TWE 087, Families or friends are the most important influence on young adults?
In the daily life, people are continuously facing many questions, analysis of which will assist them to make wise choice. One of such intriguing problems is which one is the most influential factor to young adults. Upon this question, different people hold respective views due to their distinct experience and backgrounds. Some prefer family, claiming that parents are the young adults's first and most important teachers; others choose friends, indicating that they have common habits and interest. As far as I am concerned, both are extreme, because young adults are not only affected by their families, but also by their friends.
On the one hand, as the first teacher and most reliable adviser to young adults, parents always play a key role in the development of young men throughout their whole life. When teenagers graduated from high school, they immediately faced some tough decisions, such as selecting university or major. Consider their insufficient life experience and thoughts, young people do need their parents to offer valuable information and suggestion. According to their own practical experience, parents usually assist their children to make wise decisions which are suitable for their interest, promote their advantages and stimulate their ambition. For example, when I grauated from high school, my parents gave me tremendous valuable information about prospective major, university and career. I really appreciate their help so far.
On the other hand, the importance of peer friends cannot be ignored. As we know, young adults generally spend lots of time with their friends in studying, playing and sporting. In their rebellious age, teenagers sometimes prefer immature suggestions from their friends rather than rational ones from their parents. At this point, a sincere and responsible friend is indispensable. There are countless instances, from the TV, movies to our daily reality, that account for this point. Ben Affleck, the famous Hollywood movie star, became popular partly dependent on his good friend, Matt Demon, who succeeded before Ben. Thanks to Matt's recommendation, Ben steped to his fantasctic movie career. Instead, plenty of young people commited crimes because of provocation of their improper firends. Therefore, friends influence young adults deeply, partly to go better, partly to become worse.
In sum, taking into account above mentioned reasons, which are adequate and persuasive, the conclusion is obvious--that is, in the person's development period, especially for young adults, not only their parents, but also their friends, affect their future remarkably.
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