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    Gladwell's Utilitarianism

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    Gladwell’s overall argument in this novel is that we should take on situations using an unconventional way, and use our disadvantages to our advantage. For example, David Boies, a world renown lawyer, had dyslexia, so he could not read or comprehend text. Boies began to listen more intently to people, and his memory became a strong tool. As a result, his ability to listen and remember everything became his strongest advantage. Another example is Emil Jay Freireich, the doctor who developed a treatment for childhood leukemia. Jay had a short temper and agony because of his rough childhood, so he had no sympathy for his patients. He ended up using medical methods that were unconventional and dangerous, but this allowed him to develop a successful…

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    helpful that actually aren’t and think of other things as unhelpful that in reality leave us stronger and wiser.” (25). The Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines an advantage as “superiority of position or condition” and a disadvantage as “an unfavorable, inferior, or prejudicial condition”. Gladwell uses the story of David and Goliath, from the bible, to show the misconceptions we have about underdogs and outsiders. Gladwell argues that some advantages without any clear or obvious disadvantages…

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    This commentary specifically addresses oligopoly supermarkets and farmers as monopolistic competition that impacts the milk industry and how it affects consumers in the market. This article addresses the pressure that is placed upon suppliers of milk by the major retailers. This article outlines the control over the milk market that the supermarkets have over suppliers, working as an oligopoly. Therefore, the advantages and disadvantages will be analysed with the oligopoly characteristics,…

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    Most people who are going to nightclubs use it as an advantage to attract the opposite sex and in hope that it will lead to a relationship. This displays that by being attractive you are more susceptible to finding a mate and a job. Another advantage to the idealistic view of beauty is that a few men and women see self-body modification as a good thing. In Resisting the Male Gaze…, men and women use body modification to, “...to transform themselves in order to attain a certain state of…

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    As fun, entertaining and fulfilling as sports can be, there is a glaring dark side to sports. Having been on both sides of the spectrum as a professional basketball player and now a coach, I can share from experience the pitfalls athletes fall into and unfortunately, the wrong path some are led down. Approximately, 36,000,000 kids play organized sports each year in the United States (Statistic brain, 2015). That is an astounding number and shows how important sports are in our society, however,…

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    How I Balance School Work with Parents Restaurant Eman Sheikh Have you ever worked and went to school the same day but different timings? If so then you understand my point if not then it is a major challenge. Balancing school work with a job can be a major challenge because if you stress about school then you will also stress about work and with that much stress this is not good for your health. Although many people think working and going to school is not a good idea ,but it can also show…

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    One of the biggest advantages that playing videogames has is that they can allow you to connect with other people across the world and play games with them in a virtual environment. Another major advantage is that by playing videogames you can greatly improve your hand and eye coordination. A third advantage is that videogames allow people to have a temporary escape from reality when they have had a difficult day or when they have spent the day studying and doing their homework and they just…

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    This story shows how contradictory religion can often be, when people pick and choose the rules that apply to them. One of the major focuses the Dean’s sect promotes was the denial of the many “pleasures of this world, for the earth and all that it held to them was but a kind of illusion, and the true reality was the New Jerusalem toward which they were longing.” (pg 1) Though the Dean was the leader of his sect, he was a walking, talking contradiction. He claimed to believe in selflessness and…

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    (cited in The Dangers of Cyber bullying, 2014) states that ‘cyberbullying is reported as an aggressive, intentional act distributed by an individual or group, using contact in an electronic medium, continuously and relentlessly against someone who cannot stand up for himself or herself easily.’ Therefore, even though people are putting effort to wipe out cyber bullying, every internet users can still get a chance to be cyber bullied by their relatives as it is easy to be done. It is considered…

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    with the Western democratic governments. There are some advantages and disadvantages of democratic leadership. Advantages: • Subordinates or workers are asked or take part in the decision making process • Workers are conscious of what is happening in the organization and thus they will be more productive • Subordinates have chance to utilize the capabilities Disadvantages: • Power is not focused in the leader suffers from the following disadvantage. • Decisions making and performances are…

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