evidence that Moore offers to support his contention that America is a nation of idiots‚ by stating that only 11 percent of the American public bothers to read a daily newspaper‚ beyond the funny pages or the used car ads. This is great reflection of Moore’s attitude and style of grabbing the reader’s attention. With a little sarcasm‚ Moore can relate to the readers in simple terms. By calling America a “nation of idiots” is an effective way of getting us to listen. The way Moore sees it‚ schools use
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Idiot Peasants Ungrateful Peasants The colonists are good for one thing: complaining. They cry like babies for what just a few cents on their sugar and stamps‚ when in reality we were HELPING THEM. We made these taxes to defray for the defense of the colonies and to supply the troops. All they do is whine‚ whine‚ whine. They go on all day like fools with that idiot saying… “No taxation without Representation.” 1764-Sugar Act & 1765- Stamp Act Little Brats Somehow these peasants
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Assignment #1 (Draft #1) – Essay‚ Analyzing a Text‚ “Idiot Nation” by Michael Moore Brett Fisher‚ Humanities 202P‚ Dr. Ted Otteson‚ March 12‚ 2013 “Idiot Nation!” Could Michael Moore begin an article with a less positive mental projection…I think not! In this article Moore bemoans the state of education at all levels in the United States. He drones on and on about problems in our schools without ever proffering solutions to any of them. Yes‚ in this diatribe he does identify several unacceptable
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The last movie i saw was an Indian movie it’s called my name is Khan is about a Indian Muslim who is very intelligent‚ but he suffers from Autism‚ his mom explain him that :there are two only kinds of person in the world good people who do good deeds and bad who do bad. He travels to the United States to live with his brother‚ and after a period within the events of September 11 world upside down‚ and begins to American society is seen Muslims there as terrorists and killers‚ comes the turning
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Moore‚ this is not the case. Moore is an American filmmaker‚ author‚ social critic and activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11‚ which is the highest grossing documentary of all time and winner of the Palme d’or. In his essay “Idiot nation” excerpted from his book stupid white men and other sorry excuses for the state of our nation‚ Moore focuses on the collapsing educational system of the United States of America. He questions its overall structure and goes into depth by pointing
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IDIOT NATION In America‚ people are all in agreement that everyone needs to receive a free education. After this free education is completed‚ high school graduates are urged to go on to college. This leads many people to believe that it will help our country reach the goal of becoming a smarter nation. However‚ in his essay Idiot Nation‚ Michael Moore argues that the exact opposite is occurring. We are becoming a nation full of idiots.Sadly‚ Michael Moore is correct. The majority of the people
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sometimes do us good but the scratches of bad influence never leaves. I am talking about the entertainment industry to which our pupils are exposed. Evidently‚ the young is more interested in the entertainment the television could offer than the ones human interaction could. Sadly‚ it’s been happening for years and we are just too preoccupied to notice. It is no new of a story that we hear our pupils talk about the previous night’s update on their favorite TV series early in the morning. Girls
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“Thinking Outside the Idiot Box” by Dana Stevens is a direct response to Steven Johnson’s article “Watching TV Makes You Smarter.” Johnson’s article claimed that today’s television is actually making viewers smarter due to plots being more complex. Dana Stevens on the other hand did not agree on this theory. She believes that television is neither a poison nor a salutary tonic. Will watching more TV make you smarter? Most likely no‚ today’s television programs aren’t interested in making their audience
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In this excerpt entitled “Idiot Nation”‚ Michael Moore details his frustration and anger at the sorry state of the United States education system and the role the US government has had to play in its downfall. So how does Moore characterize the politicians and pundits with regard to the state of the US education systems? Well‚ in a typical scathing rant he labels them as over privileged‚ ignorant idiots who have no business running the country. “An idiot leader of an idiot nation” (pg. 125 Moore 2002)
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The movie is all about 3 gentlemen’s named Raju‚ Fahran and Rancho. They met each other at college and they are taking up engineering. They become close friends and did a lot of things together. Rancho‚ as a leader of the group has this passion of helping his friends whatever the situation is. He’s always there to help and encourage his friends to pursue what they like best. They have this professor who always scold student’s because he don’t believe on the ability of his students so most of students
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