Nerds Are Ostracized From The World

In today’s society, constant judgement as to how well you fit in achieves nothing, rather distinguishes hope for improvement. Ideas including being looked down upon for an individual’s intelligence or being pushed aside from groups due to one’s academic ability are becoming an epidemic as those who seek to better themselves are seen as inferiors. The United States today is accustomed to issues as far as the negative deterioration towards those who possess higher mental values. In America Needs Its Nerds by Leonid Fridman, a look into how geeks and nerds are identified, the reality of childhood dilemmas, and the problem in the broad spectrum of the globe are all noted and questioned as to why America as a society expresses such a negative position

Leonid Fridman, author of "America Needs Its Nerds" wrote about how people who want to pursue their knowledge should be not be ashamed of that. Fridman develops his argument by talking about how other countries go about learning compared to the U.S, asking rhetorical questions, finding similarities between the different school/ education levels when it comes to the terms "nerd" and "geek".

In Grant Penrod’s essay called Anti-Intellectualism: Why We Hate Smart Kids he starts by talking about his high school football team and that they won the championship again this year. He says the speech and debate team also won the championship this year. The football team continues to receive mass amounts of praise and attention even after their win, while on the other hand the academic teams that won receive miniscule amounts of recognition. The academic teams might get a shout out at the end of an assembly, but never the amount of praise that the football team receives. The educated kids have the label of nerd and with this label; social norms become more difficult for them. Penrod says that even celebrities make it look like dropping out

In the first half of this essay, Fridman’s passionate, almost outraged diction is clearly brought into light when he says, “… [a] prestigious academic institution like Harvard, anti-intellectualism is rampant.” which impacts the reader in that even at one of the most difficult college campuses to attain admission in America, “students are ashamed to admit… how much they study.” This makes the reader feel almost hopeless because this implies that students basically cannot achieve higher knowledge without being shunned by their own social cliques. Towards the end of line 17, Fridman states, “Nerds are being ostracized while athletes are idolized…” using parallelism to highlight a direct contrast with nerds and athletes, making the reader acknowledge that this is a morally incorrect problem society has to change.

Nerd culture has been predominant within the recent decades and such had gradually begun to receive a great following. But, the way people see nerd culture today is vastly different then what it was seen as before the 21st century. Modern culture appropriates nerd culture and enhances it into something in which the individuals are not necessarily ousted or shunned by society. Instead modern culture has taken nerd

“Geek!!” “Nerd!!” are common words that people from as young as being in elementary comense to hear these words said towards them for there long hours of studying rather than playing football or conducting in any physical activity. Society derives those who want to study the esteem to do so or denies them to have the ability to comment to friends that they study. Leonid Fridman in his writing “American Need Its Nerds” establishes how the ostracized for intelligence needs to end, which is established through his comparison of the U.S. to East Asia, along with elaborating and establishing how ostracization on intelligence has effects on students, as well as ending his passage with rhetorical questions. 1.

In the passage, “America Needs Its Nerds,” by Leonid Fridman he develops his argument by using the three pillars of literature: pathos, ethos and logos.

Expressing yourself is not as easy to do in society because it causes us to pretend to be something we are not. “Nerds”, “geeks”, “loser”, and “you are not cool”. As these words are spoken we try to hide secrets about ourselves causing us to be embarrassed to embrace our knowledge. Friedman the author of the article, America Needs Its Nerds establishes the idea to stop losing sight of how important knowledge is instead of putting physical strength superior in our society.

Anyone can love anything. But how you love them does not make you a “nerd”. In Wil Wheaton’s Why It’s Great to Be a Nerd, he states that “being a nerd is not about what you love but about how you love”(Wheaton 2.4). With this being said, I strongly disagree.

The word “nerd” was first used in Dr. Suess’s “If I Ran a Zoo”, in which the main character, Gerald McGrew, described a creature in his zoo called a “nerd” as “a grumpy humanoid with unruly hair and sideburns, wearing a black T-shirt.” (Burrows). This description is fitting for the way that the term is used today, however it is inaccurate as to what the word has come to mean. In actuality, nerds are the bosses, the doctors, the lawyers, and the teachers. One may wonder how this is the case, seeing as how someone as clearly awkward, unattractive, and unsociable as a nerd could never thrive in such socially demanding positions; it truly is a mystery.

As John Green puts it, being a nerd means to have an interest or dedication towards something. It’s not a bad thing at all, in fact, it’s a pretty good and unique thing to be. It really depends on the usage of the word, and the tone/context clues that came along with it. Sometimes the term ‘nerd’ could be used in a sarcastic, friendly way to just tell someone ‘Hey, you’re unique and interested in a lot of

Stereotypes and misconceptions are just false presumptions of groups. Misconceptions are just wrong ideals of groups that have been formed because of a lack of information on a group or been told false information about the group from the individuals who are biased of the group. While stereotypes are false presumptions of groups formed because of a small percentages in the groups who are extremely ideal and fit the stereotypical views said of the group. Many of the individuals of the groups are most likely enraged that the mass of the public believe these stereotypes just because of these handful of stereotypical extremists. However, many in today’s society unconsciously stereotype many groups on a daily basis because of the lack of

There are many reasons I’m a nerd. For example, I like running, music, electronics, and my friends. The reason running makes me a nerd is because I really focus on it. My mile time was six minutes and 33 seconds, I’m in cross country, and I’m on the medley team in track. Next music is a huge part of me because I play violin, I’ve taken piano lessons, and I’m a first soprano in chantaire. My favorite artists are Michael Buble, Ed Sheeran, and Sia. My favorite songs are “I believe in you” and “I forgive you.” Also, my friends make my day so much more fun because we joke. My best friend is Zoe Rhoades because she’s a nerd too. Last, electronics are one of my many interests. I like computers and photography. However, I own a ton of electronics

Nerds aren't so good at hating, But they love hard. They try their best to stick to everything they start which is perfect in relationships. They're easy to please. They usually constantly show their appreciation, and you can tell they care way more than the "cool guys". Nerds are always very passionate in what they do. They usually have longer lasting friendships for obvious reasons, And for the most part they're usually very close with family although there are some

In the past 20th century, the word geek has evolved into many different meanings. The term branched off to create a person with low social skills, often with high intelligence, a person highly interested in computer technology, and a person with a devotion to something that places him or her outside of the mainstream. Geek usually has negative connotations within popular culture, where being a geek tends to be an insult. The term can also be a badge of honor among subcultures, such as the know-it-all of Star Trek.