IDIOT NATION In America‚ people are all in agreement that everyone needs to receive a free 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 occurring. We are becoming a nation full of idiots.Sadly‚ Michael Moore is correct. The majority of the people
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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 United States of America. He questions its overall structure and goes into depth by
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studying engineering. This is exactly what Chetan Bhagat (the author of ’Five point someone’‚ the book from which the movie has been adapted) did. He studied engineering from IIT‚ management from IIM‚ and became a banker. Today my respect for that idiot shot up. Most of us went to college just for a degree. No degree meant no plum job‚ no pretty wife‚ no credit card‚ no social status. But none of this mattered to him‚ he was in college for the joy of learning‚ he never cared if he was first or last
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Three Idiots Director: Rajkumar Hirani Producer: Vidhu Vinod Chopra Summary: The movie is all about three engineering students namely Rancho‚ Farhan and Raju whose friendship stands the test of time. As Farhan and Raju search the valleys for their missing friend Rancho‚ their memories drift back to the days when they were all college roommates and Rancho incurred the wrath of their headstrong dean Viru Sahastrabudhhe by daring to propose radical theories that directly contradicted
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American Idiot The song “Amerin which‚ George W. Bush was the president of America at that point. It’s very likely that American Idiot is the metaphor for president Bush. The title of the song may appear to be offensive to Americans‚ but the lyrics are a lot more than just calling Americans an idiot. The song starts by basically talking about how America is now a nation where media controls the way people think‚ in which‚ Americans are subc being brainwashed. This so by providing hysterical
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Idiot Peasants Ungrateful Peasants The colonists are good for one thing: complaining. They cry like babies for what just a few cents on their sugar and stamps‚ when in reality we were HELPING THEM. We made these taxes to defray for the defense of the colonies and to supply the troops. All they do is whine‚ whine‚ whine. They go on all day like fools with that idiot saying… “No taxation without Representation.” 1764-Sugar Act & 1765- Stamp Act Little Brats Somehow these peasants
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evidence that Moore offers to support his contention that America is a nation of idiots‚ by stating that only 11 percent of the American public bothers to read a daily newspaper‚ beyond the funny pages or the used car ads. This is great reflection of Moore’s attitude and style of grabbing the reader’s attention. With a little sarcasm‚ Moore can relate to the readers in simple terms. By calling America a “nation of idiots” is an effective way of getting us to listen. The way Moore sees it‚ schools use
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student Joy Lobo hangs himself in his dormitory room. Rancho denounces the rat race‚ dog-eat-dog‚ mindless rote learning mentality of the institution‚ blaming it for Lobo’s death. Threatened by Rancho’s talent and free spirit‚ ViruS labels him an "idiot" and attempts‚ on a number of occasions‚ to destroy his friendship with Farhan and Raju‚ warning them and their parents to steer clear of Rancho. ViruS’s model student is Chatur Ramalingam or "Silencer"‚ (Omi Vaidya) who sees a high rank at a prestigious
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1. This essay suggests that an "American Idiot" is a person that relies on the media and gives into emotional tactics. For example‚ someone who pledges allegiance before they understand much of anything about America. It is somebody who just does what everybody else is doing. 2. An example of contextual analysis is when you were describing the cover of the album and how the music within inspired your emotions. "Widely considered one of the best anti-war protests of 2004‚ the album came complete
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In this excerpt entitled “Idiot Nation”‚ Michael Moore details his frustration and anger at the sorry state of the United States education system and the role the US government has had to play in its downfall. So how does Moore characterize the politicians and pundits with regard to the state of the US education systems? Well‚ in a typical scathing rant he labels them as over privileged‚ ignorant idiots who have no business running the country. “An idiot leader of an idiot nation” (pg. 125 Moore 2002)
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