The latest reading I found quite interesting. The idea of allmylifeforsale.com was almost inspiring. I think that it's so brave for a person to be willing to give up all the currently have and know, even if the only reason he is doing it is to be able to escape his town. I love how the story completely did a 360 as I was reading it, it began with a man who was just starting this website in order to get rid of all the junk in his small apartment and it turned into this amazing journey where he meets his buyers and visit all the things that he at first felt that he could not bear to separate from.
I personally believe that society is judged by what you wear and what you own. A neighborhood filled with large houses, with well landscaped lawns, and an escalade outfront would appear to be a safer neighborhood then a rundown house with an old beater parked on the road. The nicest person in the world could live in the rundown house, but I would never know that because judging the looks of the outside of the house, and what car they own I would be too afraid to approach the door. It's the same with school, "clicks" are formed mainly on looks, and you look like what you wear. The jocks had the jerseys, the snobby girls wore the designer purses and holister shirts, the nerds had the glasses and the tucked in walmart brands and on. Personally my school never really followed the standards of society but these things exist and I see them everyday, you are judged on what you own. The reading really made me stop, think, and analyze how society works... if I didn't have the things I did would I be where I am now?
Nice post, Chrissy. Like it or not, we are often "judged by what we wear and own" - by our stuff. You could probably tie your discussion of cliques to Essay One - Izzard's formula (70% looks/20% sound/10% what you say) rings especially true for high schoolers.
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