shows why fast food is struggling to have a nutrition movement. Malcolm Gladwell uses some very shocking facts about French fries and how unhealthy they are for the body. He states the average American eats about thirty pounds of French fries a year. In 1990‚ health concerns arose about using animal-based cooking oil to deep fry them. This caused major fast-food houses to switch to deep frying in vegetable oil. Gladwell then proves this change to be even unhealthier. Switching to vegetable oil
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friends are. Malcolm Gladwell highlights whether or not these friendships are truly genuine‚ or inauthentic ones just kept over social media. In his essay‚ “Small Changes: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted”‚ Gladwell distinguishes between these two types of friendships as either “strong ties” or “weak ties”. He defines weak ties as a group of friends that we keep over social media‚ but don’t really exist in real life. Although weak ties come off as a negative thing‚ Gladwell sees strength in weak
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Kate Oliver Art and Craft of Writing Professor Fleischner 2/15/15 The Power of Social Media In his article‚ “Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted.”‚ Malcolm Gladwell illustrates why social media is not an effective tool in organizing social or political activism. Throughout the essay‚ Gladwell describes multiple examples of protests and how much more they were effective without social media. The protests leaned towards being stronger‚ more organized‚ and the people participating
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Eduardo Valdez Mr. Pass ELA May 13‚ 2015 The Tipping Point In his book‚ “The Tipping Point‚” Malcolm Gladwell puts forth a compelling theory that illustrates the way trends and epidemics share three common characteristics: The Law of The Few‚ The Stickiness Factor‚ and The Power of Context. Gladwell begins with an overview of three shared factors between all epidemics. In essence‚ “epidemics” happen when the right people encounter a potent idea under favorable circumstances. This to me seems a
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Sports Gene‚ and Malcolm Gladwell‚ Author of Outliers: The Story of Success‚ have different positions on the subject. The excerpt from The Sports Gene is about the athlete Donald Thomas who was gifted with genes that allow him to do well in high-jump. The excerpt from Outliers: The Story of Success is about research done to determine what difference practice makes in people’s success. In response to the question‚ how much of what happens in our lives do we control‚ Gladwell does a better job supporting
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chapters taken from his book Outliers: The Story of Success (2008)‚ claims that there is a misunderstanding on what success is and how it can be achieved. Gladwell feels that the idea of having an extremely high IQ and success is faulty because there are various other factors to consider that can contribute to levels of success. In chapter four Gladwell argues that it is not a high IQ that defines success‚ but concerted cultivation. He emphasizes that concerted cultivation and opportunities given are
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However‚ some believe that success is not this simple‚ and that a number of key factors play into the success of an individual. One such person is Malcolm Gladwell. In his book‚ Outliers‚ Gladwell makes a conclusion about success contrary to the usual belief‚ claiming that success is more reliant on specific circumstances‚
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Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers‚ success can make someone’s life marvelous. However‚ Gladwell does not follow the rules for success and tells us all the tips and tricks that he can find. Gladwell’s tactics when talking to parents and future adults‚ perfectly informs them that they can be successful and here is exactly what to look out for. He does this because he cares and wants them to become successful. Gladwell also suggests many different ways that someone could be considered "successful‚" and
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In the Gladwell’s article‚ Why the Revolution will not be Tweeted (2010)‚ he compares and contrasts traditional activism and online activism. Gladwell ultimately distinguishes traditional activism and online activism as “strong ties” and “weak ties.” He explains that “strong ties” are the ties that have been made when dense social capital existed‚ the ties that caused the civil-rights movement and other revolutions within Italy‚ Afghanistan‚ and East Germany. He talks about social networks such as
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say‚ “John Doe‚ came from absolutely nothing‚ to become this sports All-Start.” Gladwell uses the analogy of the tallest tree in the forest. He says that that tree does not get to be the tallest on its own. Gladwell reminds us that the sun was not blocked from that tree. That tree had no root damage from rabbits. That the tree was spared from a lumber jack. That tallest tree had help from many aspects of nature. Gladwell starts with that analogy because many people do not know what goes in to being
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