Malcolm-Jamal Warner

In the book Blink, Malcolm Gladwell argues that small amounts of information are just as good or better than well thought out and detailed information or decisions. Gladwell uses stories from colleagues and studies to support his claims. Gladwell uses these to appeal to one’s ethics and logic. Gladwell uses the work done by one of his colleagues at John Gottman’s lab to show that a little information can go a long way. Gottman came up with a way to analyse marriages from conversations with a…

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are very well known African American men that fought for the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s. They shaped the history for African Americans in the United States. Both had very strong ideologies and had fought for what they believed in, even though their beliefs may have differed. The first thing to note is that both men had come from very different backgrounds, which may have shaped their perspectives. Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in a middle class…

In the article by Alice Walker, “Nineteen Fifty-Five,” she talks about successful and the unsuccessful celebrities using Gracie Mae Still and Traynor. Gracie Mae Still was the narrator of the “Nineteen Fifty-Five” article. Traynor was a young fellow who looked about sixteen of age. There is no one who would not want to become famous in the world, but people have their own reasons and situations to become a famous or not. First of all, famous people are rich, as their character and countenance…

Shelly M. Moyal July 25th,2016 Ms.Marquard English 4 Honors Northeast High school Summer Reading Questions - The Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell 1. Please summarize your view of the idea known as the “American Dream,” as you understand it. Is your understanding of this concept significantly different from the way Gladwell seems to define it? In my understanding of the "American Dream" is a greater apparition. The thought of being wealthy is equivalent to being successful. For society…

Malcolm X spoke, educated and organized to create a new, non-religious movement to promote black unity and work for freedom “by any means necessary” during the early part of the Year. On June 28, a new movement was formed with the name of the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU). On July, 1964, the OAU conference was held in Cairo, Egypt from the 17th through the 21st, and Malcolm was accepted as an observer. He would be permitted to address the conference. The OAU, the Organization of…

How much control does one have over their destiny? Two authors David Epstein and Malcolm Gladwell have two different positions on the question. The Sports Gene, written by David Epstein shows that innate ability plays a bigger role than practice. On the other hand, Outliers: The story of Success, written by Malcolm Gladwell shows his audience that preparation has a bigger role over innate talent. Overall, Gladwell provides stronger evidence than Epstein to support the claim about how much…

Author, Malcolm Gladwell, in chapter 4 of his book titled, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, challenges the common definition of the word “disadvantage” by using evidence about people who are dyslexic. He uses logical and emotional appeals and repetition to make the reader question their interpretations of disadvantages, to emphasize we can overcome those difficulties and to suggest that some difficulties may even be desirable. Gladwell opens the chapter…

cleverness, but we fail to notice that there are more factors than just that.. Many individuals put people into stereotypes for this reason because we often overlook the outcome of an individual's success, like how asians are really good at math. Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers, presents us some of the many ways people became an outlier and how they were able to improve from satisfactory to successful. Gladwell shows us many factors that an individual outlier possesses; some of the most…

Malcolm Gladwells book Outliers describes class advantage influences that individual’s ability to become successful. My family has always been well off and we could always afford to do things that other people might not be able to do. My family has provided…

The Root of Suffering Musicians Music has an undeniable, mystic power that is felt everywhere. It brings people together, creates unique environments and experiences, and creates indescribable feelings. Music is everywhere. It is in advertisements, on tv shows, on social media, at sports events, in elevators, in church and so much more. Yet left and right musicians are cheated out of money. Making money as a musician has become extremely difficult due to ad-supported online streaming, corrupt…