“America Needs Its Nerds” by Leonid Fridman informs readers on his views of how people with intellectual ability are put down in America. Leonid Fridman develops his argument by using Ethos, Logos, and Pathos. Ethos uses credibility to persuade readers. The quote of the definition from “Webster’s New World Dictionary” is a credible source for definitions. Leonid Fridman starts by
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In “America Needs It’s Nerds” by Leonid fridman uses various persuasive elements in order to convince the audience of his claim that “There is something very wrong with the system of values in a society that only had derogatory terms like nerd and geek for the intellectually curious and academically serious.” The author works with logos, word choice, and calls to action to persuade his readers of his claim. Fridman applies logos by presenting a firm background of the “derogatory” term geek which
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“American Needs It Nerds” by Leonid Fridman expresses the negative feelings towards the way “nerds” and “geeks” are treated. Leonid writes about the way American society outcasts the people who spend their days studying and being academically advanced. He then expands on the topic of how athletes are idolized and “nerds” are ostracized. He concludes with comparisons to other countries on how they value academic intelligence. In paragraph one, Leonid gives the dictionary definition of the actual
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Peter Segal, Junot Diaz says that his books are a shorthand for matters people need to talk about. This is noted within his book Drown. This story by Junot Diaz is a collection of short stories that deal with multiple different themes that play out through the interaction of all the different characters. It takes place in areas of the Dominican Republic, and, through the characters migration, the United States of America. In one of the short stories, “Fiesta 1980,” the narrator Yunior, his brother
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31 33 35 Hello Recruit. Welcome to the Nerd Fitness Rebellion. If you’re reading this, then you’ve already taken the first step - you’re interested in making changes to become a healthier and more awesome version of yourself. Now, I don’t just help ANYBODY get healthy - I’m only looking for people to join our Rebellion that are willing to put in the time, energy, and effort to actually follow through with this stuff. I’m Steve Kamb, creator of Nerd Fitness, and I know that getting healthy can
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the world needs to be cleansed using atomic bombs. Angel saves America from nuclear destruction by a mad politician. Time interviewed director Hugh Alexander. Hugh, you are well known on the arts circuit so why a superhero blockbuster? Well, I’ve always, secretly, wanted to direct a superhero film and I saw an opportunity so I took it. For me it’s
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“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” - Abraham Lincoln. Italic nerd Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass explain connects to this quote on a deep level. Although this book has many social issues, power is the one that stands out. Slaves were controlled by white people, only because they thought they had more power over them. When actually they didn’t. If the white people didn’t have power, things would have
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honest opinion, I believe your rhetorical essay on “America Needs Its Nerds” by Leonid Fridman was fairly decent, overall. Although you had several strong sentence structures and comments, there are a few weaknesses to your essay which I will try to critique, constructively. The first paragraph in your essay had a strong introductory sentence. It also included the purpose of the paragraph, which was mentioned clearly and thoughtfully. However, you need a stronger assertion sentence in the first body
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2015 How The Media Affects The Asian Community Just last month ABC premiered their new show Fresh Off The Boat, which happens to be one of the few shows ever to be centered around an Asian-American family on American television. Growing up in America with first generation immigrant parents has not been easy, and growing up in a culture where you can’t even see yourself in everyday media makes it even harder to adjust. I remember watching T.V. as a kid and rarely did I see any Asian Americans on
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Bullying: The Worst Teen Crime A jock shoves a nerd into a locker. A mean girl calls another girl ugly. A teen that may be different is laughed at and gossiped about. These are all forms of bullying. We see it every day, teens being harassed and assaulted because of their background, appearances, or differences. These crimes are utterly immoral. Some people believe that this is just “kids being kids”. But that belief is terribly misguided. Teen bullying is a completely indefensible abomination
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