answers. The title says it all outliers means those persons of exceptional accomplishments. A summary of Chapter 1 is a review of similar towns in Italy with much unlike life expectations and no obvious reason. Though the towns were only miles apart‚ the life expectancy in Roseto was surprisingly longer‚ than any neighboring town in the region‚ which makes Roseto an outlier‚ which is having exceptional accomplishments. The next chapter speaks about why the better athletes on Canadian teams where
Premium Malcolm Gladwell Blink Bill Gates
Lillian Smith’s Strange Fruit caused extreme controversy when it published. This was due to its language‚ its plot about a mixed race couple‚ and its outrageously precise portrayal of racial injustice in the 1920s south. During this time‚ white people had the upper hand and were not obligated to consider their intentions toward black people. However‚ Smith’s depictions transcend further than racial injustice. In addressing white people’s behavior toward black people‚ Strange Fruit illustrates the
Premium
Gloria Steinem was a woman of many accomplishments. She was born in Toledo‚ Ohio in 1934.In 1946‚ her parents got divorced‚ she lived with her mom in a rat-infested basement apartment. Gloria commonly struggled in school on a regular basis. Gloria enrolled at Smith college‚ and became an outstanding student. In 1956‚ Gloria got an undergraduate degree in government. Gloria Steinem was a writer and activist for social reform and women’s rights as well as a political organizer. In 1960‚ Gloria became
Premium Family Woman Marriage
Proud Accomplishment I was at a tennis tournament a saturday morning‚ it was early around 8 o’clock. I remember the courts being moist from the morning dew‚ and my tennis shoes were soggy and cold from walking through the dewy grass. It was supposed to be one of the hottest days that week. I felt the warmth of the sun’s radiation against my back‚ and my cheeks‚ as I waited for my number to be called. “Number fourteen”‚ the lady with the light brown curly hair‚ kind of like my own called my number
Premium Family Mother English-language films
three when her parents had divorced then moved to Santiago from where she was born ‚ in Lima Poru‚ Isabel had a tough life when she was younger but she went through her life like she was in heaven. Secondly‚ Isabel Allende had a good amount of accomplishments‚ she was also known for her fantastic novels she made‚ one of her prizes was a all time Los Angeles book nomination. Isabel Allende was very grateful for accomplishing her reading life and she is very proud to be where she is right now.
Premium Family Jane Austen Love
An accomplishment that transformed me from childhood to adulthood was when i first started learning about college to find out where i want to go. I was nervous at first and thought that it would be hard to pick from so many schools. I was afraid to think i had to make new friend or if i was actually ready for it. Discovering new things is part of college though‚ so i wasn’t that scared. When walking in a college for their preview day (especially when you’re from a small school) you might
Premium High school College University
"Greatest Accomplishment in My Life" One Big Water Storage Hole Who would not want to wake up every morning at 7 AM for two weeks in a foreign country and dig a 7ft by 7ft hole during their summer vacation? I‚ fortunately‚ had the honor of undertaking this task last summer. Every summer for the last three years‚ I have traveled to Bogotá‚ Colombia‚ to volunteer for a non-profit organization‚ Children’s Vision International‚ which takes in homeless and needy children. The children are given a
Premium Water Water crisis
3. There are many things I would want to say about myself and my accomplishments on the day I graduate high school. A few are what‚ hopefully will take place in my high school years. I would like to be able to say that I have grown throughout these four years of high school‚ in more ways than one. I have grown in academics‚ but also as a person. Standing there‚ on the day of graduation‚ I would want to say that I look toward the future of my life‚ to college‚ to my life after this moment. I would
Premium High school
who believed in education for women. Scott’s father provided her with math tutors at the young age of seven years old. With the love and support of her family she won a scholarship to Hitchin College in 1876 at the age of 18. This unbelievable accomplishment gave Scott the courage to compete in the Tripos Exams that were offered at Cambridge University‚ four years later. Scott ranked eighth amongst all the men but was not able to attend the awards ceremony because she was a women. However‚ she did
Premium High school College Secondary school
“I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road‚ the steps to church‚ the number of dishes and silverware I washed… Anything that could be counted‚ I did.” (Katherine Johnson) Katherine Johnson was an amazing‚ African-American mathematician who contributed significantly to NASA and has received many awards on account of her contributions. To begin‚ Katherine Johnson was born in White Sulfur Springs‚ West Virginia‚ on August 26‚ 1918‚ to Joylette and Joshua Coleman. Katherine was the youngest
Premium NASA High school African American