Fridman, in his essay, “America Needs Its Nerds,” asserts his disgusted feelings towards the incorrect behavior to Americas intellectually curious “nerds” ( Fridman 3). Fridman’s purpose is to inform americans that we should value “nerds and geeks” (Fridman 29), instead of “athletes [being ] idolized” (Fridman 18). He adopts a disgusted and exaggerated tone in order to persuade Americans to change their ways, and shit their values before America falls apart, and for geeks and nerds to accept and stop
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Chapter 5 Human Development Infant Pruning- the degradation of synapses and dying off of neurons that are no strengthened by experience (natures way of making brain more efficient) Object permanence- the ability to realize that objects still exist when they are not being sensed Animistic thinking- belief that inanimate objects are alive Egocentrism- viewing the world from one’s own perspective, and not being capable of seeing things from another person’s perspective Conservation- ability to
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America Needs Nerds In “America Needs Nerds”, Leonid Fridman uses logical appeal, negative imagery, and tone to dispute that people are degrading nerds and there future. First, Fridman uses logical appeal to decipher how nerds are getting labeled in society. “It is telling fact about our language and our culture that someone dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge compared to a freak biting off the head of a chicken.” This example exemplifies this quote by using facts and
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The word 'nerd' can, and does mean different things to diffrent people. When someone is called nerd by their friends it is not considred a big deal, but when a stranger calls another stranger a 'nerd' or a 'geek', it can be seen as agressive. The sole idea of 'America Needs Its Nerds' ny Leonid Fridman is that America does, if fact, need its individuals that would rather stay at home and read a book rather than go out and party, who would rather study than play football, who would rather build upon
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their education. In the passage from “America Needs Its Nerds” by Leonid Fridman, it refers to how students who want to study are academically serious are slowly becoming ashamed for who they truly are and what they are determined to do in the future. In America, those who are pursuing more knowledge are being excluded by society causing them to create poor social skills. Leonid Fridman builds an argument to persuade his audience that “America needs its nerds” by using a dictionary definition to compare
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In“ America Needs Its Nerds,” Leonid Fridman argues that the culture needs nerds. His society is very anti-intellectual; they care about whether you have good physical skills and social skills over academic skills. His purpose is to have more intellectual people in America, to encourage those who are, break out of their shell and be proud of who they are. To convey this argument, Fridman uses several devices that encourage his audience to understand the importance of needing more nerds. Fridman
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most Americans today glorify athletes, while nerds cower in the corner. In an excerpt from Leonid Fridman’s essay titled, “America Needs Its Nerds,” Fridman shows readers why Americans should not look down on nerds by utilizing writing tools to develop his argument. In the first two paragraphs of the passage, Fridman lays the foundation for his argument. First, he states what society thinks about nerds: society’s values are so flawed that terms like “nerd” and “geek” are used only for the academically
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declined in recent years, it is still highly eminent. In the passage from “America Needs Its Nerds,” Leonid Fridman challenges this culture by first, questioning the negative connotation associated with the words nerd and geek and second, embellishing on the fact that these negative connotations are detrimental to the success of the country. Fridman’s first topic of interest is the negative connotation that the words nerd and geek carry. He begins by defining geek as “a street performer who shocks
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The following passage from “America Needs its Nerds” written by Leonid Fridman, talks about how it is wrong that people who are serious about their education are being mistreated rather than appreciated for their hard work. Fridman successfully develops this argument by using powerful diction which emphasizes the tone of sarcasm and also using an analogy between the derogatory terms used against these people and the actual definition. First and foremost, the author uses very strong diction
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Leonid Fridman wrote an essay titled, “America Needs Its Nerds”, in which he described the derogatory terms and meanings that accompany words such as “nerd” and “geek”. I disagree with Fridman’s view on this topic. Though the terms “nerd” and “geek” may have negative connotations, they are not always meant in a negative manner. Also, Fridman states that nerds and geeks “are ostracized but athletes are idolized” (Fridman 1). I do not always think that statement is true either. For example, in the
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