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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Certainly‚ stereotypes have the power to become self-fulfilling prophecies for behaviour. These behaviours can be good or bad‚ constructive or destructive. In hindsight‚ my experience with stereotypes has been quite rewarding. I got glasses at a very young age. In elementary and middle school I was one of the very few children who had glasses. Among children of that age the stereotype is that people with glasses are just bookworms and nerds who study a lot and do nothing else. This stereotype shaped
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Bernard Stokes Professor Greer College Writing March 28‚ 2012 Essay 2 Social network is supposedly is place for you to connect with family and friends but when you are on the networking sites you will find strange behavior by of other people. Some of the behavior is cyber bullying‚ predators and also hacking. Now I will tell you the long term affects these behavior have on people and I will also explain some solution to these problems. The first behavior that happens on
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Should abortion be legal? Brandon Booth Phi 103 informal logic Jennifer Creekmore | | | | | | |
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There are stereotypes everywhere you look in the world‚ both in and out of school and class‚ at work‚ even with friend‚ and family. There also so many different types of stereotypes like gender and race. Even being a tenager or an athlete can be stereotyped. What we normally don’t see is how people deal with these stereotypes on a day to day basis‚ and how much they can impact the way a person thinks and even views themselves. People can either take these stereotypes as compliments and use them to
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Wearing fashionable clothes‚ such as current trends‚ always makes me happy‚ and I strongly believe that one’s clothes and styling of one’s fashion express the one’s personality‚ aesthetic‚ and story. The keywords which express the value of my fashion style are sophisticated‚ edgy‚ traditional‚ authentic‚ modern and urban. Since I am into art‚ I am interested in color theory for fashion and personally like both black-and-white style and colorful style. I will state more detail of my personal “fashion”
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What were your perceptions of playing sport when you were younger?’ When I was younger‚ I typically played spot because I was younger‚ and I valued interaction with friends. Sport was a fun aspect of childhood‚ which both others and I found enjoyable and it became a chance to be with my friends‚ in what was then though to be a somewhat competitive environment‚ although it was truly not. I began to sport more seriously‚ when I began to play for a club‚ and winning started to matter‚ as although
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The two main stereotypes that I brought with me to college is that most people here would be nerds and guys. Neither of these stereotypes are bad to me‚ they are are just what I thought would be the main group of people here. Both of these stereotypes have been reinforced for the most part. Since I live in a women’s hall‚ there are a higher ratio of girls on our floor to boys compared to the rest of campus‚so that is a little backwards. There are a lot of nerds or socially awkward people‚ but I
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