Essay on Evolution of the Geeks

This class resides within the other classes, like a sleeper agent, and may at first be easily mistaken for a member of another class. However, being a Geek transcends traditional class labels, and one can find them within the lower, middle and upper class. The reason these members defy traditional labels is that regardless of their monetary or educational status, this class holds those values in it’s core. As the dictionary defines it, a geek is “an enthusiast or expert, especially in a technological field or activity” (Merriam-Webster), and that enthusiasm, that passion, bleeds into all aspects of the geek’s life. Because they have that enthusiasm, the geek values and purchases items, not because they

T.V. shows are fun to watch. However, have you noticed that many T.V. shows have the same actors, in the same stereotypes, just because of how they look. But, have you noticed that many of these stereotypes have been taken to extremes? I believe that stereotypes in T.V. are unrealistic, and exaggerated. Stereotypes such as blondes being stupid, Nerds being weak, and awkward, and popular people being rude, all have been exaggerated by Hollywood to the point where it's unrealistic!

In this passage Fridman started off in the second paragraph using ethos to develop his argument. He cites Webster's new World Dictionary definition of a geek, which is the word society uses to describe academically serious individuals. The definition given is a "street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens. This definition puts someone who dedicated to strictly under the same branch as a freak who eats live

For instance, children assume gender is reflected by outward appearance and hobbies. As kids, males are seen to prefer cars and trucks, rather than dolls. They like toy guns, and anything they can roughhouse with. As for aspirations, many will want to be brave, and strong, in their future, in the meantime they dress up as their favorite super heroes. They usually take up interests that their fathers also like, which leads to the idea of “masculine items.”

Fridman starts his passage by comparing and contrasting the humor of the definition of geek, to intellectual ability. His allusion of “Webster’s New World Dictionary” states the term geek as, “...biting off heads of live chickens.” This exaggeration becomes less extreme while being compared to those with more intellectual ability. Those pursuing knowledge are often seen as inferior, as rejects, unaccepted.

while "geek" conveys specialized expertise and devotion. The former is negative, the latter positive. In a 2007 interview on The Colbert Report, author Richard Clarke said the difference between nerds and geeks is "geeks get it done." (Goldsborough, 2010)

Finally, the author uses exemplification to show how hard it really is being a nerd in America. The author mentions in his passage how, "the average professional ballplayer is much more respected and better paid than faculty members of the best universities". How can one be a nerd who studies hard and gets good grades in a country where they are not as respected as the average ballplayer. Leonid Fridman also mentions in his passage how kids who are nerds tend to become social outcasts. America needs to stop having hatred towards these kids because they are the foundation of this great country and our

The media portrays adolescents in television shows as being rebellious, sex crazed, and unreasonable people. Freaks and Geeks, created by Paul Feig and produced by Feig, himself, and Judd Apatow, is a one hour TV show that aired on NBC from 1999-2000. The show centers around the siblings, Sam and Lindsay Weir, and their friends while they all attend McKinley High School. Freaks and Geeks is a show that portray adolescents in a way that the media doesn’t because of the lessons the characters have to learn , the choices that they choose to take, and the struggles they have to endure.

America Needs Its Nerds,” an essay indited by Leonid Fridman, proposes a pertinent issue in today’s society: astutely gifted students are ostracized. Fridman argues that keenly intellective, curious students neegd to stop being inglorious of being perspicacious and curious. Society needs to transmute because their current posture towards astuteness is one of pessimism. Fridman develops these arguments in his essay by utilizing the rhetorical strategy of parallelism, drawing conclusions, and utilizing

The passage “America Needs its Nerds” by Leonid Fridman talks about “nerds which are the smart people and what they do different from others. Leonid Fridman develops an argument by using facts, reasoning, and his opinion. The author uses facts to develop an argument by using definitions from “websers new world Dictionary” for example the definition of geek is “is a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens” Geek is more known as a smart person who wears thick glasses. Leonid Fridman uses reasoning to develop an argument. Fridman talks about how some students try to keep their grades up while others pursue knowledge.

In his essay “America Needs Its Nerds”, author Leonid Fridman discusses the stigma against so-called “nerds” and how these nerds are essential to America in keeping up with other countries. He does this providing several examples. However, this essay is ultimately weak because of the broadness of his examples, as well as the overarching strawman he creates to represent “society”. By relying solely on these examples, he creates a very simple one sided argument

The topic of masculinity is one that every single man faces at some point in his life. The level of masculinity is dependent on how that individual was born and raised. At times, their level of masculinity is questioned and is forced to live with the positive and negatives of having too much or too low masculinity. Those that are high in masculinity are typically categorized as jocks and higher testosterone based individuals. Typical characteristics that are associated with having high masculinity are handsome, athletic, driven,

“Media stereotypes are inevitable, especially in the advertising, entertainment and news industries, which need as wide an audience as possible to quickly understand information. Stereotypes act like codes that give audiences a quick, common understanding of a person or group of people—usually relating to their class, ethnicity or race, gender, sexual orientation, social role or occupation.”

Some of these gender roles and stereotypes have been created due to the differences in physique, thinking, personality, and behavior that is actually present between men and females. Physical differences are more visible to the eye due to the distinction between primary and secondary sex characteristics for each gender. Males have testes, deeper voices, a bigger body type, and more facial hair, where as women have a smaller body, higher voices, ovaries, and wider hips. (Rathus, 2010, p.448). Cognitive differences have to do with the brain and the way men and women

Dork, dweeb, geek, techie, or trekkie? What is a nerd? Dr. Suess first used the word “nerd” in 1950 it described a “small, unkempt, humanoid creature with a large head and a comically disapproving expression”. Newsweek, just a year later, reported the word beginning to take on a derogatory meaning as someone who is dull, and rigidly conventional. Over the next two decades, the meaning of the word did not improve. In 1971, The Observer called nerds, “people who don't live meaningful lives,” and The Chicago Tribune put it simply in 2002, “silicon valley”. Considering nerd is a slang word, the volatility of its meaning and usage is not surprising. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the meaning of the word is changing again. Behind the