was happening but credits bloggers instead of helping the revolution. (Gladwell) This didn ’t stop others crediting twitters involvement in the revolution. For example Mark Pfeifle‚ a former national security adviser believed if twitter was suspended for maintenance “the people of Iran would not have felt empowered and confident to stand up for freedom and democracy” and he nominated Twitter for the Nobel peace prize.( Gladwell) From these two peoples ’ perspective social networks were still important
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Hard Work‚ Luck and Dedication Malcolm Gladwell‚ a writer for the magazine New Yorker‚ once stated an important point. “It isn’t sheer talent that distinguishes most super achievers…” he said. He also went on to say ‚ “The Beatles rocked‚ but they might never have achieved stardom if they hadn’t lucked into a Hamburg gig that forced them to play together for hundreds of hours a month…” Mr. Gladwell is right in my mind in the sense that some people do not reach the success they could achieve‚ simply
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In “HARD BODIES” by “STUART EWEN” and “THE SPORTS TABOO” by “MALCOLM GLADWELL” outlines particular sports in addition to the differences between the athletic individuals and the ways in which they experience extracurricular activities. The first article listed begins by introducing a man named Raymond who is hoping to achieve the body figure in which he has always dreamed of having. It goes through his daily workout in detail in which he accomplishes after a long day in his office. To achieve his
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Bernie Goetz and the Rise and Fall of New York City Crime”‚ Gladwell says that the “power of context‚” and the “tipping point” are the defining factors of an individual’s actions. The “power of context‚” as described by Gladwell‚ is when the context of a person’s life has so much power and guidance over how that person acts and lives his or her life; the immediate surroundings of a person can easily shift that person’s lifestyle (Gladwell 149 - 162). This idea is used by Ho to explain the behavior
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women asking about their sexual identities. In one instance Jayanthi‚ one of the women interviewed by Bell‚ discusses an act of violence that changed how she would sexually identify herself. In addition‚ in “The Power of Context‚” the author‚ Malcolm Gladwell‚ talks about how the Goetz incident‚ in which Goetz shot four black teens in a New York City subway train‚ contributed and affected how New York City would deal with its crime epidemic. Furthermore‚
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withdrawn from society in many ways throughout the book. A very important characteristic of any transcendentalist is self-reliance. In the excerpt from “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell on the second mind‚ Gladwell describes how‚ “We have experiences. We think them through. We develop a theory‚ and then finally we put two and two together” (Gladwell 1). Humans are fully capable of thinking things through themselves and acting on it‚ which is what McCandless did numerous times in Into the Wild. One example is when
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Oh 1 Hwanseok Oh Professor Aileen Gum English 037A 13 July 2013 Reading Response The 10‚000 hour rule by Malcolm Gladwell talks about Bill Joy and he has a very interesting life story. Bill Joy attends University of Michigan that only has time-sharing system for computers. He is able to develop the system and prepare himself for the computer revolution when it is not even ready to arise. In section 2 of this book‚ “In fact‚ researchers have settled on what they believe is the
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aghast defined as being filled with shock or horror. The reason they both apply is because in every example Gladwell has provided from David vs. Goliath to Boeis‚ Frereich‚ and Northern Ireland Protestants; all of the underdogs possessed the ability to cause shock their opponents‚ as well as they all start out with great difficulties that are overcome despite the odds being against them. Gladwell defines the principle of legitimacy as the ability for a leader or cause to be believed or followed by individuals
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influence and the tendency we have as humans to follow the crowd. Malcolm Gladwell successfully persuades his readers to believe Granovetter’s theory with facts and examples. Granovetter states that riots are an example of thresholds and why school shootings are occurring so often. They have turned into a nation wide act of assault which he accurately portrays in his article “Thresholds of Violence.” In this article‚ Gladwell successfully persuades his readers that
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In the book‚“The Tipping Point”‚ Malcolm Gladwell explains mavens‚ connectors‚ and salespeople. Mavens make changes happen going through data and ideas‚ connectors make changes happen through people‚ and salespeople make changes happen through persuasion. New York City is where most trends originate from and going five days a week for dance‚ I have picked up a few of them. People from New York are normally the first ones to start or find out about something becoming popular‚ especially one of my
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