I could talk about the accomplishments I have done, and brag on and on. But I believe that sleep is far more important. Sometimes I get the feeling that some people my age don't appreciate sleep. They are too consumed with their time that they find little time to sleep. It's a lifelong activity that affects how I behave around other people, and how I feel about myself. I see too many of my friends fall asleep in class; they claim that their active lives take away their sleep. How active are they sleeping in class bobbing their head up and down in a jerky motion, trying to stay awake?

I use to be like them too. During my sophomore year, with swim practice and an additional Tae Kwon Do class on the side, I would stay up late into the night to finish my schoolwork. Thinking that if I sacrificed a few hours of sleep I would be able to keep up. Howev

Walking in the halls with my head down and my eyes barely opening like someone in my family had just passed away, I slowly managed to get to my second period chemistry class. It took all my energy to keep my eyes open when class started.

My friend, Fun, who sat next to me asked in a concerned voice, "Leo, you okay man, you look sick, what's wrong?"

"Well, you better pretend to be paying attention or Mrs. Mangerino's gonna yell at you." He advised me.

The following night, still recovering from the shock, I fearfully went to bed at 10 pm. Surprisingly, the next day Mrs. Mangerino greeted me, as if nothing had happened yesterday. Adding to my astonishment, I understood the lectures of all my teachers that day. That night, I did my usual homework that would have taken me three to four hours in half the time, and I understood what I was doing. A good nights sleep did what extra tutoring and extra study time couldn't do.

er, it would only make things worse. With only 5-6 hours of sleep, I had little energy during school hours and had a hard time absorbing the materials being taught. I sought help from school tutoring programs and kept staying up into the night. It was a deadly cycle that got me nowhere. Then one day, everything changed.

I saw the furious look on Mrs. Mangerino's face staring directly at me. She had just slammed the chemistry book, weighing at least 5lb, straight at me.

I get the feeling from CNN that bin Laden doesn't spend enough time sleeping, at least in a comfortable bed. Like many people, he is just too busy with realities to afford the luxury of sleep. As a result, he see

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