“10‚000 hour rule” simply stating if someone does something for 10‚000 hours they could become a professional at it. The “10‚000” hour rule provides readers with an example towards how success is misleading because of irrepressible opportunities. Gladwell applies the “10‚000” hour rule towards the well-known rock band‚ the Beatles to show
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Malcolm Gladwell used a great deal of hand gestures. For the most part I enjoyed them as he transitioned from one thing to the next. This made it more exciting and kept my attention. He was describing an important concept of school shootings. I liked his gestures when trying to portray the size or timeline of shootings comparing it to that of Columbine. It showed how one incident happened right after another following a similar script. Gladwell used hand gestures to demonstrate the similarities
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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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As Malcolm Gladwell wrote in The Tipping Point‚ “The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea‚ trend‚ or social behavior crosses a threshold‚ tips‚ and spreads like wildfire.” Symbolised by the Tennis Court Oath and the Storming of the Bastille‚ the outbreak of the French Revolution was caused by a buildup of many factors‚ finally causing the anger and frustration manifested in the French people to reach the tipping point as they took to the streets. This led to social and political upheaval
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have good character. They are a successful community‚ despite other factors because of this. "They had to appreciate the idea that the values of the world we inhabit and the people we surround ourselves with have a profound effect on who we are (Gladwell 11)." As can be seen‚ the following characteristics have a noteworthy judgment on one’s likelihood to
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For instance‚ one who comes from hardship certainly can work through and excel in a way some call unbelievable due to grit. A passionate individual who stays committed to a long term goal will not have things handed to them by chance‚ but will work hard to achieve challenging goals. By being steadfast‚ one’s tenacity is admirable especially when becoming triumphant against all odds. As Angela Duckworth‚ professor of psychology‚ states in her best seller Grit‚ “The highly accomplished are gratified
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The Game Theory by Malcolm Gladwell‚ gives amazing insight into the world of professional sport statistics. Gladwell argues that athletic dominance in a team sport can’t always be seen by the eye. Allen Iverson‚ for instance‚ was the 2001-2002 NBA’s Most Valuable Player. He was viewed as one of the best basketball players of his generation. However an algorithm devised by David Berry‚ Martin Schmidt‚ and Stacey Brook‚ shows the true value of a basketball player by grading their number of wins they
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Outliers essay benchmark In Gladwells’s Work‚ The outliers ‚ He states : “if you work hard enough and assert yourself‚and use your mind and imagination‚you can shape thw world to your desires.” Being that I am in Ap and honor classes‚Doing sports ‚and working 25-30 hours a weekat 16‚ Iwill defend his statement. If you work hard and stay focussed‚ you will see results. Hard workpays off as tim e precceds. Growing up ‚ My life was very unstable. Owas moving constantly and my parents had a
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In chapter 7 of outliers Gladwell talks about plane crashes in the 1990’s in Korea. He says that there are far to many crashes that statistically should happen. Also since Korea was having way to many crashes other countries started to say that they were not going to let Korea fly over them or use their airports if they did not turn themselves around. With this threat Korea began to investigate the reasons for the plane crashes. They first tried to us common sense by saying it was the condition of
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the best of the best. Wesley Yang’s writing‚ “Paper Tigers”‚ shows how Asian Americans are unable to achieve this high success that they want to achieve. We can take his advice written for Asian Americans and intertwine it with ideas from Malcom Gladwell and his writing‚ “Small Change”‚ and Rebekah Nathan’s writing “Community and Diversity”. With insight from all three of these writers‚ we can achieve that success we all long for. At a young age‚ we were told to always listen to an authoritative
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