"Spring" Ahead

        Just a few days ago, most of the world turned their clocks one hour ahead for daylight savings. However, I expect most people, just like me, struggled waking up the next morning. Who knew losing just one hour could do that to you? Although it is just one hour most of the world gains or loses each spring and fall, this practice has been a controversial topic debated by both by the general public and politicians alike.
       Daylight savings was introduced by the Europeans during World War I, and first implemented in the United States in 1918. The original idea of daylight savings is that more hours of daylight would conserved more coal for the war. This also meant that communities could be more productive because people could work longer, and when work was done it was still bright enough to run errands and stimulate the economy. Experts, like Dr. David Prerau, argue that daylight saving today still allows our society to work more productively. However, others claim that daylight saving is practically useless, with barely any data showing that daylight savings reduces energy. Other studies even show that daylight savings can be damaging to your health. A recen study from the University of Alabama in Birmingham says that there is a 10 percent increase in the risk of having a heart attack when your sleep schedule is disrupted for even just an hour. 
      So, what do you think about daylight savings time? Do you think that we should stick with tradition and keep daylight savings or not have daylight savings? Why or why not?