Explain What It Means To Be Popular Essay

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It is well known and accepted for everyone in schools, workplaces, or other social happenings, that we are divided into two groups, those who are popular, and those who aren’t. To me, what it means to be popular is to be liked by the majority of people, and/or to be accepted by those who are also popular. Although, what makes people like oneself or not is different. There are reasons multiple people would like someone, such as, one’s personality, one’s looks, the money one has,, the brands one wears and buys, the activities one does, and many more. Reasons they might not like a person could be very valid, though. Some examples, a person who is rude, has bad hygiene, or just don’t have the same interests. Now, to other people, the meaning

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