evolution which affects every aspect of life including cognition and intelligence. The development of complex brains and advanced thought aided our ancestors’ survival and facilitated the progression towards modern human intelligence. In “Revenge of the Nerds‚” Steven Pinker articulates upon numerous reasons and evidence to support his main claim that intelligence and the mind have been constantly evolving through natural selection since the primate first entered the “cognitive niche.” Pinker begins his
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Leonid Fridman uses word choice to strengthen his arguement that nerds and geeks are picked on and looked past because of the more popular people. He presents a strong‚ mad tone through word choice and form in the passage. He uses words like derogatory‚ ostracized and rampant to strenghten his arguement. His tone is strongly understood at line 28‚ when he says “enough is enough” pretaining to the way the nerds and geeks were being treated. The arguement of the author also
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Computer Nerds: Wozniak‚ Jobs‚ Gates‚ and Allen A computer nerd is a person uses a computer in order to use one. Steve Wozniak fell in love with computers and how they worked. He built the first computer‚ the Apple one. The Apple one formed the basis for the future of Apple Computer‚ Inc. Steve Wozniak also designed the Apple II‚ the first ready made computer and one of the most popular ever made. It was a complete computer with keyboard and power supply. After he retired from Apple
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In the passage‚" America Needs its Nerds‚" by Leonid Fridman‚ he claims that there is a problem with the 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
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English Language and Composition Multiple Choice Fridman’s “America Needs its Nerds” Teacher Overview AP* is a trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board. The College Entrance Examination Board was not involved in the production of this material. ® Copyright © 2009 Laying the Foundation ‚ Inc.‚ Dallas‚ TX. All rights reserved. Visit: www.layingthefoundation.org Multiple Choice Leonid Fridman’s “America Needs Its Nerds” (References the 2008 AP* English Language Exam Question 2‚ Form B) Teacher
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majority of my life has been smooth-sailing. For most of my life‚ I was told not to meddle in other people’s affairs and to not think too much about what others say. As a result‚ I would say that I have faced very little struggles. In the article “Nerd Alert: Reading is Good For Your Health‚” the author Jen Christensen describes aspects of reading that may be beneficial towards our emotional and mental health‚ including how to face those struggles that I never had. Instead‚ I read books for the sake
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Hobby for Nerds I was focused on the start line ready for the first race of my track career. Not knowing at the time how running would have such a great impact on my life. Running has always run in my family (pun intended). I began running in elementary and developed a deep passion for running as I got older‚ and I have found a few reasons how the nerd culture and running go hand in hand. For the most part‚ running is an individual sport‚ which is perfect for the socially awkward nerds. Performance
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In Jen Christensen’s article‚ “Nerd Alert: Reading is Good For Your Health”‚ the idea of a therapy approach consisting of books‚ known as Bibliotherapy‚ is introduced to the reader. Alison Courtney has been assigning books for people to read‚ not just for pleasure‚ but as a therapeutic treatment. She has been using books to aid people in overcoming issues such as grief or depression‚ as well as using them as general emotional support in several different aspects of life such as goals and relationships
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Appearance vs. Reality Things are not always as they appear. You may think someone is a certain way because of how they dress and carry themselves this is called stereotyping. Many people stereotype without even noticing that they are doing it. Everyone has his or her right to first impressions‚ but stereotyping is wrong. There are many examples of this topic in literature as well as in our society today. The main population accused of stereotyping is teenagers; they are seen as rude and judgmental
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Uniforms vs. Casual Clothes High school is supposed to be the best four years of your life‚ but for some people that’s usually never the case because of the way they dress. Everyone makes a first impressions which are mostly based on the clothes you wear to classify you as a jock‚ a nerd‚ the queen bee‚ and any other typical cliché names. Nobody will come and talk to you if you are dressed like a geek or a goth‚ but that’s the problem we judge people before we get to know what is actually hidden
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