Peer Pressure

Have you ever been asked to cut class? A class where you know if you don't go, you'll get left behind. What if all of your friends are saying that they will make fun of you if you don't, what do you do? That's called peer pressure. Peer pressure is when your peers influence you to do things you don't necessarily want to do.

Getting rid of peer pressure isn't simple, but if you know how to separate what's right from wrong then you can easily avoid it. Saying "No" isn't so easy, especially when it's more than one friend telling you what to do. Although in most situations peer pressure is bad, sometimes it can convince people to stop doing bad things and realize the right thing to do.

Teenagers may think that they're only going to have to deal with peer pressure in the young stages of their lives, but they're wrong. Even adults have to deal with peer pressure in their every day life. An example for this is work. The boss of the company can pressure somebody into doing something so he can get the job or a promotion. This causes several employees to compete against each other and "Give In" more to peer pressure.

As a result of peer pressure, many teenagers have said or done things that they normally would not do. Teenagers think that they will fit in better or become "Cool" if they do what other people tell them to do, but don't realize it could get them in a lot of trouble. An outcome to all of this is that teenagers tend to forget about what is wrong and what is right, leaving them in a position where they think everything is right because someone else has done the same thing.

Very good essay. I liked it. (95)
Daphna.