Pressure

Stress can be an overwhelming feeling. It has the power to make paupers out of kings and kings out of paupers. College Pressures is an article written by William Zinsser. In the article Zinsser points out the different kinds of pressures faced by today’s college students as they pursue an education. No matter what profession that is chosen by the students they all seem to have these pressures in common. These pressures although different in definition are linked in many ways.

One of the most common types of pressure seen today is parental pressure. Parents often want to see their children succeed where they did not. At the least, parents want the absolute best for their child. Parental pressure can be a good thing, but it can also lead to the parents pushing the child too hard. Sometimes parents may even be pushing the child in the wrong direction. They may push the child to pursue an education in medicine when the child wants to be an actor. Now the child must choose b...