Boffin Essays

In “America Needs Its Nerds” by Leonid Fridman, Fridman addresses the American society values and lack of respect towards the “intellectually curious” and “academically serious”. Using strong diction along with the rhetorical appeals of ethos, connotations and comparisons, Fridman addresses the audience of Americans who do not appreciate “nerds”. When building up ethos to establish trust between the audience and himself, Fridman uses a definition of the word “geek” from the Webster’s New World

Before we dive into clearing up gender stereotypes, we will need to define what a nerd is. This definition will definitely vary based on who you ask. Most agree, however, that it is often someone intelligent, yet socially awkward. My definition, which I use to approach common gender stereotypes, is a little different. I believe a nerd is someone who excels in a particular practice or school of thought. These can include video gaming, math, reading, science, computer science, maker ship, and many

Define: Nerd When one defines a nerd, you would think of an awkward and unsocial person who wears dorky glasses and tucked in clothing. Over the years, the definition of the word “nerd” has evolved into several forms and meanings. Nerd should be classified as an intellectual being who excels in the technical field or is passionate about a certain hobby because intelligence is more important despite that person’s appearance. Nerds should be based on one trait: intelligence. Intelligence in the technical

Boniface and Cyprian. He noticed with interest that one looked him straight in the eye. The other shuffled his feet and stared at the carpet. Boniface had a high I.Q. Cyprian was almost as clever, but his brother had the edge. Their nicknames were Boffin and Kipp. Both had wild black hair which flopped over their eyes. Doctor Pax had read up about the boys so he knew they took after their dark-skinned mother. They had all lived on an island in the Crystal Sea. It was supposed to be a tranquil place

‘What a polite girl you are,’ said Mrs Tiffin, ‘…and such lovely manners. Your parents must have been so proud of you. Have you remembered…?’ The cook heaved and was out of breath by the time they reached the first floor of the windmill. ‘No, my amnesia…’ As Clemmie began to explain about her loss of memory, she happened to glance up at the cook. Even though it was rude to stare, she couldn’t take her eyes off Mrs Tiffin’s three chins. To begin with, they wobbled. Not a slight wobble…but a jelly

How did Hedy Lamarr change the world and S.O.A.R.? Not only did she change the world with frequency hopping but also with Bluetooth and GPS. Hedy Lamarr was born in Vienna, Austria on November 9, 1914. She later moved to America in 1937 to escape her Nazi arms dealer husband and escaped fame and fortune in Hollywood. Hedy does not get as much credit for inventing frequency hopping also called wifi. She created frequency hopping to stop the jamming of radio signals and as a secret communication system

Why does fizzy drinks react to mentos the way they do and what drink will create the most significant reaction? Introduction Have you ever seen what happens when you put Mentos in fizzy? Did you ever wonder what caused this reaction? Well today that's what we are doing, the point of our experiment is to find out what and how the reaction is caused and what fizzy drink will cause the biggest reaction Aim. We aim to find out which of our three carbonated drinks (Diet Coke, Fanta, and Sprite) can

The company was formed to engage in the operation of long distance motor coach tours, with a particular emphasis on employing ex service men and women, and war widows. The RSL publicly placed their support behind the enterprise, and praised Aussie’s further policy of preference for the en route provision of tourists’ meals and accommodation from businesses run by ex service people. The late 1940’s saw the company plying the many routes throughout south eastern Australia for which it had gained licenses