Problem/Solution paragraphs "Peer Pressure"

As you grow older, you'll be face with some challenging decisions. Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved it can be even harder. People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they try to influence you how you act it's called peer pressure. Sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways. For example, a few kids in school might try to get you cut class with them or a kid in the neighborhood might want you to shoplift with him. Some kids give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked, to fit in, or because they worry about others kids might make fun of them if they don't go along with the group. Others go along because they are curious to try something new that others are doing.

One solution to the problem of peer pressure is to pay attention to your feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong. Inner strength and self-confidence can help you stand firm, walk away, and resist doing something you know that is wrong.

A second solution is to have at least one other peer, or friend, who is willing to say "no". too. This makes it much easier to face peer pressure. It's great to have friends with values similar to yours who will back you up when you don't want to do something. If you choose friends who don't take drugs, cut class, smoke cigarettes, or lie to their parents, then you probably won't do these things either, even if other kids do. Try to help a friend who is having trouble resisiting peer pressure. It can be powerful for one kid to join another by simple saying, "I'm with you - let's go".

Advantages and disadvantages of alcohol

Drinking alcohol has lots of disadvantage but it has some advantages too. Let's start with the advantages. Alcohol helps you be a more social, extrovert and outgoing person; interact with other people and  flirt. Futhermore, it eliminates shyness, lack of confidence, insecurities and any kind of fear or worry in your mind. Alcohol takes all your problems away for a while and make it easier to enjoy the night. In brief, alcohol makes you feel the way you ought to feel without alcohol. 

On the other hand, there are also plenty of disadvantages. First of all, alcohol is very harmful for your body. It hurts your liver and it kills neurons, they say that each time you drink you become sillier and sillier. Moreover, when you are drunk you are not aware of the things you are doing and that can be so bad because sometimes you do things you shouldn't have done and then you regret it, for instance, things like kissing the wrong girl or saying unsuitable words. Besides, when you wake up next morning your head is spinning around due to the fact that you've got an incredible hangover and you begin to damn all the things you did last night. 

So, if you are thinking about drink alcohol, consider all of these advantages and disadvantages and make the right decision.