Back to Basics

When starting off on a project there's one very important thing; research! When researching you have to make sure you're getting reliable, accurate information. For our project, we will be using the CRAAP test. This makes sure our project is reliable and informing people about the correct things. The CRAAP test will check the currency, relevancy, authority, accuracy, and purpose to ensure our sources are the best for our project. 


My first source is from SlumberWise which is an independent website about sleep and other things related to sleeping. This is a secondary source because they are pulling information together from other sources to create the article. The article is about siestas and the history of them. It is a vanity publication on a website on the topic. It was written by the authors of SlumberWise and are qualified to write about this topic because their site is about sleeping and other information related to it. It also has links that lead to their sources of information. The information could be slightly biased since their website is mainly about sleep. Overall, I think it's a decent resource. It is reliable but not to the most reliable as some other sources. 
CRAAP Test Source One

My second source is from BBC which is a British news company that reports about news and other information from all around the world. This is a secondary source because they are getting information from other places to create their article. The article is about the health benefits that studies have found from siestas. It pulls information from scholarly sources and studies that have been conducted. It is a news source and was written by a reporter who did extensive research to find the information. The information is not biased because it finds facts from studies and talks about the findings of these studies. Overall, I think it's a very good source because it comes from a reliable, well known website that has a reputation of being a trustworthy news outlet.
CRAAP Test Source Two

Siestas: After Lunch Naps

Recently, I took a trip to Italy and during a certain time of the day all of the shops and restaurants were closed for a siesta. A siesta is a short nap taken during the early part of the afternoon after lunch. Siestas are popular in many Mediterranean and European countries, particularly places with warm weather. Some say that they are necessary because the mixture of large meals and hot climate make it almost impossible to work. There is even a siesta competition that is held in Spain that in short, judges how well you sleep.

  

 This is very interesting since in America, workdays consist of non-stop working and rarely even give an hour for lunch. Siestas are becoming more researched because of the possible benefits that come from them, but are also being shortened or taken away completely because of the spread of the non-stop working attitude that countries like the United States and China have. Why do these certain countries take siestas and are they benefitting or hurting people and their businesses? Studies have shown that taking these midday naps can help with cardiovascular health, improving moods, boosting energy levels and even that people may have a biological need for them. I want to learn more about the reasoning behind these afternoon naps, if they are beneficial to people’s health, and if they hurt these businesses in the long run.