.:.Assignment 2.:.

Respond to the following question. Your answer should be at least one full, well-written paragraph. Explain your answers. Why do you think what you think?



1. In the selection called "Peer Pressure" George states that "friends have more influence on one another's lives than almost anyone else does, especially in those teenage years when kids are trying to discover who they really are. So hooking up with the wrong crowd can really get you down."


Do you agree with his comments? Why or why not?
For the most part, i do agree with his statement. I think growing up, your friends may seem like everything. You always want to be part of the group. Sometimes when you see your friends doing something, you want to try it too to prove to them that you can do it to or you can fit in. but sometimes, those things arn't always the smartest idea.


Have you seen other people try to pressure their friends to do things? (Good or bad)
Yes, i have seem people being pressured by their friends to do something. I think it has happened to everyone at least some point in there life. At times, it can be good, and at times it can be bad, but it still happens alot.


Have you felt pressure to behave in certain ways because of your friends?
Yes, i have felt pressure to behave a certian way by my friends. This one time, i was at a party, and i was pressured to drink, so i just left. For the most part, i try not to surround myself around people who are going to pressure me into things they know isn't in my best interest or things they know i dont want to do.



WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED: Visit the blogs of your group members, read their comments, and leave one comment in which you agree or disagree with something they say (and explain why) or ask them a question about their response.