Guilty By Association Essay

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Ever since I was in kindergarten, my parents have instilled good judgement values when it came to interacting with my peers. As I grew older my father taught me the reason behind why it is important to have good friends.“Guilty by association” is his go to phrase when he talks about making friends, if I ever make friends with the wrong group of people, I am automatically believed to do something wrong with them. Thankfully, I have never made a bad choice when it came to making friends. My father thinks all of my current friends are very good people, everyone has a different personality in my friend group and some possess different views than me. My dad says that I can learn a valuable life lesson from each of my friends, even the ones we believe

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