“Thinking Outside the Idiot Box” by Dana Stevens is a direct response to Steven Johnson’s article “Watching TV Makes You Smarter.” Johnson’s article claimed that today’s television is actually making viewers smarter due to plots being more complex. Dana Stevens on the other hand did not agree on this theory. She believes that television is neither a poison nor a salutary tonic. Will watching more TV make you smarter? Most likely no‚ today’s television programs aren’t interested in making their audience
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3 Idiots 3 Idiots | Theatrical release poster | Directed by | Rajkumar Hirani | Produced by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Screenplay by | Abhijat Joshi Rajkumar Hirani Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Story by | Abhijat Joshi Rajkumar Hirani | Based on | Five Point Someone – What not to do at IIT! by Chetan Bhagat | Narrated by | R. Madhavan | Starring | Aamir Khan Kareena Kapoor R. Madhavan Sharman Joshi Boman Irani Omi Vaidya Mona Singh Parikshit Sahni | Music by | Shantanu Moitra
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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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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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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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Fast Food Nation Rhetorical Analysis In the film “Fast Food Nation” there are some obvious goals here. This film gives you an insight of what a fast food corporation is really like‚ and how they aren’t as great as they seem to be‚ as well as the problem with illegal immigrants coming over to America‚ being token advantage of‚ and mistreated. This film tries to make you more conscientious of what is going on behind the closed doors of America’s fast food industry. Don‚ who is Mickey’s hamburger
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In his address to the nation‚ Kennedy outlines the plan for the future as he assures the American citizens the roles they need to play in the future to help and progress the idea of worldwide freedom and liberty. In order to achieve this goal‚ Kennedy highlights that America will forever need to hold its stance on the idea of freedom and pledge its support to all those who are suffering from the evils of poverty through the use of alliteration and repetition. Kennedy utilizes alliteration to invoke
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Meanwhile‚ Rancho falls in love with Virus’ medical student daughter Pia (Kareena Kapoor) when he‚ Raju and Farhan accidentally crash her sister’s wedding banquet to obtain a free meal‚ which infuriates Virus. Virus labels Rancho and his friends as "idiots" and continually attempts to break Rancho’s friendship with Farhan and Raju. Things further escalate when the three friends drunkenly break into Virus’s house one night to allow Rancho to confess his love to Pia‚ and urinate on the front door before
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3 Idiots 3 Idiots is a movie that highlights different aspects of life. Education and it’s flawed system‚ strict parents who never ask what their kids want‚ dealing with relationships‚ and surviving life with friends. What I like most about this movie is how it tackles a very serious issue/matter in society and still keeps it light. I talk about the flawed education system where students are taught that in life if you’re not first‚ you don’t matter. And that grades are all that matter and learning
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and then he writes about it in his book‚ Fast Food Nation. Schlosser emphasizes throughout the book that fast food industry has contributed to changes in urban life‚ and has impacted American culture for the worse. Eric Schlosser’s attentive analyzations and his effective use of persuasion using logos‚ ethos and pathos convinces the reader about the fast foods negative impact on the economy and society. Schlosser’s use of these three rhetorical devices helps the reader understand how strong his views
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