Between the ages of twelve and nineteen is a period in a teenager's life that determines what kind of adult he or she will become. From an early age, most parents teach their children to enjoy social interactions with other children. When I was 15 years old, I remember starting High School, and everybody wanted to fit in with their friends. Everybody had fresh new Jordans and name-brand clothing. Adolescents like myself sometimes feel like the oddball out because I didn't have eighty-dollar shoes on my feet like most of my classmates. The kids who didn't have new shoes and new clothing often got bullied because they were poor. I remember when everyone had just gotten their licenses and was driving to school with their first cars. A couple of friends would drive recklessly; at that time, everybody wanted to show off their driving skills. At that age, adolescents are at their risky stage of not caring, many will go to parties and do drugs and drink alcohol, and the ones that stay home are usually pressured to come out and hang out. It's hard for adolescents to resist peer pressure, mainly because they have a fear of losing the bonds that they have formed with their friends. Peer pressure is a very influential source of negativity on adolescents today.
Imagine you're with a group of classmates when a friend from another school approaches. Your classmates start making fun of her. You know it's hurtful, but you want...
