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Funnell, Nina. "There's No Shame in Teenage Sextual Relations." The Sydney Morning Herald. N.p., 10 Sept. 2011. Web. 27 Feb. 2013. . This opinion piece was written by a women named Nina Funnell and published into the Sydney Morning Herald. It states her opinions on teenage sexting and the sentences and punishment those taking the photos and sending the photos should receive. She believes that the people who take pictures of themselves and send them should not be charged, that people charged with sexting shouldn't fall in the same category as molesters and pedophiles, that sexually filming others without their permission should be illegal and charged the same way regardless of the age of the victim, and that all sexting should have universal charges instead of deciding on the charge depending on how bad the picture or video was. I agree with a majority of the points that Funnell makes except when she says that people that take pictures of their own body and send them around shouldn't be prosecuted. If you're going to be so strict on the child pornography part in all this, you have to accept that fact that naked pictures of a minor is child pornography no matter who sends it. I have little pity for girls who take pictures of themselves and send it around because they did it to themselves. They deserved to be charged just like the rest of people that send naked photos of underage people around.

Citation Schwartz, Tony. "Relax! You'll Be More Productive." The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Feb. 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. Summary So as people of a world in which the 9 to 5 job is a dream for most, we probably all know that more time worked means more work done, which means that all that time was spent more productively than if we had worked less... Right? According to a study of around 400 employees, this may not be true. More work and less sleep increases chances of burning out on-the-job. Harvard conducted a similar study, but they researched what sleep deprivation was costing us. The amount? $63.2 billion a year. Cheri D. Mah, who is a researcher for Stanford, found that 10 or more hours of sleep for basketball players increase performance. Similar tests were performed on those doing different jobs - night shift workers, accountants and athletes. All did better, especially with longer hours to sleep. Vacations did wonders, too. The reason for this is that humans are not build to expend energy continuously. We need breaks, and especially sleep. Through all of these studies, researchers have found that 90 minutes of consecutive work and then a break is the most ideal for maximization of productivity.

I thought this was really useful information to know, because a lot of people that I know like to keep working even though they're tired or sleep deprived. Well, knowing that their performance overall is affected by sleep deprivation to the point where the quality drops dramatically, maybe would encourage them to take the time to rest a little bit and refresh themselves. It also shows how vital sleep is to our overall health.

Sample, Ian. "Sleeping Less than Six Hours a Night Skews Activity of Hundreds of Genes." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 25 Feb. 2013. Web. 27 Feb. 2013. . This article, from The Guardian, talks about an English study on sleep patterns and genes. The study found that the genes of people who sleep less than six hours per night become suppressed and much less functional than those of people who sleep for healthier periods of time (i.e. 8 hours or more, typically). These changes can affect more than 700 genes that govern the human body's immune system, metabolism, sleep and wake cycles, and responses to stress. 

This is very relevant to not just the Health course, but to people's everyday lives as well. As high school students, many of us are too preoccupied with doing schoolwork or procrastinating to go to sleep on time, which leads to sleep deprivation. We all know that sleep deprivation will also deprive one of his or her ability to focus properly, but this article provides a very solid scientific explanation as to why we should be sleeping right. I think that this kind of stuff is fascinating -- the whole idea of digging deep into how the human body works is just amazing, especially since we're always learning new things.