Only Looking at the Cover The girl was dressed extremely nice, her hair reflecting light with its shine, and her eyes glassy with content. Confidence was radiating out of her skin like the sun's rays radiating to Earth’s core. She seemed to have not an apprehension of the world. Even on the most unfavorable days, she would shrug it off and continue to stride along with a scintillating smile affixed to her face. She came off as the conceited type. She was the new girl.
Or so that’s what everyone had jumped to believe.
You would envision that she had the “commercial” type family that would go on walks together, wear corresponding colors in a family portrait, and eat dinner at the table together with the occasional, “Could you pass the green …show more content…
The only thing you could hear was the crisp crunch of my apple with each dreadful bite I took. My eyes would be glued to the clock’s small hand, following it in circles until the bell had snapped me out of my daze. Every day we followed the same routine, asking how our previous classes had been, and then settling our main focus back to eating.
It was only a couple weeks later when she rushed in late and didn’t have that same vibe she always gave off. Instead, she looked like she was a deer in headlights that had no idea what she was doing, or where she was going. I felt like it was my job to be a friend to her because she hadn’t had any other friends that would be a helping hand to her. I was there for her that one day, and ever since then we’ve been best friends. We are the type of best friends that know everything about each other like it's our own …show more content…
People tend to judge other people based on their “covers”, and the way they portray their characters. We tend to judge without knowing, or speaking to them. I believe that we should acquire more knowledge about people before we try to stereotype. I believe that before we set our judgements against someone, we should think about what they are going through every day and take that into consideration. I now understand what is meant when my elders told me not to judge a book by its
Or so that’s what everyone had jumped to believe.
You would envision that she had the “commercial” type family that would go on walks together, wear corresponding colors in a family portrait, and eat dinner at the table together with the occasional, “Could you pass the green …show more content…
The only thing you could hear was the crisp crunch of my apple with each dreadful bite I took. My eyes would be glued to the clock’s small hand, following it in circles until the bell had snapped me out of my daze. Every day we followed the same routine, asking how our previous classes had been, and then settling our main focus back to eating.
It was only a couple weeks later when she rushed in late and didn’t have that same vibe she always gave off. Instead, she looked like she was a deer in headlights that had no idea what she was doing, or where she was going. I felt like it was my job to be a friend to her because she hadn’t had any other friends that would be a helping hand to her. I was there for her that one day, and ever since then we’ve been best friends. We are the type of best friends that know everything about each other like it's our own …show more content…
People tend to judge other people based on their “covers”, and the way they portray their characters. We tend to judge without knowing, or speaking to them. I believe that we should acquire more knowledge about people before we try to stereotype. I believe that before we set our judgements against someone, we should think about what they are going through every day and take that into consideration. I now understand what is meant when my elders told me not to judge a book by its