Physiognomy (from the Gk. "physis" meaning 'nature' and "gnomon" meaning 'judge' or 'interpreter') is the assessment of a person's character or personality from their outer appearance, especially the face. The practice was well accepted by ancient Greek philosphers. It is now being revived again as some new research indicates that people's faces can indicate such traits as trustworthiness, social dominance and aggression. This "science" is something Geoffrey Chaucer uses in his discussion of characters in The Canterbury Tales.
The question to you is: Can you judge a book by it's cover? Can you tell if someone is trustworthy just by looking at them? Why are some people trusted right away and others feared? Is this a valid science? 50 words. Keep it clean!
You can judge a book by its cover, because some books look so bland and boring and some books have no cover. You cant on the other hand judge a person based on their apperance if there trustworthy or not. Just because they dont have the best cloths or hang around the right crowed dosent mean they cant be trusted. People that are trusted right away are people who usally are very active in their community and school. They have the steryotype that they are perfect citizens in the community. To trust someone all you need to do is to get to know the person, not by judging based on their outward appearence.
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ReplyDeleteI hate this system, I always type up this long paragraph then it just erases it.
This science makes no sense and I think its dumb. No you can't tell how someone will act by how they look. Do you think the people on 9/11 thought those stupid highjackers were going to steal their plane? No they didn't. So now we just think every Arab is a highjacker. Do you know what that's called? That is called a stereotype, which is the basis for this ridiculous science. It is not valid whatsoever. Some people are trusted right away because society creates the perfect person and when we meet someone who fits the criteria we just LOVE them. It's dumb. :)
I think that you can't judge a book because you could read it and not like it at all. So people can't just look at someone and automatically trust them at a glance. Some people can be two faced or be naive to trustsome they looked at like they do trust them. Then the others one feared can be more trustable than the ones that look trustable cause they keep to their words cause the two faced easily trust friend can just stab you in the back So it happens
ReplyDeleteElizabeth Lowery!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am totally guilty of judging books by their covers and (like most people...dont even try to lie) am really guilty for using stereotypes. I really try not to judge people and I try to give them at least one chance to prove that they are a cool person (cuz I only hang with the coolest people...like yurtle the turtle). I dont think that you can tell how honest or trustworthy someone is just by looking at them because you have to get to know on their deepest levels to truly know who they are.
Cassandra DeWald
ReplyDeleteWell sure. It's not nice but people certainly do it. I remember reading something in criminal justice once where how some people judged how a criminal was just on how they looked. Like ceratin characteristics they all shared. Apparently alot of criminals have big noses so look out! How mean. At least thats what I remember.
Cari Hopson
ReplyDeletei think you can judge a book by the cover, but only to a certain extent. People get that gut feeling when something is wrong with a peron, (oprah talked about that the other day!)although you can tell some things you cant tell a persons personality or personal things like that. the gut feeling you get when someone is bad and shouldnt go with them is usually correct on judging trustworthyness and if theyre going to hurt you.
Ashley Smith
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I think you can judge a book by its cover even though it wrong. I believe that most of us want to be able to say that we give everything and everybody a fair chance when we know that we dont. Some people can find a person trustworthy without even know them for long periods of time. This is because some people want to be liked so i think they trust everyone with everything just to earn their trust and respect back in return.
Thamytra Smith
ReplyDeleteI think that you cant judge a book by its cover. People will always judge people by appearance and race. An example would be having an African American who is tough guy with tattoos but yet he is in honors and upper level classes. People often stereotype about others just by what they look like. NO you can not tell that someone is trustworthy by looking at them because people think "oh well that person looks like he was in jail" "or that person looks like he would steal" Some people are trusted right away because they look smart and they are pretty, but some people may be feared because they look tough and they dont like everyone else. This is valid science because people are always going to judge by appearance and stereotype others.
I do not believe this is valid for one some people do have a very trust looking face but so do conartest,rapest,serial killers,spys the kist goes on. Now if the study is more based towards people that look mean then that would make more sense to study but in all reality the best way to see if some is nice, friendly, or lazy is by being able to read body langauge or observing how the interact with other people.
ReplyDeleteJessica Baroniak
ReplyDeleteI think that in some cases you can and some you cant.I think when it comes to social dominance you could. We do it all the time in school.we place people into groups by the way they dress or look. But not all the time is our judgement right, teachers and parents are always telling us never to judge a book by its cover and yet it is what we do.outter appearance is just what people want us to see. it is not always who they really are.so therefore it is not always an accurate judgement.
TURTLE!!!
ReplyDeleteI think that it is possible to judge a person by the way they look to a certain degreebut i also think that we use stereotypes wayyy too often when it comes to these judgements. It is hard to draw the line from just having a feeling about someone being a good or bad person and just assuming they are by the way they look, dress, or carry themselves. For example,at first glance i might find Mr. Price as a bit of a creeper, but as i get to know him i realize that he is just really strange... in a good way. I'm just kidding. Accept for the strange part. :) but anyways judgements are just very hard to make right away because a lot of the time we are wrong but don't even give someone the time of day to prove themselves to be good because we assume something bad about them.
My answer to this is h-e-double hockey sticks no!
ReplyDeleteWell, for the book, you can just blame the damn illustrator for ever getting picked to do the cover. That’s why some books that have been around for a while get new ones. (Hence, the old ones sucked)
Some people, ok, are just downright put on a good face people. That’s why there are actors and actresses…(DUH!) But people in everyday life that can’t make it to the big screen do it all the time, I think they just do it when you least expect to. Well, if you don’t know someone and your first impression of them is no good, you’re less likely to trust them. (Unless you’re venerable to harm’s way—that oh so not lucky person over there in the corner wearing pink…)
Here is freaking example peeps: So, I meet this dude who turns out he’s not so bad when I meet him. My friend Stasia senses there’s something wrong with him, but I turn around thinking that it’s total jealousy so I continue to keep my relationship steady. But I should have listened when I had the chance. Once he started bad mouthing my friend in front of me and started lying to me telling me that she wanted to go out with him I was like “WTF?!”. I knew she wouldn’t do that to me. She has been my friend for years and has done some pretty backstabbing things but I never would have guessed after so long that she has been doing well (positive turn around in her life; from a little coo coo to normal) Not only that but only someone who is really desperate would hang around someone who totally brings you down (positive influential people who talks good about other people versus the bad: an exception would be if you’re trying to make a point or just warn people)
Anyways, climax of this was that I stopped talking to him, but matters got worse, he found out where I lived, hacked into both my MySpace and my email. Didn’t do any damage except delete my MySpace (even though it had all my Germany pictures and my old pictures of my friends and such on it) I changed my password to something a little less practical and easy to guess. I hope that _____________(fill in whatever word you may want to put here) reads this and feels a belittled and ashamed. There’s nothing worse than almost losing your friend and having someone try to tear your account up.
Moral of the story, DON’T TRUST A PERSON BY THEIR FACE; Especially creeps who know where you live and hack into your account.
OH! Some people are trusted right away…again good actors (actresses). Unless their BFF knows them really well and can see through their lies; or unless you’re talking to a professional who knows how to deal with people. I think it might be a valid science—depends on how you look at it.
Ryan Whitesell
ReplyDeleteYou can not judge a book by its cover. Guys like me with with long hair, other think we and mean and drugies, yet I am very nice and friendly and I speak my mind. Many people in class seem smart but they missed the "50 words" part judge that.
John Walker
ReplyDeleteI agree with everybody else of course you cant. You never truly know somebody till you talk and get to know them. Unless you can like read peoples minds or something, and i havent meet anybody that can do that. That would be a cool power to have though, the ability to read peoples minds. I'm going to look that up maybe il find somebody that can do it.
i think u can judge alot of ppl by the way they look not for all people but for alot. i think not only sumone's face but how the face looks if its dirty or old or clean or if the face has some brusis on it u can tell alot about where a person has been or what they been doing. If i saw sumone who's face looks beat up all the time a would think there always fighting maybe becus they have a bad temper or maybe there just clumys and if i saw someone who's face always looks clean and groomed i would think that they care about them and so a person's face tells alot about them sum ppl look mad all the time maybe becus they are sum look happiy and sum look sad so i think u can tell alot about sumones face
ReplyDeleteYes, this a dumb question. People can be judged by apperance just as easily as people can be juded by their actions. Since it is human nature to be competitive, people find ourselves comparing with people. For example you get a poorer inmpression from somebody if they are wearing a pair of sweatpants and a loose t-shirt, than in comparison to an individual in an expensive suit. Also, the way a person lookes, not including clothes such as hair and acne, gives a hint of the the degree of how much they care about themselves, which in turn relats to how much they care about the world and others.
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ReplyDeleteYes you can judge a book by a cover, but it isnt always correct. For example, when I first saw Mr. Price I could tell that he wasnt a mean person and I was correct about that judgement. However, when I first came across Mr. Hitchman, I was afraid that he would be mean, but once you get to know him, hes really nice. A persons demeanor may cause people to think that they are trustworthy or scary right away. I do not think this is a valid science because it is not true in many cases.
TINA
ReplyDeleteYOU CAN SO JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER! THE FIRST IMPRESSION IS THE ONE YOU BASE THAT PERSON OFF OF. ITS YOUR ONE CHANCE TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW YOU ARE EVEN IT MAY NOT BE YOU. I MUST SAY I JUSGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER ALL THE TIME AND ITS NOT BAD FOR ME TO DO THAT I JUST PICK MY FRIENDS OR BUDDIES THE SMART WAY. JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER IS A GOOD THING.
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ReplyDeletei don't think you can judge a book by its cover. everyone misjudges people before getting to know them even me.im not gonna lie.i would soon find out differently.you have to read the pages and see the inside of them. its called stereotyping.when looking at someone and already having a judgment about them.our society is whack.
ReplyDeletelet me rephrase that i know you can judge a book by its cover but im sayin you shouldnt..lol
ReplyDeleteSamantha Gray
ReplyDeleteThey say first impressions are important. I'll be honest, when i first meet someone, I will look at them and certain things about them and judge them on it. For some people it ends there. They make their judgement good or bad and thats the end. I make my judgement, good or bad, but i don't leave it at that. I am willing to get to know people better after the first judgement. We all judge each other its natural. It whether we keep that judgement of the person forever.
Scott Nicholson
ReplyDeleteUsually I can read a person fairly quickly. When i meet someone for the first time I can usually tell what kind of person they are. Whether it be a hardcore gangbanger that kills people by day and sells drugs by night, or a nice kind hearted do gooder. To fully know the trustworthiness of a person you need to be able to know the person more in depth. Some people are judged quicker than others....unfortunately. I would say the way they dress is the X-factor. When i look at someone and i see a well groomed lad in presentable clothing then i would prolly trust them enough to give them a shot. On the other hand if I see a big nasty looking hoodlum....I think the same thing everyone else most likely would......WOAH! Step off! After saying this I wuld say that judging people on first looks is not a valid science. How can a person say that he studies first impressions. That proposterous. My opinion of a person that considers this a science is that that person is to into judging people. I dont consider that a worthwhile trait.
I don't think you can judge a book by its cover. Just because some big old creepy guy with a chainsaw is coming towards you doesn’t mean he’s a psychopath and maybe this guy loves bunnies and just wants to be everyone’s friend. You can’t judge someone’s trustworthiness on how they look. For all you know they’re chatterboxes and the next moment they’ll run over to their friends and start singing. However, nowadays, people are judged based on how they look. The quiet, innocent ones are always considered ‘trustworthy’ and ‘nice’, whereas the big hulking cavemen are considered ‘brutes’ and ‘dangerous’ and people get it in their head that they’re evil and want to eat their babies.
ReplyDeletesometimes you can judge a "book" by its cover. but opther times you must really choose to open the book and search deep within the pages to find out the truth about the book. Some people are treated differently based on appearence because fear is created from mis understanding things. So somepeople use what they consider good judgement on who to trust or not. its a hard to topic to come to a conclusion about because somepeople just shouldnt be trusted. the guy in the trench coat at the bus station smoking with sunglasses on a rainy day.. ur not like hold my wallet please..but at the same time you may wonder why he is dressed like that what is his story. hmm dont know but when you see someone who looks like a good person you feel you can trust them when they may actually be crooks. u never know.
ReplyDeletei believe that some things you can judge a book by its cover. not evrything can though. i think that people that always get in trouble can be figured out even with just seeing the person. but sometimes you cant just judge some one. most of my friends i wuoldn't have guessed would be like me. so sometimes you can and can't.
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ReplyDeleteRobbie Price
ReplyDeleteI feel that the only times you can tell someone's personality by their looks are in the extremes. Like if someone has a permanent scowl on their face, it's pretty fair to assume they're an angry person, and if one has a pansy fairy grin about them, survey says they're generally happy a lot. However, after those extremes it is fairly difficult to assume one is trustworthy or such. If some little kid with big nerdy glasses comes up to me, i might throw him a locker. But who knows, maybe he turns out to be a blackbelt in 5 different martial arts and royally hands me my @$$. And some big hulking football player guy may turn out to collect dolls, who knows?
Stephanie Denny
ReplyDeleteDeffentally not, I dont think you should judge anyone by their appearance, thats streotypical. & you cant tell by someones looks if their trustworthy? you have to get to know them in order to trust them, or like them. if you trust them the moment you meet them, that just means you feel like you can trust them, but you really don't know. & i dont believe people can be fear by first siight just by their face appearenance, mabey by there facial expression as if they were smiling at you, then they could be just a nice person, or just happy for the moment, or if they giving you a dirty look, then they cuold be mean, but what if its not personal, there just accidentally looking towards you but not meaning anything by it.
Andrew Delwiche
ReplyDeleteI think that subconsciously we all try to judge people just by looking at them and sometimes this can be a true assumption and other times its not but its not a good practice to purposely try and go around just judging people on looks alone because when you do that your curve your chances on actually getting to know them whether your curving it in a positive or negative way.
No, you can't judge someone by their appearance because most people assume that because I wear a lot of dark colors that I'm depressed all the time or an outcast. What color I wear has nothing to do with my mood. And I'm not an outcast, I just don't like being the center of attention. I tend to go where there is the least amount of attention. Although appearance and reputation seem to be a very important way of deciding who you feel comfortable trusting and who you don't feel comfortable trusting. They will probably trust someone more alike them opposed to someone different from them.
ReplyDeleteTorrance!
ReplyDeleteIt sucks that people judge other people by just the way they look or how they dress. But the worst thing of all is that everyone does it and there is no denying it. It doesn't matter if you are a nerd or a teacher you know you do it too. The only reason that there are popular people in high school is because they make false accusation about people for their own insecurities. That is why we have so many ignorant people in this school. I believe that we shouldn't judge because usually the people we judge and ignore are the best ones like my boyfriend :)
Society today is so stereotypical. They see someone who is timid and to themselves, or is a slightly awkward in how they carry themselves, that they shun them. Because this person is shunned, they never really learn how to interact with people on a "socially acceptable" level, and because of that, well, it's just a snowball affect, and it never ends well. I'm not saying you can't make generalizations, because not one person is limited. We all have potentials, and if that means to overcome obstacles, than so be it. If you looked at me, you'd judge me as an attractive guy, who probably skates or parties hard all the time, and is always with they lady types, trying to make a move. Thing is, that's all far from accurate, I mean, sure, I am attractive, and it's because of self confidence, but skate? Party? Trying to take advantage of girls? These are all generalizations that are assumed by outside parties because they don't care to get to know someone, and use their bias to base off false assumed... basically theories! I'd much rather play video games, do something ridiculously dorky, and hang out with girls because it isn't a constant pi$$ing contest, not because of some assumed sexual advances.
ReplyDeleteSadly, it boils down to predispositions. If you're raised in an environment where you are told to hate someone because of their race, build, their differences, then you'll come to know that. But if you really got to know them, you'd see that they might actually be better than you, and you could learn something from them. You can't look at the big B.A. and assume he's really all that great, guess what? He's probably over compensating for something... likewise, that quiet kid you all pick on and thing is harmless, he's the one who is going to snap one day and actually harm someone, whether it be the bullies, or himself.
My recommendation to all is to NOT be prejudice, not to judge someone because of something they do different than you, that's not to say don't be cautious... if he drives up in a van offering candy... I'd say think on that one, but if they're timid and to themselves, maybe they need someone to reach out to them and be a friend.
AND NO, don't be all shallow and think, well what would society think of me if I hung out with this guy, (chances are, societies shallow self would demean you, buttt....) but hey, maybe this guy is that super nice guy who is actually well intentioned, has been raised right, and was just having some trouble cracking the shell.
I dont believe you can judge a book by its cover because sometimes the artist that designed the book could be so great but the writer could SUCK! I dont believe you can tell if a person is trustworthy just by looking at them. They could be beautiful on the ouside and and be evil on the inside. I dont think that judging the book by its cover is a valid science.
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ReplyDeleteFor the most part, I don't think you can judge a book by its cover. Yes, there are people out there who just wear themselves on their sleeves, but this is very rare. People are constantly driven by what they want, how they think, how they feel, and who they want to be. If what they want doesn't match up to what they have (which is the case with most people), they will try to convince others that they are that person. And some poeple's appearance just doesn't match their personality. To some, I fit into that category. Being 6"2 with broad shoulders and bushy eyebrows, I've had the occasional freshman or sophmore think I'm the big macho football player type, when I'm pretty much the opposite.As they say, first impressions are often wrong, so look past the surface to what's really important in a person, you will probably be pleasantly surprised.
SUNFLOWER.
ReplyDeleteYou can judge a book by a cover because appearence can show alot! I think you need super powers in order to tell if someone is trustworthy just by looking at them. Some people are feared because they look like big, green ogres (molly) and it is super hard to not be be afraid of that.. I mean would you trust a ogre with your life? or trust an ogre with your secrets?.. noppeee no way.
MOLIQUA ROZRAN
ReplyDeleteI don't believe you can judge a book by its cover, and not just because its an axiom. HA. You have to get to know someone before you can really read their facial expressions. Some people's faces are just that way. Take olga, for example, if you didn't know her, you would think she was unintelligent because of her facail expressions. But now that I have gotten to know her, I have found that is just her face.
okayy so you can judge a book by its cover. but it is not right. so many people do it. i honestly dont think that you should judge before you get to know someone. the way they dress or the crowd they hang out with could be completely different from who they really are. sometimes when you judge someone you could be completely right and they could be exactly how you thought but its still wrong. Absolutely not! you can not tell if someone is trustworthy by just lookin at them cause usually the ones that look super nice are the ones that will back stab you in a minute. sometimes that isnt true either but you deff cant tell if someone is trustworthy by their looks. some people could be trusted right away because the person that they are friends with might trust people easily. but other people may be feared because they are rude. or maybe because they are known to be the type that tells your secrets or just because of their appearence. which goes back to " judge a book by its cover". when it comes down too it no matter how hard every person tries they have judged someone before they knew anything about them.
ReplyDeleteAlex Tierney
ReplyDeleteI think that you cannot judge a book by it's cover or a person by the way that they look. If everybody judged a person by they way that they looked, then most people would think totally different things about people than what it actually true. Just because somebody looks a certain way, doesn't mean they have a certain personality. In some cases you might be able to tell some things about a person by the way they look, but you can't tell what they are really about and what kind of person they are.
Casey Tibbs
ReplyDeleteI really do not think that you can judge a book by its cover because people can and will surprise you all the time. You cannot tell how someone’s character is just by how they dress or look. For example those hug black dudes that are named tiny because even though they are humongous they are like a huge teddy bear and are so lovable. So I really don’t believe that just by the way someone looks you can tell if they are trustworthy or not. You have to take the time to talk to them and get to know the person to really know what a person is like.
There is something to be said about expression and reaction, but as far as pure physical appearance, you can't determine a person’s characteristic by the way they look. Anyone who thinks otherwise is just ignorant as well as bias. Every day I run into a slew of diverse people, each of them carrying their own set of ideas and goals. It may be true that you’ll run into an old ugly hag who is a jerk, but you can’t just disregard all the other nice people who look mean and create some sort of axiom using those random occurrences as your only bases. Who knows, maybe there is a correlation between facial features and attitudes; but correlations don’t describe cause and effect. They only influence the effect; in this case, the correlation would be very weak.
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ReplyDeleteI don't think you should judge a book by its cover. Although no one wants to admitt to it, we still do. I think we do it because we want to figure someone out right away. People jump to conclusions to make themselves feel better about themselves or to protect themselves. I agree with Vicky, just because you see an Arab doesn't mean there gonna attack you. If you see a grumpy old man doesn't mean hes rude and ignorant, maybe he just had a bad day.lol. I think you should get to know a person before you judge them because you wouldn't someone to judge you before they even got to know you.
P.S. i finally got this blog thing down Mr.Price! haha.
ReplyDeleteLauverboy, been takin' some of that AP psych with Wenzel? haha.
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ReplyDeleteSo, The right thing to do is not to judge a book by it's cover. BUT everyone judges everyone and if you don't admit to it than i think you have a serious problem because EVERYONE does it. it's only human. i'll admit ive done it before, & sometimes i've made bad judgments and become friends with those people. But then there are other times ill be nice to stupid B***hs and they go around and run their damn mouths about stuff thats not true..SO that means that my judgment really worked caused they are just as dumb as they really look :) hahahahaha
Tyler McCaffery
ReplyDeleteBased on someone's appearance you can't tell what type of person they are. The only information you get from someone's looks are their habits, such as a person being muscular you can tell they are an active person but their personality could be completely different from what is expected. Creating stereotypes only leads to problems and ignorance.
Donnie Holtzclaw
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I do not believe you can judge somebody by their appearance. Everyone is different and everyone experiences different obstacles in life. These obstacles are usually the reasons people act the way they do. The only way you will know why someone is the way they are is by getting to know them. For example someone with scars on their face. You may look at them and think they like to fight and doesn't take anything from anyone. But the scars could be from a fatal car accident where the person lost his or her loved one. Or maybe the person had to fight in order to save someone and in the end they still lost that person. You can't judge somebody from their looks because we're all different.
I think physiognomy is more about the more in depth physical aspects of people, rather than the physical appearence as a whole. A person can look like the nicest person in the world but something as little as a shifting of the eyes can decide how trustworthy a person really is. this is a valid science, but only to an extent. In The Goonies. the kids were all afraid of Sloth because of his physical deformaties and nature. But, Sloth ended up being a lil sweetheart and saving them all. :)
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You can judge someone just off of looks. It would make you ignorant and stupid but you sure can do it. I think Scott put it best when he said "To fully know the trustworthiness of a person you need to be able to know the person more in depth." People can really suprise you after that first impression. Basing all of your judgements on someone just from how they look is what a lot of people do and you cant stop them from doing it. If someone judges you off looks and decides they dont like you then its their loss. People are going to judge and its wrong but theres not really anything you can do about it.
Mary Rogers, First Period
ReplyDeleteThis honestly reminds me of the Monster blog, so if I end up repeating myself, I apologize in advance for being so darned bland.
Again, I tend to lean on both sides. The saying was created to make us look deeper into the hearts of a person or being, rather than the outside that can seem rather deceiving. Someone who appears intimidating or snobby can actually be very kind or timid. Or, someone who seems nice can actually be cruel and abusive. Misunderstandings happen all the time.
But I'll be blunt, it's a hell of a lot easier to make judgements on a person by appearance. It's instinctual and widespread. Everyone does it, just like how everyone makes friends they can relate to in both body and mind. If this comes across to you as negative or untrue, then that's the result of all the years of "don't judge a book by its cover" being pounded into your head to prevent you from being too closed-minded. Which is good. Don't give into that judgmental temptation, it can be highly misleading a lot of the time.
Yet there is truth to judging by appearance. In stories and sometimes even reality, one's true colors show up easily. Your body language, behavior, etc. are heavily affected by your personality, leading to the stereotypes we use. It's not always obvious, though, so it can't be depended on. You must talk to people to find out about them individually. It's tedious, but more rewarding.
In other words, judging by appearances is easier, but not as accurate. Communicating with someone takes more time and effort, but is more reliable. Both are helpful, and everyone does both, but the latter is obviously more morally correct and just.
So though I support both sides, I slightly lean more on the "don't judge a book by its cover" side. You simply cannot go through life always judging by appearance. People are too complicated for that.
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ReplyDeleteCan we judge just by mear apperance? The simple answer to this question is no. People should be judged by character, not by the color of their skin or the size of thier hindquarters. It sickens me to say that I was once judged by my facial expression. I was sad so they assumed that I was a cutter and wimpy. They then bought some bandaids and told me that I shouldn't do that anymore. So I threw them in his face and smacked his head against the wall repetitivly. It was quite grousom. I vowed never to look like that again so that I don't have to hurt anyone else.
Just kidding. That never happened or else I would be in jail probably hiding so I didn't have to take showers (if you catch my drift).
Goodbye.
Emma Tomalewski
ReplyDeleteYou can judge a book by its cover but at the same time you could be completely wrong. Some people hide who they really are by there tuff exterior so they don’t get hurt as easily. You can never really tell what someone is really like until you get to know them. The same goes with knowing if someone is trustworthy or not. The reason that some people are trusted right away and some aren’t is all due to their exterior; some people give off vibes that say “keep away”, while other people are inviting. But in the end that really means nothing. In most cases the people that are giving the “keep away” vibes are going to be the people that end up becoming your friends and will be there for you at the end of the day. At least that’s from my experience.
You can judge a book buy its cover, for example, the cover of the book was plain white with an eyeball on the front. The cover looks boring and dumb, and as i was reading i realized the story was boring and dumb. You can judge whether someone is trustworthy or not by their appearance. Say you are in a gang, and you're afraid of getting caught; a small ugly fella knew about it and his nerves couldn't take it, he would not be trustworthy. He would backstab you just to clear his name.
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You can judge a book buy its cover, for example, the cover of the book was plain white with an eyeball on the front. The cover looks boring and dumb, and as i was reading i realized the story was boring and dumb. You can judge whether someone is trustworthy or not by their appearance. Say you are in a gang, and you're afraid of getting caught; a small ugly fella knew about it and his nerves couldn't take it, he would not be trustworthy. He would backstab you just to clear his name.
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ReplyDeleteYes you can judge a book by its cover but that doesnt mean you are always correct. I believe 90 percent of the people i think i will hate befor i even meet i end up actually hating. therefore i always judge books by thier cover cause most of the time to my personal preferance i am correct.
clint A
ReplyDeleteThat is a good question. we are all told never to judge a book by its cover, but we all do. No matter if we want to or not, it seems like we look at someone and already say they are a jerk or something. but it is not always true. there could be a real nice person who looks like a jerk,or a raggedy looking person who is smart but doesnt look like it. I hope that is 50 words
people judge books by their cover but i dont believe that.for example a book may have real good detail cover page and you could end up with a book u dont like because you based it off the cover.no you can't judge people by how they dress to see if they're trustworthy. it is how that person perform in life. some people get trusted right away it is because they heard good things about you or peopl will go by there gut feeling.
ReplyDeletei am not gonan lie i judge a book by it's cover. people cannot say that people don't, because in reality people judge based on the things that they know and what they are use to. I mean it is how people live their lives, in fear of what people think and how they view others makeing themselves feel better. It is just how people cope with life. I mean i don't think that i could go through a day with thinking something about someone in their school or when they walk into applebees. Like when I see a man in a long trench coat, i think either he wants me to by a watch or see some other "valubles"
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I do not believe you can judge a book by its cover. A man may look like a serial killer but could really be a huge teddy bear. Take for instance Dylan Carrol. He looks like he may be a criminal of some sort but he's a real sweet heart believe me. I think people judge at first sight because they are too afraid to find out the real person beyond their looks.
becca fitzroy
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Everyone will judge a book by its cover. Its just a fact of life that theres no point in trying to get away from.im sure everyone and there mother has done it.. You really shouldnt though because you never know the whole story about something or the situations someone could be in. someone who looks like one of the weirdest people ever could possibly be one of the nicest you would ever know. I'm personally wayy guilty for doing this. It's not that i try to, its just habbits. But theres also those people who try to portray themselves as something else which is a huge reason why people judge others.
I think you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but who doesn’t? I think everyone can thinks about how someone will act or be like or what a book is about or whether it’s good or not, but there judgment may not always be right. I feel like if I talk to someone I can tell if they are trustworthy or not but there is always that .001% chance that I’m wrong I guess.
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ReplyDeleteWe shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but it will always happen. People are usually naive and talk to people based on how they look or how they act. People like me exploit this, and with myself, i use it to stay away from others. People like talking to those who have something in common, and tell secrets to, or trusting them. We can't control a thing in this world, and never will. We can always exploit the system which people try to work, but we will never be able to get rid of the bias. To get to somewhere, people are going to get hurt. Our minds mislead us in all situations. All we can do is follow it. We are who we are, and if others wish to judge oneself without knowledge... i say, so be it. Its only their loss.
Dylan Carroll
ReplyDeleteYeah you can judge a book by its cover, but not too specifically. Like I can look at someone, and be like "Yeah, they're pretty ugly," and that's always going to be a fact. But when it comes to personality, you have to look deeper. So, when I met Justin David Handley the Third, I saw a gorgeous face and decided to talk to him. I thought he'd be a jerk by his book cover, but in all actuality, I think we may spend the rest of our lives together now.
Thanks for your time.
you can judge a book by its cover, but you might not want to do that. judging someone on how they dress and present themselves can tell you only a bit about there personality. You cant just look at someone and know if you can trust them or not. looks can be deceiving. im just saying. umm the way you look has nothing to do with being trustworthy...
ReplyDeleteI have to say that I think the saying "don't judge a book by its cover" is over used and somewhat un true. I absolutly think you can't judge a person based on their face but its the way they hold their face and bodys that you can judge. When I relax my face and sit with no emotion my face natural looks angry, sad, or serious but thats not me at all (most of the time).Its not untill i move and express my self people see who I am.
ReplyDeleteI guess I can't say that I've never judged someone by their outer appearance and I'm sure most people have. But I find that the saying, 'don't judge abook by it's cover' true. If a person you see from far away and think that maybe they're a nice person doesn't mean that they're actually a nice person.You have to actually have aconversation or see the way they act to judge them.
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ReplyDeleteYeah iv jugded a book by its cover and honestly its not a good idea but under certain situations u really should so its one of those tuff questions where there really is no right answer.
Just realized something, The theory was was thinking about (criminal justice theory)is actually called the Physiognomy Theory. duh. bahahaha
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