Outliers By Malcolm Gladwell

“...If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires.” In the book 'outliers' by Malcolm Gladwell, Gladwell States that there is no such thing as a self made person. That if you succeed in life it depends on who you are and where you came from. I disagree with this statement for the reason that, although this may be occasionally correct, mostly it isn’t true . There are many people who have created success for themselves and are famous now. Such as Jim Carrey and Tyler Perry.

Jim Carrey grew up in a not so wealthy family. During junior high Carrey had to get a job and help out his family with money. Carrey and his family was forced out of their home and had to move to