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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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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As observed in its natural habitat‚ the nerd camouflages itself with its head buried into books at the library. However‚ this form of defense proves ineffective against predators such as jocks or bullies‚ making the nerd’s weak and frail stature an easy target. Over the years‚ nerds have been subject to harsh discrimination and damaging stereotypes across media. Individuals such as Steve Urkel characterize the classic ‘nerd’ look-- big‚ wide-framed glasses‚ pants pulled up to the stomach‚ and braces
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A computer Nerd- solution to the problem of computer addiction. The computer is becoming the daily feature of our lives. Some people have displaced their work‚ school‚ friends and even family by the computer. When too much time is spent in front of the computer screen that people may be caught in an addiction which replaces the importance of life with the Internet. Computers are bad for our health and decrease attachments with our true life. Serious attempts have to be made to eradicate this problem
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Language We Need Nerds! Anti-intellectualism is a slaughter house that is easily seen‚ but near impossible to escape. How can you show the billions of Americans that love sports that paying millions to a single player on their favorite team isn’t going to cure cancer? How can you influence thousands of “high-up” jocks that society would fall without the very nerds being squashed beneath their feet? It could very well start with Leonid Fridman’s work entitled‚ “America Needs its Nerds.” Fridman develops
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Final Fantasy of the Nerd Stereotype In today’s modern society‚ there are many stereotypes used to categorize people by their race or social standing. Everyone has watched a movie or television show that has used stereotypes like the dumb jock‚ the snobby cheerleaders‚ or the socially awkward nerd. Our society has become sensitive on the issue of racial stereotypes‚ but these negative social stereotypes receive little attention. Perhaps the most common and hurtful of these social terms is the aspects
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self-seriousness (Nugent 11). Wikipedia states that a “nerd‚ as a stereotypical or archetypal designation‚ refers to somebody who pursues intellectual interests at the expense of skills that are useful in a social setting such as communication‚ fashion‚ or physical fitness.” (Wikipedia) To many people who are not “nerds”‚ this definition sounds about right‚ but according to Benjamin Nugent‚ a man who calls himself a nerd‚ that is not only what nerds are. The graphic designer you recently met at a
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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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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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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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