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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Throughout the whole novel the reader has been able to see that Gladwell repeats himself in order to get his point across. As well as to make sure the reader understands what is going on if they get confused. However this is the second to last paragraph of the whole novel so this passage is clearly like seen before a summary of what has happened throughout the whole book and connecting it to the final chapter. Gladwell mentions almost all the people mentioned throughout the book and how they fit
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Introduction The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines genocide as “the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial‚ political or cultural group”. Genocide is exactly what happened in the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina during July 1995. Between 6 and 11 July 1995 more than 25‚000 Bosnian Muslims‚ most of them women‚ children and elderly people living in and around town of Srebrenica‚ were forced to leave the town (Cemic 2007). In addition‚ 7‚000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were massacred by
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age you are. My success story has changed due to my place in life and the experiences
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According to Malcolm Knowles there are four “distinct contexts” that motivates adults who want to learn. The four contexts are Practical‚ Personal‚ Experiential and Idealistic. First we’ll start with Practical. Practical motivation describes that the adult learner motivated their self by personal gain. The learner wants to learn something new but at the same time knowing it could be helpful now or later down the road. Personal context is when the learner has personal goals he/she
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to make it a life goal to share the truth he found. In prison‚ he found that the teachings of Eljiah Muhammad were what he wanted to follow. He believed the white men were devils and he eventually began to share the teachings of Muhammad to people around America. Malcolm X genuinely believed that there was no good in white men. He constantly referred to them as “white devils” because of their past treatment towards blacks like slavery. Even though slavery was abolished during Malcolm X’s time there
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prevalent theme of the little things comes up constantly. The Tipping Point being the book where it prevails the most. Gladwell believes that the little things define most of the outcome in life. When he begins the book he starts off with mentioning that economists talk about “...the 80/20 principle… the idea that… 80% of the “work” will be done by 20% of the participants’’. In daily life it can be found that the 80/20 principle takes place for example a group project or a job. The minority of the people
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Gladwell opens "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" with the tale of a kouros‚ an ancient Greek statue of a youth that entered the market‚ catching the eye of the Getty Museum in California. It was close to seven feet tall‚ perfectly preserved‚ and just under $10 million. The museum went through the voluminous processes to prove its authenticity. A geologist determined that the statue originated in the island of Thasos‚ sheathed in a thin layer of calcite‚ a substance that accumulates
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point of view written about Malcolm X by Manning Marable shows Malcom transforming from an angry‚ scared boy to an enlightened visionary. In Marable’s work‚ he describes how Malcolm’s life was challenging. Malcolm’s father‚ Earl Little‚ was a Baptist minister and strongly supported the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Malcolm’s father was a visible example of African-Americans in leadership roles. Sadly‚ even this relationship was clouded by racism. When Malcolm was six‚ his father was attacked
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He agreed that slavery was wrong. However‚ he believed that it was wrong for many different reasons. Malcolm X disregarded the economical view on slavery. In fact‚ he has never mentioned any negativity of profitability for the slave owners. He asserts that the slave owners exploited the blacks. Malcolm X explains how blacks’ history was totally destroyed by slavery; the slave owners stripped them of their last name‚ religion‚ culture‚ etc. He looked
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