(Personal Opinion- I do agree with Malcon Gladwell’s ideas.)
Background:
In the first chapter of Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell presents his argument:
In Outliers, I want to convince you that these kinds of personal explanations of success dont work. People dont rise from nothing. We do owe something to parentage and patronage. The people who stand before kings may look like they did it all by themselves. But in fact, they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. (19)
Context:
In this essay, you will answer the following question: How Much (or How Little) Does Opportunity Play a Role in Success?
In part 1 of Outliers, Gladwell presents his case that those who become successful have different kinds of opportunities which allow them an advantage over others who have the same skill level or talent as their counterparts.
Prompt:
In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell discusses the Consequences of the way we have chosen to think about success. Carefully read his claims below. Then, in a well-developed essay, choose one of his arguments to defend, challenge, or Support your position with appropriate evidence from your reading, observations, and experiences.
Gladwells claims:
Because we so profoundly personalize success, we miss opportunities to life others onto the top rung.
We make rules that frustrate achievement.
We prematurely write people off as failures.
We are too much in awe of those who succeed and far too dismissive of those who fail. People dont rise from nothing (Chapter 2)
No onenot rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniusesever makes it alone (Chapter 4)
What starts out as adversity ends us being an opportunity (Chapter 5)
Qualify an argument
– to reduce from a general to a particular form; sometimes reducing all to some or from a general group to a particular group.
– To limit or restrict a position (for or against), or to make less strict
It is often signaled by these types of phrases:
This part is right if… This is true, except when… This might work if… The reason this happens is because… The underlying issues are…”
EXAMPLES
1. Anyone looking at the data would have to agree that lean production is a technique that is exportable across borders. But there might be important cultural factors that could limit its success in certain countries.
2. Up to a point we can agree with Blair when he argues that nationalization is an ineffective way to organize industry. However the track record of some newly privatized industries suggests that….
3. In effect the results show that further research is necessary before we can reach any firm conclusions in this area.
4. Despite this month’s unemployment figures, we can be more or less certain that the economic downturn has completed its cycle.
Requirements:
Clear, specific introduction that directly addresses the prompt and summarizes your entire essay.
thesis statement that introduces the concept you will write about and a general statement explaining why it has a negative impact on student success.
– I will allow you to use the first-person “I.” In other words, you can talk about your own experiences in this essay.
– Multiple body paragraphs that
are guided by topic sentences that explain the main idea of paragraph
follow an organizational strategy
apply concepts from the reading(s) You can use any of the chapters from OUTLIERS or the supplementary readings.
use examples from the reading in the form of quotes (use quote sandwiches)
INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE ARTICLE FROM THE DELTA COLLEGE DATABASES
– Effective Paragraph Transitions (Paragraph Hooks)
– Sentence Techniques
Appositive phrases
Participle phrases
– Explanation of key concepts from the reading. You will need a one-sentence summary and longer summary in different places.
List of Key Terms (Use those that apply to your essay)
Accumulative Advantage
The Matthew Effect
(Parenting Styles) Concerted Cultivation/Accomplishment of Natural Growth
Practical Intelligence
Ability
Opportunity
Arbitrary Advantage
Meritocracy
– Acknowledgement and citation, in text and with a Works Cited page, of the author and article from which you are drawing ideas.
– A conclusion that sums up your main points.
Careful proofreading.
– (4-6 pages) of meaningful, well-supported, and developed ideas.
– Format in MLA and with Times New Roman 12pt font.
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