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    Joshua A Parable for Today By Joseph F. Girzone - How does Joshua prove the difficulty in living a true Christian life in the present? At first‚ I would like to point out that it is quite obvious that Joshua is in fact the 20th century version of Jesus Christ. It is most obvious from early on‚ when he first introduces himself as a carpenter. Next‚ he heals that little girl‚ and then walks through town with that large log on his shoulder‚ which I guess could be symbolic of the cross Jesus carried

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    English 101 15 April 2014 Finding Forrester and Outliers My views on the book were that it was inspiring and show the realistic views on life. The Outliers is set of stories that shows the errors in human nature‚ however‚ it also shows the paths of those who overcame the obstacles on the way to success. Outliers is a book that reveals how the most powerful people‚ those that have become idols when talking about success‚ had the greatest luck and opportunities already around them. When Bill

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    The Roseto Mystery

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    Guided Reading Questions: The Outliers Introduction “The Roseto Mystery”: 1. What is the Roseto Mystery? What overarching idea is Gladwell establishing in his introduction? The author in the novel explains the concept of the Roseto Mystery to be a phenomenal time in history. During the 1950’s where the leading cause of death in the United States was a heart attack in men under the age of 65‚ In Roseto the remarkable discovery was that you ”rarely [found] anyone from Roseto under the age of sixty-five

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    makes perfect‚ a common idiom many have heard hundreds of times. However‚ Malcom Gladwell has said it better‚” Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good”. This is one of the most important lesson Outliers will teach. Without the ten thousand hours or ten years of practice‚ one can never be successful in whatever art they strive to perfect. Without those ten thousand hours even the great Mozart hadn’t created an original masterpiece until 21 years

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    don’t will be punished but yet those who do march have nothing to march for‚ no benefits no nothing just blind marching. They who hide in the shadows oppressing and brainwashing a generation who is still young and flourishing do not understand what troubles run in their veins. Those who do not march in line one by one drown in the water that surrounds them and none even glimpse as they march to the end of a long and narrow road. Such robotic features are what many fear but yet no one sees what we are

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    uncontrollable factors. Although it may be hard to accept‚ many brilliant minds have broken down success realistically‚ like Malcolm Gladwell. He states‚ “No one- not rock stars‚ not professional athletes‚ not software billionaires‚ and not even geniuses- ever makes it alone” (115). People looking for success need to know that talent alone does not make a person successful‚ in consequence of the fact that family background and perfectly timed opportunities unknowingly act as the foundation of the

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    the clue

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    Geniuses are born not made Genius is a typical name used for exceptionally great intellectual people who opened their minds and thought differently. In ancient Rome‚ the genius  was the guiding spirit or tutelary deity of a person. Isaac Newton is a typical example for a genius because if it weren’t for him we would have not known about gravity. An apple falling on one’s head would not make him think why it fell on him but Newton especially thought on why the apple had to fall down. Albert Einstein

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    What Makes Success------ Nature or Nurture? --a book review on Outliers George Eliot has said: “it is never too late to be what one might have been.” Indeed‚ what makes success? People have been questioning for more than a century. Is it by nature or by nurture? In Malcolm Gladwell’s newest book Outliers which narrates the story of success‚ we can see the answer. Is it hard to being a successful person surrounded with glory and applause? Is it hard to being a successful

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    Cultural Ignorance

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    What comes to mind while reading this: broken‚ uneducated‚ hard to understand? In today’s society we are quick to label others‚ all without considering their background or the influences of their culture. However‚ it is our cultures that have shaped us into who we are without us even knowing. Our perception of the world around us has been hindered because of cultural ignorance. Education is one of the dominating factors in our lives. For some‚ it is their education--or lack thereof--that will be

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    Economic Growth

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    Case #9 1. Is it proper to multiply the average order size‚ $42.33‚ by the number of addresses (1‚300‚000) in the target mailing? a. No‚ there is far too much variability in responses‚ including a massive outlier‚ to have any confidence in this average. The response rate is very low‚ one would be concerned as to why the rate of response was only 9.2%. The question would therefore be whether the remaining 90.8% will follow the same pattern or will they buy anything at all. There is also

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