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 pointing
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Assignment #1 (Draft #1) – Essay‚ Analyzing a Text‚ “Idiot Nation” by Michael Moore Brett Fisher‚ Humanities 202P‚ Dr. Ted Otteson‚ March 12‚ 2013 “Idiot Nation!” Could Michael Moore begin an article with a less positive mental projection…I think not! In this article Moore bemoans the state of education at all levels in the United States. He drones on and on about problems in our schools without ever proffering solutions to any of them. Yes‚ in this diatribe he does identify several unacceptable
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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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“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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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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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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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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“IDIOT NATION” In this particular story‚ Michael Moore claims that the United States school system is so corrupt meaning that children are not getting the proper education that is needed. That the politicians and people of power are placing blame on the teachers and not themselves for how the school systems are being ran. In the beginning he uses what I like to call as a harsh diction of wording about the U.S. education system and then proceeds to use emotional strategy to get the reader to feel
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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 them to be‚ but not everyone in this nation are idiots. The nation’s poor educational system and the students not having
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representation. In the popular single American Idiot‚ from the 2004 album American Idiot‚ Billie Joe Armstrong‚ along with accompanying members of his band‚ use fast-paced and violent sounding music to emphasize the thought-provoking lyrics which opinionates that the citizens of America are passively accepting a singular point of view projected by the media and refusing to take part in improving their homeland. Armstrong
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