Unlike what Gladwell had proposed in his theory that success is not merely dependent on individual’s hard work‚ Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin insists that success is solely based on that. In many of the events that are described in the autobiography‚ Franklin‚ presents the story he believes have shaped him while subtly mentioning the qualities he possessed. To Franklin‚ all of his success was based on himself and one quality that he implicitly states that he had possessed
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Reading Journal #4 In chapters 3-5 in Outliers‚ Malcolm makes a very great point. People in this world tend to think that those with IQ’s higher than 140 are the ones that are going to have great futures with jobs that will make them great income. Now anyone in this world would agree that those with high IQ’s are intelligent‚ but just because they may be smarter than most people‚ does not necussarily mean that they are going to succeed in life. Having a high IQ does not define who you are‚ the
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Dewey’s Policy Question/Reflective Thinking Method Worksheet Group Member’s: Ashely‚ Anthony‚ Hannah‚ Jasmine‚ Lavondria‚ Isna Topic: What should the government do to eliminate the problem associated with collection‚ and expedition of DNA evidence used to exonerate wrongfully convicted inmates? Identify and Define the Problem: The problem facing most inmates is that DNA evidence is taken that it is generally not made available to them to have their cases reopened‚ and when it is reopened‚ it
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of Control in our Lives Imagine having absolutely no control of your abilities. Our lives are controlled by several factors‚ but we do not control all of those factors. We are destined to control as much of our lives. In the article‚ “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell‚ the main idea is that we have the maximum control of our lives. In the article “The Sports Gene” written by David Epstein states that we have minimal control of our lives. To begin with‚ the article talks about how we have most of the
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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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people would give up on after thirty seconds... In the book “Outliers”‚ Malcolm Gladwell discusses some specific factors of extraordinary achievement. Some of the main ideas he discusses is advantages to succeed in life. According to Gladwell‚ there are tremendous advantages people have over their competitors to meet opportunities. In examining what made outliers like Bill Gates and the Beatles such phenomenal successes‚ Gladwell hits upon the important role played by opportunity. In each case
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Attributes of Intelligence Are successful entrepreneurs generally Ivy League graduates with high IQs? Richard Branson‚ founder and CEO of Virgin International‚ is one of the World’s wealthiest and successful entrepreneurs‚ but he is a high school drop out. There is no one-size-fits-all formula of success‚ however successful people are generally highly intelligent. Psychologist Howard Gardner determined that there are different types of intelligence and that people possess skills in diverse areas
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The Kindest Person I Know Caraton Pruitt. Mrs. Murphy 5th Hour 9/30/12 The kindest person that I know in my life would be my grandmother. My grandmother is considered the kindest person to me for a lot of reasons‚ and this paper will tell you why I think my grandma is the kindest person I know. Evelyn J. Butts is my wonderful‚ kind‚ caring‚ and let’s not forget loving grandmother. She has helped raise me‚ as well as my other siblings all of our life. My grandmother almost feels like
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went from rags to riches. The American 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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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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