Outliers Midterm Paper Fritz Kyle P. Licos University of the Philippines Baguio Abstract This paper provides a personal analysis, review and insight of the book Outliers authored by Malcolm Gladwell, a bestselling author and journalist from Canada. Published in 2008, it has become a bestselling non-fiction book that tackles and provides a fresh view for success and new or unrecognized factors that contribute to its realization. Included in the paper as main parts are the critical
bring me to a book I read, Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, that discusses all of the factors such as statistical birth dates and opportunities, that come together to make the person or people that stand apart from everyone else, an outlier (“This is a book about… men and women who things that are out of the ordinary”(17)). Through a statistical structure, persuasive style, and a false authority appeal the author constructs his argument of what really makes an outlier. Gladwell describes one of the factors
Growing up in a world where fake news and irrational arguments can be considered a daily occurrence, one could read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell with a skeptical eye. Readers may try to pick out details that have been used as gimmicks to hook readers into buying it. However, once readers move past these thoughts, they can find that the ideology that Gladwell uses to describe what makes a person successful to be reasonable and worthwhile. He states in his introduction, “They had to appreciate the
LITERARY ANALYSIS NOTEBOOK: Outliers: The Story of Success THE AUTHOR AND HIS TIMES: Malcolm Gladwell was born in Fareham, Hampshire, England on September 3, 1963 and is a Canadian journalist, author, and speaker. He was raised by his mother Joyce Gladwell, a Jamaican psychotherapist and father, Graham Gladwell, a mathematics professor. He was inspired by his mom to write, and also by his dad when he allowed him to wander the offices of the University of Waterloo, his dad’s college, which sparked
Joshua Aguiar Mary Foster AP English Language and Composition 16 August 2017 The 10,000 Hour Rule Exposed In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers, he says the pillars of success are hard work, location, and opportunity. Gladwell defines hard work as his 10,000 hour rule. I think his 10,000 hour rule has flaws. I found others that also argue about the 10,000 hour rule. Although Malcolm Gladwell’s formula offers many examples of successful people who put in 10,000 hours of hard work, he eliminates
Outliers, written by Malcolm Gladwell, is about how a person becomes successful and analyzes the factors that cause the success. According to the author, success is the combination of talent, deliberate practice, family environment, opportunity, and practical intelligence. These factors are complementary and influence each other. However, among the many factors of success, the only thing that can be controlled is the deliberate practice. Therefore, in my view, success is due more to deliberate practice
success as merely hard work; dedicating oneself to something completely. Although the recipe for success involves this type of commitment, Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Outliers, opened up a new perspective. Although Gladwell states, “....If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires” (Gladwell 151), he adds that many other things affect one’s ability to succeed. In society today, individuals tend to look at the big prize instead
so it becomes easier to formulate a claim based on facts rather than opinions. These are some of the skills that I began to develop in the first assignment on Arguing Ethically/Thinking Logically. This was based on Chapter one from Malcolm Gladwell’s book, The Outliers. This chapter was titled The Matthew Effect and the claim was that if you start out with the advantage of being born in the right place at the right time you will be on the path to success over someone that was not. This assignment
In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers, he defines an outlier as someone who does something out of the ordinary or differently. The author is very credible and has a few awards for writing, “Outliers.” We should listen to Gladwell because some of his information is knowledgeable and can help with everyday life. His purpose is to teach us about the many rules that are being described in the book. The main intended audience would have to be the world and how he displays his values to millions of people
Words, Outliers, and How to Win Friends and Influence People. Each book was assigned for a given purpose whether it be to teach the class the eloquence of words, how to use those words to influence others, or just being successful in life. Choosing Powerful Words was written by Ronald Carpenter and is a source for tips about speaking and using your words to better present your message to others. In his book, he states that two ways to do this are emphasis and metaphor. In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell