get rid of our biases before engaging in a new reading adventure. After having read "Idiot Nation‚" I realized that I had discovered the Rush Limbaugh of the extreme left. Even though we all know that these two men have opposite ideologies‚ I can see they have something in common; they both feed on controversies and are loyal to their biases. As to answer his question‚ "Do you feel like you live in a nation of idiots?" Without a doubt‚ my answer is NO! Because personally I know so many intelligent
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that‚ in theory‚ we will become a smarter and a well-educated nation. According to Michael Moore‚ this is not the case. Moore is an American filmmaker‚ author‚ social critic and activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11‚ which is the highest grossing documentary of all time and winner of the Palme d’or. In his essay “Idiot nation” excerpted from his book stupid white men and other sorry excuses for the state of our nation‚ Moore focuses on the collapsing educational system of the
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Rhetorical Analysis of John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech that fueled the hearts of Americans during times of hardship and uncertainty. Kennedy’s usage of rhetorical devices gives his speech the empowering and resolute tone necessary to evoke the emotions of his audience and sway their motives to agree with his own. Kennedy’s usage of asyndetons in his speech facilitate a more intense atmosphere‚ allowing his words to hammer even harder at the
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Everyone has experienced embarrassment at some point during their lifetime. It’s that awful feeling of humiliation‚ shame‚ and abashment when your self-esteem is negatively impacted. While embarrassment is a temporary state of being‚ embarrassability is a personality trait that measures how easily one becomes embarrassed. Miller (1987) studied the intersectionality between embarrassability and empathy‚ which is a personality trait defined by the ability to feel others’ emotions. Miller defined the
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The Imperial Bedroom by Jonathan Franzen is primarily about privacy and how America has reacted to the addition and deduction of privacy. Franzen makes a very convincing case that we were overreacting in a big way to our fears that we would lose our privacy. He uses a mixture of sentence structure which helps to raise your thought on the subject‚ and then answer the short sentence with an explanation in a longer one. Throughout this essay‚ we see much of Franzen’s sarcastic ways which helps
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In order to gain independence from Great Britain‚ the American colonies needed to join together‚ and fight side by side. However‚ during the election of 2004‚ cooperation was not on the minds of most Americans. Republican candidate and President George Bush ran against Democratic Party candidate John Kerry for the position of President of the United States. Although the attack on America on 9/11 in 2001 brought about a period of increased nationalism‚ it also resulted in many political and economic
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With the learning gap‚ hidden curriculum‚ and federal education programs it would be reasonable to believe that is the only reason why the educations system is failing. Although‚ there is one factor that plays the largest role of all‚ demographics. The type of schooling a child is receiving and where they are receiving that schooling is the main concept of their education. Depending on the orientation of students‚ those who are in suburban public schools are going to receive an entirely different
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emotions for a parent to have. However‚ at some point‚ parents need to realize that while overly protecting one’s children from life experiences may help them in the short term‚ it prevents children from developing into responsible young adults. In “A Nation of Wimps‚” by Hara Estroff Marano‚ we are shown how parents try to push their children to succeed‚ often for their own satisfaction rather than for the children. Although parents may have the best intentions‚ overly protecting their children from
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Charles W. Chesnutt is an African-American writer who interests toward color line issue in America after American Civil War. Chesnutt writes many stories‚ novels and essays. He has a good setting surround literature. Also‚ he is a lawyer‚ educator‚ and activist. This research presents five short stories of the second collection drawing upon his mixed race heritage. Each story in this research talks upon color line starting with The Wife of his Youth‚ Her Virginia Mammy‚ The Sheriff’s Children‚ The
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Real Women Don’t Cry How have gender stereotypes in Bahamian culture affected the way Bahamian female artist see themselves and their world? How are these issues reflected in their art? The females of the Bahamian society have been seen in many different views and have been depicted over the years due to the overwhelming cultural diversity. The role of females in the Bahamas has changed from decades to decades‚ thus leaving many to stereotype and judge the lives of women in The Bahamas. From
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