In his 2009 article, Offensive Play, writer Malcolm Gladwell masterfully argues a connection between football and dogfighting using multiple techniques including anecdotes, scientific evidence, and diction. The use of anecdotes in informational writing is a tool that writers will use to bridge the gap between facts and real life so that the reader can understand the real life consequences. Gladwell opens with the story of retired NFL offensive lineman Kyle Turley who said “By the time you get to the other end of the field, you’re seeing spots. You feel like you are going to black out” (2). Instead of telling his readers about the effects of collision after collision on the gridiron, he immerses his audience into the situation so they can best
Malcom Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point, notes in paragraph three that “…crime is contagious—just a fashion trend is contagious—that it can start with a broken window and spread to an entire community.” This explains an epidemic. An epidemic is defined as a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. However, the “infectious disease” can refer to anything, such as a fashion trend or a crime. There are several epidemics within the community of students at Burke County High School.
Cutterham states that on campus, “social media can…[link] together voices that are otherwise marginalized and disconnected” (2). While critics claim students are losing their critical thinking skills, Cutterham states that “students are using their critical faculties to uncover structures of power in their own academic and social environment” (2). He also states that professors and other educators are becoming more “coddled” than their students and are afraid that their mishaps and small mistakes will cause them to be torn to shreds (2). He also says that in wanting students to end protests “for their own good”, they are trying to protect themselves. This is the change in dynamic that is Cutterham is using for his
In chapter 4 of Malcomb Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point” discusses the Power of Context theory, also known as the Broken Window Theory. The basic argument of the theory is that crime is unavoidable if there is chaos unless there is some kind of small change in detail or approximate environment (Gladwell). That is, when a window has been broken for a while will make that building vulnerable for crime because it is perceived as no one is taking care of the broken window or the building but if the window is repaired or even shows signs of repair the building will not look like easy pickings for vandalism. New York’s Transit Authority used the Broken Window theory to help clean up crime by not focusing on all the major crime but started with cleaning
Peacefully protesting for their rights, the leaders of these well-known movements decided to lead their campaigns in a friendly and non-violent manner. By following this tactic, they believed, would
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Gladwell argues that our greatest strengths can also become our greatest weaknesses. I find Gladwell’s argument to be false based on the fact that the underdog doesn’t always win. He brings into question whether Goliath was actually a strong giant or an incapable underdog; Was David a dark horse or was he favored to win. Gladwell tells many tales in which the underdog faces obstacles they must overcome to succeed, but the underdog can’t always succeed. This is one of the flaws in Gladwell’s argument.
Activists have changed their methods of bringing about change ever since the involvement of the internet, because it has become easier. Gladwell believes that because of the creation of the internet, activists now are lazy, and do not go through the strenuous methods people of the civil rights movement had to go through. Carr and Gladwell have both come to an agreement that the web has brought about a significant change. But this change is not similar, one is the change of the mental thought, while Gladwell is on the change of the methods of social
Rebellions can drive people out and can lead to many other people dying for not cause at all and to be shown with no improvement in our social progress as a whole. In conclusion, Oscar argues that disobedience is a valuable human trait and that it promotes social progress and also how rebellion and disobedience can lead to positive changes in the economical and social viewpoint. It can help learn from history and help us expand our way of mind and people can learn a few new things from it also. It many lead down a pathway in which it improves lives as well our society for positive changes and help us unite with other people to fight what in we believe
behavior, learning and memory of an individual ( 1). While Dr. Noble noted the more affluent children possessed larger hippocampuses than their disadvantaged counterparts (Brain Trust 47), Hanson notes that the lifestyle of less affluent families affect the hippocampus negatively. For instance, maternal separation can negatively impact the hippocampus, I.e. working mother's. The lower the income a household has, the more stress it faces. Outstanding stress can have long-lasting negative effects on the hippocampus (1.).
In “Small Change”, Malcolm Gladwell explains how activism is affected by social media. Gladwell looks negatively upon new “tools” of social media for activism, in particular social activism. She thinks this form of activism is weak and perhaps not even activism. She defends activism as unions of people who have a personal relationship and fight against a conflict that involves them all. An example of this in the text is the Civil Rights movement, where African
For a long time in my life I thought to get what you want in life you had to be behind the gun and not in front of it. But now, I see that violence only creates violence and true change comes from non-violence. I am writing this paper to argue that Martin Luther King's non-violent protest are more successful than violent protest. To start off, Martin Luther King had every right to protest. The reason I say this is because the social contract was broken.
Imagine being a 17 year old African American kid always being judged just because of his skin color. Everywhere you go you feel like all eyes are on you, especially when you go to a school that only has eight black kids. That's exactly how Justyce McAllister felt in Dear Martin by Nic Stone. In the book, the main character Justyce goes through a lot of conflict involving his skin color. Even though he has a full scholarship at Braselton Preparatory Academy, and is a very smart student, he still gets judged.
In Malcolm Gladwell’s “Million- Dollar Murray” he takes on the plight of chronic homelessness. He uses Murry Barr as an example of how much money is spent on those living in chronic homelessness. Murry Barr had the larges medical bill in the entire state of Nevada; “It cost us one million dollars not to do something about Murry.” Reported officer O’Bryan. The reason for this claimed is that it might be more cost affective to take the homeless off the street and give them a home.
Leadership, character, academics, and service are all very important to me because I have had very good role models in my life: teachers, my parents, and Jesus. Ever since ninth grade, as leadership, character, serving people, and academics grew in me, I became more confident. For me, confidence allowed me to get involved in more activities where leadership, serving, and character can continue to grow. Everyone has the ability to be a leader, but it depends how a person uses their leadership skills to be a great leader. In my opinion, some of the best and successful leaders have reachable and planned out goals, followers who trust and enjoy their leader, good speaking skills, confidence, and maturity.
