molds—the popular kid‚ the jock‚ and most commonly‚ the “nerd.” Writer Leonid Fridman‚ in an excerpt of his article “America Needs Its Nerds‚” passionately condemns the societal backlash that intellectuals face. Through painting these intellectuals in a sympathetic light and tying their societal ostracization to global politics‚ Fridman asserts his argument that academically-inclined people should be uplifted rather than condemned in society due to all of the contributions they bring. In order to develop
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particular that truly sticks out like a sore thumb‚ the nerds. Nerds have their own way of doing things‚ and the majority of them are very intelligent. They can also be seen as the dweebs in society because they never want to have fun. They can be looked at as dorks because they are socially awkward towards other crowds and do not fit in. Nerds can be classified into many different types: smartly innovative‚ stuck up‚ as well as quietly evil. The nerds are described as the ones who always make the best
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Southern Stereotypes Roaming Grotesque roams in the South whereby grace transformed into violence it becomes realization. In 1955‚ Flannery O’Connor wrote Good Country People‚ where she uses the distorted side of humans to aware the reader of the powerful reality of spirituality. Mostly the characters are used to represent grotesque. A female character in particular that O’Connor uses is Joy Hulga‚ a rather fanatical character who denies Southern stereotypes and is a “virgin ogre” who is
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Beaches of white sand surround me..hot and soft underneath my feet making me feel so at home. The bluest sky all around..with its big white fluffy clouds that go on forever..The sweet breeze and the smell of salt in the air make the day smell new and fresh..Sea oats that blow in the wind as if they are telling a secret that has been kept for years..Blue waves that crash against the beach making the sand crumble between my toes..Crabs running everywhere.. Then I see it..a blue house..with its paint
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The Colorado River The Colorado River is one of the biggest rivers in the U.S. that isn’t connected to the Mississippi River. The Colorado river runs through the Grand Canyon. It helped form the Grand Canyon. The Colorado River is 1‚450 miles long and runs through seven states. Wyoming Colorado‚ Utah‚ New Mexico‚ Nevada‚ Arizona‚ and California. For 17 miles the Colorado river forms the boundary between Mexico and Arizona. The Colorado River starts at La Poudre Pass Lake. The Colorado river ends
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Joe Boselli Sunday‚ July 7‚ 2013 Chosen Topic: Global Deforestation Chosen Areas of Focus: Wildfires Article Title 1: Colorado wildfire: thousands evacuated in Colorado Springs By Kurtis Lee and Erin Udell This article tells about how many people in Colorado had been evacuated due to the raging wildfires that have been happening. I personally live in the Denver area and we have not had any wildfires down here. Unfortunately due to the dry weather we were not able to light any of our
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my family was frantically rushing to gather all our belongings for a week long adventure out west. We were trying our best to squeeze every item in the car; finally we were ready to depart from home. I was just fourteen years of age at the time and had never been more than a few states away. The ride there was beyond exciting‚ but extra long. I believe most of that was due to the anticipation of when we would finally reach the great state of Colorado. After being in the car for a total of eighteen
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At Cronulla Beach there are many geographical issues affecting the area. Human or natural forces can affect geographical issues. One of these issues includes erosion. Erosion is one of the biggest geographical issues‚ which is the wearing down of different materials‚ such as rock‚ soil and sand. Some of the few management strategies used to provide a better environment are sand dunes and the sea bee wall. Erosion is the wearing down of different materials caused by natural forces such as long
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The Wilderness Campaign included one of the most deadly and gruesome battles in the war‚ and particularly one of the most confusing. It created the first stage of a major Union offensive toward the Confederate capital of Richmond. At midnight on May 3‚ 1864‚ the Army of the Potomac with about 120‚000 men‚ left their winter camps in Culpeper County in Virginia and marched south toward the Rapidan River fords. Around dawn‚ Union cavalry splashed across Germanna Ford‚ conversing the Confederate
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Another reason blerds need their own word is because of the racism they experience in the black and nerd communities. Though nerds seem to be kind‚ some become ¨the deepest sexists‚ racists and homophobes when they have the luxury of anonymity and a “safe” setting.¨ (Is Nerd Culture A Haven For Racist & Sexist Attitudes?). A lot of white nerds are racist behind closed doors making it hard for nonwhite nerds to feel included. A majority of blerds represent a part of the black community that was not raised
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