Who Knew Circles Could Have Such Risks?

At what expense will young girls take for the sake of being beautiful and in style? This question formed in my mind as I was watching ABC News. A story appeared about the current trend of circle contacts due to Lady Gaga's anime-inspired eyes in her music video "Bad Romance". Sure, these contacts bring a larger and cartoonish affect, but they contain many risks. First off, circle contacts are not even FDA approved, which means they are illegal. The only way to buy these contacts are online. Because circle contacts are illegal, a buyer does not know if the contacts were "made is safe and clean conditions", and because "people's cornea sizes are different, it is impossible to know if they are the right fit." Although circle contacts have the same risks as all contacts, Dr. Assumpta Madu of the Montefiore Medical Center states that circle contacts have the "potential for somebody to lose their vision within twenty-four hours". Even with all of these risks, young American girls still buy these illegal contacts for the sake of being fashionable, but is it really worth it?

Why Do People Go 'Gaga' Over Lady Gaga?

Earlier today, while I was listening to the radio I heard the radio host talking about how tea companies are paying Lady Gaga over millions of dollars to be their sponsor. The reason for paying Lady Gaga so much money is because they feel she will bring back drinking tea and this made me think about, how does she has the authority to make a society bring a trend back. Why is it that society tends to follow the famous and popular people? I know I would not listen to Lady Gaga for me to drink tea, personally I do not even care for it but because she drinks it, it would not make a difference. Although, there are others in the world who would all of a sudden drink tea just because of this woman. Another thought I had was, how is it possible that they pay some singer a large amount of money when others are homeless and would be happy with ten dollars, yet these companies can't even help others, is it because society has become this selfish?