Essays on Awakenings

The Second Great Awakening

The history of the United States is coupled by many revolutions and reforms making the country we have today. There is mention of various groups and individuals campaigning for change in various states but little is said of the revolutions made by various religious institutions in the changing of the American society and the way things are viewed. The Protestants in the United States of America between the 1790s and the early 1900s. There were several protests by the Protestants and they were known as the great awakenings. The Second Great Awakening was a revival by the Protestants which ...

Sleep is one of the most mysterious actions the human brain undertakes. Science has been studying the sleeping brain for many years using a vast array of different methods, and while it has come to some conclusions about the nature of sleep, by and large, sleep remains a mystery. One of the more puzzling types of sleep phenomena is the phenomenon of sleepwalking. Sleepwalking is certainly fascinating for the general public, and many different myths have sprung up around sleepwalking and sleepwalkers. Sleepwalking is clinically known as somnambulism or noctambulism, and it affects people during a very specific type of sleep ( ...

on the Work Performance of a Nurse

Abstract

Shift work, meaning working in odd hours outside the daylight hours is seen to have significant impact on the health of the nurse as well her performance in the work place. Disturbances in normal circadian rhythm hampers the sleep/wake cycle, thus leading to several health issues including sleep disorders. The nurse may complain of insomnia, awakenings, and continuation of sleep. Lack of sleep and rest may lead to medical errors, a finding which has been reported by many shift workers in several studies. Nurses can help themselves stay fit and reduce the incidence ...