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    Changing Who I Am Born in a small town in Fujian‚ China‚ a place with a population less than two hundred people‚ I could not have ever imagined myself standing here today‚ at Michigan State University‚ and becoming one of the forty-seven thousand students. My story began in China. I was a small town girl that moved to a bigger city. In another part of my life‚ I moved from China to the United States of America. And then‚ I graduated from a small high school and entered a large college‚ where

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    “Why does America needs its nerds”? In the passage “America need it nerds”‚ author Leonid Fridman expresses his fear and concerns on why Americans needs their nerds. Fridman emphasizes his argument by comparing and contrasting American’s on-going social beliefs and misperceptions of nerds and the actual role taken on by the nerds and why the role that they play is so vital to society. Friedman begins with‚ “bringing to our attention”‚ the type of terms our society uses to describe the “intellectually

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    The Big Bang Theory: Nerds or the Norm? “Scissors cuts paper‚ paper covers rock‚ rock crushes lizard‚ lizard poisons Spock‚ Spock smashes scissors‚ scissors decapitates lizard‚ lizard eats paper‚ paper disproves Spock‚ Spock vaporizes rock‚ and as it always has‚ rock crushes scissors.” - Sheldon Cooper Curled under a blanket‚ fever raging through my body‚ and sleep is evading me once again. I flick on the T.V. Rampantly clicking through channels‚ relishing in the fact that my mother is still

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    ultimately manifesting into inspiration for success. I grew out of “fitting in” and decided to turn my life and aspirations towards a greater direction; on this road of discovery‚ I separated myself from those who valued arrogance and indifference. “Nerd Squad” is what I am a part of today‚ which is why I am currently confident enough to apply for the National Honors Society Scholarship. I believe I have grown into a tenacious‚ sympathetic‚ and joyous young man that the entire school has seen develop

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    All About Nerds                 “Enough is enough‚” exclaims Leonid Fridman in his passage entitled “America Needs Its Nerds.”  His passage explains his discomfort and frustration-surrounding society’s attitude towards nerds.  Without nerds there would be no electricity‚ cell phones or computers.  The world must love its nerds.  Through his use of exemplification‚ definition‚ compare contrast‚ and rhetorical questions‚ Fridman argues for the need of nerds in society. In the common American society

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    Nerds and geeks must stop being ashamed of who they are.” Leonid Fridman says this in his passage from “America Needs Its Nerds.” In this passage‚ Fridman uses a comparison of nerds to athletes‚ a comparison of America to other countries‚ and rhetorical devices to develop his argument that society is wrong for calling someone that is intellectually curious a nerd or geek. Fridman compares nerds to athletes to develop his argument. In the dictionary‚ a nerd is a “... street performer who shocks

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    Changing Jobs and Changing Loyalties Cynthia Martinez was thrilled when she first received the job offer from David Newhoff at Crytex System. She had long admired Crytex‚ both as an industry leader and as an ideal employer‚ and the position the company was offering her was perfect. “ It’s just what I’ve always wanted‚” she told her husband‚ Tom‚ as they uncorked a bottle of champagne. But as she and Tom talked‚ he raised a few questions that began to trouble her. “What about the big project

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    MauNiyah Williams                     Leonid Freidman Free Response Question Leonid Freidman the author of “America Needs Its Nerds” develops his argument by using strong evidence to back up his topic. Fridman believed that nerds get ostracized while athletes are idolized. Whats the world without and education? The world doesnt need athletes! Fridman stated “average professional ballplayers are much more respected and better paid than faculty members of the best universities” ‚ which is in fact

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    WRTG101S Introduction to Writing ) 23 January 2013 A social label‚ such as Goth‚ Punk and Nerd We really hate to be label as Goth‚ punk and nerd. As time pass we still use these 3 words to label certain people in the population today. To understand the true meaning of these 3 words will help our young generation get pass name calling. Letting young kids know its okay to be who they’re in today’s world. We must accept difference people in the world for who they are‚ and not what other people

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    Ms. Zielinski AP English Language and Composition 15 December 2011 Leonid Fridman’s “America needs it’s Nerds” Writer‚ Leonid Fridman‚ in his composition‚ “America needs its Nerds”‚ declares that the American connotations for “nerd” and “geek” are offensive and should not be used to describe those people who are dedicated to learning. Fridman’s purpose is to convince all of those nerds and geeks to stop being ashamed and accept themselves for who they are. He adopts a sincere‚ but informative

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