The Intriguing Differences Between Cousins: A Personality and Faith Comparison
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Compare and Contrast Essay
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People differ in physical characteristics like looks and body size and in other defining aspects like personality, lifestyle, and religious preferences. Interestingly, even identical twins, whose physical appearance might be so similar to differentiate unless with close consideration, may differ in one way or another. Having an age-mate cousin, "Millie," with whom I share complexion, height, body size, and dressing code, I can confirm some interesting factors that differentiate her from me that I have come to learn about with age. Being an extrovert dealing with an introverted cousin, a Christian with a cousin whose love for Islamβs remains well-defined and a reggae lover hanging out with a soul / RnB fan spells a clear picture that greatly differentiates Millie from me.
Personality defines the character, and I being a sanguine choleric have been the most interesting character that defines my real self, but Millie, a melancholic character, finds me weird and, thus, to some extent, urges me to try being a little bit controlled in life. Millie is my favorite cousin, and it's a routine to hang out together. However, my love to socialize and be in the company of other three or four friends makes Millie very uncomfortable. The last time at a tea joint with two other friends, I noticed Millie remained quiet throughout the tea session. After parting with the friends, she asked me why I kept talking while taking the tea, as if I did not understand that was bad table manners. While takin
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