Argumentative Essay On Daylight Saving Time

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Daylight Saving Time is defined as a “system for uniformly advancing clocks, so as to extend daylight hours during conventional waking time in the summer months” (Britannica). It is observed in over 70 countries around the world, where our social clock loses an hour in the spring and gains an hour in the fall. While it is a common practice now, there has been discussion of getting rid of it and staying on one time year round. Though some people may disagree with this idea, there is still a problem among people that agree; they cannot agree on whether or not to be on Daylight Saving Time or Standard Time year round. Daylight Saving Time, however, has many negative effects on both physical and mental health, as well as the economy, which outweigh …show more content…

However, this is not necessarily true. According to an article from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, “populations living on the western edges of time zones—who get light later in the morning and evening—and people with little control over their schedules, such as shift workers who drive to work very early, are more at risk for misalignment” (Coulson). This means that, though there is more daylight in the evening, many people will have to wake up in darkness, which goes against our biological clocks. Additionally, if we were on Daylight Saving Time year round, even more people would have to wake up in the dark too. This would not be good for overall mental health and could also impact physical health as well since it messes with our circadian rhythm. So, while there could potentially be benefits of more daylight, there are more negative effects, showing that this is once again not a good reason to keep Daylight Saving Time. In conclusion, there are many reasons that Daylight Saving Time should be replaced with and year round Standard Time should be adopted

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