Malcolm Gladwell Plagiarism

Q1. What is the general focus of Part 2? Answer: The general focus of Part 2 is ‘legacy’.

Plagiarism, defined by Merriam Webster Dictionary, is “the act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person”, but in simpler terms is the wrongful copying of another’s work for your own(Merriam-Webster). Plagiarism though seeming like a simple offense, can cause the downfall, if not caught, of a creative person and their work. However when justice is served, and the plagiarizer is caught, they can lose everything from their reputation to even their job. Even though plagiarism seems like a common sense crime not to commit, people such as Joe Biden, Jane Goodall, and even president Barack Obama, have been found to plagiarize another’s work. For the purpose of this essay, Jayson Blair, a once up and coming

Throughout Malcolm Gladwell essay he describes several examples of activism of different political movements. I agree with Gladwell’s argument about social media, like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc., is a form of weak-tie activism and strong-tie activism requires strong connections to other individuals who are willing to sacrifice for a cause. Throughout the essay, the author takes us through different scenarios in history to prove his point regarding the difference between traditional activism and non-traditional.

Not only does he uses the work of various other people to enhance his point, he adds multiple examples. He addresses the success of people such as Bill Gates and the Beatles and talks about how they became outliers while also using other examples to solidify his argument. While talking about Bill Gates and the Beatles, Gladwell emphasizes that they got the opportunity to get better, that “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” (42) Adding points such as that are what give him that

Gladwell’s overall writing style in Outliers managed to convey his message using formal yet simple diction and mostly uncomplicated syntax. His writing was symbolic at times, but also quite literal at others. The book was relatable, memorable, and easy to understand. He uses some rhetorical devices, such as this polysyndeton: “he’s tall and gawky and sixteen years old” (Gladwell 42). He also used other literary devices, such as dialogue: “‘it came out of the blue’” (Gladwell 248). These devices added complexity and depth and also caught my attention. They are key to writing a book that keeps the reader interested and helps them pay attention to and remember key details. The impact of organizing the book into “Part 1: Opportunity” and “Part 2: Legacy” was that it showed there was a clear division between the two parts of achieving success. Having this distinction helps the reader to learn each concept and in the end, be able to understand the overall theme. For opportunity, he describes how opportunities need to emerge in order for success to be reached, such as how “[t]heir world—their culture and generation and family history—gave them the greatest of opportunities” (Gladwell 158) in the case of many people. Gladwell distinguishes the two parts of the book in part two, saying that so far, we have seen that “success arises out of the steady accumulation of advantages… [that] all make a significant difference in how well you do in the world. The question for the second part

Through a thorough compare and contrast, Gladwell is able to reveal the legitimate difference brought on by the given environment and social upbringing. He employs juxtaposition to describe the very contrasting outcomes of wealthy families, with “concerted cultivation,” and poorer families, with a “more hands off approach.” Gladwell’s goal is to reinvent the simplistic mindset of his audience, by linking circumstance with success. This inspires the audience, seeing as though many are often discouraged by their inability to grasp a concept instantly.

One example, which I believe should not be considered plagiarism, is the use of common phrases like “down to the wire.” Common phrases like these are hard to distinguish between a transformed and derivative work; therefore, credit does not need to be given to the person who created this saying. On the other hand, if a person remotely copied the sentence structure along with the ideas from another person, then their actions are an example of inappropriate borrowing. As with Rowan, his actions are nothing but plagiarism. His book had little to none of his original ideas, how can he called this book “Assassin of Secrets”

This chapter revolved around what leads to the success of certain people. First, Gladwell analyzes the key factor to the success of hockey players: their birthdays. The birthday theory states that children born immediately after the cutoff date of a specific sport or activity have a greater chance of being successful in that specific field, because they are bigger, stronger and smarter than their peers due to the increase of age. This advantage can be career-changing yet it is not the only deciding factor of success. Obviously, talent and passion is the foundation to success; the birthday theory just broadens the chances of an individual’s success.

The book I am reviewing is a great non-fiction book about our worlds outliers. The book is written by Malcolm Gladwell who’s a staff writer at the New Yorker. The book talks about the outliers in our society. It’s topics stretches from rice paddies to music performers that have excelled in their fields. But all the topics are related by a sense of success and the ability to achieve that success.

Connect: On page 6, Malcolm Gladwell states, “giants are not what we think they are. The same qualities that appear to give them strength are often the source of great weakness.” I knew that many people, in today’s standards, take advantage of what helps them the most. For example, I think technology is our greatest strength, in relation to Gladwell’s book when he talks about Goliath, because with it, we accomplish so much and we can learn something new with a push of a button.

Plagiarism is the bad habit and unlawful practice of utilizing the findings, conclusions, sayings or theories of someone else’s and taking credit for it. One can use the lyrics/words of a song, poem or ideology of someone else by one must give credit to the original author of the work. One should not use others writings and passing them as his/her own original work. According to College of the Canyons professors it is a form of fraud.

According to Merriam-Webster plagiarizing is defined as; to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own: use (another's production) without crediting the source (https://www.merriam-webster.com, 2017). In other words, to take someone words and claim them as your own without citing the original author. As I referenced before writing becomes a defining moment

Plagiarism is merely theft, it is the worst kind of stealing where a person takes the intellectual property/ ideas of another person and tries to pass them as his own, in other words it is simply cheating on oneself and others. Plagiarism occurs in many fields such as writing, technology, play production, architecture and many others… But in this essay we are going to focus on plagiarism in music , specially that in the Arab world people are still ignorant of such kind of plagiarism, and there is barley any effective law that protects musicians from plagiarism. So how can a musician “quote” or use a musical part without plagiarizing it, and which cultures are known for plagiarism?

The creation of such works, which directly borrow ideas or actual parts of another work, can be considered plagiarism, but that assumption leads one to question the meaning of plagiarism, and, of course, the meaning of art.

In his essay, Shields unleashes his frustrations regarding the country’s negative attitude towards appropriation and borrowing. He asserts that “there’s no such thing as originality”, that “all life on earth…is built upon appropriation and reuse of the pre-existing” (Shields 736). Shields utilizes a multitude of examples to illustrate and support his points. Musicians from Mozart to Bob Dylan have utilized content or taken inspiration from other artists. Shields shows that “borrowing has been with us from the beginning”, citing the New Testament and Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra as “composites of numerous sources” (740). His essay demonstrates that borrowing is prevalent in music and writing, as artists take inspiration from preceding artists and from their