The Art Of Battling Giants Book Report

Difficulties can be hard to overcome for anyone, but for people with dyslexia, it is almost impossible. People with dyslexia have to overcome many obstacles such as learning to read, spelling words, and even sounding out words in their heads. In the book David and Goliath, Underdogs, Misfits, and The Art of Battling Giants, author Malcolm Gladwell gives us a glimpse into the life of a dyslexic entrepreneur named Gary Cohn. Ever since Cohn was a little boy he had trouble pronouncing words, writing and most importantly reading. Cohn went through life struggling to grasp on how to be just like all the other children in his school. Cohn was often bullied by teachers and peers; they put him aside and tagged him an outcast. His parents did not know what to do with him; they were lost and confused just like my brother was after the birth of my niece Marie. Marie was diagnosed with Turner’s syndrome right after birth, and as with any parent you never want to hear that your child was any health issues. Turner’s syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that affects emotional and physical development in young girls. The most common medical features associated with …show more content…
Whether it was pronouncing words or taking tests she could not handle the stress and became frustrated with school. When she started school she never knew how far behind she was from other students her same age. Like Cohn, she felt “dumb” compared to the rest of her classmates. She tried everything from studying harder to even asking her family for help. Marie’s parents were no scholars themselves; they both just had a high school level education. Her parents never attended college and both worked full time jobs. The teacher had never seen nor heard of Turner’s syndrome before so they were more confused than the parents