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The Outliers Reflection
I am writing to you to discuss your book The Outliers. When I first got assigned to read this book in my English class, I honestly was not excited. I felt that The Outliers was not going to be interesting. But, when I started to read the book, I found myself connecting your book to everything around me. After reading the chapter, The Matthew Effect, I started paying attention to people’s birthdays. Suddenly, all of these factors that I had never thought about before became very prominent. I really liked the chapters The Trouble With Geniuses Parts 1 and 2. I am a student in advanced classes along with many other intelligent students. It was eye catching when you explained how smart people need charm in order to spring to the top. Now, I can
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