The fashion show held in the Palace of Versailles became one of the highlights in her career, she marked the acceptance of American fashion forever. Eleanor Lambert is known as an innovator for her many attributions to the fashion world. Some of her creations that she introduced over fifty years ago are still accepted in the fashion industry. Some examples include the Lambert originated International Best Dressed List, which was an expanded version of the best dressed list created in Paris but was suspended during World War II. Women are nominated to become part of prestigious list annually by
March 29, 2012 Texting While Driving Texting while driving is the act of reading, sending, or composing a text message while behind the wheel of an automobile. Texting while driving is becoming an increasing threat on the road, as texting is becoming an important part of American’s lives. If you think you’ve mastered the art of texting while driving, you’re wrong. Texting while driving severely decreases awareness, and makes it easier to be involved in an accident. Texting while driving has become a major cause of accidents, especially among young drivers.
Cell Phones and Driving: Teenagers on the road, as it is, pose an extremely huge risk. However teenagers on the road with cellular devices, now that is suicide, unsafe, contingent, and problematic. Another name for this issue is called “Distracted Driving”. Distracted driving (according to distraction.gov) is any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety, the main points of distracted driving were going to look at are those that involves: •Texting • Using a cell phone or Smartphone Nevertheless, it does not matter what you call the situation.
She has also written four best-selling novels, one of which was made into a movie. She holds many honorary doctorates and is a graduate of Barnard College in New York City. Quindlen shows great insight into the shift in values and goals in today’s generation as she addresses a graduating class with a tone of regret and apology. She begins by comparing herself to modern day children with growing up in a fairy tale; once upon a time, her life was a lot simpler. There is too much pressure on children from such a young age, not long after they start walking and talking, to become overachievers.
Hillary Clinton has always been a highly motivated and powerful woman; she even ran for president in 2008 and although she did not win, she did very well in the polls. Hillary Clinton graduated from Yale and won numerous awards for her grades and skills as a lawyer. It was at Yale that Hillary Rodham met Bill Clinton. The two dated for a while and Bill Clinton asked Hillary to marry him multiple times before she actually agreed. Once Hillary and Bill married, Hillary opted to keep her maiden name because she felt it gave her independence in her own career.
They came to realize that they had a very unique opportunity to tap into the growing market of African American consumers. They started out by getting African American women to be willing to talk openly about what their opinions were on race, beauty standards, and self-esteem. This took place over the course of a year through online conversations. The result of these conversations is their campaign entitled “My Black is Beautiful” that was launched in May of 2008. In June 2008 they began a four-city tour where they had forums about race, beauty bars, makeover stations, massages, and yoga and meditation instruction.
Everyday simple tasks such as adjusting the radio, talking to someone else, or sending a quick text message can have deadly consequences if they are done while a person is driving. Drivers should always use caution and pay full attention to the road. They should reduce or avoid distractions in the car which interrupt careful driving. A very large number of accidents are caused by distracted driving, many of them fatal. Laws are being put into effect to penalize distracted drivers, but the drivers themselves are ultimately responsible when it comes to safety and responsibility while on the
Another main reason is that even if a person was to be texting while driving most of the time he or she will not admit to it. This would cause for less evidence in a case where someone was injured in an accident. This source would be important to me in most of my essay in most of it. It has some good facts stated by a lawyer who is involved in lawsuits relating to car wrecks while texting and driving. The source states that a person texting while driving can be following the laws while texting and driving, and another person might be the cause of the wreck.
Stop Texting & Driving Purpose: To persuade my audience to stop using their cell phones while driving a vehicle because it is irresponsible and extremely dangerous. Specific Purpose: Using a cell phone while driving is not only dangerous to you, but others on the road and is one of the top reasons today for car accidents. Attention Grabber: How many people here have texted while driving? I am like most people where I have texted while driving, but after I got into an accident a couple years back because I was distracted by texting, I rethought the level of importance of texting while driving. (show picture of my car) this is the result of what happened to me when I was texting on my way home from work a couple weeks ago.
These days, teens are not required to have much experience to be given a license, which is why we have so many fatal car accidents. Lastly, parents should be encouraged to help inform their children, not only about the dangers of the road, but also about peer pressure. They should encourage them to call for a ride home if they feel unsafe or unable to drive, and they should talk to them about the differences between right and wrong ways to handle certain situations, and encourage them to pull over when using their cell phones. Driving in the digital age has added worries. (Times, 2007) Parents should encourage their teens to drive the speed limit, even if it means being late for curfew.