Peer Pressure

Term Paper Title	Peer Pressure
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Peer Pressure

           Ahhh Peer Pressures of High School. Glaring down at the reddish glow coming  from the tip of the cigarette, I�ve found my self in this  peer pressure situation before. Peer Pressure can be a huge problem for some young adults. It can sometimes be positive, but most of the time it�s negative and destructive. Society offers many misleading advertisements that seem to lead teens in all the wrong directions. Television, music, and sports, have a huge cause of teen age peer pressure.

          Teenagers desire approval from their peers. Hints the name Peer pressure. As a teenager in today�s world, I see that our lives are a constant product of peer pressure and that our minds are often swayed from what may be considered better judgment because of how those around us feel. Peer pressure can come from any and everywhere and in every aspect of our lives. Television, portrays images of violence and fantasy. Television is the glitz and glamour of peer pressure. Shows and stars tend to make the teens follow in there footsteps, wanting the life on TV, But usually end up going about it in the wrong way.

          The music world, is all about who has the most bling, and who can flaunt what they got. Music can set certain standards for what is "cool" and what�s  "in", these standards can  include clothes, jewelry, and a lot of the times smoking. Rap stars, in there music videos seem to portray sex...

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