records were found on rock and cave drawings, stick notching, beadwork, pictures on animal skins and story telling. One of the few dateable events among the various records of Native Americans was the 1833 appearance of the Leonid meteor shower. The most obvious accounts of the Leonid storm appear among the various bands of the Sioux of the North American plains. The Sioux kept records called “winter counts,” which were a chronological pictographic account of each year painted on animal skin. In 1984
and political development was not going any further. The period started in 1964 during the rule of Leonid Brezhnev and ended with Mikhail Gorbachev’s glasnost and perestroika policies, which led to the Revolution of 1989 and finally to the collapse of the Soviet Union. The time period can be described as wastfulness. The term “Era of Stagnation” itself was born when Mikhail Gorbachev blamed Leonid Brezhnev for the economic issues that appeared in 1964. The main reasons of stagnation were increased
achieve their goals such as actions in the internet , hacktivism, civil disobedience, occupation of administrative buildings, civil resistance. Very often Euromaidan is called new euro revolution, some people even compare it to Orange revolution. Obviously, these events have much in common, because it happened in one country with one nation, but still there are huge doubts can we define demonstrations and uprisings in 2013 a revolution, and what results we must expect. The following question arises:
“American Culture” VS Intellectuals Geek- a performer that bites off a live chicken head for entertainment. Nowadays that is what the “American” culture refers its intellectuals as . Leonid Fridman the author of “America Needs Its Nerds” explains why our culture should stop casting out the academically great people in our society using different methods to demonstrating the effect of our influences have caused these intellectuals to struggle in more social situations. Fridman argues that they should
In high school most students receive a label it seems inevitable, but what each teen does with the label is up to him or her. The label a student receives and sticks with him or her will either make or break them. Some people go through life trying to live up to the label that they were given and some spend all of their time trying to run away from it or prove it false every chance they get. What most don’t understand is that they are the one who decides who they want to be or who they will become
In a society that likes to put people into categories based on certain defining characteristics, Leonid Fridman highlights how “nerds” and “geeks” receive unfair treatment for being smart. In his argument, Fridman goes to highlight how our culture, especially in the United States, looks down upon people who are “intellectually curious and academically serious.” Leonid Fridman is able to construct a compelling argument by illustrating how children are dissuaded from being smart and hardworking at
Most nerds and geeks have struggled socially since elementary school, feeling like outcasts and losers. In the literary piece “America Needs Its Nerds” the author, Leonid Fridman, conveys the message that nerds and geeks have a positive impact on society and therefore should be viewed as extraordinary and as valuable as athletes. She believes that nerds are “ostracized”, “social outcasts”, but are also needed for “America to remain a world class powerhouse”. In the school setting, many people that
just because a couple feels secure doesn’t mean the couple is necessarily happy. While every healthy relationship shines with rays of trust and happiness, shadows often lurk filled with lies and deceit. A painting, entitled Alley by the Lake, by Leonid Afremov portrays the secure, yet secret, side to relationships. Happiness holds relationships together. Finding someone who makes feelings arise, plastering a smiling on one’s face, draws any person in. It’s the warmth one wants and the intensity
In “America Needs Its Nerds” (1990) by Leonid Fridman argues that the United States makes it evident that they put social values over academics. Fridman expresses his frustrations with the customs that Americans have made traditions, which explains why so many students feel ashamed to have studied when they should not. Fridman is able to make his stance clear and sound candid. Fridman makes various bold statements which provide evidence and demonstrates about how often students feel ashamed. In order
Leonid Afremor was born July 1955 in Vitebsk, Belarus. He was a modern Russian Israeli impressionist. He mainly used oil paints and palette knifes. He has a very unique style and technique. He mainly paints landscapes, flowers, seascapes and portraits. Cats have been a huge part of his life and enjoyed painting them. He also enjoyed painting dogs, horses, giraffes and tigers. His art work was colorful remarkable and, politically neutral. His paintings were not offensive to anyone they also did not
example: the intellectually gifted are called derogatory names by society, yet fans would not be able to watch their favorite athletes if it wasn’t for the invention of the television by a “nerd.” As the author establishes, “enough is enough.” Writer, Leonid Fridman, in his argumentative essay, “America Needs Its Nerds,” asserts that Americans must eliminate the anti-intellectual values in order to prosper as a country. Fridman utilizes rhetorical strategies including exemplification, contrast, and rhetorical
the category of — what is colloquially known as — nerds and geeks. Recently, the world lost one of the greatest nerds, Stephen Hawking, even though he is greatly respected, there is still a negative stigma surrounding the intellectual community. In Leonid Fridman’s passage, he asserts that the derogatory branding towards the “nerdy” community needs to end. He supports hhis claim by first describing the negative implications the come with the labels of “nerd” and “geek,” then he compares and contrasts
Battle for Sevastopol contains many important themes that coincide with the themes shown in other war films. Finding humanity in such cruel, unforgiving circumstances is one such of those themes. Leonid says the aforementioned line to Lyudmila after she purposely causes a Nazi soldier to suffer. It also comes after seeing how unaffected Lyudmila has become to death. She would often smile after shooting people and meticulously kept a record of the
American culture has evolved, and Society tends to ostracize people for their intelligence, and our culture has been giving these intellectuals derogatory names like nerd and geek. Leonid Fridman believes that these anti- intellectual values that pervade our society must be fought and should stop for the sake of America. The author supports this position in the passage “America Needs It’s Nerds” through the use of rhetoric by giving definitions of terms such as geek, offering comparisons through
Leonid Fridman in his article “America Needs Its Nerds” (1990) proposes that “For America’s sake the anti-intellectual values that pervade our society must be fought.” Fridman accomplishes the by first spelling out how the meaning of the terms geek and nerd are derogatory, secondly, he explains how at prestigious colleges “nerds are ostracized while athletes are idolized.” Third, Fridman describes how other countries treat the intellectually serious: hold them and teacher above athletes. Through
Author and Harvard graduate, Leonid Fridman, in an excerpt of his article, America Needs Its Nerds, points out America’s anti-intellectualism. Fridman’s purpose is to inform the reader of the contempt held for the intellectually curious and call for a change in the country’s attitude. He adopts a condemning tone to make the reader aware of the issue and encourage them to change their mindset. Fridman begins this excerpt with a strong claim. “There is something very wrong with the system of values
1.2 NEED OF DRYING: Dehydration is an important preservation process which reduces water activity through the decrease of water content, avoiding potential deterioration and contamination during long storage periods. Other important objectives of food dehydration are weight and volume reduction, intended to decrease transportation and storage costs (Celma et al., 2009; Sarimeseli, 2011; Figiel, 2010; Vega et al., 2007; Wang et al., 2007). Drying is regarded not only as a preservation process, but
I know you 've heard of a terrible and cruel dictator taking over and killing anything and everything that gets in his way of what he wants, but you might not have heard of this tragic and historic event. The Great Terror, also known as The Blood Purges of 1936 to 1938, was a series of horrific and barbaric assassinations based on the actions of Joseph Stalin. The purges began in October 1936 and ended in November 1938. The Great Terror occurred in the Soviet Union, but mainly in the city of Moscow
The Ukrainian Shatter belt: A new Cold War. The pro-Russian Yanukovich government was powerless against the popular movement of the Ukrainian people who demanded European Integration after the government’s decision to halt talks of the association agreement with the European Union and instead focus on the accession of Ukraine to The peaceful demonstrations that started in November 2013 lasted for months and turned violent in 2014. The Pro-European opposition clashed with the pro-Russian government
It has been proven that mobile phones are one of the greatest inventions to the mankind. Mobile phones have become an essential part of our lives. But in the past, having a mobile phone was limited to the people who are rich. Mobile phones are now affordable for everyone, thanks to cost reduction techniques, inventions and improvements over a period of time. With excess mobile phones sets overload the market; they are not just supplying for the needs but are acting as prestige signs for many. Starting