
The identity of a person should not be determined through outside factors; these should not be what tells someone of his worth and value, nor distinguish his place in society. Yet by using a cursory evaluation and making superficial judgments, this is how most people decide who should be viewed as more worthy of attention and acclaim. So mankind has set the shallow standard of achievement or outward appearance as its marks of acceptance. Those who do not stand out in either of these areas are labeled as just ordinary, or maybe even sub-par; not given a second look or thought to be much more than normal and middle of the road; as those who can’t quite measure up to society’s ideals of exceptional.