Book Analysis
FOR UNTO EVERYONE THAT HATH SHALL BE GIVEN, AND HE SHALL HAVE ABUNDANCE, BUT FROM HIM THAT HATH NOT SHALL BE TAKEN AWAY EVEN THAT WHICH HE HATH.
Chief Objective: To present the argument that success is not just due to the individual qualities, talent, motivation or genius but because of the extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacy. To make the right sense of the success through presenting example of the Canadian Hockey League. Birth dates and age of the hockey players contribute to their success. Purpose of this chapter is to get readers think about how success works using the Gladwell’s eyes[ CITATION Nee10 \l 1033 ].
The 10,000-Hour Rule “IN HAMBURG, WE HAD TO PLAY FOR EIGHT HOURS.”
Chief Objective: To present the thoughts that people usually don’t get the position they want until early their twenties. It takes years of work to reach there. To let people aware that in order to become successful, a person must start struggling at younger age and do the hard work until that person hits the 10k hour mark. To explain this purpose, Gladwell told the story of two very successful men, Bill Gates and Beatles[ CITATION Eno161 \l 1033 ].
The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1 “KNOWLEDGE OF A BOY'S IQ IS OF LITTLE HELP IF YOU ARE FACED WITH A FORMFUL OF CLEVER BOYS.”
Chief Objective: To demonstrate a new perspective by considering people of all IQ’s and backgrounds. To try to convince the readers to focus on the undergraduate degree. To argue to accept this evidence that success and intelligence are linked up to just one threshold. After that threshold, many other factors do matter. Someone with exceptional IQ will not be successful than others. To evident that ideology of Terman was not correct. Al noble prize winners do not have genius level IQ[ CITATION Mal081 \l 1033 ].
The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2 “AFTER PROTRACTED NEGOTIATIONS, IT WAS AGREED THAT ROBERT WOULD BE PUT ON PROBATION.”
Chief Objective: To focus on the basic resources that contribute to someone’s success and to clarify that wealthy people are more successful than poor because they have more resources and independence to get skillful. To make a comparison of life and achievements of the Chris Langan, Robert Oppenheimer, and sociologist Annette Lareau. Financial status of a family has more cultural advantages[ CITATION Mal161 \l 1033 ].
The Three Lessons of Joe Flom “MARY GOT A QUARTER.”
Chief Objective: To persuade that if one does the enough hard work and assert himself, his mind and imagination then he can shape the world according to his desires. Joe Flom from the field of Law is a great example of the argument presented in this chapter. Your family history, education, culture, world and generation can give you opportunities. This specific chapter of the book is concerned with the value of the ethnic backgrounds in a person’s life.
Harlan, Kentucky “DIE LIKE A MAN, LIKE YOUR BROTHER DID!”
Chief Objective: To describe the fact that background affects how a person responds to the certain problems. To evident this fact, the author presented an experiment that how a triggered word forced the southern people to react with aggression while a person with different culture did not reacted to the triggered word with aggression. So author wanted to provide a lesson through this chapter that we should respect one another to maintain relationships between different ethnic backgrounds.
The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes “CAPTAIN, THE WEATHER RADAR HAS HELPED US ALOT
Chief Objective: To explain the ethic theory of plane crash. To teach how Power Distance Index makes worldwide communication to be misunderstood. To get people know that Korean people do care about the cultural hierarchy so much even at the time of danger, they stick to it. The author wanted to aware readers that it was not the lack of flying skills that lead to plane crash. It was the error of teamwork and communication[ CITATION Mal082 \l 1033 ].
Rice Paddies and Math Tests “NO ONE WHO CAN RISE BEFORE DAWN THREE HUNDRED SIXTY DAYS A YEAR FAILS TO MAKE HIS FAMILY RICH.”
Chief Objective: To tell that Chinese people are good in numbers and mathematics because their language consists of some digits. Similarly, the Asians are good in math as compare to the Americans. Therefore, being good in math is rooted in a culture of a group that counts for success.
Marita's Bargain “ALL MY FRIENDS NOW ARE FROM KIPP.
Chief Objective: To highlight an important fact in the book that it is very unfortunate that a person’s academic success is influenced so strongly by their social class but they can perform well if they are given right circumstances.
A Jamaican Story “IF A PROGENY OF YOUNG COLORED CHILDREN IS BROUGHT FORTH, THESE ARE EMANCIPATED
Chief Objective: To conclude the book story with a great example of survivor of Jamaica.
The best part of the book was the end with a brief summary of Pathos. This part is the best because it dictated that wealthier kids do better and get progress in school because they have access to outside sources and they try to improve on their own. In contrast the poor students would regress because they have to care for family and do have less chances to learn. However, a student in lower economical class can the reach the potential that upper class students have, if they continue to learn and study. This aroused my sympathetic and ethical attribute for the poor children who struggle hard for the resources they need for the success.
The arguments such as low income kids don’t have access to the same chances as upper or middle class kids have, makes this chapter nine the best part of the book. This makes us feel bad for the poor children. The author draws the reader’s attention to the KIPP Academy which is a privately owned school with the purpose to support lower income families giving their children a demanding education which they need to succeed. The rigorous schedule and study system of the KIPP academy is a good example and a message to the worldwide nations how an educational system helps build leaders in low income societies. KIPP is evident that scholarships and better opportunities in the academia helps students achieve those career positions that is not possible for the students of the public school.
I learned from the book that we are wrong with the way we make sense of the success. I have come to know that birth dates and ages, hard work, opportunities, cultural legacy, family background, country environment, demographic factors, communication efficiency, teaching methodologies in the academia and working until 10,000 hours in life for a particular goal are the contributory factors of the success. I have gained the encouraging lessons of the book that how various factors can change someone’s life. I took a hope for my future success by reading this book[ CITATION ROC13 \l 1033 ].
The book has revealed that almost anybody can make sure success through enough practice. The book educated me that IQ is not the measure of everything. I got a lesson that more work will result in more success eventually. All these lessons are not hard to learn. A great lesson is that engaging in meaningful work makes it more likely to be successful in the future. I have learned a conventional wisdom that opportunity is exponential that allows outliers to perform beyond and above everyone else. What I learned is that luck may also play a huge role in providing opportunities. So we should work hard to grab every opportunity, every time differently rather than waiting for them to come which can rarely be happen.
Through this exceptional story book the author is trying to teach us that extraordinary people have streaks of fortune, we should understand that there is no reason why one cannot beat the odds by proactively chasing opportunities. Gladwell convinced that talent is an innate ability but this is not sufficient for the success, no one can become an extraordinary person without the abundant amount of practice. The author highlighted the Beatles journey to make us aware that to become an expert you really have to deliberately work for 10,000 hours.
To teach us the valuable lessons the author has presented reasonable arguments, illustrations and true examples of some top recognized leaders in the history. He provides coaching through this book that success is adapting to your situation. It depends on the sense of the listener or reader to make sense of what is being said. Communication plays an important role to accomplish a certain goal or mission, so we should learn persuasive and respectable communication to remove the high power distances. He used facts to showcase an objective point of view. The author presented sources so that the readers believe what he says. He had quoted primary sources instead of making things up, paraphrasing the text, or settling for unreliable resources[ CITATION Rac14 \l 1033 ].
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