QQ空间 新浪微博 腾讯微博 人人网 开心网 QQ收藏 更多 2 The audience was clearly ill at ease. They applauded at the final Assignment; but the applause was piecemeal‚ no longer a crescendo of united enthusiasm. There were murmurs of confusion. Jonas moved his hands together‚ clapping‚ but it was an automatic‚ meaningless gesture that he wasn’t even aware of. His mind had shut out all of the earlier emotions: the anticipation‚ excitement‚ pride‚ and even the happy kinship with his friends. Now he felt only humiliation and
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“Outlier” is a scientific term describing things or phenomena that lie outside normal experience. Often what is considered normal is associated with great understanding‚ but in this book‚ I am interested in people who as outliers have overstepped normal boundaries and become so accomplished and successful to a point that leaves society baffled. As a result‚ many people are led to believe that Outliers were born with innate abilities or a knowledge that was bestowed onto them at birth. In the case
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differing opinions on what an outlier would look like but the author‚ Malcolm Gladwell‚ of the book‚ Outliers‚ The Story of Success‚ defines it by the book. It says‚ “Something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body. A statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample.” Gladwell uses this definition as a baseline for the rest of his intriguing book. Gladwell gives us plenty of examples of known outliers in the world and through
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Francisco Ayala May 9‚ 2012 English 101 Outliers Malcolm Gladwell is a speaker‚ bestselling author‚ and Canadian journalist. He is a writer for the New Yorker since 1996. Gladwell has four New York Times bestseller books he has written. Among one of those books is Outliers: The story of success (2008). Outlier‚ a nonfiction book‚ had to do with social psychology. Outlier is about the success of people who do not fit into our normal understanding of achievement. Gladwell points out that many
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In the First Chapter of the book “the outliers”‚ Gladwell gives the reader a overall view of what his big message is in the book. What he is trying to inform the reader. He titles the book “The Story of Success”‚ he titles the book this to appeal to his audience. He is trying to appeal to those who want to strive and succeed in life‚ people who believe in the “climb to success”. He then begins the first chapter with a story that he lengthens and draws out he fills the reader with a suspenseful feeling
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from accusation of the crime‚ it is his own paranoia and guilt the lead to his confession and demise. In the epilogue‚ Dostoyevsky exemplifies Rodyas punishment by including details about his imprisonment‚ illness‚ and his mother’s death. The literary device catalog is used to fast forward the lives of the characters and furthermore express Rodyas guilt and redemption. During the epilogue‚ Rodya had been confined in jail for nine months. In his trial his confession was concise and detailed as he
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Andre 1 Hannah Andre Mrs. Rollings Honors English 10 Period 3 13 May 2011 Darl’s Epilogue Darl chases the patterns on the white wall with his numb fingertips. He is alone. He shivers as he lies on the cool pavement exhausted thinking to himself with a smirk scrolled across his face. And I’m the crazy one they say. Hahahahahahahaha. They are the loons that should be locked up in this sanitarium. Vardaman’s mother is a fish. Jewel’s mother is a horse. I have not a mother. Addie Bundren is was
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Jamaica. Jamaican culture encompasses religion‚ Jamaican lifestyle and Jamaican society as a whole. Jamaican culture is what defines its people .Their past is full of fascinating stories. Whether they were part of enslavement and oppression‚ the Jamaicans are survivors. Jamaican traditions are passed on or carried out over a long period of time. They celebrate their traditions at special events throughout the year. Jamaican culture can be divided into several aspects. Jamaican culture
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kill him for what he has done to them. As he tries to hide‚ avoid what’s coming‚ he turned to God. He asked God to save him‚ and if God would give him this favor‚ he will give his life to Him by coming back and serving Him. Henry’s story is somewhat alike to the story in the bible “The prodigal son”‚ for he chose to go away but later comes back for mercy and acceptance. We all make mistakes in our lives‚ but it’s never too late to ask God for forgiveness. God doesn’t look at a clock and counts how
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Jonas immersed himself in the memory. Suddenly‚ he was sitting down next to a small window. He looked out and upon seeing the clouds he realized he was flying. Below‚ he could see a long strip of tree tops‚ skyscrapers‚ bridges and tiny moving dots. He noticed that all the people around him were sitting orderly‚ in rows. There was blue carpeting on the floor and white paneling on the ceiling. He was in what seemed like a long and narrow tunnel. “I must be in a plane‚ Jonas thought.” He had never
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