7.In every school a"top"crowd sets pace,while the others follow their lead.Let's say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters (36)D.
There is nothing wrong with that,except the fact that on some people a bright red sweater is extremely unbecoming.The situation can even become dangerous,if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour(37)Ethey are like the sheep being led to the butcher.(38)Gchances are that one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong.You may have excused yourself by saying,"Gee,the crowd does it."Well,let the crowd do it,but don't do it yourself.(39)A.
Develop your own standards and your own judgment.If you know the crowd is planning something you disagree with,have the courage to bow out politely.(40)C.
A.Learn to say,"No".
B.Once you do,you can learn to speak out.
C.You'll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet.
D.Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater.
E.Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives.
F."No"may even take you further in the business world than"Yes".
G.Chances are that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life.