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    The book Glass Sword is about a girl named Mare who finds herself on a deadly path trying to be someone she isn't. As Mare escaped from the prison, Maven, who she thought loved her but turned on her, put her in; she found herself debating what to do. She needed to save the newbloods, who were people like her with a power, yet Red blooded, but she knew all of their lives would be at risk. First, she gathered up some of her friends at Tuck, the islands where all of the Red bloods were hiding from…

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    Context are what makes the product viral. Throughout the book, great evidence is gathered and clear explanations are described about the three parameters to success. Gladwell claims to spread an idea, brand, or message successfully, then connectors, mavens and salesmen will be a great value. In order for the product to spread like wildfire, only a few important and well connected people can…

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    Tipping Point Analysis

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    Hong Chul, who already had a cult following. Gladwell defines mavens as information specialists, people who connect the rest of the world to information (Gladwell 68). In this case the mavens are those on the social media outlets and online communities who helped spread the content. Their loyal and active nature helped to disseminate content, as they would create their own reaction and dance cover videos. The next phase for the mavens was the fan-subbing phase, where they translate or subtitle…

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    METHODOLOGY Using the three parts of what causes a tipping point is what will make checking your email daily an epidemic. The Law of the Few, the Stickiness Factor, and the Power of Context all have an effect on the way that checking your emails will spread. It should help create a better learning and more respectful environment, and better communication between teachers and students. The Law of the Few gives certain roles to people who could help make the theory of checking your emails…

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    from the arena induces the inside of her, resulting in her precipitating her ability to control lightning in a room full of Silvers. Red in the Head, Silver in the Heart (Chapter 8): This is the moment she meets Lucas Samos, the king, Elara, and Maven, her future betrothed. The king describes her as poor, rude, immoral, unintelligent, impoverished, bitter, stubborn, and a blight upon her village and the kingdom. Her days in the palace are spent in practice sessions using her new ability,…

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    I completely agree with you that certain behaviors can establish trends with a society because like Malcolm said if you tell a connector about a certain restaurant his response would result in him telling many people about that certain restaurant which can result in a tipping point in a trend.Although I don't agree with you when you quoted “tipping points can happen whenever and wherever” because later on in the book Malcolm talks about the power of context and how “epidemic are sensitive to the…

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    unique book, as far as I know. The sequel, and the prequels, are just as good. The Red Queen, a book about a girl named Mare Barrow, shows a journey from living in "The Stilts", Mare's hometown, to Mare living in a palace, betrothed to a prince named Maven, who is frequently overshadowed by his older brother, Cal, the future king. Mare is forced to pretend she's a long lost princess with Silver (noble, rich) blood, so that people don't know she's actually a Red (Poor) with powers that only…

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    When Tracy Morgan was in the traumatic car accident last year, he apparently died for a short amount of time. According to an interview Tracy did on Billboard, Nov. 27, 2015, Tracy saw God and God told him that it wasn’t his time, because he still had things left to accomplish on earth. Everyone wondered if Tracy would be able to walk, talk or think clearly again after the Wal-Mart truck slammed into his limo bus, but he has made a great recovery. In fact, he has made so much progress, that he…

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    Market Mavens play a pivotal role on how stores present advertisements and products due to the fact Market Mavens will examine them more thoroughly than the average consumer. Market Mavens keep our shopping experience honest by questioning the strategies of businesses. Also, in “The Science of Shopping,” Gladwell talks about different strategies…

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    When I first read The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell, I was incredibly intrigued by the notions presented throughout the book. It intuitively makes sense that changes will add up over time to a significant change; after all, “Rome was not built in a day.” However, throughout this book Gladwell explores the counterintuitive concept about the foundation of epidemics. He realizes that epidemics are not caused by long term change, but rather by the…

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