the research between amateur pianists and profession pianists. The outcome showed that the researchers didn’t found any elite performer who has “natural talent”. The only difference they found is that successful performers work much harder than every one and there is no shortcut and natural talent lead them to success. Another point Gladwell claims in the theory of ten thousand hours rule is that practice makes improvement. Like The Beatles and the story of Bill Gate‚
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“COPY THIS” by Jessica Zafra Does anyone else find it funny that people who make much more money than we do are appealing to us not to deprive them of their income? You have the nerve to charge me Php450 for a CD that is being sold on the street for Php30‚ and you expect my sympathy? The campaign against pirated software‚ CDs‚ VCDs‚ audio-and videocasettes‚ would have us believe that piracy is our problem. Really? How is shelling out Php100 for a disc that contains Php50‚000 worth of software
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Carlos Luigi R. Ramos July 18‚ 2012 Eng 10 WFU4 Practice vs. Talent in Piano Playing The phrase practice makes perfect is such a cliché nowadays. One can hear it everywhere and every time in his everyday life. But‚ does it really make all things perfect? Is practice a necessity to be good at a certain thing? How about talent? We obviously all know that
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New Essays: Module A Any text‚ which highlights universal aspects of human nature to the respondent‚ will always retain its relevance throughout time because of the unshakeable constancy of human nature‚ this being our thoughts‚ emotions and desires‚ which often drive us to dark actions. The resurfacing of common elements of the human psyche in texts that are separated by time can be seen in the commonalities between Mary Shelley’s hybrid gothic science fiction tale “Frankenstein” which draws attention
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satiable level of truth creates compelling and unexpected insights into the past as assumptions that have previously been thought as true and views can change when face with uncertainty (or challenged by evidence). Mark Baker’s biographical novel The Fiftieth Gate highlights his confrontation with the terror of his parents’ childhood. Similarly‚ ‘Big Fish’ composed by Tim Burton which explores the strained relationship between a father and son both express the ways both history and memory generate compelling
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Asia Roper English 1020‚ sec. 01 October 1‚ 2014 Short story essay During the 1800’s there was an increase in immigration to the Great Plains due to an abundance of free land offered by the Homestead Act. Many individuals and families went west to seek their fortune and a home on what was once called the great American desert. Moving westward was a difficult process‚ and many were forced to leave their old lives behind completely. In "A Wagner Matinee‚" written by Willa Cather‚ the characterization
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hailed as a master of photography. Environmentalist and photographer‚ he was born February 20th‚ 1902 in San Francisco California to Charles Hitchcock Adams. He was the grandson of a wealthy timer baron and he grew up in the sand dunes of the Golden Gate Bridge. His family ’s fortune diminished during the financial panic of 1907 and hisfather Charles spent the rest of his life trying to rebuild it. In 1906 at the age of 4‚ Ansel was thrown to the ground during an aftershock of the great San Francisco
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the 10‚000 Hour Rule is untrue because of the countless other skills that can be mastered in less time. Bradley systematically explains each example Gladwell used as a basis for his rule‚ ranging from the Beatles’ practice time to mentioning Bill Gates and his story of becoming a computer wizard. He continues by saying that the reason most do not achieve mastery can be attributed to the time it would take to reach 10‚000 hours‚ "about 90 minutes of practice every day for 20 years". Bradley then provides
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spherical‚ and he knew that there are 360 degrees in a circle. So he divided 360 by the angle he had measured‚ 7.2. The result? His angle was one fiftieth of a full circle. He then deduced that the distance from His angle was one fiftieth of a full circle. He then deduced that the distance from Syene to Alexandria‚ or 5‚000 stadia‚ must be equal to one fiftieth of the circumference of the earth. By multiplying 50 by 5‚000‚ Eratosthenes came up with 250‚000 stadia as the circumference of the earth.
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Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers are intertwined from the very beginning of their entrance into the league. Both the Penguins and the Flyers became part of the next wave of teams to enter the NHL in 1967‚ and both teams are celebrating their fiftieth anniversary this year. On February 8th‚ 1966‚ the Penguins paid today’s equivalent of $18.7 million to become part of the NHL‚ and on April 4th‚ 1966 the Flyers held a contest to determine a team name after a complicated history to bring hockey
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