Essays on Idiot

Q1 Based on the best quote, “Take whatever idiot they have at the top of whatever agency and give me a better idiot Give me a caring idiot, give me a sensitive idiot, just don’t give me the same idiot” by the president of the Jefferson Parish, Aaron Broussard and the words from James Lee Wit that states “we promised to make an agency that could deliver on the political promises” (Cooper & Block, 2006). This suggests that FEMA was expected to provide the best services that were related to homeland security, for instance dealing with disaster, Hurricane Katrina ...

Imperial, Dominant, and Hegemonic Feminism

<Tutor> <Department> Imperial, Dominant, and Hegemonic Feminism

Introduction

The term feminism emerged in the contemporary socio-political discourse as an important movement encompassing ideological frameworks that seeks to establish and define a common goal to achieve equal footing in the political, personal, and economic sector. Since the emergence of the feminist movement, several notions of feminism was developed to create a greater understanding of its role in establishing equal rights and opportunities of women. In this discussion, the different notions of feminism will be explored by highlighting the concepts of each theoretical model. The discussion includes definitions of imperial, ...

Introduction

This essay focuses on the archetype of a character in the novel ‘white teeth’ by Zadie Smith. Archetype is a certain example of anything in a book. For example the archetype of faith is Abraham (Lane 94). In the novel ‘white teeth’ I find Alfred Archibald Jones to be boredom itself. The character forms the major part of the novel. He appears in the very first part of the novel and the last part not to mention his constant appearance in between the novel. For a character that forms that major part of the novel, he should be more ...

The council of the slew of generals President Abraham Lincoln had to tread through, was not unlike dangerous waters which were constantly shifting amid the complexity of the Civil War. The events surrounding the Civil War era, the Lincoln presidency with its turmoil of revolving generals, and the hotly debated issue of slavery form the most contested episode in United States’ annals of history. Among the short string of military generals under the auspices of Abraham Lincoln include George B. McClellan, Joseph Hooker, Ulysses S. Grant, and George G. Meade. Whether or not people agree with Abraham Lincoln’s ...

Introduction

In the case of Manno however, the people are only surprised it has been sent to him. Had it been sent to another person, the townspeople would probably not have been so surprised. The society’s total submission or subscription to the Mafia ways is further exemplified when Manno is killed together with his hunting partner. Although the people are stunned about the murder, a fictional story is created by the people in regards to the reason for his killing (Sciascia and Foulke, 2000, p. 64). It is argued that he was secretly an adulterer and that his hunting partner ...

In “Idiot Nation,” Michael Moore discusses the condition of the education system in the United States, and what according to him is the reason behind its deterioration. According to Moore, Education in the United States is failing because there are not enough qualified teachers, and because of elected leaders. He believes that political leaders throughout the United States are not focused enough on improving the educational system. Moore finds it ironic that politicians complain about the America’s set-back in the educational aspect, when it is they who are refusing to finance education. According to Moore, there ...

Annotated Bibliography

Alexander, M. The new Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of. New York: The New Press., 2010. Alexander starts with an overview of the Jim Crow laws that promoted racial segregation where the people of color were discriminated against. He reflects on the intimidation practices by the Ku Klax Klan and they people of color were denied the right to vote among others. Although the US is over the racial discrimination and exclusion on the basis of color, but the modern day practice of discrimination is practiced in the criminal justice system. The criminal justice system has ...

Reader’s Log

As someone who watches a lot of films, I also talk to many other people who watch them and love to talk about them. Among these people (and many others), there are directors that many people consider ‘dumb’ or ‘lazy’ filmmakers, like Michael Bay (the man who makes the Transformers films and The Rock, usually responsible for what people consider big, dumb action films). However, when I evaluate their arguments for why using the four tests, I am not sure that they have much of a leg to stand on; I am firmly of the belief that, while Michael Bay movies ...

Hearing my heart beating faster and faster, my palms get sweaty, and the feeling of restless butterflies in my stomach all let me know that my nerves are strung tight. Looking around me, everyone seems like they are a sea of calmness. Soft murmurs can be heard from an occasional speaker while questions fly around in my mind. I look down at my drink and back up at the room, still thinking about the moment that has not come. Waiting for someone to step forward with a greeting while hoping I can succeed this time. Occasionally, someone looks my way. ...

Education is one of the core contributions toward an individual's path for a thriving future. We all know how imperative school is for ourselves and for the younger generations as we all take what we learn to progress as individuals and as a nation. Ironically, despite the awareness on the importance of possessing a good education, we still face a number of flaws in our society's education system that could put a hindrance on a bright future for students. With lack of attention to this subject, our education system is bound to diminish. Such is the dilemma and great concern of Michael Moore, a flourishing American ...

English Composition

In Michael Moore’s essay, “The Idiot Nation”, he contradicts the general assumption of the American population that every person needs to access free education, and that high school graduates are urged to continue to college and subsequently help the country reach the goal of becoming a smarter nation. According to Michael Moore, this whole assumption makes America become a nation full of idiots. He argues that most Americans spend much of their time in things that are of less importance compared to those that they should actually put sufficient interests. For instance, he uses the example that an average adult ...

Introduction

In a recent study conducted by British researchers over 11,000 kids born between the years 2000 and 2002, it has been found out that children who spent over three hours watching TV are likely to develop hostile behavior such as stealing, bullying or fighting. There are numerous studies and surveys conducted over the decades which have demonstrated how watching age-inappropriate programs on TV could result in disturbing behavioral pattern in children. A research result shows that by the time a child finishes elementary school, he must have watched at least 8,000 murders on TV if not more. By the ...

Discuss how schools and communities can reduce the educational gap between social classes (using as references Michael Moore’s “Idiot Nation” and John Taylor Gatto’s “Against School”).

Schools and communities can reduce the educational gap between social classes by resorting to appropriate, realistic and genuine solutions to educational and societal problems. Michael Moore’s Idiot Nation and John Gatto’s Against School candidly exposed the relevant ills besetting education (in particular) and society (as a whole) to come up with some implied solutions. Hence, this essay will resort to the use of Moore and Gatto’s writings, respectively.

Moore, ...

The inception of the Boston Latin School in the New England during the colonial times, precisely the year 1635, marks the beginning of America’s formal education. The school was founded on the principles of equality and being universal. Free public education was established after the revolution and expanded due to efforts by the likes of Horace Mann, Booker T Washington among others (Reese, 2011). However, in recent days many have criticized the education system for not addressing the reality in America and for being too shallow. This paper will try to expound on these notions by specifically dissecting ...

The stereotypical view of African Americans of being violent, fascinated by material wealth, chasing after the American dream, politically disoriented and gender biased are clearly portrayed in the satirical movie Bamboozled. The movie portrays how Caucasian Americans relate to black Americans in the context that they (black Americans) hold negative virtues such as violence, thus should be despised. The image of black Americans in the movie is portrayed by bringing insights of a certain character (Delacroix) as being a racist, disrespectful, regretful, and fantasized by material wealth.

Lee portrays the image of the characters by the use of a movie in a movie. ...

The neo-noir genre consists primarily of films produced and set in the modern day which still follow the basic narrative and/or cinematic conventions of 1940s and 1950s film noir (Naremore 298). These types of films also follow detective-like characters investigating crimes and infiltrating the seedy underbelly of various criminal underworlds, but they also carry an undercurrent of modern cultural attitudes and perspectives. In the case of 2005's noir comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, the characters fit into fairly standard noir archetypes, while bringing a postmodern malaise and self-aware knowledge of noir tropes to the proceedings. This results in a terrifically funny ...

After having read Good Country People three times, the first time to take note of

my personal reaction, the second and third times to glean information, I found from my

personal perspective this is the typical O’Conner story--everything is hum-drum dry and

then along comes the antagonist to turn it upside down and to teach someone (even the

reader) a lesson. Initially it appears that Mrs. Hopewell and Mrs. Freeman will be the

ones who will be learning something in this story. They are both set in their ways and

look like they need to see another point of view in life. Their personalities are sharply

defined and brought to the reader’s attention ...

The story of Saint Jimmy, the character of “Jesus of Suburbia” (Green Day) video is the expression of a generation in confusion. The song is a hymn of the teenagers who are misunderstood by their parents, telling the story of a hypocrite society who prefers turning on to psychiatric controls than facing the real problems. Beside this sociologic aspect of the American society, the song also incorporates elements specific to youth: indecision, facing new challenges in life, friendship, relationship, or dating. The love story appears here as a negative thing, an aspect from which teenagers should stay away: “To fall in love, ...

Gifted education in Alberta is recognized as students having outstanding abilities and exceptional performance. These students make up 10-15% of the school population (Calgary Board of Education) and require differentiated provisions and/or programs beyond the scope of the school program. Children with exceptional performance demonstrated achievement and potential in one or more of the following Multiple Intelligences. In 1997 Alberta Learning adopted its definition from Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences which represented Gardner’s view that there is both a biological and cultural basis for intelligence (Brualdi, 1996, p 2). Gardner's research challenged traditional views. According to Gardner (1999), intelligence ...

1. It irritates me. 2. Nobody understands my situation. 3. I want out of this situation. 4. My boss is an idiot. 5. I'm going to quit this job.

It is clear that all the sentences above belong to someone who is overwhelmed with emotions and wants to express his/her strong dissatisfaction. The sentences seem to include spontaneous and hasty decisions or statements. The content of the sentences does not present any information, it only expresses the feelings of the speaker and his/her emotions.

Undoubtedly, the way you express your thoughts and emotions in either oral speech or written form ...

ABSTRACT

The proposal research aims at determining whether plants grow well in water or soil, when carried out practical through setting up an experiment. The information obtained from this experiment will help gardeners have knowledge on how to grow their plants healthier, taller and faster.

INTRODUCTION.

Basing my research on the science books I used while carrying out the research, it shows that vegetables will relatively do well in water, the flowers will grow better in soil and grass will grow equally better in both. During the research period, the information I found from the science books and encyclopedias showed the ...