Wang 1 Jacen Wang Advanced Writing Course 1 23 August 2022 Classification Essay (Final Draft) Classmates as President “There are three sorts of people; those who are alive, those who are dead, and those who are at sea.” This quote by Anacharsis, a 6th century B.C. Scythian philosopher, told the truth of different people in his un-survived works. The alive are alive, the dead is dead, while it was impossible to determine the fate of any man who was at sea until he either return home or did not. Just like the people around the world, the school environment also has 3 types of people. The “alive” are the classmates who already befriended you, and they know you well. While on the other hand, the “dead” are the unsocialized and unfamiliar classmate who you are unable to join them. Lastly, the classmates at “Sea” reflects those that are strange, and that they have unique qualities that you just never know. However, they do have a lot in common as they are all called the weirdos. The weirdos are divided into three categories: the class clowns, the lazy plagiarists, and the nerds. The first group is the class clowns who prefer to argue and annoy their classmates, and they represent about 2 students in each class. The class clowns like yelling making fun of others, and these kids especially like acting stupidly before classmates and Wang 2 teachers. They enjoy laughing and running; additionally, he always engages in silly games that frequently disturb class even though they uplift the kids. Class clowns may also make ridiculous noises; moreover, they really like run into fictitious barriers, and mimic the teacher's movements behind their backs while circling with the teacher. Class clowns can also disrupt lessons by interjecting inapplicable remarks; they frequently say outrageous things and make sarcastic jokes that make the entire class laugh aloud. Alex is one of the class clowns in my class; for instance, he made approximately ten unrelated remarks about being a sponge and a cnidarian during science class. He sings goofy songs about his transformation from a purple fish to a person. He is also rather naughty, for he never completes his schoolwork and is constantly making his way to the teacher to argue and dispute unrelated topics. He especially enjoys moving around, examining the classroom while making strange noises, or sometime he just shakes hands with everyone he meets. In brief, class clowns are common in classes and have certain personality traits that cause disruptions. The second category is known as the lazy plagiarists who never do their schoolwork and always copy their assignments. These pupils have average to poor grades, for they never attempted to complete their schoolwork at home and instead tried to plagiarize others' work without effort. The school is in full effort to find out those plagiarists, yet they are just so common in the morning before courses begin that they make up around one-third of the class. Some people plagiarize other’s ideas despite barely working; additionally, some plagiarists might be identified by their laziness and lack of interest in learning. Many of them waste their permitted study time after school Wang 3 by playing video games for about three hours daily, so they doesn’t have enough time and effort to complete their assignment. They never receive excellent grades, which is another trait; for instance, they frequently fall between 80 and 70 percent, and occasionally much lower. For example, the last time I was in school, it was early in the morning, and I noticed 3 classmates looking about suspiciously before going into the restroom. They are discussing their English homework, which I overhear. One of them explains The Lord of the Flies reading notes are too difficult to finish; the other two explained, saying they're simply too lazy to do it. One person even remarked that writing essential things noticed and PEEL paragraphs are much worse than playing video games. They move toward the corner of the bathroom where no one can see them; afterwards, they started talking about a game I had never heard of before. I leave, leaving them plagiarizing their answers. In summary, plagiarists never put in a lot of effort and hardly ever do their homework. The third group is the nerds in the class who genuinely enjoy reading, writing, and studying. These pupils are the best of the best; for example, they always win several competitions and have a high GPA. They are excellent, for they are open to express themselves and have a well-rounded understanding of various academic areas. The fact that the nerds are knowledgeable is their most important aspect. Students like me are pictured holding comics and phones playing games; the nerds are frequently pictured holding books or a math supplementary worksheet from another tutoring center. They don't often communicate and interact with one another, which is another trait. They received flawless ratings for their presentations, yet they didn't seem to enjoy talking, Wang 4 which made them stand out. They always work quietly and methodically on their own; however, they can also frequently interact well in class and provide the best and most responses. They simply complete tests and classwork quickly and accurately, take notes and submit their homework on time. There is a nerd in my physics class who is always the first to solve the problem; to illustrate, he always performs the calculations and answers questions. All of his schoolwork is 100 percent accurate, and it is wonderfully done. Additionally, that nerdy youngster will constantly be reading, completing homework, or writing down solutions in a large math workbook throughout lunch and morning P&Bs. It is also highly typical for them to finish all of their homework before the end of the school day. In brief, nerdy students enjoy all things academic. In conclusion, the class clowns, the lazy plagiarists, and the nerds are the three types of classmates that I encounter in school. There are lots of classmates with various qualities. It's not unusual to have a strange classmate that always does things by themselves. Only I know how crazy my high school classmates can be. As Kurt Vonnegut had said, “True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country”.
