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    fall to peer pressure is either because they have a lower self-esteem and they want to fit in or because at the time, they believed that it wasn’t going to end poorly. Even though saying no to peer pressure might not be the popular choice, you’d be setting a positive example for others and people could see you as a strong-willed leader. Just by saying no one time, you could change how someone else responds to peer pressure, which could prevent future irresponsible decisions. Peer pressure doesn’t

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    shouldn’t have done, I would be lying right through my teeth. Conformity and peer pressure is a part of being human, it affects everybody. At some point in everyone’s life, they have worried about what their friends think of them, or how much they fit in with their friends. As we grow, social standards and pressures change. I would even say that conformity changes with each person. Conformity affects society via peer and social pressures, and comes to everyone in different forms. Conformity affects

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    might have just saved his life. He knew how bad peer pressure is and how to avoid it. All kids should be able to avoid it. Do you know what to do when being peer pressured? Do you know how people feel when they are being peer pressured? Well, you should because peer pressure is a serious thing and can affect your life in many ways. But, it can also save your life in many ways. You might have wondered if others have had the experience of being peer pressured. They have. Whether it be as simple as

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    Peer pressure one of the thousands of things you have to worry about as a teenager, but there is only one kind of peer pressure you want and most of the time that's not what you get. When you get to middle school you don't know who to hang out with all you want is a group and to fit it most of the time you don't care what kinda people are in your group. Even if you come from a good family people are dragged into stuff that they can't get out of even if they were just in a bad situation and took no

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    Peer pressure is good for self-development. What is Peer pressure? A feeling that one must do the same things as other people of one's age and social group in order to be liked or respected by them. Yes peer pressure is really important for self-development. I believe that everything in this world have a 2 sides (Positive & Negative). It’s usually depends on the person how he want to deal with it. Peer Pressure can help us analyse ourselves in a totally different way. It can help us develop our personality

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    Peer pressure is the influence that one person or group has on another. Peer pressure is a devastating force that affects the lives of millions across the world. Most often, peer pressure receives a reputation for being demeaning, harsh, brutal, and generally negative. However, peer pressure can inspire the affected party to rise above the cruelty and positively impact their own lives. Yes, peer pressure may negatively affect someone’s life, but it may also change their life in a positive manner

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    Peers Pressure If your friend jumps off of a cliff are you going to do it too?” How many times have you heard those lines? Peers pressure people no matter what age. People make decisions based on the influences around them. In the story of Macbeth a faithful helper of the king became corrupt and killed the king in order to obtain his own destiny of becoming king as well as killing off anyone else who might threaten his position; however he didn’t do it alone. Influences and pressures of the

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    when other people get involved and pressure you to make a certain

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    Conformity and peer pressure are similar, because conformity is a change in behavior or attitudes brought by a desire to follow the standards or beliefs of other people. Conformity is considered higher when people must respond publicly than privately. Peer pressure is the influence from a person’s peer group. So, peer pressure seems the same as conformity because people conform to other people’s thoughts and actions to feel accepted. For example, if a girl sees all her girlfriends drinking at a party

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    Friendship is a human born initiative that comes from within. In this world we are leaving in no one would want to be alone or isolated including me. Peer pressure in my life has had both negative and positive effects in my life when I was growing up from my adolescent age to teenage age until now are a grown up adult. During my adolescent years when peers were an important aspect in my life by shaping the way I would act and think in future I began to develop intimate friendship that was more elusive

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