Question

yay or nay on daylight saving time? during the spring in most of the united states, clocks \spring forward\ to daylight saving time. on the second sunday in march, clocks are set ahead one hour. in the fall, clocks \fall back\ from daylight saving time to standard time. on the first sunday in november, clocks are set back one hour. it has not always been this way, nor does it always have to be this way. the original purpose of setting the clock ahead in the spring was to extend evening daylight by one hour. those who came up with the idea thought a little extra daylight in the evening would be beneficial. with more daylight in the evening, kids can frolic outside longer. stores attract more people when there is still daylight available after working hours. extended daylight is more conducive to playing and watching sports. another reason for setting the clock ahead one hour in the spring was to reduce energy usage. the idea was that people would not use as much electricity if they could depend on the sun for an extra hour of lighting and/or heating. in fact, benjamin franklin made a similar suggestion in a 1784 essay, claiming that people would burn less candles. however, not everyone is in favor of setting the clock forward in the spring and back in the fall. it can be disruptive to farmers whose work hours are sun - up to sun - down. it can also disturb peoples sleep patterns, especially seniors and children. time changes have been known to cause havoc for billing, record - keeping and travel arranging. some people say it simply perturbs them to have to remember when to change the clocks. plus, the american journal of cardiology reports that the disruption of setting clocks forward in the spring increases ones risk for experiencing a myocardial infarction, or heart attack, in the days following the switch. rob diedrich of wisconsin is so against adjusting the clocks biannually that he has created a petition signed by thousands of citizens that could possibly convince legislators to end daylight saving time. his pet peeve for our time - keeping system started when he was in college. \im still angry about the time i slept in on the day we were supposed to set our clocks ahead one hour. i rushed all the way to my college campus to take a very important final exam, and i missed it all because of the nonsense of daylight saving time,\ said rob. currently, more than 70 countries follow the daylight saving time system. however, some are reevaluating whether or not to continue the practice. at this time in the united states, hawaii and most of arizona have opted out, never setting their clocks forward or back while the rest of america does. they always use standard time, never having to deal with the hassle of resetting clocks but missing out on the extended daylight in the evenings. in our history, there have been times when the entire united states chose not to follow the daylight saving time system and just stuck with standard time. should america just stick with standard time all year long? there are those who are against using daylight saving time and are in favor of sticking with standard time year - round, but there is an alternative most people have never heard about because it has never been tried. according to the plan, the next time we set our clocks ahead one hour in the spring, we would never set our clocks back again. we would have a new standard time that would be one hour ahead of our current standard time. we would leave our clocks alone forever. we would reap the benefits of having extended sunlight in the evening and it would eliminate the hassle of messing with the time. a simple act of the united states congress could instantly make it so. so, readers, what do you think? what is your opinion on this topic? do you think we should keep using the daylight saving time? how does the author respond to conflicting points of view in the text? a. the author presents a plan to permanently set the clocks ahead one hour, but he/she acknowledges that the united states congress opposes the plan. b. the author presents reasons why some people prefer daylight saving time and reasons why some people prefer using only standard time, but he/she does not take a side on the issue. c. the author argues that hawaii and most of arizona, who do not follow daylight saving time, have shown that it is better to use standard time all year long. d. the author presents two sides of the argument over daylight saving time and then argues that we should leave the current standard time as it is.

Explanation:

The text presents reasons for and against Daylight Saving Time without taking a stance. It lists benefits like extended evening daylight and energy - saving, as well as drawbacks such as disruptions to farmers, sleep patterns, and scheduling.

Answer:

B. The author presents reasons why some people prefer Daylight Saving Time and reasons why some people prefer using only standard time, but he/she does not take a side on the issue.