Should we abolish daylight savings time

Thesis Statement

Argument #3

Hook

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Sleep Doctors believe that daylight savings is getting more useless over the years
as less and less people are trying to acknowledge it

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It creates a poor quality sleep schedule by its reduce of an hour

Daylight savings should be abolished because of the havoc it wreaks amongst citizens

Specialized Info

Argument #2

"DST results to less and poorer quality sleep, an increased risk of stroke and heart attack, and a decreased sense of well-being, particularly for men who work full time." -Beth Malow

Have you ever asked yourself, how much more stress is induced in your life by the sudden change of clock?

Daylight savings is a pesky adjustment in everyone's schedule

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I think it's time consuming, and usually my sleep after the change is severely impacted

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The timing for it is also different every year, leaving it to be constantly unpredictable

The 1 hour of sleep has also effected me severely

China, one of the world's biggest countries doesn't even follow it anymore, and afterwards, many countries have also followed in this stop, proving its insignificance

Research conducted from doctors and specialists have conducted that daylight savings DOES take an impact on your health

Daylight savings harms people who work full time jobs extremely

19 states in the US have also voted to get rid of it

It is only followed by 17 countries

Impacts on one's health

DST affects already shortened sleep

Argument #1

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Confusion it creates

Problematic event

Confusing or frustrating aspects of DST

The change in daylight (or lack there of) shouldn't impact the time enough for a change

History and Background

Originally, George Hudson came up with the idea to give himself more after work hours

It was first used to conserve fuel, not a follow with the season

It was invented during WW2 times

July 1 1908 was the first date it was created