Post date: Apr 30, 2013 4:25:57 PM
1. The following prompt is based on the accompanying six sources.
Introduction: In much of the world, the time that regulates our lives is altered by daylight saving time. Each year, we set our
clocks back an hour in the fall and then move them forward an hour in the spring. This annual shift is thought to
have been invented by Benjamin Franklin, who in 1784 wrote a letter to a French journal suggesting that Parisians
could economize on candles if they simply woke up earlier during the summer. Daylight saving time was adopted by
the United States in the twentieth century and is regulated by the federal government. Even though daylight saving
time has been widely adopted, it still has detractors.
Assignment: Read the following sources (including the introductory information) carefully. Then synthesize at least three
of the sources into an essay that evaluates daylight saving time and offers a recommendation about its
continued use.
To see the documents for this essay, click the following link: 2010B FRQ