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Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers: The Story Of Success

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There are always issues, in every country, continent, and place throughout the world. An issue can range from something small, like losing a sports game to a much larger scale, for example, the next World War. The novel Outliers:The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell inhibits many issues, specifically it discusses the Matthew Effect which demonstrates how the successful get more successful while the latter get left behind, comparing this to hockey players in Canada. Also, it demonstrates the differing opportunities given to religious minorities in New York City, explicitly Jewish lawyers. Furthermore, aggression in the southern parts of the United States is explored, which relates to the treacherous riots because of police brutality towards racial minorities.
For centuries, men and women were never given equal opportunities, creating a glass …show more content…

The glass ceiling represents the invisible barrier in the professional world between men and women, or minorities. It holds those back from being able to reach their full potential, which is also presented in Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, where he describes Canadian hockey players, and those who are born in the first few months of the year are often more successful. The cut off date for Canadian hockey is January 1ts, making the children born around that date the oldest (Gladwell). These children are often chosen for more advanced leagues, giving them better coaching and more opportunities. The enhanced coaching pushes them above everyone else, and increases the talent gap between kids their age born in later months. This is an example of the Matthew Effect, which demonstrates how the successful get more successful while the latter get left behind.

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