In result‚ I decided to read Outliers: The Story of Success‚ because I felt that the book would force me to think about ideas that I otherwise may not have as a junior in high school. For instance‚ my sister is a senior and working on the college application process. Sitting through
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interesting. Jargon Terms that are being used by a specific profession or a group of people which others can hardly understand. Idiom Phrases or a particular group of words that do not only have the surface meaning‚ but has an implied meaning to it. Diction The choice of word that is being used in literature Assonance Two or more words that are closely together in a phrase that has the same vowel sound. Alliteration Two or more words that are closely together in a phrase that has the same first
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author Malcolm Gladwell‚ in the text. In the text the author presents evidence to help us understand his claim. Which is that there is such a thing as innate talent. He tells us how ‚ not every hockey player born in the winter becomes a professional hockey player‚ only the one with innate talent. However‚ the Gladwell also makes another claim. it is that‚ natural talent is not how you achieve greatness. Gladwell says that‚ " Achievement is talent plus preparation ". Gladwell basically claims
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Malcolm Gladwell is an author who normally analyzes the features of daily life in which he offers some very intriguing ideas of social events and human behavior. Malcolm explored the reasons why students achieve success and others do not. He conducted his study at KIPP middle school for parents and students. In which he observed the students behavior and academic level. He noticed that the students followed a strict protocol called‚ “SSLANT.” KIPP being a popular school in the bronx‚ they pushed
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Throughout “Small Change‚” Malcolm Gladwell describes how the civil rights movement have changed. He introduces the traditional activism at the beginning of the essay. Then‚ he briefly introduces one example of reinvented social activism. The author shows social changes by using social media‚ such as Twitter‚ Facebook‚ and YouTube. The author points out that unlike traditional activism‚ recent social activism is empowered by social media and leads to unexpected results because they can easily unite
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This essay reflects the philosophy of Malcom Gladwell’s "10‚000 Hour Rule"; and will express 10‚000 as the number that represents hard work‚ passion‚ and dedication. You will hear how I argue for Gladwell’s philosophy and why. This essay will follow with my thoughts on how patience‚ along with hard work‚ passion‚ and dedication is required to succeed both professionally and academically in today’s society. 10‚000 hours‚ WOW! When thinking of these hours it seems like such a long time doesn’t
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Chapter 3‚ pages 34-35 Brave New World Diction “Main Day-shift off duty…..’I shall make a point of going‚’ said Henry Foster.” In chapter 3 of Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World‚ many things are revealed about hot the society in this novel functions. It shows more about the work that the people do and how the society functions. Huxley uses repetition and descriptive diction to provide a deeper look into the society that is shown in this passage. In one paragraph‚ one specific word
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In the article titled “The Sure Thing‚” by Malcolm Gladwell‚ the reader gains insight to some of the business decisions made by legendary entrepreneur Ted Turner. This article shows the development of Ted Turner’s business and how he gets to the top. The author suggests Ted Turner is not exactly a risk taker as he is a financially savvy businessman as well as someone who could find money where noone else even knew existed. In the beginning of the excerpt‚ the public believes Turner is a risk taker
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The Great Gatsby- Diction and Selection of Detail The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ uses a specific choice of words along with selection of detail to develop the characters of Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson. This essay will cite specific examples that correspond to Fitzgerald’s use of diction and details. Although this passage does not emphasize on Tom Buchanan‚ his character is developed through the use of literary techniques. Tom’s character speaks three times during the course
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him to write 100s of articles and books. That word is‚ Success. Gladwell has one point that he tried to get across to us in his book Outliers and articles such as “Most Likely To Succeed” and “Late Bloomers”. The main point that the book and articles revolved around was; what is success‚ and how to define the successful ones. With the spaces between his words you would start to realize that at certain times‚ Gladwell contradicts himself‚ and at the end of the paragraph he would leave you
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