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Short Story
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By Tricia McDuffee
On a cold winter night, there was a group of college kids who just got done studying for a
major test. Their names were Brain, Steven, Bob, and Joey who were all good friends and were
rooming together and once they all got home it was nearing midnight so all the friends decided to
go to bed so that they can get a good night sleep before the test the next day. The test was at ten
in the morning so if all the friends went to bed now, they would get over eight hours of sleep,
which is the recommended amount of sleep that they suggest you get. (Kripke, 2004) All but
Joey went to sleep, they decided to stay up and watch YouTube videos and look at their phone.
What that friend didn’t know was that deciding to do that could hinder them in remembering
When you decided not to get between 7-8 hours of sleep, you’re putting your health at
risk. Sleep deprivation can cause you to forget or not retain what information that you have
learned that day. Studies have shown that when you get to sleep or take a nap after you can
remember better then if you don’t. (Studte, Bridger and Mecklinger). So, all that information that
Joey put in to remember by studying, he may not remember come tomorrow or have a hard time
at the test. When he decided to watch YouTube videos and be on his phone, he is also keeping
his mind active which make it hard to fall asleep. When you have an active mind when you’re
going to sleep, you have extra simulated that are in your blood stream and are going up the brain
which keeps it active and will have you thinking more and resting. (Neto, Lucio dos Santos,
Silveira campos, damaso and Antunes). With the extra stimuli, that are in your body, can also
Joey finally fell asleep around four in the morning but before he did, he set his alarm for
eight o’clock in the morning so that he can get a good breakfast before the test. So, he will only
get four hours of sleep verses the eight hours of sleep that the rest of them will have gotten. This
will affect his central nervous system. When the endocrine system, which is the system that
controls the hormone levels in your body can get interrupted. The effect of that is your tissues
can’t repair themselves and lessen the amount of the growth hormone which then leads to less
muscle mass. (Healthline Watson and Cherney) He will not be happy with himself in the
morning since he will feel like he didn’t get enough sleep and doesn’t feel prepared for the test.
Him not getting enough sleep can and sometimes will affect the Psychological aspect of himself.
Anxiety is a very real thing and can affect on how you see yourself and how you perform
on tests or other tasks that are given to you. When anxiety affects you, you can feel jittery and
that you must move. Which can be distracting when you’re taking a test, since you want to put
all your attention on to the test and not have to worry about moving your leg or looking out the
window to help you deal with it. But even with all this happening, he was able to pass his test
The lesson from this is that you need to get enough sleep so that you can be your best and
do your best. Always try to get the amount of sleep that you need while not everyone can just try
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