book Outliers published November 18‚ 2008 addresses the topic of class advantages from a study by Annette Lareau and argues about the necessity of cultural advantage and the role it plays in determining success. He supports this claim with the use of rhetorical strategies such as Description‚ compare and contrast and the use of cause and effects. Gladwell’s purpose in this excerpt is to tell the readers that class does make a difference in the lives of everyone and the how and why of success. He
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Success = Life “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” This quote said by Thomas Jefferson basically means that a person with positive thinking would succeed more than a person with negative thinking. I personally agree with this quote because I myself have many goals that I want to achieve in my life such as becoming a Police Officer. I have been taking the educational path and attending
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just ok or mediocre at whatever they have devoted their life to. How can one achieve great success in any pursuit? The question is deceptively simple‚ but the answer is complex. There is no definitive answer to the question‚ but that has not prevented scholars‚ journalist‚ and every individual who has thought about it from forming their own opinion on the matter. One argument is presented in a book titled Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell’s book presents a rule called the 10‚000-hour rule. The rule
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when he found himself in a Free State. Attempting to share these complex emotions‚ Douglass invites the reader to feel his immediate sense of relief and the loneliness and fear that followed. With remarkably insightful imagery and creative use of syntax‚ he conveys these feelings to the reader and invites them to sympathize with a state of mind that only exists in the mind of a runaway slave. Initially‚ Douglass’ state of mind was exactly as one would expect‚ “…a moment of the highest excitement
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Every child deserves to go through at least twelve years of education. Education helps build opinions to have different views in life‚ as well as‚ earn some money to provide for a future family. Malcolm Gladwell‚ author of Outliers has explained the idea of holding back a child from the fear of him/her being the youngest in the class and not having an advantage or a head start. Parents believe it would be best to hold their child back another year to get a better education and give more confidence
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SUCCESS What is success? The definition of success is very personal and will be different for everyone. Success is something accomplished over time. Over this course of time you gain knowledge and endure obstacles with patients and hardship. It’s all about how hard you try in your life‚ even if you have failed‚ your struggle to strive for success is so great you will feel no remorse. Success is partly the attainment of a steady pay check that allows you to afford your life style. Moreover success
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Key Element to Succeed “Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.” said Earl Wilson‚ the pitcher of Boston Red Sox. Some people may agree with this quote; however‚ others think that it is the result of hard work. I would suggest that success results from hard work supported by luck. Firstly‚ before giving any argument about how success is achieved‚ it is necessary to mention that success is viewed differently in the eyes of everyone. This is because success means doing what you have
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Success Do you know someone rich and famous? Is he confident‚ popular‚ and cheerful all of the time? Or‚ on the other hand‚ is he stressed‚ having second thoughts about his life choices‚ and unsure about the meaning of his life? I’m sure he is uncertain. Advertising‚ marketing and media have effectively brainwashed our society into accepting a false‚ even potentially dangerous definition of success. Marketers want us to believe that having lots of money‚ living in a big‚ fine home‚ and owning
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come across success just by hoping for it. To achieve true success‚ you need the strength of mind and body to struggle and work hard to reach your fullest potential. You need the right attitude‚ self-discipline and the ability to put your goal before your own needs‚ if you are really driven towards reaching success. There is‚ after all no substitute for hard work‚ and as Henry Ford says‚ “The harder you work‚ the luckier you get” – the more successful you get! How do you overcome success? Intense
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Success is defined by some with the cliché “He who dies with the most toys wins.” Others would say success is the prestige that comes with the accolades of one’s co-workers throughout a career. The accumulation of wealth and the power that it wields is yet another interpretation. Equally important definitions of success are the alternative‚ further reaching interpretations‚ such as overcoming adversity‚ acquiring a spiritual awareness‚ and knowing God’s will for one’s life. Conquering adversity
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