Austin Quattrocchi Ms. Jones 10th Honors Literature 4 April 2014\ Exceptions An Outlier is someone who stands apart from others in his or her group or profession by acting differently than others‚ and because of this they are successful. According to Gladwell‚ most people are incapable of becoming successful; Gladwell says this is because of the radically simple fact that some do not get the same chances and opportunities as others. It has more to do with a person’s fate than their intelligence
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Reading Journal #4 In chapters 3-5 in Outliers‚ Malcolm makes a very great point. People in this world tend to think that those with IQ’s higher than 140 are the ones that are going to have great futures with jobs that will make them great income. Now anyone in this world would agree that those with high IQ’s are intelligent‚ but just because they may be smarter than most people‚ does not necussarily mean that they are going to succeed in life. Having a high IQ does not define who you are‚ the
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When I Got Into Trouble Last year was an awful year for me‚ I went into a lot of trouble that caused me to face my own consequences for my own bad decisions. I’m ----------- and I’m 15 years old‚ my family is consisting of 5 people; my parents‚ my elder brother who is 18 years‚ my younger brother who is 14 years old and me‚ the only girl who is stuck in the middle. At the beginning of last year‚ I had so much fun joining parties‚ going to my friends’ houses and meeting up for lunch. However‚ one
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Amount of Control in our Lives Imagine having absolutely no control of your abilities. Our lives are controlled by several factors‚ but we do not control all of those factors. We are destined to control as much of our lives. In the article‚ “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell‚ the main idea is that we have the maximum control of our lives. In the article “The Sports Gene” written by David Epstein states that we have minimal control of our lives. To begin with‚ the article talks about how we have most
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healthy diet and exercising regularly are the only way to maintain a healthy lifestyle; yet‚ there are other factors that people should consider when trying to stay healthy other than focusing on nutrition and exercise. Malcolm Gladwell‚ the author of “Outliers” discovered that the people of Roseto had better health than the rest of the people in the world because of the relationships they had in town. The relationships they built made them healthier emotionally and mentally because of their sense of togetherness
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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 skin than hers. She felt that she was light enough that she attracted more attention
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All the signs coming from the economic data show that China is in big trouble By New York Times | 19 Jul‚ 2013‚ 05.52PM IST China banks’ lending to property sector falls 17% in Q2 Obama’s unlikely climate change partner: China China’s first gold ETFs raise $261 mn‚ below expectations Former CIA boss says aware of evidence Huawei spying for China ET SPECIAL: Checkout Luxury Home Trends By Paul Krugman All economic data are best viewed as a peculiarly boring genre of
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Success? How is one supposed to define the word success‚ when the definition of success supposedly varies from person to person? One may let their wealth and riches define their success‚ while another would view his/ her life as being a success just so long as their family was happy and healthy. With all of the different varying opinions in this world‚ one is not able to set a finite definition for success. For this reason‚ it makes it very difficult to judge as to whether or not Gilgamesh lived
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M (2008). Outliers: The Story of Success. New York‚ New York: Little‚ Brown‚ & Gladwell Gladwell‚ Malcolm. Outliers: The Story of Success. 1st Ed. New York: Little‚ Brown and Company‚ 2008. Print. Outliers Chapter 5 Chapter 5 is titled “The Three Lessons of Joe Flom.” He tells us about the immigrant world Flom grew up in. Everything you would think to be disadvantages were actually advantages‚ like being poor for example. Joe Flom’s story provides a structure for understanding success in law. In
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it’s not so much ability as attitude. You master mathematics if you are willing to try. That’s what Schoenfeld attempts to teach his students. Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds... In the book “Outliers”‚ Malcolm Gladwell discusses some specific factors of extraordinary achievement. Some of the main ideas he discusses is advantages to succeed in
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