Make a text-to-self connection to the passage. For example, describe a time in which you felt pressured to act according to your gender role rather than your preference.

In different situations, we are always reminded by our gender roles. Parents would often say that girls shouldn't drive or boys should not dance ballet because they believe it is not appropriate. Some parents would even choose their children's degree because that's how it should be. Girls should be teachers or nurses. They shouldn't be seafarers or soldiers. I think once in a while we all feel pressured because of what they expect from us. Sometimes their expectations are against our happiness. It is a little sad because if we let gender roles dictate what we want then we may never be truly be happy.