Kim M. Bucado
Section: 2-C
Course Code: GED0021
[M10-SUMMATIVE] Organizing Persuasive Speech
Before I start, I would like to ask you a question, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind once
you hear the word ‘peer pressure'? Well, majority of people would say that peer pressure involves in
influencing from their peers or classmates into doing some negative habitual acts in order for them to be
accepted in a social circle.. Sometimes, others would have to go to great lengths to risking themselves by
doing delinquent activities in order to fit in themselves and feel belonged to a group. It is frequently
acknowledged that peers have an impact on influencing people’s lives to a great extent; for instance, they
constantly impact a person’s mindset. It has come to our knowledge that people conform to such ways
because they say, “Everyone is doing it.” But what if I told you that there is a comforting prospect to peer
pressure? Yes, it is possible that you can be pressured by making right decisions in life. When I was still
studying in my previous school, most of my friends were awarded by their academic excellence. Compared
to my friends who are grade- conscious, I do not exert efforts to my study in order to achieve short term
goals. Before I met these friends, I used to be a passive student who just accepts high and low grades
without being responsive. When I started getting acquainted with them, I have come to realize that achieving
good grades is an absolute big deal for me because they are the most important factors when I enter in
college. It opened my mind to new points of view. Because of pressure from my peers, it motivated me to
do my best, to work harder in obtaining outstanding grades; to be like them. They also motivated me to join
organizations that would benefit me as an individual. It really pushed me out of my comfort zone, and it
gave me opportunities to discover new things, expanding my horizons. As a student, peer pressure can
serve as powerful encouragement towards beneficial behavior; it can teach us to be responsible, to be
mature, and do what is good for yourself leading to a healthy lifestyle to become a positive role model for
oneself. It can be positive or supportive. We should not focus only on the negative side of peer pressure
but also look on the brighter side of the concept of peer pressure. Thus, this is important for each of us to
