in a good effort. For example‚ it can be said for athletes that play a sport. Coach’s always preach practice and more practice for one to improve and better their skill. However‚ I would like to recommend Malcolm Gladwell’s book‚ Outliers‚ as one of the five finalist for the National Book Award because it gives tremendous insight and removes a sometimes negative connotation to the word “Outlier”.Stating that qualities is not all a person needs to become successful. And qualities that make a good
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The Game Theory by Malcolm Gladwell‚ gives amazing insight into the world of professional sport statistics. Gladwell argues that athletic dominance in a team sport can’t always be seen by the eye. Allen Iverson‚ for instance‚ was the 2001-2002 NBA’s Most Valuable Player. He was viewed as one of the best basketball players of his generation. However an algorithm devised by David Berry‚ Martin Schmidt‚ and Stacey Brook‚ shows the true value of a basketball player by grading their number of wins they
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Malcolm X lived a life marked by extremism. Confronted with extreme racism‚ Malcolm looked for extreme social and religious solutions; this would lead to both his redemption and his demise. This is the story of Malcolm X. Malcolm X lived a life of multiple identities. Born Malcolm Little in 1925‚ he was the son of a Nebraskan preacher. By the time he was in his teens he was known as ‘Detroit Red’ and had descended into a sordid lifestyle of petty crime and drugs. Following his murder at
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system to educate these children into becoming the best they can to achieve in the future. In order to increase student success in Anaheim‚ schools must have programs such as mandatory after school study halls and activities. In “Marita’s Bargain” by Malcolm Gladwell‚ I’ve picked up my first quote saying “I think that extended amount of time gives you the chance as a teacher to explain things‚ and more time for the kids to sit and digest everything that’s going on” (10). I see this as a support for my
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Both Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X were at a disadvantage at one time because of language. The mastery of the English language served as a double-edged sword towards Douglass‚ in contrast‚ it became a stepping stool for Malcolm X. The time and environmental differences between the two individuals affected their motives of learning the English language. Due to slavery‚ Douglass resorted to different strategies to become literate. Malcolm X‚ on the other hand‚ had an abundance of resources in which
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The reading by Malcolm X‚ “A Homemade Education” is telling about how Malcolm chose to use his time in jail wisely and learn how to read (265). Malcolm studied the dictionary page by page and read book after book. After doing this Malcolm could now fully understand what reading was and knew what every book meant. Malcolm was born in 1925 and died in 1965. He was a noted political activist and writer (265). “A feud that developed over his desire to unify the races and free blacks in America resulted
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inside them a desire‚ a dream‚ a vision.” ( Muhammad Ali) When a child gets involved with a new sport all they want to do is win. So when they first get an award that is a really happy moment but when a child gets a trophy because they practiced for hours‚ days‚ and even months they never want it to end because they earned it. Participation awards are like telling them that they lost but people want them to feel like they won and did good‚ but when really we should tell them that they lost but next
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Malcolm X v.s. Deborah Tannen Malcolm X and Deborah Tannen developed their ideas forty years apart. “Malcolm Little” was Malcolm X’s nick name (Malcolm X 85). Born in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ in 1925‚ Malcolm X rose from a world of street crime to become one of the most powerful and articulate African American leaders in the United States during the 1960’s (Malcolm X 85). Born in 1945 in Brooklyn was Deborah Tannen (Tannen 192). She taught in different countries‚ different states and many different
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Spike Lee released the film‚ Malcolm X in 1992‚ a biographical story about the African- American controversial figure during the Civil Right Movement. Malcolm undergoes three significant conversions in his life. The first portion of the film depicts Malcolm’s childhood through flashbacks and his teenage years as he strived to emulate a white man and gain acceptance to their society. The majority of the film is dedicated to his life after prison‚ portraying the transformation made once he discovers
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Many people have different ideas of what they would mind fighting for. Malcolm X is no different‚ he wished to fight for equality in the fashion of race equality. But‚ for me‚ equality is worth fighting for by any means necessary. This comes from within numerous aspects that are prevalent in present day. There are wide ranges in which equality could affect‚ one in particular sexuality. These forms of living are affected daily due to discrimination from those who do not treat them equally. The wrongdoings
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