markers are used to identify terrorists) and our perceptions about crime rates in New York City. The pit bull ban is the only law that he considers‚ the rest are practices or perceptions. Gladwell concludes that the ban on pit bulls is overbroad‚ because not all pit bulls are dangerous‚ and that it
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Among the thought provoking topics Gladwell presents in Blink‚ I found slicing as one the most interesting. The idea that short snippets of information can potentially allow more accurate perceptions of people and situations than longer periods with in-depth study and exposure to information. The awareness of the unconscious realizations occurring much quicker and more accurately than cognitive thought‚ inspires additional pontificate on ways to cut through the noise that interferes with conscious
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situation they are in‚ resulting them to look at only a small portion of the whole thing. We humans often perceive things by what we look and hear. Gladwell points out how “thin-slicing” works in human’s mind. People could notice other’s feeling‚ friends’ personality‚ and the purpose of someone’s behavior by looking at few seconds of others. Gladwell states that “thin- slicing” works in our unconscious and people don’t know how it works at making decision. This book shows us that how “thin-slicing”
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Michel Ms. Donohoo English 12 - G 14 January 2016 Nonfiction Book Review - Outliers Introduction The classic American success story: a person is born to nothing‚ has an idea‚ and‚ by sheer power of their own will and determination‚ makes it big--or so it would seem. These are the stories‚ the stories of billionaires‚ professional athletes‚ lawyers‚ and scientists‚ that Malcolm Gladwell examines in his 2008 book‚ Outliers: Stories of Success. He delves deep into the stories of successful people
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While others believe that your hard work is what makes you successful. Which one is right? Two authors‚ Emily Dickinson and Malcolm Gladwell have the same statement‚ but which one better states that “How much of our lives do we actually control?” Emily wrote a poem that is called “Luck is not chance” this poem states that you have to work hard to be successful. Gladwell takes the same side as Emily‚ but Gladwell’s stronger evidence leads people to believe that he is better at proving the question “How
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Mao was the founding father of the People’s Republic of China. His Maoism thoughts made him an outlier within the Chinese Communist Party and within the international communist movement. The circumstances of the peasantry under Mao were chaotic with the Agrarian Land Reform to the Great Leap Forward. The conditions for the peasants did not improve‚ as well as China as a whole. Mao became a larger outlier within the Chinese Communist Party and international communists‚ from the beginning of the civil
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Summary of “The Order of Things” Recently‚ the ranking system of U.S. News and World Report is increasingly being questioned. “ The Order of Things”‚ an article written by the bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell and published in the prestigious New York magazine‚ criticizes the methodology used by U.S. News and World Report. According to Gladwell’s article‚ some fundamental changes should be made in the U.S. News ranking system to improve the fairness and accuracy of the rankings. The first change
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Example that Fits the Tipping Point After finished the majority part of Tipping Point‚ which Gladwell talks about the three key factors that determine whether a particular trend will tip into a social epidemic‚ I built up a better understanding to how social phenomenon appears . It is very thought provoking and useful‚ especially for our business student which will struggle in “tipping” our service or product into popular fad. It is hard not to be convincing by Gladwall’s point of view. It is
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In Outliers: A Story of Success‚ Malcolm Gladwell argues that success is achieved not only from hard work‚ but also from the circumstances and opportunities you meet with. His argument is backed by a multitde examples throughout the book. it is hard to read this and not agree with him. One example Gladwell uses is called the Matthew Effect. This is based on Matthew 25:29 from the Christian Bible; it says‚ “For unto every one that hath shall be given and he shall be given and had abundance. But from
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having a healthy diet and exercising regularly are the only way to maintain a healthy lifestyle; yet‚ there are other factors that people should consider when trying to stay healthy other than focusing on nutrition and exercise. Malcolm Gladwell‚ the author of “Outliers” discovered that the people of Roseto had better health than the rest of the people in the world because of the relationships they had in town. The relationships they built made them healthier emotionally and mentally because of their
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