Sleepless in America Much like zombies, people of the United States roam the streets; today’s twenty-four hour society is starting to affect many. For most people sleep has become a disposable commodity. Less than two percent of people can function on a steady diet of five hours of sleep a night, but many people try (Caldwell 57). More than 60 million Americans suffer from a severe lack of sleep. Others that do not have a severe …showed first 75 words of 2360 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2360 total…C5 Precis Source: Toufexis, Anastasia. “Drowsy America.” Time Magazine. December 17, 1990: 78-85. The people of America are not getting enough sleep. This is causing major loss of production at work. More accidents are occuring on the roads and at work and more often than they used to. Ever since the U.S has become a 24 hour society sleep has become an unimportant commodity, when it is one of the most important things for the human body.