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Week 4 Exercises


Original:
There are two primary factors that affect the degree of daytime alertness: sleep quantity and sleep quality. For the student-age population, sleep quantity and quality issues are both important.

Paraphrased:
Among students, the quality and length of one's sleep are the two most important influences on one's ability to stay alert during the day ("Importance of Sleep & Effects of Sleep-Deprivation on College Students" 2017).

Citation:
“Importance of Sleep & Effects of Sleep Deprivation on College Students.” American Academy of Sleep Medicine – Association for Sleep Clinicians and Researchers, 6 Nov. 2018, aasm.org/college-students-getting-enough-sleep-is-vital-to-academic-success/.

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