Recently scientists have found out that the neural network can be observed to show different levels of activation depending on an organism’s mental activity. Scientists have gone further to devise actual methods that detect brain activity in particular instances. The brain and the neural network never stop working; however, certain tasks cause the brain and the neural network to work faster, harder and more intensely (Garcia). These unique activities usually register or appear as spikes or dips in the never-ending sequence of brain activity. Genetically Encoded Voltage Indicators (GEVIs) are a promising ...

There is a common discussion amongst those interested in literature about the metaphors and allusions in the works of Lewis Carroll. Lewis Carroll first invented the Alice character in the work Alice in Wonderland, published in 1865. Scholars studying Carroll’s stories, including Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass have debated whether or not he was able to weave together abstract notions into a cogent story, or if he simply delivered fractured fairy tales for a 20th Century audience. The truth is that Carroll worked purely within the realm of thte imagination, and although he did occasionally ...

Introduction

Psychology in the broader perspective can be argued as the critical examination and investigation of how the brain, intellect actually functions and operates. It also involves the study of the human conduct which is actually influenced by traditions, values, attitudes, ethics, persuasion and also other inherited or genetic factors found in the society. Additionally, psychology also involves the critical analysis of mental and other emotional processes usually experienced in the body. As a matter of fact, the ultimate goal of psychological analysis and examination as a subject is to help one develop the general appearance, the living part and mature feelings ...