How Does Clarisse Affect Teens

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Clarisse is not like Nancy Bobofit

Clarisse is nothing like Nancy Bobofit. Clarisse is athletic/buff, stubborn, intimidating and a Demi -God ,while Nancy is mean, annoying, and a human. Nancy hurts people by lying, but Clarisse hurts people by fighting. Nancy and Clarisse attack people in different ways, Nancy hurts people through words while Clarrise picks on others by physically hurting them. Another difference is Clarrise's Dad is Aries, the god of war and Nancy's dad is a mortal, but her mom is the goddess of wisdom. Which means because her dad is the goddess of war fighting brutally is always coming to mind for Clarrise. On the other hand because Nancy's mom is the goddess of wisdom [Athena] she knows words can hurt much more

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