Many young people in this day and age are tying to look act, and overall seem older. Youths face many dilemmas in their trek to adulthood yet, they still try to obtain adulthood earlier by going through the "proper" rites of passage. These rites create dilemmas which can help or hinder lifetime goals. Two of the dilemmas that young people face today are peer pressure, and adult pressure. Two essayists have given their thoughts on …showed first 75 words of 600 total…

…showed last 75 words of 600 total…obtain a career that the teen does not want.                  In conclusion the two pressures of peers, and adults are often conflicting. Sometimes neither are good, and other times both are good. Adult pressure is by far the worst creating many problems with youths today. peer pressure may also create problems yet they are easier to deal with. The best thing to do is to respect one own decision for ones self and no one else's.