Is peer pressure beneficial or harmful.

Opening statement:

My point of view on this subject area is simple and straightforward; peer pressure can be beneficial.

Facts and supporting evidence:

1. Peer pressure can be beneficial because it can help you achieve things in life. For example: You're about to audition for something that's been your dream forever, then you all of a sudden get too scared so you decide your not going, but then your friend pressures you into doing it. And because of your friend giving you peer pressure, you achieved your goals, and you've succeeded. Without this type of peer pressure not many people would be successful in our world.

2. It can also be beneficial because it can help you get out of bad habits. Peer pressure is very well known for getting people into drugs, but nobody ever thought about peer pressure getting you out of them, and peer pressure can get you out of many habits. Last year I used to be late... A lot, but then my mom pressured me into getting up earlier in them morning, and getting ready faster. If it wasn't for her, I would not be a good student.

3. Peer pressure can lead you to making the right choices. Say you're in a bad situation your friend wants you to do something that you really don't feel like doing, so you talk to your other friend, they also think the idea is bad. So he/she pressures you to not do it, later on you somehow find out that your friend was setting you up, if your friend didn't help you in that situation, you had the chances of ending up in jail or being dead.

Facts:

89.5% of the teens in high schools haven't been pressured into trying cocaine

80% of teenagers haven't been pressured into trying a cigarette

Peer pressure can even start at kindergarten

Closing:

I know peer pressure can also be harmful, but many people don't realize how beneficial it can be. When people hear the words "Peer Pressure" usually the first thing they think is peer pressure involving drugs, and that can happen too, but there are many ways of good peer pressure. My personal motto is: CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS WISELY!

Peer pressure CAN be beneficial. For an example: say your too scared to do something that can achieve all of your goals in life, like auditioning for something, you decide not to do it, but then your friend pressures you leaving you no choice. You then achieve what ever you were doing, and that was because of the peer pressure. I know, peer pressure is sometimes involving drugs, but my motto is: Choose your friends wisely.