March 2010
2 posts
anti-intellectualism..
In Grant Penrod’s argument about intellectuals he does make some very valid points on why our current society looks down on those that are smarter. Although I do understand his argument, I do not completely agree with everything mentioned.
First he begins to talk about how in high school the “nerds” or “geeks” are the unnoticed and unpopular kids while I beg to...
Argumentative
I begun researching ideas for my argumentative essay by going on the internet to the Post Gazette’s website and to a local Pittsburgh news website. On the sites I found many common interests for topics including the excessive amount of snow and the problems it caused, the police withholding crime info from the public, and the graffiti problem around the city.
We are all very aware how the...