High School Cliques

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When walking down a high school hallway, it is almost impossible not to notice all of the different kinds of cliques people are categorized in. A clique is a fairly small group of people who share the same interests, spend the most time together, and do not easily allow other people in their group. There can be many different types of cliques, such as the stuck-ups, the fakes, the know-it-alls, the bitches, the druggies, and the teacher’s pet. A stuck-up is a snobbish, arrogant person that is to good for everyone and everything. Their noses cringe at the sight of you if you’re not wearing the latest brand of jeans, or have the newest iphone that everyone is dying to have. They tend to not talk to you because you aren’t worth their time. Their arrogance makes everyone realize how much they’d rather be themselves, than someone with so much overbearing pride. Now don’t get me wrong, it is a good thing to have pride in your life, being that it’s one of the …show more content…

They try to be overly nice to everyone and think that everyone loves them. In reality everyone wishes that they would just shut-up and be their true selves. They walk down the hallway everyday with the most overused smile on their face, kind of bragging about how perfect they think they are, and probably smiling at how many friends they have. Fake people are kind of like a counterfeit bill, they look nice and acceptable on the outside, but by just one swipe of a pen a black mark will show up and you get the privilege to see how fake they really are. They tend to wander the halls aimlessly until they find someone who really needs someone to talk to. They listen in on every conversation that is said in the hallway and if they need some more inside scoop they go and ask one of their “friends” more about it. They are never mean to people, and never get into trouble at school because they have all of the teachers wrapped around their

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