jeffng930
Mar 6, 2011
Undergraduate / "peer-pressure has lost its grasp on me" - UBC Supplemental - Ethical Dilemma [5]
The topic is to explain a ethical dilemma within the last 4 years and explain what you have learned.
it needs to be under 200 words (mines at 201). Any input will be appreciated! Thanks
High school is an extremely stressful period for students. There are expectations set by both your teachers and friends: teachers expect high grades while the students always desire your help. I go to a small high school in which all the members of the community know each other; this close-knit society can both help and harm you. Peer-pressure is a powerful force; humans are social animals that are programmed to seek the inclusion and support from their social groups. One wrong move and you will end up a social outcast, every teenager's nightmare. Last year, I had come to a point where I had to make a crucial decision. My friend had been absent the day of a test and insisted that I give him the answers to the test. With some convincing, I eventually succumbed to his pleas and provided the answers partly from peer-pressure and because I was busy. He was caught and both of our tests were taken away and given zeros. The consequences were justified and since then peer-pressure has lost its grasp on me; I have learned to say no to many situations, not only related to cheating but other things that I don't want to do.
The topic is to explain a ethical dilemma within the last 4 years and explain what you have learned.
it needs to be under 200 words (mines at 201). Any input will be appreciated! Thanks
High school is an extremely stressful period for students. There are expectations set by both your teachers and friends: teachers expect high grades while the students always desire your help. I go to a small high school in which all the members of the community know each other; this close-knit society can both help and harm you. Peer-pressure is a powerful force; humans are social animals that are programmed to seek the inclusion and support from their social groups. One wrong move and you will end up a social outcast, every teenager's nightmare. Last year, I had come to a point where I had to make a crucial decision. My friend had been absent the day of a test and insisted that I give him the answers to the test. With some convincing, I eventually succumbed to his pleas and provided the answers partly from peer-pressure and because I was busy. He was caught and both of our tests were taken away and given zeros. The consequences were justified and since then peer-pressure has lost its grasp on me; I have learned to say no to many situations, not only related to cheating but other things that I don't want to do.
