When something big happens unexpectedly, people respond in different ways. Anything small can impact something big. In the book, The Tipping Point, small expected and unexpected events lead to significant changes. This book by Malcolm Gladwell contains numerous examples of how little things can make big differences. Significant changes can occur from the slightest of impacts; these impacts can be caused intentionally, can be caused unintentionally, and, in the end, can cause epidemics. Minor, unintentional events can have big impacts on a society. First, sometimes events happen accidentally and cause big changes, like the flu for example. Gladwell states,“The ones causing the epidemic to grow —the ones who were infecting two and three and …show more content…
First, people often search to make others happy. But what they do not understand is that they do not have to try very hard. Little things can cheer someone up and can make their whole day better. Professionals at a major medical institution state, “Being lost in a massive hotel complex is just something people shouldn’t have to worry about. So what we ended up building is this very simple app. From a patient perspective it’s to just offload one more worry” (American Medical Association). Some physicians from a major hospital realized that finding the way around a huge, chaotic new place can cause stress and can be frustrating for visitors. They decided to make a simple map app by starting small and making a big change for patients. Second, anything can make a difference. The author of this article concludes,“It might be a phone call that we continue to put off, an email that needs to be ‘proofread’ before sending, a word of encouragement to a teammate, a smile as we hold the door for a staff member, or a surprise ‘thank you’ note to a coach or teammate for a job well done. Whatever the task, remember that the smallest things can make the biggest difference” (Shelley). Numerous of things, big or small, can make a difference so people need to never assume something will not be effected. Third, changes are always prevalent, however, they can be hidden in bizarre events. In the non-fiction book:“The second interesting thing is that, of course, as seniors they must have already known where the health center was, and doubtless had visited it several times already. It is doubtful that any of them would ever actually have used the map” (Gladwell 98). A group at a college were trying to persuade students to get tetanus shots and were confused why their brochures were not successful.They added a map and people began lining up to get their shots. Absolutely anything can make a difference, no