Unitl the end

“To be nobody but yourself, in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting” E.E. Cummings.

This quote means a lot to me because it is something I try to remind myself of in my everyday life. It seems like in the world today people including media and other forms of advertising, are trying to push people, into one general category. I believe this quote is powerful because it isn’t telling you to go with a new trend or to start your own but to stay true to who you really are regardless of what “group” that puts you in. There is a lot of emphasis put on young people to be “individuals”, in and outside of the classroom. I feel that in the classroom I strive to be true to myself and show that through my work.

The reason I think it is so important to be yourself is because everybody is different, yet everybody strives to be the sam

Peer pressure is apparent in most teenagers’ lives. There are numerous ways that kids can be persuaded to do things out of their comfort zones. There is always the constant fear that you will get mixed up with some kind of drugs and then become addicted for life. Sometimes your friends end up choosing to do things that are illegal and you have to make a decision to stay friends with these people or to make new ones. When you choose new friends it is always a comfort to find out that they have the same morals and beliefs as you. When some friends of mine started doing things that I felt weren’t right I chose not to hang out with them any longer for fear that I would get in trouble too. I feel more comfortable and confident to be completely myself with my new friends, which is wonderful.

e as the next guy. People depend on others to lead the way before they will start the same journey. When you want to do something it shouldn’t be up to someone else. People should be encouraged to do things individually. For example, this semester when I joined the Book Club, the op

Some topics in this essay:
Club Peer, EE Cummings, , Book Club, book club, ee cummings quote, ee cummings, peer pressure, cummings quote, playing guitar,