Kowsar Mohamed Microeconomics 2200 December 6th‚ 2013 Outliers There were many important concepts Gladwell listed. His book focused on six main points: opportunity‚ timing‚ ten-thousand hours‚ meaningful work and legacy. The two main focuses of his concepts were Opportunity and Legacy. I believe he chose those two because when and where you are affect a situation but how you approach it is the battery charge for the situation. Gladwell describes how when opportunity presents itself you should
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Malcolm X’s legacy to the struggle for black equality in the USA went far beyond focusing on solely equality. Malcolm X hardly forgot the fact that he was the ‘servant’ and not the ‘master’ of the black nation’s aspirations and dreams. Malcolm X resisted the objective of integration and encouraged blacks to build their own society. ‘We can never win freedom and justice and equality until we do something for ourselves’.[i] He felt they should shield themselves against violence‚ ‘by any means necessary’
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Topic: “The Amerindians have left a legacy that forms part of the Caribbean Civilization.” Discuss. The Amerindians have left a legacy that forms part of the Caribbean Civilization. The Amerindians were two groups of people having completely different personalities. One group was the Arawaks or Taino which occupied the Greater Antilles and the other was the Caribs or Kalinago which occupied the Lesser Antilles. The Arawaks were a very peaceful group of people; slim and short‚ but firmly built
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in school‚ studied untiringly‚ and excelled in most everything he did. Although he was a dynamic learner‚ he never had a stable childhood‚ much less a formal education. Using his passion and thoughts of right and wrong‚ Franklin shaped himself the legacy he has today. A look into the life of Benjamin Franklin’s patriotism and ingenuity shows us much more than meets the eye about this incredible man. The ingenuity
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What‚ in your mind‚ determines a legacy? Is it someone that makes a change in the world by standing up for what they believe in or someone that does beneficial things after becoming well known for a bad reason? Nothing of great importance happens over night‚ just like becoming known as a legacy takes many years of great acts and small doses of recognition. With time being one of the greatest factors of determination‚ did William H. Harrison really leave a legacy if he was only president for thirty
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Some people say that George Washington was the best President of the United States of America. Some people say he was the worst. Regardless of opinion‚ it is very evident that what he did as the very first President has become a legacy that continues to influence the United States of America today. He set the tone of what it meant to be President by being selfless‚ being a people’s president‚ and knowing when to ask for help. George Washington had the difficult task of cultivating the uncharted
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The Legacies of Colonialism & Imperialism On Less Developed Countries Comparative Politics Colonialism is the policy of domination pursued by the European powers starting in the fifteenth century and extending to the mid twentieth century. During this period European countries began to exert their control over large parts of the world. The Spanish and Portuguese founded colonies in what was to become known as Latin America. Britain and France began to colonize
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The Legacy of Colonization: Haiti "Two hundred years ago‚ our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom‚ which was heard around the world‚ and across centuries." – Baldwin Spencer The Legacy of Colonization It is true that the effects of colonization‚ or the establishment‚ maintenance‚ and domination over a nation and its people‚ thus creating a political and economic domination and dependency between the colonizer and the colony‚ are in fact still felt centuries later in present day Haiti
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Patsy Cline: 1 Woman‚ 1 Legacy. Las Vegas. Carnegie Hall. Grand Ole Opry. These are all places the incredible Patsy Cline has performed‚ capturing the hearts of country music fans everywhere. Being a child and having a serious sickness can cause a lot of trauma‚ but pulling through it all‚ Cline managed to find her way into the music business. Many other tragic events helped her pave her way to becoming the amazing singer she was‚ leading to her extraordinary legacy. Being one of the most inspiring
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Secretary of the Treasury‚ but he is much more. As the first Secretary of the Treasury‚ Alexander Hamilton showed America through relentless fighting‚ sleepless nights‚ and determination‚ that immigrants and orphans could make a change. He left his legacy as a general‚ writer‚ Secretary of the Treasury‚ and adulterer. The early life of Alexander Hamilton was rough. He experienced the life as an orphan and a slave on the island of Nevis in the Bahamas. When he was about 8‚ his parents filed a divorce
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