...Leonid Fridman, in his essay, “America Needs Its Nerds,” asserts his disgusted feelings towards the incorrect behavior to Americas intellectually curious “nerds” ( Fridman 3). Fridman’s purpose is to inform americans that we should value “nerds and geeks” (Fridman 29), instead of “athletes [being ] idolized” (Fridman 18). He adopts a disgusted and exaggerated tone in order to persuade Americans to change their ways, and shit their values before America falls apart, and for geeks and nerds to accept and stop being ashamed of themselves. Fridman begins his essay by validating the definition of the word “geek” (Fridman 4) from Websters New World Dictionary, and repeating the word throughout his essay. The dictionary defines greek as a “street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens” (Fridman 6-7). Not only does Fridman define geek, but he also compares the definition to the way this term is used to call “intellectually curious and academically serious” (Fridman 4-5) Americans. “Nerds” (Fridman 29) and “anti-intellectualism” (Fridman 12) are other repetitive terms throughout Fridman’s essay that are used to establish his point, making his purpose broad. By repeatedly using the derogatory terms in a bitter tone, allows us to see to who he is speaking to, and how his point is emphasized that nerds need to stop being ashamed of themselves. In addition, Fridman ends his argument by placing it into the readers hand asking a rhetorical question towards...
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...America Needs Nerds In “America Needs Nerds”, Leonid Fridman uses logical appeal, negative imagery, and tone to dispute that people are degrading nerds and there future. First, Fridman uses logical appeal to decipher how nerds are getting labeled in society. “It is telling fact about our language and our culture that someone dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge compared to a freak biting off the head of a chicken.” This example exemplifies this quote by using facts and comparisons to show what society is doing to the “nerds”. Fridman expresses how parents take sports more seriously than an education and future. “Nerds are ostracized while athletes are idolized.” The author entices the reader with logical appeal by...
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...In“ America Needs Its Nerds,” Leonid Fridman argues that the culture needs nerds. His society is very anti-intellectual; they care about whether you have good physical skills and social skills over academic skills. His purpose is to have more intellectual people in America, to encourage those who are, break out of their shell and be proud of who they are. To convey this argument, Fridman uses several devices that encourage his audience to understand the importance of needing more nerds. Fridman incorporates a rhetorical question to develop pathos that also creates an allusion. For example, towards the end of the passage he states, “ How can a country where typical parents are ashamed of their daughter studying mathematics[...] Be expected...
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...education. In the passage from “America Needs Its Nerds” by Leonid Fridman, it refers to how students who want to study are academically serious are slowly becoming ashamed for who they truly are and what they are determined to do in the future. In America, those who are pursuing more knowledge are being excluded by society causing them to create poor social skills. Leonid Fridman builds an argument to persuade his audience that “America needs its nerds” by using a dictionary definition to compare and explain the cruelty in our society, explaining how in other countries people who are very intelligent are treated differently than in the U.S and also by using a rhetorical question to make his audience reflect the giving question. Leonid Fridman builds an argument by using a dictionary definition to compare and explain his point. By referring to the dictionary, he is giving a clear background as to why the children who are academically serious are now being ashamed of who they are....
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...The word 'nerd' can, and does mean different things to diffrent people. When someone is called nerd by their friends it is not considred a big deal, but when a stranger calls another stranger a 'nerd' or a 'geek', it can be seen as agressive. The sole idea of 'America Needs Its Nerds' ny Leonid Fridman is that America does, if fact, need its individuals that would rather stay at home and read a book rather than go out and party, who would rather study than play football, who would rather build upon their academic prowess than their social or physical skills because without kids like these, America; the great, world-class superpower, would be full of sheep who follow the trend of being anti-intellectual who intentionally dumb themselves down to fit in with people who follow the same stupid trends. One of the points that Fridman makes is that people who are a little less socially amble are often called names like 'geek'. A 'geek', Fridman writes, is, according to Websters New World Dictionary, a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens. This fact is especially appaling as Fridman cannot even begin to comtemplate how, and when, America's society reached the point of comparing it's academically advanced individuals to freaks on the street who kill chicken by biting their heads off for others' entertainment. Fridman...
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...Americans today glorify athletes, while nerds cower in the corner. In an excerpt from Leonid Fridman’s essay titled, “America Needs Its Nerds,” Fridman shows readers why Americans should not look down on nerds by utilizing writing tools to develop his argument. In the first two paragraphs of the passage, Fridman lays the foundation for his argument. First, he states what society thinks about nerds: society’s values are so flawed that terms like “nerd” and “geek” are used only for the academically serious and curious ones. Here, Fridman’s tone is serious, with a touch of humor when he defines “geek.” By going so far and defining the word as “a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens,” Fridman’s attention to detail helps him seem well-researched and detailed, but also logical because he proves how absurd it is to view geeks and nerds in this...
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...The culture of shaming the intelligent has been prominently present throughout the United States both in reality and in entertainment and, although this proclivity for bullying the “academically serious” has declined in recent years, it is still highly eminent. In the passage from “America Needs Its Nerds,” Leonid Fridman challenges this culture by first, questioning the negative connotation associated with the words nerd and geek and second, embellishing on the fact that these negative connotations are detrimental to the success of the country. Fridman’s first topic of interest is the negative connotation that the words nerd and geek carry. He begins by defining geek as “a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live...
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...The following passage from “America Needs its Nerds” written by Leonid Fridman, talks about how it is wrong that people who are serious about their education are being mistreated rather than appreciated for their hard work. Fridman successfully develops this argument by using powerful diction which emphasizes the tone of sarcasm and also using an analogy between the derogatory terms used against these people and the actual definition. First and foremost, the author uses very strong diction such as gerek, to emphasize the unfairness that the students are receiving from their peers, and the reason why is because they like to study a lot. The fact that most people are familiar with this term proves that they have heard it from other...
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...Leonid Fridman wrote an essay titled, “America Needs Its Nerds”, in which he described the derogatory terms and meanings that accompany words such as “nerd” and “geek”. I disagree with Fridman’s view on this topic. Though the terms “nerd” and “geek” may have negative connotations, they are not always meant in a negative manner. Also, Fridman states that nerds and geeks “are ostracized but athletes are idolized” (Fridman 1). I do not always think that statement is true either. For example, in the Greencastle School District, there are many students who value schoolwork, and are not “ostracized” for their dedication to school. There are also students who are dedicated to both sports and academics, which is very respectable. I believe that the...
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...“America Needs Its Nerds” by Leonid Fridman informs readers on his views of how people with intellectual ability are put down in America. Leonid Fridman develops his argument by using Ethos, Logos, and Pathos. Ethos uses credibility to persuade readers. The quote of the definition from “Webster’s New World Dictionary” is a credible source for definitions. Leonid Fridman starts by giving us the real definition of the word “geek” to show Americans have society has totally changed the meaning. He also uses information from Harvard which is a specific school that is...
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...In “America Needs It’s Nerds” by Leonid fridman uses various persuasive elements in order to convince the audience of his claim that “There is something very wrong with the system of values in a society that only had derogatory terms like nerd and geek for the intellectually curious and academically serious.” The author works with logos, word choice, and calls to action to persuade his readers of his claim. Fridman applies logos by presenting a firm background of the “derogatory” term geek which is often thrown around to described as one who takes on the rigorous pursuit of knowledge. It is written in the text that “A geek according to Webster’s New World Dictionary, is a street performer who shocks the crowds by biting the heads off...
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...“American Needs It Nerds” by Leonid Fridman expresses the negative feelings towards the way “nerds” and “geeks” are treated. Leonid writes about the way American society outcasts the people who spend their days studying and being academically advanced. He then expands on the topic of how athletes are idolized and “nerds” are ostracized. He concludes with comparisons to other countries on how they value academic intelligence. In paragraph one, Leonid gives the dictionary definition of the actual word geek, which is: a street performer who noted the head off of live chickens. This statement gives people a clear understanding of how society feels about people who are dedicated to knowledge. Leonid is giving reader insight on why the word should not be used in the way that it is. He talks about the way that children who would rather read...
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...In an interview with Peter Segal, Junot Diaz says that his books are a shorthand for matters people need to talk about. This is noted within his book Drown. This story by Junot Diaz is a collection of short stories that deal with multiple different themes that play out through the interaction of all the different characters. It takes place in areas of the Dominican Republic, and, through the characters migration, the United States of America. In one of the short stories, “Fiesta 1980,” the narrator Yunior, his brother Rafa, and his mother, have already migrated to the United States of America from Santo Domingo for about three years to reunite with their father. Their father, Ramon, had already been in the USA, working to eventually bring...
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...Watcher The “I’m Too Busy” Liar The No-Fun-Haver The Underpants Gnome The Anti-Bulk Toner The Insanity Definer Get started. Good luck. 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 Hello Recruit. Welcome to the Nerd Fitness Rebellion. If you’re reading this, then you’ve already taken the first step - you’re interested in making changes to become a healthier and more awesome version of yourself. Now, I don’t just help ANYBODY get healthy - I’m only looking for people to join our Rebellion that are willing to put in the time, energy, and effort to actually follow through with this stuff. I’m Steve Kamb, creator of Nerd Fitness, and I know that getting healthy can be difficult. If it was easy, everybody would be walking around looking like King Leonidas from 300 or Lara Croft from Tomb Raider. However, just because it ain’t easy doesn’t mean it ain’t possible! 1 00 One of the most important Rules of the Rebellion is that, “we don’t care where you came from, only where you’re going.” I don’t care if you’re 600 pounds or 100 pounds, guy or gal, young or old, tall or short, alive or undead...I only care that you want to be better today than you were yesterday. So, I created a resource that helps you start kicking ass on day one. I’ve been running Nerd Fitness for over four years, helped thousands and thousands of people get healthy, answered 2 10,000+ emails, and dealt with people in every single situation, at every level of fitness under the sun. I’ve also seen...
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...10 questions Angel is a superhero film featuring a young girl who inadvertently gains the power to control energy when trying to enable humans to use a larger percentage of their brains. Her ability to control energy permits her to phase through solid objects and change her appearance completely. In this film she faces the evil super villain, H-Man, a psychotic ex-politician who firmly believes that the world needs to be cleansed using atomic bombs. Angel saves America from nuclear destruction by a mad politician. Time interviewed director Hugh Alexander. Hugh, you are well known on the arts circuit so why a superhero blockbuster? Well, I’ve always, secretly, wanted to direct a superhero film and I saw an opportunity so I took it. For me it’s...
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