Mr. Dryke
Compare and Contrast essay
16 December, 2012 “Popular kids” vs. “The Nerds”
High school, the time that many people consider is the best years of their lives. It’s the time when you are trying to find yourself, who you are, and who you want to become. Some people choose to study and be the top student in their class: the classic “nerd”. Others choose to take another route the one I like to call life of the party, these people are usually called the” popular kids.” In other words weather you chose one or the other there are always consequences, of course these could be good or bad.
“The popular boy”
This boy is considered the hottest boy in school, the one every girl dreams of, the one every girl would love to be asked to the Prom by. Popular boys are often exceedingly confident to the point where they are arrogant. They can dress preppy, in polo or vineyards or some even try the “gangsta” look (even though most of them are white and rich). These boys are usually the top athletes in the school; usually the quarterback on the football team. If one of them doesn’t play a sport, he has to become a clown to stay in the group. Clowns are those who are funny to the point where they are desperate kids who try to make fun of everything and everyone. Even though they aren’t funny people laugh along because they are popular. This boy usually takes advantage of the fact that he is considered the best looking guy in school, to have a different girlfriend every week. If you date one of these creatures be prepared to face the consequences such as humiliation from the whole school when he breaks up with you and the burring furry of his exes.
The male “nerd”
This boy is usually smart in all subjects, has straight A’s , he can be identified as having a wired accent, huge glasses, tight “high water” pants and not the best looking guy. This boy will never attend parties and will read on his spare time. They have no abilities in sports;