He first speaks on the behalf of his grandmother‚ who was bought on the slave trade in Jamaica. She regarded her lighter color of skin as an advantage‚ because the slave owner treated her better because of it. Gladwell believes that his family never escaped this perception‚ as he tells the story of his mother’s close relative- whom he refers to as Aunt Joan. Joan had married a man with darker skin than hers‚ and because of this their child was born with darker
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non-white victims his weapons of war.” Malcolm X tells us what he has perceived‚ based on his new educational background‚ using harsh and angry tone to emphasize his point by using terms like “piratical opportunist” and “criminal conquests” to convey‚ what he feels‚ has been an extremely great mistreatment of non-whites from the white man. During the time Malcolm X was in prison he read book such as Story of Civilization amd Negro History. Based off these‚ Malcolm X is adopting his conclusion that
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Malcolm X used literacy as the main tool to gain knowledge. If Malcolm X were alive today he would have been just as likely to have needed and valued literacy. Writing can be used as a means of increasing understanding of complex subjects. Technology can prove to be too distracting for cognitive learning. Malcolm X used writing as a way to memorize and better understand words. While imprisoned in the Charleston Prison he began to copy the dictionary from beginning to end. In doing so Malcolm started
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When considering Gladwell himself while reading the book‚ I think we begin to notice Gladwell (the man) in Outliers toward the last chapters of the book and of course we notice him even more when reading the epilogue. Gladwell’s purpose‚ intent‚ and motivation when writing the story I think was to tell the story of why he defines success the way he does in the book. And to do that Gladwell in the end of the book tells his own personally story to back up his reasoning of what he thinks of the word
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What details of the events has each writer selected to focus on? The details of Malcolm X being shot by a man of his own color‚ seven times by a man named Thomas Hagan. The writers focus on where the event took place. Malcolm X was a leader of the Black Nationalist Movement and he had followers. Thomas ran and he got shot in the leg by Malcolm’s X bodyguard. He was 22 years old and had several guns with him. Each write also had one or two of Malcolm’s X follower put their opinion of what they saw
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Betty Stokes SLS 1505-2 Week 2 Individual Work (1.) What details of the events has each writer selected to focus on? I think all the writers was focused on the shooting of Malcolm X who was shot by Thomas Hagan. Each writer focused on the victim‚ the place where the event took place‚what the victim was doing in that place and the followers present in the event. (2.) How has each writer organized the details that have been selected? Bear in mind that most news organizations present
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Within Gladwell’s books the prevalent theme of the little things comes up constantly. The Tipping Point being the book where it prevails the most. Gladwell believes that the little things define most of the outcome in life. When he begins the book he starts off with mentioning that economists talk about “...the 80/20 principle… the idea that… 80% of the “work” will be done by 20% of the participants’’. In daily life it can be found that the 80/20 principle takes place for example a group project
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Malcolm Gladwell is a well-known journalist and non-fiction writer. In our assigned reading material “Outliers‚” Gladwell explores different social and psychological phenomena and their implications for both businesses and individuals. Gladwell proclaims that success is shaped by external entities. The author argues that certain individuals are granted precise opportunities and advantages that not everybody is given by fate. However‚ even though Gladwell’s theory of attaining success holds some
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Gladwell opens "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" with the tale of a kouros‚ an ancient Greek statue of a youth that entered the market‚ catching the eye of the Getty Museum in California. It was close to seven feet tall‚ perfectly preserved‚ and just under $10 million. The museum went through the voluminous processes to prove its authenticity. A geologist determined that the statue originated in the island of Thasos‚ sheathed in a thin layer of calcite‚ a substance that accumulates
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Throughout the whole novel the reader has been able to see that Gladwell repeats himself in order to get his point across. As well as to make sure the reader understands what is going on if they get confused. However this is the second to last paragraph of the whole novel so this passage is clearly like seen before a summary of what has happened throughout the whole book and connecting it to the final chapter. Gladwell mentions almost all the people mentioned throughout the book and how they fit
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