I remember when I was a 7th grader, wherever I would walk I saw a poster of this girl named Jaqueline. The poster said “Not everyone who gets hit by a drunk driver dies. Don’t drink and Drive” and “Jaqueline Saburido was 20 years old when the car she was riding in was hit by a drunk driver. Today at 23, she is still working to put her life back together.” After so many years I still remember the poster very well, I remember the before and after picture of Jaqueline. Jaqueline was/is a beautiful lady but her life was changed and ruined in a second. Jaqueline was on vacations and had been In the United States for less than a month when the crash happened. The drunk driver who caused the crash was only convicted of two intoxication manslaughter
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When looking at the image there are mixed emotions involved such as joy, sorrow, anger, and fear. Even though you don’t show emotions in the outside there are several emotions inside, you may feel joy because she is alive and she may had been dead. In most severe accidents all passengers and drivers lose their life but Jaqueline didn’t. She was lucky enough to survive a car accident. You may also feel sorrow because of the accident. The accident changed her entire life and we know that by just looking at the image. She does not have the same nose, smile, ear, skin that she use too, and she may feel embarrassed showing who she is now. Anger may also be shown to the drunk driver who was driving while the influence of alcohol. We all know that drinking and driving is not allowed yet there are thousands of people who ignore the drinks they have had and decide to drive. I know a few adults who drink and drive thinking that nothing will happen because they are a few minutes away but even though one is close by there is always a chance of causing an accident. We should also feel fear because it can happen to us, we never know when that can happen. That is why when driving we should always be aware of our surroundings, and advise people not to drink and
When looking at the image there are mixed emotions involved such as joy, sorrow, anger, and fear. Even though you don’t show emotions in the outside there are several emotions inside, you may feel joy because she is alive and she may had been dead. In most severe accidents all passengers and drivers lose their life but Jaqueline didn’t. She was lucky enough to survive a car accident. You may also feel sorrow because of the accident. The accident changed her entire life and we know that by just looking at the image. She does not have the same nose, smile, ear, skin that she use too, and she may feel embarrassed showing who she is now. Anger may also be shown to the drunk driver who was driving while the influence of alcohol. We all know that drinking and driving is not allowed yet there are thousands of people who ignore the drinks they have had and decide to drive. I know a few adults who drink and drive thinking that nothing will happen because they are a few minutes away but even though one is close by there is always a chance of causing an accident. We should also feel fear because it can happen to us, we never know when that can happen. That is why when driving we should always be aware of our surroundings, and advise people not to drink and