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ISSUE208 - "The way people look, dress, and act reveals their attitudes and interests. You can tell much about a society's ideas and values by observing the appearance and behavior of its people."
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Does the way people look, dress, and act reveals their attitudes and interests as the title statement points out? If it does or does not, can we understand the ideas and values of a society according to our observation of its people's appearances and behaviors?  As far as I am concerned, under most circumstances, look, dress and action could reveal the attitudes and interests of people as well as the value of their society.

To begin with,  the action of an individual is often revealing one's will and value. The reason is that one of the most important functions people's action, in itself, is to express their attitudes and interests. For example, if a doctor think euthanasia as a proper approach to put an end to the meaningless unbearable pain of incurable patients, he or she might do something to promote the recognition of euthanasia in society and wish that mercy killing could be justified by law. In this case, the doctor's action actually embody his or her own attitude towards euthanasia. Such is human nature that what people do always be consistent with what they think, if they are not oppressed by the will of other factors.

When it comes to look and dress, it is quite similar. In our daily lives, the way people dress and look varies from one person to another. Why? That is mainly due to they value different things and their interests are distinguishing from each other. Common sense and life experience might inform us that a professor might look and dress like a professor, decent and simple. It is unlikely for a professor, who might focus on their teaching and research while might not care so much about his or her appearance, to dress like a rock music singer, who might always try to turn up in a more fashion and eye-catching way. The differences exist between a professor and a rock singer  in their dress and look might express their different interests and pursuits as well as their professions.

Admittedly, some times people's behaviors contradict with their attitudes, and they use these behavior to conceal their real attitude to avoid hurting the feelings of other people or protect themselves. Or sometimes they dress themselves in a special style, which extremely distinct with their usual and normal one, just for fun. However, on most occasions, their behaviors, look and dress would reveal their true inner worlds--their attitudes and interests.

People's appearance and behavior also carry some information about the society their belong to. Social members in different societies would behavior and dress in quite different ways due to their different cultures and customs. In an open society, in which equality and freedom are highly valued, people tend to dress and act as they like. However, in a conservative society, in which conformity is think more highly than individuality, it is more likely for its people to dress and behavior in a similar way in the hope of not violating the rigid doctrines and regulations of that society. These cases illustrate the points that we could see something about the value system of a society via the observation of its people.

For all these reason, we could see that people's attitudes and interests often determine the way their look, dress and behavior, and therefore the latter could reveal the former. And their behaviors could also serve as mirrors that reflect the ideas and values of their own societies.

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ISSUE208 - "The way people look, dress, and act reveals their attitudes and interests. You can tell much about a society's ideas and values by observing the appearance and behavior of its people."
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Does the way people look, dress, and act reflects their attitudes and interests as the title statement points out? If it does or does not, can we understand the ideas and values of a society according to our observation of its people's appearances and behaviors? As far as I am concerned, under most circumstances, look, dress and action could reveal the attitudes and interests of people as well as the values of their society.

To begin with, the actions of people are often revealing their will and value. Everyone of human being is born to be a social member, and their act and value are influenced or even shaped by the culture of their society and these ideas would impact on their action. Thus, the customs and life styles of the people in a society of reveal it value system and cultural preference. For example, a society whose members prefer to lead their lives at a rapid pace might place more value on efficiency while lay less value on leisure. Similarly, a society whose members always choose their food carefully to keep a healthy diet and do exercises frequently might attach great value to health. In these cases, people’s act tell us something about the ideas and values of their own society.

When it comes to look and dress, it is quite similar. Actually, to some degree, these two aspects  have some relevant to act. When we see groups of people, especially women, always dress in a way which trying to exposure as less as their body as possible, this might informs us that they might come from a conservative society which might place less value on freedom and being open. Thus, it is possible for us to get some information about the values and ideas of a society by observing the dress and look of its members.

Admittedly, sometimes people's behaviors might contradict with their attitudes, and they use these behavior to conceal their real attitude to avoid hurting the feelings of other people or protect themselves. And sometimes they dress themselves in a special style, which extremely distinct with their usual and normal one, just for fun. In addition, sometimes people’s dress and look just reflect their ethnical (white people looks quite different from a black one), or the climate of where they live (people live in areas with a hot climate tend to dress less clothes than those who live in districts which are rather cold.) However, on most occasions, their behaviors, look and dress would convey something of ideas and values of their society, at least to some extent.

For all these reason, we could see that people's attitudes and interests often determine the way their look, dress and behavior, and therefore the latter could reveal the former. And people’s behavior could also serve as a mirror that reflect the ideas and values of their own society.