understand. This is where Gladwell gets into the idea that even when your unconscious brings these thin-slices to your conscious attention‚ you probably still won’t know why you feel the way you do about things. The little connections that your unconscious brain makes are behind a set of locked doors. It’s a bit off-putting to know that your brain is doing things completely unaware of what in this class we would call one’s I-function. According to Gladwell‚ it is possible to unlock
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society. This theory seems like reasonable and logical because it is quite natural that a person’s behavior follows his or her characters. Malcolm Gladwell‚ however‚ in his essay‚ “The Power of Context: Bernie Goetz and the Rise and Fall of New York City Crime‚” examines those factors affecting peoples’ behaviors and comes up with his own theory. Gladwell believes that the environmental conditions have the most significant influence on how one behaves. Throughout his essay‚ he presents a few different
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Blink of the Mind Blink‚ this wonderful book from Malcolm Gladwell sparked my interest from the moment I read a brief summary over it. The book covers over how individuals are able to make lightning fast decisions accurately as if they had thought it out. During my last remaining weeks of procrastination I found this book was enjoyable until its unfortunate end of the last page. The book held many favorable page turners for me. As I was already a fan of how people’s minds work. It talked about thin-slicing
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Museum Synthesis Museums bring history and culture to life by allowing individuals to gain unique hands on experience that is different from learning from textbooks or television. One can never know the reality behind certain artifacts and art until they see it for themselves. The perception of viewing a multitude of replicas and pictures such as the Mona Lisa can be dramatically different from witnessing the painting up close. The interactive experience allows one to engage and immerse ourselves
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Malcolm Gladwell’s main idea in his book‚ Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking‚ contradicts the saying. Instead‚ Gladwell theorizes that in many situations‚ a person’s initial 3-second "snap" judgement with minimal information is more accurate than a decision made through long deliberation and gathering a large amount of background information. To strengthen his argument and enhance his writing‚ Gladwell uses rhetorical writing strategies. Gladwell supports his argument with ethos‚ which
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Blink by Malcolm Gladwell I had an overall good reaction to this book. My first thought when looking at the cover was that it was going to be boring but as I began reading it‚ I realized that not only is it not boring‚ it’s actually rather interesting‚ but it could also help me in my life as well. I have a tendency to over think even the simplest things and when I do make a quick decision‚ I always second guess myself. "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell is a book that really makes you think about the
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Mustafa Hafezzada A Renewed Drive (Historical Site Report #2) The Getty Villa‚ located in Pacific Palisades‚ is by far the museum that resonates with me the most. From the artwork to the building itself‚ I’m in love. I went with a childhood friend of mine because I had an extra ticket and I coerced him to join me. The tickets were free‚ but the parking was fifteen dollars; a very fair price in my opinion. To get to the Getty Villa you must drive on a pathway that felt very rough in my car. I
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willingness to fight‚ in order for activism to be effective. As Malcolm Gladwell describes in “Why the Revolution Should not be Tweeted”‚ he reminds us of what ‘real’ activism is and how other generations have risked their lives to make a difference‚ in both their lives and the future of America. He does not think that activists can be considered true activists if they are non-violent when protesting for their rights. However‚ Gladwell should consider that protesting is a process that doesn’t start off
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In this section‚ Gladwell emphasises how cultural legacies operate as strong forces. He starts with the history of the small town situated on the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky‚ called Harlan. It was founded by eight immigrant families from the northern region of British Isles in the early nineteenth century. The first settlers were herders and this region was cut off from the rest of the state because of its tough accessibility. The town was always thinly populated never crossing the population
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Stephanie Pernell Mrs. Hoyos AP Psych 23 May 2014 Book Review Outline: Blink 1) Introduction a) Hook: Suppose someone claimed that after viewing only minutes of a conversation of you and your spouse‚ they could predict how long your relationship would last with a ninety percent success rate. Would you believe them? b) Thesis: In this book‚ Gladwell brings light to judging a book by its cover. He takes note of how "our world requires that decisions be sourced and foot noted‚ and if we say how we
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