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What are the Pros and Cons of Daylight Savings Time
Melissa Albright
The University of Arizona Global Campus
GEN103: Information Literacy
Agnes Pearcy
November 28, 2023
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Introduction
Only some people are fans of Daylight Savings time. Daylight Savings Time, or DST,
begins on the second Sunday of March when we move our clocks ahead one hour and ends on
the first Sunday of November when the clock moves back one hour—this change of time dates
all the way back to 1895. Factors related to DST include the pros, cons, and sleeping disorders.
Pros of Daylight Savings Time
One pro of having daylight savings time is that it allows for more daylight. The longer
hours promote safer driving, providing for fewer car accidents (
Top 3 Pros and Cons of
Daylight-Saving Time, 2023)
. Also with the longer daylight, it also allows an extra hour of
daylight for sports and more (
Malow, B. A., & Malow, B., 2023).
With fewer car accidents, it
means there are lower car insurance rates. More daylight allows for more time for exercise and
dog walking. It also provides for fewer criminal acts because daylight is longer than usual. In
conclusion, there are a few pros of DST and many like it.
Cons of Daylight Savings Time
One con of daylight savings time is that with one less hour of sleep it can be an issue
when it comes to one’s health. According to
Top 3 Pros and Cons of Daylight Saving Time
(2023)
, even though it is one hour difference, it can go against one’s circadian rhythm. There are
also reports showing that it increases cluster headaches. There were even reports stating that
there was 1/10 increase in heart attacks after the daylight savings time took place. There are
reports that car accidents rise once the daylight savings time changes to standard time. Therefore,
the cons can seem more than the pros for DST.
What is the One Main issue with Daylight Savings Time?
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The main issue with daylight savings time on a person is sleep. Daylight Savings Time
goes back to the 1900’s in the US during World War I to give more daylight during the war
(eCareers, 2022). Researchers have investigated the effects of the change in time on someone’s
body. As stated in the cons of daylight savings time, it can mess with someone’s circadian
rhythm.
This can cause havoc on a person’s health by causing weight gain, sadness with lack of
daylight, and negative issues with the heart.
Conclusion
My main takeaway from this research process is that I could improve at creating a research
paper. I must freshen up my research skills and remember to form a complete paragraph with 5
sentences. Information literacy will help my academic success by ensuring I can find good resources. It
will also help me in my professional success if I have to read a book or article, I can make sure it is
credible. Overall, I have noticed that I need to work on my paper-writing skills.
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References
Popular Source:
Top 3 Pros and Cons of Daylight Saving Time. (2023). In ProCon.org (Ed.), ProCon
Headlines.
ProCon. (2020, March 2).
https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NDU1ODA4NQ
==?aid=100753
.
eCareers, H. (2022).
Losing ZZ’s: The daylight-saving time dilemma
. healthecareers.com.
https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/the-south-carolina-nurse-september-
2022/losing-zzs-the-daylight-saving-time-dilemma
Scholarly Source:
Malow, B. A., & Malow, B. (2023). Springing forward into daylight saving time is a
step back for health – a neurologist explains the medical evidence, and why
this shift is worse than the fall time change. In The Conversation (Ed.), The
Conversation: An Independent Source of Analysis from Academic
Researchers. The Conversation. (2023, March 9).
https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NDU1NDk2OQ
==?aid=100753