Effects of Sleep Deprivation on College Students
Brant McMillan
Specific purpose: I want my audience to know the harms of sleep deprivation so it may make them more conscious about their sleeping habits.
Thesis: Sleep deprivation has many negative effects that cause harm to college students and everyone should know how to fight sleep deprivation
Introduction
How many of you consider your alarm clock one of your worst enemies? Imagine your alarm clock just rang, and it is time for school. How many of you are still tired? As stated on the Sleep Deprivation website by the National Sleep Foundation in 2005, 74% of adults do not obtain enough sleep.
And as a typical college student, I have experienced a lack of sleep time and time again. Sleep deprivation is a serious problem, especially for students. Though it is often overlooked, the causes and effects of sleep deprivation highly impair one's ability to perform.
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Sleeping above the starsThesis: Sleep deprivation has many negative effects that cause harm to college students and everyone should know how to fight sleep deprivation
Preview: Today, I will inform you on the background of sleep deprivation, the causes and effects of college students not getting enough sleep, and how to prevent it.
Body
I. The effects of sleep deprivation take a heavy toll on one's body.
The Journal of American College Health reported that students who don't get enough sleep each night experience negative effects on academic performance, including exams. Other researchers who have studied the subject of sleep among students say that pulling all-night study sessions can affect students' GPA (Central Michigan University, 2008)
B. It can have a tremendous mental effect, causing problems with brain functions.
1. Memory loss.
2. Decreased ability to concentrate.
3. Decline in mental reaction time and decision-making ability. a. There are...