The experience that I have decided to write about will deal with the power and beauty of sleep. My most memorable experiences realted to this top dealt with the lack of sleep. These cases revolved around staying up past midnight doing things that could've and should've been done at an earlier time frame. Those "things" could have been studying for a test, writing up a paper, reading a book, or playing games online (all of which are being spoken through personal experience). In all of these situations the endings were similar around the next morning that came, a brain that would zone in and out of focus with no control.
What is sleep? -The natural period suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored. (Merriam-Webster)
What is then the 'essential' amount of sleep that is required? On whose scale?
What is it that causes us to stay up through the dark hours?
How did the invention of LIGHT change our lives? (question inspired by Ms.Carolyn Urena) For the better or for the worse?
It's interesting how your topic focuses on a necessity (everyone needs sleep), instead of choosing something that does not occur to everyone (i.e. cancer). We can all relate to and learn from research about sleep. Just an idea, but if you want to talk about health-related issues, you could talk about the effects of sleep disorders and the difference between people with sleep disorders versus people that choose to not sleep.
ReplyDeleteThe word sleep "disorders" just opened up a whole bunch of new questions. When the CHOICE of sleeping is out of one's reach....nice thought to pondering over. Thanks Tiffany! :D
ReplyDeleteI really like how you chose a topic that relates to so many people, especially college students. Maybe you could look at why our age group deals with this problem so frequently. Also, I think Carolyn's question about the invention of lights and electricity is a really interesting aspect of lack of sleep. Good luck writing :)
ReplyDeleteBy looking at the invention of light, we can see the manipulation of the 'extra' hours in a day, which most readers don't see. This is important because it changes...........
ReplyDeleteNice start, Eranell, and your group mates have some great questions/comments. I like that that you allowed yourself to use ellipses (the "...") at the end of your magic thesis sentence. You may not know at this stage what your "so what?" is, but the beauty of the sentence is that it reminds you that you should answer that question in your eventual thesis. I think your current sentence gives you a nice direction to start with for this first paper. After more research, I encourage you to hone in on the debatable question you will argue in your final paper.
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