Outlier

A Future Battle Some people claim that parenting is the main factor of success. One of those people is Amy Chua, the author of "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superiors". In contrast, Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outliers: The Story of Success, suggests that there are other factors affects a person 's identity. Gladwell rejects Chua 's idea of strict parenting and forced practice, and he proposes that there are other factors such as life circumstances and practicing intelligence which are…

“That was good…..BUT NOT GREAT”, Luke my High School Drum Major yelled at a bunch of out of breath exhausted students. We had just ran a mile with the only thought of finally getting the approval of Luke. The past weekend we had attended a local competition. We failed that night in the eyes of our instructors for not placing 1st. In our eyes we had way too much fun to even care about a stupid trophy, title or score. All we knew is that the audience was pleased and they enjoyed the show. Some of…

Gladwell not only exposes the mystery of self-determination, but also the tale that genius is born, not made. He claims “The Beatles” and Mozart are not so much inborn musical geniuses, but thrived only after thousands of hours of practice. Part two of Outliers stresses the topic of cultural entitlements, which Gladwell says “persist, generation after generation, virtually intact...and they play such a role in directing attitudes and behavior that we cannot make sense of our world without them"…

An author 's voice, style, tone, and intent is the way an author expresses their writing that is personalized and distinguishable only to them. It can not be replicated or copied by any one but the author themselves. The style is what is used to fit a specific context and or purpose. The voice helps the author express their style by adding personality. The tone is an author 's attitude to the topic. The intent is the main message the author is trying to get across to the reader. Authors that…

people view the key to success as grit and determination, others believe that the real truth behind those people we view as successful is opportunity. Among those people is well known Canadian author and journalist Malcom Gladwell. In his book, "Outliers, The Story of Success", Gladwell assesses the…

In the Blink written by Malcolm Gladwell creates very fascinating terminologies to describe split-second processes that the human mind undergoes to make important decisions. One of the terms that he uses in a Blink is “Thin-slicing”. Malcolm Gladwell defines this term as “the ability of our consciousness to find patterns in situations and behavior based on very narrow slices of experience”(23). What this means is your brain is able to “subconsciously gathers the necessary information for…

classes to see how us as individuals stood out among each other. We were able to classify one another as normal or an outlier. A “normal member” is someone who fits into the average population of the survey. This means the person answered what most of the class answered.…

in and day out. Not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years and working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like a marathon, not a sprint.” Gladwell shows examples of this personality trait in his book Outliers, especially in the case of a math student named Renee. Renee was videotaped by a professor at UC Berkeley who was studying how students solve questions (239). What stood out about Renee was that she stayed focused and determined for twenty-two…

The book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell opened doors of how and why certain people had success in their life and some individuals have a failure. It explained the differences of the smart successful man and the smart man who failed and why. Outlier gave examples of many men who succeeded or failed in life such Bill Joy, Bill Gates and Chris Langan. These individuals according to Outliers got ahead by having opportunities, Economic, Social, cultural capital and whether or not they had the…

life. Outliers almost paints a different picture. Outliers states how luck might have to do with one 's success, such as succeeding and becoming a high ranking sports player. Outliers also mentions how Asians are better at math, because they practice more and if we all contributed at least 10,000 hours into a hobby we enjoy, we could be the best. All these possible reasons as to why, someone could succeed and I started to feel like everything I had been taught, was false. While reading Outliers,…