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When you look at this poster, how does you feel? Some people may think that this movie is all about dancing and the great moves the main actress can portray. Some people may think it is a movie of a famous dancer and her career. Everyone has their own opinions about the poster, but the truth remains the same in the movie.

Lauryn is the main actress who comes from Indiana to Chicago to pursue her dream as a dancer in a famous school. She leaves her brother, Joel and her family business to fulfill her dream. Unexpectedly, she fails terribly in the first audition of her dream school. Lauryn's miserable and sorrow feelings are exposed to a waitress at a diner name Dana. They both get to know each other and Dana invites Lauryn to stay over at her apartment until she can sort things out. Before Lauryn realizes, she is already into the dancing at a club where Dana works at night. It is a great opportunity for Lauryn to get over her stage fright and to practice exploring her dancing moves. This golden chance allows Lauryn to discover new move and spices to enrich her dancing when she tries for the second audition at her school.

What is extremely important about this movie is that Lauryn represents her own individual decision and not let her brother's opinion or the teachers from her dream school affect her decision in striving for her dance career. When it comes to individual decision making, Lauryn has simple decisions with clear rationale, and she knows that she has the expertise and talent for dancing. She is confident and trust her ability to perform. With such a strong determination and persitence, she is confident enough to overcome group pressure. Clearly in this movie, Lauryn did manage to make her way through when one of her co-workers tries to push Lauryn out of her dancing at the club. In the end, Lauryn did overcome this obstacle with one specific goal on her mind- to become a real dancer. Even with group pressure or peer pressure, Lauryn still maintains her strength to get through it and become successful.

Can you imagine what would happen if Lauryn follows her brother's opinion and some of her workers that she cannot achieve her goal? First of all, the movie will not have existed if she just follows along with what other people says. While people may perceive Lauryn's dream as impossible to achieve, but she demonstrates to us that if a person strongly believesin himself or herself, nothing is impossible. A strong individual goal is needed for a person to achieve his or own goal.

Be yourself and speak up for what you believe is right

Throughout my high school year, many friends and classmates bond together through common interests, hobbies and goals. While everyone may get along with each other well, it may not be the case for everyone. Most new students tend to go along with the rest in aiming to fit in for the first year in the new school. On the surface, it may look like everything is going on well. One incident happened during my junior year, this new girl stood up for herself in a conversation with her friends about afterschool activities. To the new girl, the afterschool activities were a waste of time because she saw that most of her friends use the excuse of staying afterschool to go out of schools. Although some people did do afterschool activities, most of the people she hung out with did not do that. Everyday, her friends would drag her to the malls, to movies, to arcade games, to bowling, to the beach or to drink alcohol at each other's house. To her, it was really a big waste of time. Though she tried to go along for a few months, she was fed up and decided to drop out of the group. This is a real life example of groupthink.

It is undeniable that group communication exist in all society, but to some extent, individuals should have their own voices instead of following their groups. An astounding example is demonstrated in this video link (http://www.crmlearning.com/groupthink-2nd-edition). This video clearly suggests that groupthink requires courage and strong confident in every individual. If not, a catastrophic consequence is expected.

Some people may fear to speak up their opinions just because they feel it may be silly or incorrect statement. This fear allows the majority to dominate the decision-making. Group socialisation is a situation where the individuals and the group seek to influence each other to best meet their needs. While it may be good to listen to other people's suggestion and opinion, it is even more important to have your OWN opinion and thought. If individuals could speak up for important decisions such as during the Bay of Pigs invasion, Pearl Harbor and the Cuban Missile Crisis, million of lives could have been saved.