nominated as the “best” players had accumulated an average of over 10‚000 hours‚ compared with just under 8‚000 hours for the “good” players and not even 5‚000 hours for the least skilled. Summing up Mr. Ericsson’s research in his book Outliers‚ Malcolm Gladwell observes that practice isn’t “the thing you do once you’re good” but “the thing you do that makes you good.” He adds that intellectual ability — the trait that an I.Q. score reflects — turns out not to be that important. “Once someone has
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AP English Language and Composition Summer Reading Assignment Welcome to APE! You are about to begin a course unlike any other English class you have taken. Before beginning your summer reading assignment‚ you must revisit your ideas about critical reading. Follow the link below to the site “Critical Reading of an Essay’s Argument.” While this site focuses on finding the central argument of an essay‚ the strategies suggested will benefit your reading of any text. Please annotate the article
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dedication‚ perseverance‚ and most importantly‚ passion for what you do or what you want to become. First‚ success requires sacrifice. Without sacrifice there will be no reward at the end result. According to the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell‚ in a small section of the book‚ Gladwell focuses on a public middle school in the South Bronx in New York City called KIPP Academy (260-269). The children who attend the school come from one of the worst neighborhoods in the city. Additionally‚ we also were
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Malcolm Gladwell in chapter 6 his famed novel about success‚ Outliers‚ describes two feuding families: the Hatfields and the McCoys. These families lived in a small town in Kentucky‚ and the feud reportedly began sometime in the 1800s in a dispute over the ownership of either a pig or the death of a family member by the other family‚ among other theories (Gladwell). In both cases‚ the feud would have begun due to a sense of ownership
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possess certain values which make them unique and important to be remembered by years of generations. Both of them also contribute to society; Steve Jobs redefine the innovative IT world while Lee Kuan Yew leads Singapore to an unprecedented growth. Gladwell (2008) argued that achievement is a combination between talent and preparation. However‚ Maxwell (2007) said that talent might be given‚ but success must be earned. Hence‚ the preparation must be dealt seriously by applying certain important values
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He was creative and had talent for arts; that means‚ somehow‚ he had a sensitive side. Because of his mess up life‚ he had no opportunity‚ no encouragement to develop his skills for art. Malcolm Gladwell‚ the author of the book Outliers‚ has a theory that to achieve excellence people have to work hard on their own goal‚ being precise‚ they have to work 10‚000 hours on it. But people‚ who do not have a healthy environment or do not have someone to give incentive‚
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succeeded because they all spent ten thousand hours or more practicing and preparing themselves. The individuals that came in second to those who spent ten thousand hours‚ had only an average of eight thousand or fewer hours of practice. Gladwell wrote in his book‚ Outliers‚ that natural talent matters‚ but the practice and preparation triumph it. McGonigal believes that because the younger generation is already participating in long hours of gaming‚ we are “...creating an entire generation of virtuoso
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a clear thesis statement. For example‚ in our second paper‚ which require us to choose specific person who is an outlier in your view. After all the factors Gladwell wrote in his book Outlier‚ I thought my purpose in this paper to convince people that the person I choose is an outlier. What I need is to find information that makes my choice satisfied the characteristics of an outlier. After knowing my purpose‚ I started to work on my thesis statement. My thesis statement in this paper
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Tanya. “The History of the English Language-Concisely.” A.P. English Language and Composition 427. Tahquitz High School. Hemet‚ 28 August 2012. Bryson‚ Bill. The Mother Tongue- English And How It Got That Way. London: Harper Collins‚ 1991. Gladwell‚ Malcolm. Outliers The Story of Success. London: Penguin Books‚ 2009. Orwell‚ George. 1984. New York: New American Library‚ 1977. Pagel‚ Mark. “How Language Transformed Humanity.” TED Conferences LLC. New York‚ 01 August 2011. Sedaris‚ David. Me Talk Pretty
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is symbolic of the writer whom overcomes the rocks and divulges. His diction is commanding‚ direct‚ and short‚ “Compose‚” “Invent!” He orders the reader to overcome these obstacles and find the passion necessary in writing. The word “saxifrage” is a reference to a small‚ low-bearing plant found common in rock gardens. He says that “saxifrage is his flower.” He relates himself to the flower due to its resilience. Malcolm Gladwell in Freakonomics often spoke on resilience and how the majority of kids
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