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    While reading chapter one "The Matthew Effect" of Outliers‚ readers are presented with the theory that fame and success may not be due to natural talent or ability‚ but more to being in the right place at the right time (and age). Gladwell supports his idea with data from various sports rosters‚ trying to prove his theory with a trend in professional hockey players birth months lead to their success rather than their natural talent. Readers are also given statistics from children’s math and science

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    Outliers Summary Success is mostly recognized by the person who succeeds‚ but most do not realize the factors that upturn someone to great success. In the book Outliers: The Story of Success‚ written by Malcolm Gladwell‚ lists prime examples of what it takes to be a true Outlier. An Outlier is someone that fits out of the ordinary and does not fit under the category of normal achievement. Gladwell demonstrates that almost all of society’s success stories are a paradigm; a pattern of fortunate events

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    “The outlier‚ in the end‚ is not an outlier at all.” Malcolm Gladwell’s‚ Outliers: The Story of Success‚ provokes reconsideration of the meaning of intelligence and success by challenging the traditional definition and concept of each word. Gladwell’s extensive research within the fields of sociology‚ psychology‚ and social psychology display his credibility regarding his critical analysis on success and its causes. In Outliers‚ Gladwell examines individuals who have reached high levels of success

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    Outliers In life‚ all individuals want to stand out. They want to be the diamond in the rough‚ but only a few of them can ever be such a thing. According to Malcolm Gladwell‚ in his book Outliers‚ he asserts that individuals who are granted opportunities and advantages‚ which not everybody is given by fate‚ are more successful. He implicates that opportunity‚ hard work‚ birthdate‚ 10‚000 hours rule‚ and the background of the person are essential factors when being an outlier. Out of these

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    Austin Quattrocchi Ms. Jones 10th Honors Literature 4 April 2014\ Exceptions An Outlier is someone who stands apart from others in his or her group or profession by acting differently than others‚ and because of this they are successful. According to Gladwell‚ most people are incapable of becoming successful; Gladwell says this is because of the radically simple fact that some do not get the same chances and opportunities as others. It has more to do with a person’s fate than their intelligence

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    Student Name Professor Course Title Date The Review of the book: ‘Outliers: The Story of Success’ by Malcolm Gladwell The book by Malcolm Gladwell is really a great story that might reveal the secrets of success. The author tries to understand the other possibilities of gaining success except the pure talent and innate ability. The main points of his book are the importance of hard work‚ the perfect timing which helps to appear at a right time in a right place. He also pays attention to

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    explains that idea throughout his book Outliers. Gladwell’s chapters contain endless amounts of evidence that support his claims exceptionally well. But‚ Michiko Kakutani‚ a critic for New York Times‚ exposes Gladwell’s evidence as unreliable and unconvincing‚ and upon further research‚ Gladwell’s faults grew deeper. Even though Gladwell provides an extensive amount of evidence‚ that evidence is one-sided and relies on suggestion. Each chapter of Outliers provides an enormous amount of evidence

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    Kakutani is correct in her claim that Gladwell’s writing style and arguments in the book Outliers are ineffective due to his inadequate evidence and overly optimistic approach. She is also correct in arguing that Gladwell’s story-like style of writing makes the tragic events that he describes seem significantly less severe than they truly are. Kakutani describes Gladwell’s books as full of‚ “colorful anecdotes and case studies that read like entertaining little stories. Both use PowerPoint-type catchphrases

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           27   30   21   62   28   18   23   22   26   28 a. Find the mean‚ median‚ and mode of newspapers sold over the 10-week period. 285 Mean= 28.5 Median=26.5 Mode=28 b. Which measure(s) of central tendency best represent the data? Mean c. Name any outliers. 62 d. Joe wants to pass his statistics class with at least a 75%. His prior four test scores are 74%‚ 68%‚ 84% and 79%. What is the minimum score he needs on the final exam to pass the class with a 75% average?

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    Dream‚ from the perspective of those who have grown prosperous‚ is made from hard work. But‚ do all hard workers reach the American Dream? No. Luck is involved. Malcolm Gladwell demonstrates this idea of accumulative advantage‚ or luck‚ in his book Outliers. The “self-made man” is disproved as many beneficial events are highlighted and viewers see all that assist the man in his ascendance. In the podcast‚ a young woman who works for Domino’s Pizza is

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