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Stereotypes In High School
I have experienced many stereotypes throughout my life. In high school we had a project that involved asking people what they thought of us when they first met the person who was conducting the question. When I had asked my peers I got the most shocking responses. I was stereotype as the dumb girl who looked conceited and wasn’t going to get anywhere in my life. Even though that was high school, today I still get the stereotyped as a dumb and mean girl.
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