Hayden's Deception

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When first meeting new people does appearance really say it all? Is it ok to judge people by what they wear? Should people take time to actually get to know someone new? When Hayden looks in the mirror he sees three important aspects of himself, which include his physical appearance, his personality, and his goals for the future. He has to stare for a while to determine his particular features. When Hayden gazes upon his appearance in the mirror he sees his individual attributes. He does not see his identical twin. First, he notices his 9th grade height of 5’7”. He grew a lot over the summer. Hayden’s clear blue eyes reflect coolness. In addition, his big smile reveals perfect silver braces and straight pearly teeth. He has a wavy brown kind of hair that turns just a little dirty blond during the summer months. All of these features make up Hayden’s …show more content…
Hayden’s eyes reflect his dream of getting accepted into Penn State University and becoming president of the PSU Kendo club. Hayden will live at the main campus dorms of Penn State University. In addition, Hayden will attend a Japanese class at PSU to help him learn Japanese faster. The mirror detects the spark of Hayden’s dream of traveling the world with his two companions, a Chihuahua and a Golden Retriever. While in college, Hayden will study to become the best chiropractor in the world! When Hayden looks in the mirror he sees three important aspects of himself, which include his physical appearance, his personality, and his goals for the future. When Hayden looks at his reflection he sees his own appearance, personality, and future. But when Hayden looks at someone else he only sees his or her appearance. Although people are made up of many qualities, looks are usually the first thing we notice. Hayden will take time to get to know new people so he can look past their appearance to see their personality, and learn a little bit about their future

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