Ruben's Blog

          This is a tale about a man named Pandu who has five tall sons. I really liked this story for many reasons. The whole story can be found at this link and has many bends. But I have written a note regarding the first section of the story. Upon Pandu’s death, his blind brother becomes the new king. Pandu’s blind brother has one hundred son’s. One of his son’s, hates Pandu’s sons, who are his cousins. It will soon be decided by a tournament who will be the next king. The young princes are reread up to master the arts of war. However, after a tournament is held, a mysterious warrior wins the rights to the throne. One of the things I enjoyed most about this story was that it maintained that the characters were mortal. It was about good old fashioned family rivalry. Not to say that I do not like when the characters are gods or supernatural, however, it was nice to see the story in a different context. On a related, I really liked how the...

I looked over a chart about how long one should nap. It was aptly named “How Long to Nap.” Essentially, it went over the different types of napping with respect to time and the expected results. 10-20 minutes is what is called a power nap. This type of napping is best for a quick boost of alertness and energy. I think this only works in short burst however. I have learned this from experience. Some studies suggest that a 30-minute nap can cause something called sleep inertia or something more commonly known as grogginess. I took this opportunity to learn more from a Wikipedia link.   A 60-minute nap, is best for memorization, especially facts, faces and names. The 90-minute sleeping session is the best sleeping type to obtain REM. I knew this from previous classes that I have taken and I have also read a lot of articles for this class about sleep. This type of sleep much be achieved for any kind of dreaming to occur. This leads to better emotional status and ...