issues of the period. Television shows such as Battlestar Galactica‚ The Twilight Zone‚ The Cosby Show‚ and Freaks and Geeks have reflected the many societal and political issues of their time period. In the months and even years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon‚ security‚ paranoia‚ and suspicion in the U.S. were high. This can be seen in the pilot episode of Battlestar Galactica with the fear that anyone could be a cylon. The cylons destroyed Caprica and
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Nerds”‚ by Leonid Fridman‚ analyzes American society’s approach on how it views its intellectuals. In the following passage‚ Fridman describes how American society should stop looking down on academically serious people‚ by calling them “nerds” and “geeks”. Instead‚ these individuals should be treated with more respect. Also‚ he explains in the passage how Americans stress being social and athletic‚ rather than being intellectually adroit. Fridman develops his argument that America has anti-intellectual
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com/articles/2007/09/28/the-big-bang-theory-pilot-review http://www.thecultden.com/1/post/2012/07/the-big-bang-theory-pilot-review.html http://www.izlesene.com/video/the-big-bang-theory-s01e01-pilot-hd/3166413 Every network on television has a sitcom whether they have big budget‚ small budget‚ about a family or even just a single guy from a small town living in the big city now. Sitcoms are the fluff that everyone appreciates and is able to unwind to. Audience get hooked to a sitcom through the execution of a great pilot episode
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type of terms our society uses to describe the “intellectually curious and academically serious.” These types of derogatory terms aid in displaying Fridmans view point on the subject as he believes that the `use of these words to describe nerd and geeks are in fact an issue. Fridman uses diction that disgraces our society who casts out nerds because of their “intelligence and refusal to conform to societies anti-intellectual values.” Friedman applies the term “ostracized” as a later follow up to the
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values in society. society uses terms like "nerd" and "geek" to describe people that are academically serious. Fridman is stating that people in society shouldn’t be ashamed of how much they study or being dedicated to pursue knowledge. He says that society should set their values straight for America’s sake. Nerds are ostracized and gets compared to freaks. Many do not learn decent social skills or good communication skills. While nerds and geeks are being treated like this‚ athletes are being idolized
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Taking advantage of the derogatory terms “nerd and geek” Leonid Fridman informs society that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The nerds‚ or less derogatory term‚ intellectuals are being looked passed; they are not being seen for how important they‚ whereas athletes‚ such as basketball and football players‚ are put on pedestals. Fridman masters diction‚ rhetorical strategies‚ and syntax in “America Needs Its Nerds” to exemplify this point he is trying to get across. Through “America Needs
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channeling their behavior either into deviance or into conformity. Labels can be positive and/or negative‚ but I’ll focus on the negative aspects of labeling in high school. Everybody has a label in high school whether it is the "slut"‚ "pothead"‚ "freak" or the "jock"; it is one of the most apparent time periods in which individuals get labeled. Students have the mentality that whatever label is placed on them is going to be stuck with them forever‚ which then leads into a self-fulfilling prophecy
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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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often confused as geeks‚ so they were treated twice as bad. If they were smart and acted like it they were treated like a nerd. If they were on or talking about a computer they were acknowledged as a geek. Nerds who acted liked that they had a superior intellect compared to the average person were usually treated a lot more harshly. They had a big mouth. They always had something smart to say to anyone who insulted them‚ and it mostly resulted in physical violence. Unlike geeks there wasn’t any
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multiple points in our lives and ends up shaping how we present ourselves to others. People spend more time trying to look like and act like everybody else‚ but who sets the bar for "normal". People who deviate from normal are classified as weird‚ freaks‚ geeks‚ ect. or perhaps they could just be expressing themselves with confidence. Many body accessories like piercings and tattoos are seen everywhere in today’s pop culture. As tattoos and piercings evolved over time‚ they have become more popular
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