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The focus of my research for this project came as a way to show that there is a direct connection between what people are labeled as and popularity in the high school setting. My hypothesis for this is as follows: Those who play sports are much more likely to gain popularity and prestige compared to those who are thought to be intelligent and outsiders. Previous studies had shown that there is a direct correlation between …showed first 75 words of 891 total…

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