Groups Vs Cliques

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People probably don’t realize that they are naturally in a group/clique. To me, groups and cliques are the same thing, but by definition they are different. Groups and cliques have been around since the beginning. No, they probably will never go away and will be here forever. Politics and school clubs are examples of groups and cliques.
Soon the Presidential election will be held and we will have a new president. If it wasn’t for groups and cliques, we probably wouldn’t have republican, democratic, or independent parties. These groups have been at battles for years. People support this idea of groups and cliques. At times I understand that people chose a side but, when these parties battle there is no reason for it. The only reason we have

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