like but the author‚ Malcolm Gladwell‚ of the book‚ Outliers‚ The Story of Success‚ defines it by the book. It says‚ “Something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body. A statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample.” Gladwell uses this definition as a baseline for the rest of his intriguing book. Gladwell gives us plenty of examples of known outliers in the world and through them Gladwell tells the secrets in becoming
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than others. These "outliers‚" as he calls them‚ are commonly thought to possess some sort of talent and intelligence far above a normal average person‚ but he also looks at this popular belief by looking at the background of some famous outliers. Gladwell begins his research in a small town of Roseto‚ Pennsylvania. The town is known for having a remarkably low rate of heart disease among its residents. After eliminating possible causes such as diet‚ genetics and other factors‚ researchers state that
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The book Outliers written by Maclolm Gladwell is a book about success. Throughout the book he gives numerous examples of how people have achieved and in some instances‚ not achieved success. Popular belief would suggest that people who are considered outliers have gotten there through hard work and innate talent. Gladwell however‚ suggest that something is contributing to people being able to seek the levels of success that would make them an outlier. Gladwell believes that hidden advantages‚ extraordinary
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subjects that are more important. For example in the story “Marita’s Bargain” Gladwell argues that we should not have long breaks since we do not live the same lifestyle as before and have more time in our hands to focus on school‚“ what that extra time does is allow for a more relaxed atmosphere”(10). His research shows that kids scores drop after summer vacation especially on low-income students. Therefore Gladwell expresses that is it better for low-income students to stay in school as long as
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While on a road of life’s lessons the one’s who suffer a disorder can find their calling in life along the way. Not everyone gets this opportunity to find success while suffering from a disadvantage. Journalist Malcolm Gladwell states‚ “The second‚ more intriguing‚ possibility is that they succeeded in part‚ because of their disorder -- that they learned something in their struggle that proved to be of enormous advantage.” The irony that a disadvantage can bring about a successful advantage that
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The Shadow Of The Dragon By: Sherry Garland The coming of age The Shadow of The Dragon written‚ by Sherry Garland‚ explains the life of a Vietnamese boy who comes to America. The book is great for learning about people who come to America from different life styles. The theme of the book is always respect the people in your family‚ and never underestimate the power of hate. Danny and his Vietnamese family comes to America illegally by boat‚ when he was eight years old. He goes to school and learns
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“the outliers”‚ Gladwell gives the reader a overall view of what his big message is in the book. What he is trying to inform the reader. He titles the book “The Story of Success”‚ he titles the book this to appeal to his audience. He is trying to appeal to those who want to strive and succeed in life‚ people who believe in the “climb to success”. He then begins the first chapter with a story that he lengthens and draws out he fills the reader with a suspenseful feeling. Gladwell lets the reader
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to be the reason that poor immigrants like Andrew Carnegie and college dropouts like Bill Gates achieved unimaginable wealth. Most of us were taught that working harder than anyone else would lead to ultimate success. While the author‚ Malcolm Gladwell‚ does not dispute that hard work in a necessary component‚ we learn that many factors‚ lucky breaks‚ and some coincidences all occur in making high achievers into true outliers. We also learn that many of the richest‚ most famous‚ and most successful
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Among the thought provoking topics Gladwell presents in Blink‚ I found slicing as one the most interesting. The idea that short snippets of information can potentially allow more accurate perceptions of people and situations than longer periods with in-depth study and exposure to information. The awareness of the unconscious realizations occurring much quicker and more accurately than cognitive thought‚ inspires additional pontificate on ways to cut through the noise that interferes with conscious
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Crime Data Comparison Paper Tania Perkins 03/26/2012 CJA/314 Crime Data Comparison Crime has become very serious all over the world. In some areas‚ crime is extremely high and law enforcement officer really do not know how to keep up with it as a whole. However‚ in every city the crime rate can vary from year to year‚ or month to month it all depends on the crime. In this paper there will be examples of two metropolitan areas and the different data they may hold. Also‚
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