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All children are not raised the same exact way. There are many different parenting styles, ranging from authoritative to neglectful parenting. Along with those many different styles also come many different opinions on which ones are better or worse for children. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is a book that essentially looks into many factors that contribute to people's successes. In chapter four, Gladwell writes about how different parenting philosophies impact how successful the children will be when they are older. Gladwell claims that there are essentially only two main parenting philosophies, “concerted cultivation” and “accomplishment of natural growth” (Gladwell 104). Gladwell goes on to also claim that between those two parenting philosophies, children raised from concerted

In Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Power of Context,” includes a series of short anecdotes in which are all defined by environment and how society shapes mankind. While reading these short stories Gladwell put into the novel, the audience can conclude that the rules of society have the power to shape a person or community. When reading “The Power of Context,” the reader must be able to grasp the understanding of how environment can affect an individual. One would say nature is the setting in which a person is brought up, nurture is the care variable one has the power to influence how they behave or how the setting can define who they are. In this style of writing Gladwell uses, shifts in societies behaviors tell stories of how the setting can influence behaviors of the main characters.

Criminal case is always tedious when it involves little or no information about the offender, like in the 9/11 terrorist attack which annihilated most of the workers in and damaged the New York Trade Center building. However, in an attempt to identify the offenders, government officials and investigators try out different ways such as criminal profiling and others. Thus, in the New Yorker article, “Dangerous Minds” by Malcolm Gladwell; the author informs the deeper problems with FBI profiling and argues that it is ineffective. He questions the usefulness of criminal profiling, “But how useful is that profile, really?” and uses other criminal cases, group research analyses, and analogies to refute

The author’s thorough investigation of an industry that many tend to overlook or avoid uncovers an incredibly vital part to his overall point. Joe Flom, along with the many other Jewish lawyers that shared his same experience in the 1950’s and 1960’s, exemplify Gladwell’s point that success, “...is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities” (Gladwell 155). Their circumstances of constantly and predictably being segregated from white-shoe firms due solely because of their appearance and religion allowed them to put deliberate practice, or their ten-thousand hours, into mastering the law of litigation and proxy fights that would become a premium in modern business. In addition, the circumstances of their upbringing allowed them the opportunity to have their parents instill a great work ethic into them as children, which would influence their success in adulthood. The author shows through the analysis and realization that many of the Jewish lawyers that became prominent through this law were sons of business owners. Gladwell ultimately uses this chapter to display how truly attainable success can be if the opportunities to work toward success are taken, and also how success is created out of a long process, and many times, people will, “prematurely write off [others] as

In Malcolm Gladwell’s article “Small Change: The Revolution will not be Tweeted” There is an example of large-scale change which caused by the social media there was Twitter revolution at Moldova, Iran in 2009. People started to use Twitter as a tool for protest the government and it became a huge change. This could be possible because people could argue with more confident when they stand up against government through the Social Media. The Malcolm Gladwell’s response about this kind of social event was “Social media, the traditional relationship between political authority and popular will has been upended, making I easier for the powerless to collaborate, coordinate, and give voice to their concerns” (Paragraph 7, Gladwell) Also he called

Prompt: Write an essay that defends or challenges or qualifies Gladwell’s assertion that “if you work hard enough and assert yourself, and you use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires” (Gladwell 151).

In the chapter of the film, “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?,” titled “Place Matters,” the narrator takes the audience through a variety of examples on how place can truly affect your mental and physical health. It affects the resources and jobs available, the food choices in the area, the education you receive, or even the safety of housing in the neighborhood you live in.

Since I get the best from all three worlds, I would like to think that I am living a healthy life. My friends help contribute to my healthy lifestyle by always talking to me and giving me good advice on how to stay healthy. My family helps contribute to my healthy lifestyle by encouraging me to spend time outdoors and by cooking more healthy meals for me. My family’s and friends’ advice on how to live a healthy lifestyle is always helpful and accurate. Furthermore, by staying interested and consistent in going to the gym and exercising, I am able to maintain a healthy lifestyle and have gym buddies who are also interested in staying fit. Like Gladwell insists, “The kind of environment you create for yourself makes a real and tangible different in your level of happiness, healthy and satisfaction.” This is why I believe that Gladwell’s theory about the town of Roseto is correct. By having multiple facets of my life pushing me to live a healthy lifestyle, I am encouraged to do so. As an end result, I will live a healthy, longer and more fulfilling

Expertise is something many people look at as coincidence. They see it as something that merely happens to someone. Malcolm Gladwell, however, studied how one attains this status. He proposed that it takes 10,000 hours of practice put into something to truly become an expert at it. Proficiency at a skill does not come automatically. It takes time and effort to really master anything.

Rhetorical analysis refers to the study done by an author's use of words to influence their audience. It is closely related to diction which refers to an author's choice of words. The rhetorical analysis breaks a non-fiction work into sections then explains how the parts work together to create an effect. The effect could be achieved via persuasion, entertainment, or information. This paper will, therefore, divide the book into different sections and give an analysis of such parts to identify how the chapters are organized to help in achieving the intended effect. It will determine the elements of writing used to give the pathos, ethos, and logos. It will further identify the figures of speech used and their effectiveness. The paper will also

Rhetorical Analysis After reading “10,000 Hours”, by Malcolm Gladwell, I see some flaws in the writing of his argument. At the beginning, he talks about it being obvious that there is such a thing as innate talent but by the end he disagrees with that. There is a difference between practicing and being born with talent and all he really covers is practicing and being great from the practicing. I believe there are two ways to be successful: practice and being born with talent.

This is evident in how the film frames health issues, framing them from a social and environmental perspective. With an ecological model in mind, the film shows that interactions from individuals, to society, to environment can impact health. Furthermore, it shows how ecological and environmental factors can intrinsically be health determinants.

Gladwell in the chapter, Three lessons of Joe Flom, in the book, Outliers. In this chapter Gladwell talks about Joe Flom and how Joe Flom became so successful in law. Gladwell examines that of joe flom’s heritage,luck, and Joe’s grandparents and parents garment industry. Gladwell supports his explanation by pointing out how Joe/his agency became one of the most powerful law firms in the world.

Geographical locations aren’t proven to predict the healthiness of a person. The utilization of anaphora by Gladwell identify the Italian Rosetans express the use of cultural practices, “they went to mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel… they counted twenty-two separate civic organizations… they picked up on the particular egalitarian ethos”, Gladwell offers evidence as to indicate the Italian Rosetans cultural practices. Because of the studies conducted, Gladwell defines the “paesani culture” as a contributor to better a life. Gladwell uses asyndeton to imply “diet or exercise or genes or location” factor into the healthiness of Rosetans. The use of asyndeton conflicts with the beliefs of people as to the difference of healthiness in the same

“Healthy individuals cannot survive when society is sick.” On the other hand, aspects of social structure influence health and illness. Social factors not only affect life expectancy, but the possibilities the one will experience diseases and in turn, the health care that they will receive.