Jocks Vs Nerds The main two types of college students are the jocks and the nerds. There are many‚ many‚ differences in Jocks and Nerds. We know them all too well whether it academics‚ popularity‚ or appearance‚ it is all different. But both jocks and nerds are fun to be around in some way or another. When it comes to academics‚ nerds usually passes the grade level that jocks get. Jocks are usually more concerned about how
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Areli Ortiz Mr. Dryke Compare and Contrast essay 16 December‚ 2012 “Popular kids” vs. “The Nerds” High school‚ the time that many people consider is the best years of their lives. It’s the time when you are trying to find yourself‚ who you are‚ and who you want to become. Some people choose to study and be the top student in their class: the classic “nerd”. Others choose to take another route the one I like to call life of the party‚ these people are usually called the” popular
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As males‚ many have their difficulties of becoming men than others do‚ depending on whether or not they are ready to grow up. Although the stereotypical "jock versus nerd" concept is difficult to cope with in society‚ males face many more challenges than just that. They have troubles fitting into different crowds at school‚ impressing girls‚ and keeping out of trouble. People tend to think that females have a tougher lifestyle than do males‚ but when it narrows down to the finer details of things
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Anyone who’s ever experienced a love of learning has felt the sting of derogatory terms associated with being intelligent. Argued by Leonid Fridman in “America Needs its Nerds”‚ the offensive label of the intellectually elite will ultimately lead to our downfall. The author’s argument accurately states one of the cold hard facts about school life; that many intelligent people are being treated unfairly as a result of their intelligence. Meanwhile those who are most likely responsible for the mistreatment
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Eugene Sychugov 2nd 4/12/13 Brain Essay/Summary Charles Hillman explains that not all jocks are dumb‚ but are smart. He did an experiment with third and fifth graders to see if they became smarter by exercising before doing something academic. Charles measured all the kids body mass index which is a number calculated from a person’s height and weight‚ and tells how much body fatness you have. After he had all the kids work out he had them take a state wide standardized test. He then checked
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modern hip language perfectly made for a high school audience‚ especially jocks. Because you can actually understand the words being spoken without the need to reach for a thesaurus as one typically needs to find the meaning(s) of words that appear in Shakespeare’s works‚ it is a lot more enjoyable to listen to and watch. This allows it to seem more true to life and easier to relate to‚ especially for‚ dare I say it again‚…jocks! Though this modern adaption abandons Shakespeare’s original
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America Needs its Nerds In the passage from “America Needs Its Nerds”‚ author Leonid Fridman dissect his argument by comparing and contrasting America’s on-going social beliefs and perceptions of the geek and the actual positive role taken on by the nerd and why the role that they play is so vital to our society. Since we live in an anti- intellectualist society‚ nerds are ostracized while athletes are idolized. And this all starts from elementary or middle school. We rarely have a child who will
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The idea of being a nerd‚ versus being popular has plenty of analytic depth. Studies have shown that nerds get teased and bullied by their peers. The kids that appear to do the bulk of the teasing are those who are unsure about their status quo and or the popular kids who have bad days. Usually popular kids don’t bother nerds because they’re already secure about themselves‚ they don’t really need validation. Nerds are an easy target for ridicule because somewhere down the line someone decided that
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Jocks vs. Pukes What is the author’s main idea? Interestingly enough‚ the author’s main idea is to enhance the readers understanding of Jock culture and to inform the readers that there are people in this world that are driven to believe that jocks and pukes are completely different men. Also there are some people who don’t want anything to do with all the chaos. Provide three (3) examples of where the author supports the thesis. 1) Provide example in form of a direct quote
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The passage “America Needs Its Nerds” by Leonid Fridman compares athletes to nerds and geeks. Fridman made an analysis suggesting that society rewards the athletically apt for their skill while the “intellectually curious” as Fridaman puts it‚ are put down. Fridman’s passage was fluent and well written because of his range of writing techniques such as logos‚ tone‚ and his use of rhetorical questions to finish off the strong passage. Throughout the passage Fridman uses logos to appeal to the readers
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