In chapter “Wilma Derksen”‚ Malcolm Gladwell talks about different way of using power. There are two words that important to understand the chapter are “crime” and “repercussions”. The first word is crime; this word means an offensive action that may be prosecute by state. This chapter talks about the limit of power through the ways that people uses to react to crime. We can see this word repeats all over this chapter. The second word is repercussions; this word means a bad consequence occurring
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In the #1 national bestseller Blink‚ Malcolm Gladwell analyzes the way we think. Specifically‚ he explains the workings of the unconscious mind in making snap judgments and decisions. He proves that more information is not always a good thing‚ and some of the best decisions come from gut instinct. In the first chapter‚ Malcolm introduces the idea of thin-slicing‚ our unconscious ability to determine what is important in a very short period of time. In more basic terms‚ thin-slicing is our gut
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which social media platforms such as Twitter can serve as communication tools that foster action for various causes. In his article‚ Gladwell notes that some scholars believe that the internet and social media platforms enable an upgraded and new model of activism due to the “ease” and speed” of mobilizing causes through such outlets (Gladwell‚ pp. 8-9). However‚ Gladwell rejects such a simple assertion and‚ instead‚ argues that although these platforms can help mobilize particular movements‚ they alone
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an abundance of diction to help set the tone and mood. Diction helps develop a vengeful tone after a rival dog Spitz kills Curly‚ one of Buck’s teammates‚ when it says “Spitz ran out his tongue and laughed again‚ and from that moment Buck hated him with bitter and deathless hatred.”(London‚ 9). This diction helps convey the author’s tone through Buck‚ helps develop Buck as a character‚ and Spitz as a rival. Also it foreshadows Buck’s revenge later on when he kills Spitz. Diction also helps develop
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as a submissive young spouse. Then the author develops the characterization of Louise Mallard‚ through her diction and imagery‚ into an empowered‚ freed “widow.” The diction used by the author is crucial to the development of the story. In the opening line the author refers to the main character as “Mrs. Mallard‚” and states that she is “afflicted with a weak heart. These choices of diction imply that she doesn’t have her own identity‚ and her weak heart symbolizes her perceived lack of inner strength
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subjective diction to convince a resisting abolitionist group that slavery is not a bad deed. While some believe slavery is an immoral act towards society due to their harsh treatment‚ the author argues other wise saying slavery is acceptable and is needed. He explains to his readers how slavery is‚ “a status of society… and continually justified by Holy Writ‚ is its natural‚ normal and necessary status under ordinary circumstances” (Fitzhugh 295). Fitzhugh uses a great example of subjective diction as he
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Malcolm Gladwell who brought major topics that relate to life in the United States. Gladwell created these podcasts to reinterpret stories that he thinks is misconceived. Gladwell examines the topics precisely‚ with the occupation of other journalists‚ government officials and experts he arrives at a clearer understanding of the facts and tales about the past. Through listening to “Generous Orthodoxy” which is episode number nine in the first season of the Revisionist History series. Gladwell explained
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of our behavior. To highlight the mental processes that work rapidly and in a automatic way departing from what seems little information. The argument is how the unconscious thought overpowers a logically-thought decision and proves beneficial. Gladwell
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Blink by Malcolm Gladwell explores the idea of “thin-slicing‚” which is the act of the brain only using a small bit of information to make a decision. These types of snap judgements are sometimes thought to be inferior to well thought out and studied decisions. Gladwell shows that well researched decisions are not always better decisions. Rapid cognition‚ or “thin-slicing‚” is observed in many cultures and is used by many people around the world. In some ways‚ one can make the case that “thin-slicing”
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In the short story "The Flowers‚" there are examples of diction‚ symbolism‚ and setting that prepare the reader for the ending. The example of diction throughout the story is the narrator’s word choice‚ which prepares the reader for shifts in mood. The example of symbols in the story are the flowers‚ which represent innocence and youth. The setting that changes from light and cheerful to dark bring forth the grotesque ending. Despite all the example differing‚ they all foreshadow the ending to the
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