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Look The Way People Look Essay

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Almost everyone that wakes up in the morning gets out of bed, takes a shower, gets dressed and combs or brushes their hair. Everyday someone is made fun of for the way they look, and to many, the way someone looks is how people see them instead of who they actually are and can lead to people making fun of others without really knowing them. Most don 't understand that the people that may not be the most beautiful or look the greatest, already know their flaws. Many people already give themselves a really hard time because they don 't feel pretty or skinny enough. Criticizing about how someone looks may seem like a harmless joke or act but after awhile the person that is being criticized will in time believe they aren 't good enough. When they don 't feel good enough they develop bad disorders that include anorexia, and bulimia, and depression, and even anxiety. I care way to much about people so I, Treyton Martin, declare myself free from society 's focus on how people look and not accepting people for who they are, because it is starting to ruin people. Focusing on the flaws of people and judging for the way someone looks can start as early as elementary school. At some point some children can be made fun of so much for how they look they start to not talk to many …show more content…

A disgusted feeling may develop and then they might not eat. People may start to not really make fun of them anymore but it 's too late, they aren 't trying to make anyone else happy but them. They want to be perfect and it doesn 't matter what they do, they will never be satisfied with themselves, disorders like depression, bulimia and anorexia start to take place. To think that just a few jokes could start something like severe disorders is quite hard to comprehend but this happens to people all over the world every single

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