Persuasion & Conformity Scenario J March 18, 2012 Persuasion & Conformity Scenario The paper I was to write on believed Donnie would give into peer pressure because all musicians used drugs and made beautiful music. They believed John would get a scholarship, and be constantly checked for drugs and this would prevent his drug use. The newspaper articles are just as bad for athletics as they are for musicians. I saw nothing to show me that John was a level-headed person who had any self-esteem or self-identity in himself. I saw no future goals listed. John did not impress me. Donnie impressed me as a young man who is self-confident in his future and he knows his self-identity and his self-worth. He has mapped out his future. I have taken the key items, and placed them together to show why I feel the way I do. My opinion has not changed. I understand the reasoning the other person listed but I don’t see them that way. I don’t know the policies of the colleges they are attending on drug use Donnie’s Goals and John’s Goals, both are 18 * Donnie was dedicated to studies and writing music in High School in Chicago, now a Freshman at Iowa State * John has no study goals listed in High School. Starting quarterback, small town in Indiana now a freshman at New York University * Donnie had his own band, played music in public and had a few friends * John liked hanging out with friends after he got comfortable * Donnie has little trouble expressing himself in public. * John is confident after he becomes he becomes comfortable with surroundings * Donnie is determined to earn degree and have a career in playing, writing, or producing music * John has no future goals listed. Nevid, J.S. & Rathus, S.A. (2010), Phycology and the challenges of life: Adjustment and growth (11th ed.). Hoboken NJ: Wiley.