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HANGING WITH THE WRONG CROWD
by Leslie, age 15. Stratford, Ontario

Choosing your friends is one of the most important decisions that a person can make. Why? Because you have to choose your friends wisely. It is especially important in your teenage years because your friends will have a major influence on your decisions. Friends also have a major impact on our lives. They can affect the way we dress, the way we talk, the people we choose to date, and the activities we choose to get involved in.

The point I am trying to make, however, is what can happen if you do not choose wisely. I have made some mistakes in the past because of who I have chosen to befriend. Some people who I have thought were my friends turned out to be the opposite because they tried to pressure me into different things.

One of my perso...