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Outliers, the definition of success
Gladwell on his story of triumph also known as outliers focuses on the issues that affect the society. In chapter three and four of his book, Gladwell argues that success is not determined by one's IQ but depends on the opportunities that surround someone. The purpose of Gladwell writing the two chapters on “Trouble with Geniuses” was to form principal themes from the first chapters. Gladwell uses the comparison of the two masterminds to explain and raise the point that one’s environment is a determinant of their success. I agree with Gladwell that for one to be successful it takes more of the opportunities than IQ.
In chapter three, Gladwell states the reason for writing these chapters, “so far we have seen success is much about opportunity than talent.” s pure and most distilled for, the genius,” (Gladwell 76). Gladwell does a comparison of the two un-refuted geniuses, namely Oppenheimer and Langan. For the case of Langan he was brought up by poor parents, he also encountered professors who had no sympathy for him or anyone who could help to his needs. On the other hand Oppenheimer had quite the opposite of Langan’s life; he was brought up in a wealthy family surrounded by wealthy neighbors and his parents were very successful. Gladwell …show more content…
He maintains that success is rarely a path for one to find but as a result of the collaboration of time, culture and most of all family background. In my view, I agree with Gladwell in that wealthy families can create opportunities for their children, unlike the low-income families. Looking at the case of Langan, despite him being a genius the world turned against him Too much of an opinion as there is no proof the world turned against him, and someone who had such a brilliant mind never achieved his
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Outliers, the definition of success
Gladwell on his story of triumph also known as outliers focuses on the issues that affect the society. In chapter three and four of his book, Gladwell argues that success is not determined by one's IQ but depends on the opportunities that surround someone. The purpose of Gladwell writing the two chapters on “Trouble with Geniuses” was to form principal themes from the first chapters. Gladwell uses the comparison of the two masterminds to explain and raise the point that one’s environment is a determinant of their success. I agree with Gladwell that for one to be successful it takes more of the opportunities than IQ.
In chapter three, Gladwell states the reason for writing these chapters, “so far we have seen success is much about opportunity than talent.” s pure and most distilled for, the genius,” (Gladwell 76). Gladwell does a comparison of the two un-refuted geniuses, namely Oppenheimer and Langan. For the case of Langan he was brought up by poor parents, he also encountered professors who had no sympathy for him or anyone who could help to his needs. On the other hand Oppenheimer had quite the opposite of Langan’s life; he was brought up in a wealthy family surrounded by wealthy neighbors and his parents were very successful. Gladwell …show more content…
He maintains that success is rarely a path for one to find but as a result of the collaboration of time, culture and most of all family background. In my view, I agree with Gladwell in that wealthy families can create opportunities for their children, unlike the low-income families. Looking at the case of Langan, despite him being a genius the world turned against him Too much of an opinion as there is no proof the world turned against him, and someone who had such a brilliant mind never achieved his