What evidence does Moore offer to support his contention that America is a nation of idiots? Is calling us all a "nation of idiots" an effective way to get our attention and sympathies? Moore shares a number of personal experiences in this selection to dramatize his disgust with formal education. Overall‚ how would you characterize his attitude toward school and schooling? What textual evidence leads you to make those conclusions? What are the potential problems with using this kind of rhetorical
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get rid of our biases before engaging in a new reading adventure. After having read "Idiot Nation‚" I realized that I had discovered the Rush Limbaugh of the extreme left. Even though we all know that these two men have opposite ideologies‚ I can see they have something in common; they both feed on controversies and are loyal to their biases. As to answer his question‚ "Do you feel like you live in a nation of idiots?" Without a doubt‚ my answer is NO! Because personally I know so many intelligent people
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Michael Moore’s essay “Idiot Nation” focuses on the steadily declining intelligence of America due to the insufficient education being provided‚ and the politicians who are more than a little to blame for it. In Moore’s writing he discusses the leaders of America who set an embarrassing example for our society‚ and are essentially teaching our students that you don’t need to be smart to be successful anymore. The essay touches base on the mediocre materials and facilities that are provided for our
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and The Hidden Curriculum of Work‚” Jean Anyon talks about contrasting social-class school systems and the differing curriculum offered in each. The different social-class school systems consist of working-class‚ middle-class‚ affluent professional‚ and executive elite. As Anyon goes into detail about the interactions in the classroom between the teachers and the students‚ it seems that the higher the social-class‚ the better the education provided is. Anyon states that “[…] students in different
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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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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 and the people’s lack of gratitude and motivation. First of all‚ America’s
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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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graduated from. It seemed like money seemed to be a big issue for smaller schools than bigger schools. I ended up moving back to the smaller school later that year. Even though Jean Anyon’s work is good‚ I believe its starting to change because of my experience. In her essay‚ “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work‚” Jean Anyon(1980) writes about how social student education levels are not equal. She studied 5 different schools‚ in 5 different social classes‚ and wrote about how they differed and
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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 them to be‚ but not everyone in this nation are idiots. The nation’s poor educational system and the students not
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