The Tipping Point Summer Assignment
1. In chapter 1, Gladwell describes the "three rules of epidemics." Show which of these ideas most affects your education.
The three rules of epidemics present different aspects of trends and how they are started, but the one that most affects my education most would be the power of context. People are more sensitive and finely attuned to their environment, making them more susceptible to changes around them. In regards to my education, it is important for me to stay flexible with my ideas and beliefs. It is astounding how easily my ideas can change with new information or perceptions. For example, doing my summer homework seemed like a daunting task; however, once I got started it became clear that it was …show more content…
I adore learning new things and sharing the knowledge with others. For example, I enjoy learning and being around cats, so naturally, I know an abundance of things about them. I enjoy sharing any information I know or recently acquire to my peers and to my family. The information I may share includes cat care, cat breeds, and cat behavior. I am obsessed with cats, just as some mavens are, “...obsessed with how to get the best deal on a can of coffee” …show more content…
While someone may be considered a “hero” at one point of time, the environment could change and make it seem as they are no more than a racist murder. The third rule of social epidemics is environmental in nature: while specific people and products can cause major trends, no trend can “flourish” without the right context. This role of context allows students to perceive information differently depending on their environment. In some, they would flourish and be able to retain information easily, like they would in a quiet space. In others, though, they could do the complete opposite; not focusing, and not completing their work because of their environment they are in, like at school or in public. Small environmental details can have major effects on public behavior. Just changing something little can have a massive impact on others. This affects me because just by making a small change in my life can actually impact it more so than I thought before. For example, by just saying hello and talking to someone while passing by on a street, it could make their whole day and even save their
1. In chapter 1, Gladwell describes the "three rules of epidemics." Show which of these ideas most affects your education.
The three rules of epidemics present different aspects of trends and how they are started, but the one that most affects my education most would be the power of context. People are more sensitive and finely attuned to their environment, making them more susceptible to changes around them. In regards to my education, it is important for me to stay flexible with my ideas and beliefs. It is astounding how easily my ideas can change with new information or perceptions. For example, doing my summer homework seemed like a daunting task; however, once I got started it became clear that it was …show more content…
I adore learning new things and sharing the knowledge with others. For example, I enjoy learning and being around cats, so naturally, I know an abundance of things about them. I enjoy sharing any information I know or recently acquire to my peers and to my family. The information I may share includes cat care, cat breeds, and cat behavior. I am obsessed with cats, just as some mavens are, “...obsessed with how to get the best deal on a can of coffee” …show more content…
While someone may be considered a “hero” at one point of time, the environment could change and make it seem as they are no more than a racist murder. The third rule of social epidemics is environmental in nature: while specific people and products can cause major trends, no trend can “flourish” without the right context. This role of context allows students to perceive information differently depending on their environment. In some, they would flourish and be able to retain information easily, like they would in a quiet space. In others, though, they could do the complete opposite; not focusing, and not completing their work because of their environment they are in, like at school or in public. Small environmental details can have major effects on public behavior. Just changing something little can have a massive impact on others. This affects me because just by making a small change in my life can actually impact it more so than I thought before. For example, by just saying hello and talking to someone while passing by on a street, it could make their whole day and even save their