All About Nerds “Enough is enough‚” exclaims Leonid Fridman in his passage entitled “America Needs Its Nerds.” His passage explains his discomfort and frustration-surrounding society’s attitude towards nerds. Without nerds there would be no electricity‚ cell phones or computers. The world must love its nerds. Through his use of exemplification‚ definition‚ compare contrast‚ and rhetorical questions‚ Fridman argues for the need of nerds in society. In the common American society
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“Nerds and geeks must stop being ashamed of who they are.” Leonid Fridman says this in his passage from “America Needs Its Nerds.” In this passage‚ Fridman uses a comparison of nerds to athletes‚ a comparison of America to other countries‚ and rhetorical devices to develop his argument that society is wrong for calling someone that is intellectually curious a nerd or geek. Fridman compares nerds to athletes to develop his argument. In the dictionary‚ a nerd is a “... street performer who shocks
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MauNiyah Williams Leonid Freidman Free Response Question Leonid Freidman the author of “America Needs Its Nerds” develops his argument by using strong evidence to back up his topic. Fridman believed that nerds get ostracized while athletes are idolized. Whats the world without and education? The world doesnt need athletes! Fridman stated “average professional ballplayers are much more respected and better paid than faculty members of the best universities” ‚ which is in fact
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WRTG101S Introduction to Writing ) 23 January 2013 A social label‚ such as Goth‚ Punk and Nerd We really hate to be label as Goth‚ punk and nerd. As time pass we still use these 3 words to label certain people in the population today. To understand the true meaning of these 3 words will help our young generation get pass name calling. Letting young kids know its okay to be who they’re in today’s world. We must accept difference people in the world for who they are‚ and not what other people
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Ms. Zielinski AP English Language and Composition 15 December 2011 Leonid Fridman’s “America needs it’s Nerds” Writer‚ Leonid Fridman‚ in his composition‚ “America needs its Nerds”‚ declares that the American connotations for “nerd” and “geek” are offensive and should not be used to describe those people who are dedicated to learning. Fridman’s purpose is to convince all of those nerds and geeks to stop being ashamed and accept themselves for who they are. He adopts a sincere‚ but informative
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The Big Bang Theory: Nerds or the Norm? “Scissors cuts paper‚ paper covers rock‚ rock crushes lizard‚ lizard poisons Spock‚ Spock smashes scissors‚ scissors decapitates lizard‚ lizard eats paper‚ paper disproves Spock‚ Spock vaporizes rock‚ and as it always has‚ rock crushes scissors.” - Sheldon Cooper Curled under a blanket‚ fever raging through my body‚ and sleep is evading me once again. I flick on the T.V. Rampantly clicking through channels‚ relishing in the fact that my mother is still
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and stereotypes affect others’ understandings of ourself? Stereotypes and perspective can affect other’s understanding of ourselves. Whether positively or negatively‚ what group‚ religion‚ or culture we are in can define us. Whether the stereotypes about your group are true or false‚ they still are a part of who you are‚ even though it may be completely inaccurate. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ there are two separate social groups‚ the socs’ and the greasers. The stereotypes and their
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Stereotypes are Just Stereotypes Do you care about your culture? Is it a major part of your life? Culture is what makes up a person’s life. Most people base their opinions on stereotypes‚ but culture is way more. Culture is important because most people use stereotypes‚ judge based upon stereotypes‚ and don’t actually know about the other culture/race. Great amounts of people use stereotypes and take them seriously. Society does stick to stereotypes and use them‚ even if they are or aren’t
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to change their views on these so-called “nerds” and “geeks”‚ Fridman incorporates compare and contrast‚ language‚ and rhetorical strategies into his writing. First‚ Fridman provides examples to support his claim by using the strategy compare and contrast. By providing examples that both support and give a two-sided perspective on the topic‚ the author succeeds in accurately delivering an academically backed argument as to why “america needs its nerds”. To show‚ Fridman compares the United States
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A stereotype often affects a way a group of people are seen as a whole. Misconceptions and stereotypes can sometimes be misunderstood or overused‚ and be used in an invalid manner. Many people are being stereotyped because of a small portion of the larger group of people. A misconception occurs when an untrue stereotype is brought upon them. From teachers to rappers‚ every group of people have their own stereotypes. Stereotypes do not necessarily portray a group of people negatively‚ such as all
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