Comparison: Jerrid Vs. Jonathan

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For two boys who are 6 months apart in age, my two best friends, Jerrid and Jonathan are very different. Jerrid has a light complexion and short, straight, dark-brown hair. Although his build is average, he is short for his age. Jerrid’s clothing always consists of Vineyard vines button down, tan or navy blue pants, and sperry loafers. The preppier the sperry’s the more he likes them. He loves to eat, and his favorite foods are fish,lobster, and pasta. McDonald's, Burger King, and Steak n Shake have never been a temptation for Jerrid; however, french fries from Rally’s constitute his weakness in the fast-food category. As soon as food is placed in his sight , he demolishes every meal from start to finish, as if he has not had a meal in months. …show more content…
Shopping for good deals on more button downs and sperry’s satisfied him at the checkout counter. Jonathan, my other best friend, is not at all like Jerrid. In contrast with Jerrid’s light complexion, Jonathan has a darker complexion and curly full dark-brown hair. He is very thin and tall for his age. Jonathan’s clothing is nothing like what Jerrid would desire; he wears baggy jogging pants, all white t-shirts, and expensive nike tennis shoes. Jonathan loves fast-foods, with Taco-Bell late night being his favorite time of the day. In fact, he would order McDonald’s breakfast burritos and sausage biscuit every morning before school. Unlike demolishing Jerrid, Jonathan takes an hour sometimes more to finish a small portion of food. Jonathan idolize basketball and plays point guard for his high school team. He takes special care of his basketball ensuring its only used indoors. Rather than spending time in the school’s art studio like Jerrid does, Jonathan spends his free time practicing shooting free-throws over and over until his form is perfect. In addition, he plays video games and watches documentaries of all-time great basketball players to get new ideas that he could add to his

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