The Prodigy

Practice makes perfect. People who spend 10,000 hours of practice are more likely to be greater than someone who does not. In Malcolm Gladwell’s text “Outliers: The Story of Success,” he focuses on three things: people that do not practice as much, the rule applies to multiple sports, and people who are “developed late”. First, the author uses sufficient evidence by emphasizing people that do not practice as much, are not as good. “By contrast, the merely good students had…

Prodigies and superstars are not the only ones who have the ability to be recognized. Just because someone doesn’t have the idealistic physical form does not mean that they cannot be defined as greatness. The commercial “Find Your Greatness”, honestly describes how even if someone does not meet the standards of today’s society that it is still possible to be defined as great. As the audience can see and hear in the video, they come to a realization that there is someone running. It is not…

Eugenia W. Collier’s short story, “Marigolds”, and Amy Tan’s short story, “Two Kinds”, contain the common thread of loss of innocence. In Collier’s short story, Lizabeth has not lost her innocence, therefore neglects the fact that her actions may be causing harm to others. In Tan’s short story, Jing-Mei does not realize that her mother only wants her to accomplish the best. Each character progresses throughout the stories and realizes that their actions were not the best. This progression can be…

know each other. He was born Diego Maria de la Concepcion Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera Acosta y Rodriguez on December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. His father was a school teacher and his mother own a candy store. Diego was considered a prodigy from a young age. When he was ten years old, he demanded that he be sent to an art school. He continued his elementary education during the day and went to a prestigious art school, San Carlos Academy, at night. He felt constricted in his art…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria is one of the most well known and prolific composers of the classical era. As a child prodigy Mozart learned to play the piano at the age of three by watching his father teach his is older sister. By the age of six Mozart was composing his own music and with his sister, Nannerl, traveling Europe to preform concerts. During these travels young Wolfgang met Johann Christian Bach (youngest son of…

Beethoven vs. Mozart As a growing musician, I look up to the great composer. Some of these composers are more recent and some of them are in the past. The composers from the past had a lot of variation. Some of the past periods of music are classical and romantic. Two of the composers that lived during this period are Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. These men are very influential in the area of classical music. Some different features of Mozart and Beethoven are their…

Sherman was a prodigy but since he was an Indian boy living on the Spokane Indian Reservation, he was considered an oddity. His classmates would frown upon him when he would answer questions or volunteer to help. Per the status quo of their society, Indian children were…

and similarities us as people have. Childhood Piaget was born on August 9, 1896 in Neuchatel Switzerland. He was the first of three of Arthur and Rebecca Jackson. His family and him all lived in a small French speaking region. “Jean was a child prodigy, His father, a professor of medieval literature at Neuchatel University nurtured his son’s innovative and inquisitive mind and encourage young Jean in the systematic pursuit of answers to his many queries about the natural world.” (Gale, 2005).…

In the epic poem, Beowulf has three main battles. He fights Grendel, Grendel’s mom, and a dragon. Throughout the poem, Beowulf expresses bravery and courage to fight such demonizing monsters. Beowulf has special abilities that enable him to accomplish tasks that no other human man could possibly do. For this reason, his legendary name is known throughout the word as one of the best warriors ever to step foot on this Earth. Not only do they say he is the best, but they have proof that he is the…

Now in this case the Western parenting style represents the freedom style, and the Eastern, shielding style. Per Rosin, after Chua’s book came out, there were several horror stories of child prodigies gone bad (310), due to the Eastern style of shielding and forcing. In Rosin’s opinion, she would be thrilled if her children would receive the honors that the Chua family has received, but she wouldn’t use tactics such as, threatening to burn all…