education. After this free education is completed‚ high school graduates are urged to go on to college. This leads many people to believe that it will help our country reach the goal of becoming a smarter nation. However‚ in his essay Idiot Nation‚ Michael Moore argues that the exact opposite is occuring. We are becoming a nation full of idiots. Sadly‚ Michael Moore is correct. The majority of the people in this country are‚ indeed‚ idiots. This is due to the nation’s poor educational system
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Idiot Nation By Michael Moore Are Idiots Running Us? In the reading “Idiot Nation” by Michael Moore‚ he focuses on how the United States is becoming lazier and is being filled with idiots. Moore goes on to explain how our political system‚ lifestyles‚ and technology are the reason for our country’s becoming so idiotic. Nevertheless he believes the educational system is suffering the most. The American people as well as politicians are somewhat at fault as they continue to contribute to the regression
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Idiot Nation In his essay‚ “Idiot Nation”‚ Michael Moore takes on education in America. As per usual‚ Mr. Moore uses sarcasm and hyperbole to emphasize his points. His writing style‚ while extremely one sided‚ is always humorous and thought provoking. Mr. Moore makes some excellent points and the essay is an easy read‚ one just has to remember to take everything he says with a grain of salt. One of the biggest problems with Mr. Moore’s essay is that he doesn’t have a clearly defined purpose
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be resolved by common sense. Which means highly paid elites; consultants and lobbyist do not necessarily add value to the general population (Moore 128-145). These excerpts come under various subtitles such as ‘Idiot Nation” and ‘Stupid white men and other excuses for the state of the nation’ (Moore 128). In terms of occupation‚ Moore is a well-regarded Documentary Movie Producer. His populist views carry anti-Republican overtones. His first major line of attack is the failed United States education
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and free education. When school is done usually students are told that college is the next step. Many people agree that this move would help further increase the success of our nation. In the story “Idiot Nation” written by Michael moore‚ his opinion is opposite of most americans‚ he believes this nation is filled with idiots‚ thus the title of his story‚ Idiot Nation. I do agree with Michael moore on most of his opinions. Most of the people in this nation are in fact idiots‚ as Michael moore addressed
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Compare and Contrast Essay January 7 2012 Two schools I have attended are Seth G. Haley Elementary School and Harry M. Bailey Middle School. Both are located in West Haven‚ CT but have different addresses. Seth Haley is located at 148 South Street and Harry Bailey is at 106 Morgan Lane. Both have a Principal who is male. Ronald Stancil Jr. is at Haley and Dr. Anthony Cordone is at Bailey. Bailey has two Vice Principals to help out too. Seth Haley is an Elementary School that starts with
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Michael Moore’s “Idiot Nation” has some intriguing ideas and concepts. Though no matter how much I want to‚ I can not say I agree with them as a whole. I really find most of them to be the just ramblings of a burned out student‚ who is making excuses for his failures. Furthermore‚ I feel he should stop complaining and go back to college. There are; however‚ three statements I do‚ at least partially‚ agree with. I do agree that teachers are under appreciated‚ that schools are in pathetic shape and
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article “Idiot Nation”‚ Michael Moore‚ discusses about the cultural illiteracy in America‚ and how most of population in America are unintelligent due to the poor education system that was made by idiotic leaders in our idiotic nation. Moore further develops this belief by telling the reader that “It comes as no surprise to foreigners that Americans‚ would elect a president who rarely reads anything including his own briefing papers and thinks Africa is a nation‚ not a continent‚ An idiot leader of
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students seen all over. As Micheal Moore‚ an Author‚ Filmmaker and Winning Oscar director‚ bring to light this phenomenon in his article" Idiot Nation" he labels the education system as "subservience" and " go out of its way to remain ignorant and stupid." The author argues the money has been continuously steered off for education resulting in deterioration of school buildings‚ not sufficient libraries and low qualities of teachers‚ that are plaguing the education today. In order to fully analyze and
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Online schools versus campus schools‚ can one completely replace another? I’ve personally had the opportunity to experience both schools. Although they both provide the same outcome‚ which is a college degree of your choice of studies‚ there are advantages of one versus the other. I believe online schools are better to attend because of the convenience‚ satisfying classroom experience‚ and the cost and length of time to complete the degree program. Going to school online‚ you have more convenience
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