In today society, there is a doctrine that we acknowledge called success: according to this law, we label a person either normal or successful based on his or her values. We have blindly followed this law; however, Mr. Gladwell with your book Outliers, you expand our current ideal of success even further with compelling anecdotes, vivid statistics, and interesting culture to reinforce the doctrine.
Typically in America, we define success as a title granted for geniuses, who have executed one or more significance accomplishment in society by creating innovation, performing a herculean task, or demonstrating superior intelligence. Hence, the majority viewed those geniuses as a gifted being with superior genetics, higher IQ, and many special qualities; …show more content…
We have been told by history that there are the few people such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Ursula Burns, and Jay-Z, which followed their passion with hard work and persistence until they have finally arrived at the American Dream. However, Mr. Gladwell, you claimed, “If January 1975 was the dawn of the personal computer age, then who would be in the best position to take advantage of it? The same principles apply here that applied the era of John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie,” (64) the cynical truth of the splendid American Dream was just to wait and realize an uprising trend in society to seize an opportunity, not create an astonishing miracle out of nowhere . Everyone believed in the American Dream as a source of motivation to endure to achieve results; but with Outliers, that beautiful vision is apparently to wait for upcoming …show more content…
The clouded similarity between Mr. Gladwell’s description of success and the American concept is to the will to endure and to fight. That is a vital ingredient for becoming successful; however, it is often overlooked because of the complex of being simple. The American Dream and your version are both splendid examples of the defining success.
Mr. Gladwell, you converse, “Marita doesn’t need a brand-new school… a bigger apartment… a higher IQ or a mind as quick as Chris Langan’s… All those things would be nice, of course. But they miss the point. Marita just needed a chance,” (268-269). Yes, I agree with you: it would be nice, being smart, being rich, and being that. But they are missing the point; you need a chance to prove yourself. Once you see that chance, seize it with those two hands and continue to fight those limitations until you achieve the American
Typically in America, we define success as a title granted for geniuses, who have executed one or more significance accomplishment in society by creating innovation, performing a herculean task, or demonstrating superior intelligence. Hence, the majority viewed those geniuses as a gifted being with superior genetics, higher IQ, and many special qualities; …show more content…
We have been told by history that there are the few people such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Ursula Burns, and Jay-Z, which followed their passion with hard work and persistence until they have finally arrived at the American Dream. However, Mr. Gladwell, you claimed, “If January 1975 was the dawn of the personal computer age, then who would be in the best position to take advantage of it? The same principles apply here that applied the era of John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie,” (64) the cynical truth of the splendid American Dream was just to wait and realize an uprising trend in society to seize an opportunity, not create an astonishing miracle out of nowhere . Everyone believed in the American Dream as a source of motivation to endure to achieve results; but with Outliers, that beautiful vision is apparently to wait for upcoming …show more content…
The clouded similarity between Mr. Gladwell’s description of success and the American concept is to the will to endure and to fight. That is a vital ingredient for becoming successful; however, it is often overlooked because of the complex of being simple. The American Dream and your version are both splendid examples of the defining success.
Mr. Gladwell, you converse, “Marita doesn’t need a brand-new school… a bigger apartment… a higher IQ or a mind as quick as Chris Langan’s… All those things would be nice, of course. But they miss the point. Marita just needed a chance,” (268-269). Yes, I agree with you: it would be nice, being smart, being rich, and being that. But they are missing the point; you need a chance to prove yourself. Once you see that chance, seize it with those two hands and continue to fight those limitations until you achieve the American