Are Nerds and Geeks Cool or Still the Fool? Why are nerds and geeks perceived so negatively in society? Nerds and geeks are known for their superior intelligence and social awkwardness. Whether a person is considered a nerd or a geek‚ that person has been given grief for as long he or she can remember. Since grade school‚ nerds are constantly teased and tormented. Years later‚ the nerds who dreaded going to the playground in fear of mockery are creating the technology we all can’t seem to live
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Analysis of Motifs‚ Symbols‚ and Themes Motif 1. Geek Culture The novel repeatedly uses characters from fantasy and sci-fi fiction. Sometimes‚ these characters are used to represent the characters in the novel. Junot Diaz is proud of being a comic book lover‚ and he often incorporates these “nerdy” materials to his works. The character of Oscar‚ and even Yunior‚ is an avid fan of geek culture. Throughout the novel‚ we see Oscar playing role-playing games‚ watching animes‚ and writing his own
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In this chapter‚ about photosynthesis‚ we vaguely learned about organisms that lived deep down in the ocean and they get their energy from earth. They make their own food‚ which makes them autotrophs‚ though they do this without the help of light (light independent process). Being fascinated about this process I did some research and tried to find out more about how they were discovered and what kind of environment they lived in; so I found a ted talk on this topic. In this Ted talk‚ Mike deGruy
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ANSWER KEY Film: Six (Celsius) Degrees Could Change the World (1 hr 35 min) 1.) When scientists talk about a change of 6C globally they are not referring to fluctuations in daily temperatures but to a global average change. What were conditions like when the globe’s average temperature was 6C cooler than today? The Earth was in the grip of an Ice Age around 18 000 years ago. 2.) How many parts per million of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is considered to be a dangerous level? 400 ppm
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I begin “nerds are more centered on academic and technical arts‚ I think the word you’re looking for is geek‚ as in: a person who is very interested in and knows a lot about a particular field or activity as Merriam Webster puts it.” “Pff‚ whatever *geek*.” he responds‚ chuckling to himself as he walks away. The definition of geek comes from old English geek or geck meaning “fool”‚ or “freak”‚ as well as the Dutch word gek‚ or “crazy”. Today‚ its definition is opaque and mutating‚ and it’s very
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Memorandum To: Thomas A. Hemphill From: (Your Name) Date: Spell Out! Subject: Name of Case ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Tata Nano is neither an incremental innovation nor component or architectural innovation. This is because of brainstorming session to create functionality with different material better in order to achieve cost effectiveness objective. This is a complete rethinking process for fewer parts. Nano development is competence enhancing
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Odysseus versus Spaz Everyone needs a hero to look up to. People idolize heroes simply because of their admirable character traits. Examples of heroic characters would be Odysseus from Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey and Spaz from The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick. The Odyssey is about the arduous journey home of Odysseus after the Trojan War. The Last Book in the Universe is about Spaz’s strenuous journey to see his sister‚ Bean‚ who has terminal cancer. Though both of
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premature as an adult and highly-sexualized. When I was in high school‚ there were just few of them act like “mooks” and “midriff”. Media outlet influence teenagers by creating the characters‚ “mook” and “midriff”. Teenagers consider these characters as cool‚ and these characters become the mainstream among teens. 2. Personally‚ I think that many of these TV shows over exaggerate what’s really going on in teens’ lives. None of my friends and people I know lives that way. Instead of reflecting the teenager’s
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Nerds and Geeks in Our Society Being called a nerd or a geek isn’t a nice thing to some. To me‚ it’s a compliment but‚ it can become hurtful when said in the wrong way. When you hear a “cool” person call you that‚ you’ll feel that your self-esteem has been crushed. In fact‚ nerds and geeks have been shunned by so-called “cool crowds” ever since the dawn of school fractions (some notable school fractions are: the populars‚ the jocks‚ the cheerleaders‚ and the nerd/geeks/brainiacs). Due to these
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KRISSH Words that Describe a Good Friendship Have you ever thought of what friendship really means? It is really hard to put into words. Friendships are mutually beneficial‚ meaning each of you get something out of the relationship. Friends are there when you need them‚ whether to comfort‚ support‚ congratulate‚ or just listen. Here is a list of words that describe a good friendship: affable‚ affectionate‚ amiable‚ amicable‚ attentive‚ available‚ believable‚ brave‚ caring‚ cheerful‚ considerate
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