My Brother and I: A Contrast Essay

             After living in South Korea with my grandparents for twelve years, I came to America and met with three mysterious family members: my younger brother, my mother, and my father. I had to live with them, eat with them, and of course love them. However, these three things never occurred with them, but only with my brother, Peter. Our fond, familial relationship constructed as we went to school, ate meals and lived in one house together. He was truly my only family. Since we shared a tight bond, Peter and I got to know how incredibly different we are from each other, which includes our personality, dreams, and relationship with our parents.
             My brother and I share one common personality trait and that is that we are determined to achieve whatever we desire. However, our ways of utilizing this characteristic astoundingly exemplifies how different our personalities really are. My brother loves drumming as a competitive activity in his high school. Recently being promoted as the captain of the team, he became very ambitious in making the drum team at school one of the best in the state. His style of approaching this goal was through perfection. My brother is arrogant, conceited, and a clear-cut perfectionist. He enforces strict regulations to his team and doesn't tolerate even the smallest of mistakes. Even some of the most outgoing members of the team were kicked out for his team to further reach the state of perfection. When his efforts finally pull off and his team goes on winning championships, Peter, humorously, enjoys showing off how great his team and his leadership are.
             Since we are determined people, we are resolute in achieving our dreams. My brother, being the arrogant guy he is, is eager to become a high-paid mechanical engineer in the future. He believes the most perfect stage of humanity is to have a great job, an enjoyable life, and lots of money. He wants to be rich and affluent and raise the ideal family, unlike hi...

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