The Geeks Who Leak Information is free. Privacy is sacred. Americans have a right to know what their government is surveying. Edward Joseph Snowden leaked sensitive information to Wikileaks.org in order to inform the American public what was going on in the war. Is this a good thing? The American public needs to know the REAL facts before they make a decision about the war. Snowden leaked‚ what is described as‚ the most "significant thefts of highly classified secrets in U.S. history." The
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“Nerds and geeks must stop being ashamed of who they are.” Leonid Fridman says this in his passage from “America Needs Its Nerds.” In this passage‚ Fridman uses a comparison of nerds to athletes‚ a comparison of America to other countries‚ and rhetorical devices to develop his argument that society is wrong for calling someone that is intellectually curious a nerd or geek. Fridman compares nerds to athletes to develop his argument. In the dictionary‚ a nerd is a “... street performer who shocks
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America Needs Its Nerds Leonid Fridman’s general argument in his work "America Needs Its Nerds" is that the United States’ emphasis on social and physical prowess over academic achievement is wrong. Fridman uses connotative diction‚ a disappointed tone‚ and the use of a rhetorical questions to develop his argument. Fridman uses negative connotative diction as he discusses how the United States focuses more on social skills and physical abilities rather than academics. Fridman states‚ "In many
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The Big Bang Theory: Nerds or the Norm? “Scissors cuts paper‚ paper covers rock‚ rock crushes lizard‚ lizard poisons Spock‚ Spock smashes scissors‚ scissors decapitates lizard‚ lizard eats paper‚ paper disproves Spock‚ Spock vaporizes rock‚ and as it always has‚ rock crushes scissors.” - Sheldon Cooper Curled under a blanket‚ fever raging through my body‚ and sleep is evading me once again. I flick on the T.V. Rampantly clicking through channels‚ relishing in the fact that my mother is still
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Amanda Fontenot English 102 Final May 11‚ 2012 Jimmy Trahan Nerd Culture Then Mainstream Now Patton Oswalt wrote a very passionate article on how his treasured nerdom was ruined by the internet and the notion that everything that was nerdy thirty years ago has been recut and rebooted and is now mainstream. Oswalt expresses his disappointment that now being a fan of something never heard of before makes one “ahead of the curve” not necessarily different. Perhaps he is correct in saying that
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All About Nerds “Enough is enough‚” exclaims Leonid Fridman in his passage entitled “America Needs Its Nerds.” His passage explains his discomfort and frustration-surrounding society’s attitude towards nerds. Without nerds there would be no electricity‚ cell phones or computers. The world must love its nerds. Through his use of exemplification‚ definition‚ compare contrast‚ and rhetorical questions‚ Fridman argues for the need of nerds in society. In the common American society
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Zielinski AP English Language and Composition 15 December 2011 Leonid Fridman’s “America needs it’s Nerds” Writer‚ Leonid Fridman‚ in his composition‚ “America needs its Nerds”‚ declares that the American connotations for “nerd” and “geek” are offensive and should not be used to describe those people who are dedicated to learning. Fridman’s purpose is to convince all of those nerds and geeks to stop being ashamed and accept themselves for who they are. He adopts a sincere‚ but informative tone
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their difficulties of becoming men than others do‚ depending on whether or not they are ready to grow up. Although the stereotypical "jock versus nerd" concept is difficult to cope with in society‚ males face many more challenges than just that. They have troubles fitting into different crowds at school‚ impressing girls‚ and keeping out of trouble. People tend to think that females have a tougher lifestyle than do males‚ but when it narrows down to the finer details of things‚ males have to go through
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MauNiyah Williams Leonid Freidman Free Response Question Leonid Freidman the author of “America Needs Its Nerds” develops his argument by using strong evidence to back up his topic. Fridman believed that nerds get ostracized while athletes are idolized. Whats the world without and education? The world doesnt need athletes! Fridman stated “average professional ballplayers are much more respected and better paid than faculty members of the best universities” ‚ which is in fact
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Why Running is the Perfect Hobby for Nerds I was focused on the start line ready for the first race of my track career. Not knowing at the time how running would have such a great impact on my life. Running has always run in my family (pun intended). I began running in elementary and developed a deep passion for running as I got older‚ and I have found a few reasons how the nerd culture and running go hand in hand. For the most part‚ running is an individual sport‚ which is perfect for the socially
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