...Tronlyn Thompson Alsobrook AP Lang 23 March 2015 Outliers – Chapter One Reflection In chapter one, Gladwell discusses the importance of opportunity and chance in the role of success. It is really interesting that trend of hockey players’ birthdates was relatively common, and amongst other sports as well. I never really understood that cut-off dates played a huge role in a person’s success, but that success isn’t just because of their birthdate, it’s because of the extra bodily maturation, the extra instruction, and the extra time spent perfecting a talent. My brother was born in July, and I’m now interested in seeing what his path will be, athletically. Gladwell really touches on how society chooses to ignore the fact that a child’s birth month ultimately determines if they make it or not. After this premise was found, there should have been some discussion about making the chances even. Gladwell’s language and word usage makes the book an extremely easy read, and his breakdown of different topics keeps the reader intrigued and also ready to move along to the next circumstance. I’m sure he structures his chapters the way he does because he wants the reader to blatantly recognize the different situations. Titling the chapter “The Matthew Effect” was clever. Once making the connection between the actual biblical passage and the true actualities of success, one can see that success has been a universal goal for quite some time. It’s also reassuring to see that the...
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...When I was first introduced to the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, I viewed it as yet another piece of homework. Like any other assigned reading, I thought skimming the pages and developing a general understanding of each chapter would cut it; I was wrong. It did not take long to realize that Gladwell’s compelling pieces of work were investigating something that I personally had never put any extra thought into: the root causes of success. Prior to reading Outliers, I had foreseen success as something which occurred only under the circumstances of a lucky break, but as Gladwell stated: “Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities” (155). Through analyzing the evidence and...
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...supposed to identify along with the response in relation to simulators' concerns. Section E, clinical judgment, needed the examiner to agree on the way the identified issues were addressed and the final section, maintaining simulator welfare demanded calibration of the way the simulator was treated, comfort offered to him and his dignity maintained. After discussing the examination sheets, the scenarios and the collaboration conduct of the scenarios will be discussed next. Conduct of the Scenario: Each participant was given written instructions 5 minutes before the actual clinical interaction. The assessor was present throughout the clinical interaction. The participant then interacted for a limited time (10 minutes) and a minute of reflection was allowed to the participant. This was followed by a short oral examination in relation to the case and related issues arising from the clinical interaction. The participants were marked on the standard sheets as described above. Steps of Conduct of the Study: 1. A needs analysis survey was conducted targeting doctors from all grades to assess their needs for a communication skill course. (explained in a separate section above) 2. Demographic data, including age, sex, country of qualification, mother tongue and grades was collected 3. 45 minutes of practical sessions was delivered which was a combination of lecture and practice sessions using audio-visual aids. 4. Each candidate filled a confidence rating sheet prior to the course...
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...Reflection Paper 7 One thing that caught my attention in the Sarrel reading on aging was the section on menopause. My siblings, my dad and I would sometimes joke around with my mom about menopause. We thought that it was something she felt bad about so we didn’t really say a lot about it. We didn’t want her to feel pressured or that she hasn’t made anything out of her life. We were all shocked to find out that menopause was something she was embracing. She used it as a time to look back and reflect on her life and her accomplishments. She also saw the experience as a freeing one and used it to experiment and try out different things that she had not yet done. Before that I was always under the assumption that woman hated the idea and the process of menopause. I thought all women saw it as a part of their lives that was ending. To me it seemed that menopause was a symbol of old age and once you experienced it, you were officially an elderly person. After hearing my mother’s experience I thought she was an outlier. I thought she was one of the few women who found anything positive out of menopause. However, after reading the Sarrel’s section, I realized that menopause is not a dreadful experience for all women. Many women, like my mother, use menopause as a motivational time in their lives. Others use it as a reflective period so they can move on and accomplish things they haven’t done before. The Sarrel reading helped me realize that my mother is indeed not an...
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...out front of Pee Wee Reese, a local marbles champion who grew up to be the captain and shortstop of the ''Boys of Summer'' Brooklyn Dodgers. But with Tiger Woods in town, golf is suddenly center stage in Louisville as never before. Tiger Woods is a successful American golfer who has made a lot of young people gain tremendous hope in themselves. Tiger started golfing as early as 4 years old and, by the age of 17, he was the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament. According to Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers, success is at first, mastering ones skill by achieving at least ten thousand hours of practice at whatever it is you trying to succeed in. Second is one must learn the right skills and be in the right place at the right time is important. Also having a chance/opportunity is a gift that is seized by the people who have the strength and perseverance. In addition to all the above, having great mentors opens the door for one and gives motivation. Woods life is a reflection of his remarkable interesting journey for he achieved the ten thousand hours of hard work took advantage of opportunity, willing to put extra effort in his work and benefitted from his cultural legacy. Woods was committed to his practice and never forced to do it, his dedication and work hard made him achieve ten thousand hours faster than a normal person. He was born on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California. Tiger Woods was the only child of Earl, an African American Army officer, and Kultida Woods...
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...be determined for this data as well. This can be calculated by dividing the Absolute uncertainty by the experimental result. So, for each of the experimental values for the Calories per gram the absolute uncertainty was stated as ±0.01 Cal/g which can be divided by the experimental value for Calories per gram to figure out relative uncertainty. Cheetos: 0.01 Cal/g divided by 2.28 Cal/g equals 0.00438 or 0.438% relative uncertainty Lays Potato Chips: 0.00730 or 0.730% relative uncertainty Corn Tortilla Chips: 0.00429 or 0.429% relative uncertainty Doritos: 0.00488 or 0.488% relative uncertainty Finally, when considering all of the data points from the raw data, seen in Table 5, there was no outliers for the determined caloric content per gram of each of the snack foods. Reflection and Evaluation When trying to figure out which experiment I wanted to do for my Chemistry Internal Assessment, I considered which of the experiments we did previously in the course and I remember that my favorite was calorimetry. I started to think about how I wanted to calorimetry because before we deduced the heat capacity of a calorimeter, but I wanted to think independently and complete a different experiment. I read about a type of calorimetry called soda can calorimetry which seemed enjoyable and fit under the topic of calorimetry in the syllabus. When in the lab I did discover the issue with matches and the setup of my experiment. Primarily, the foods in this paper caught fire quickly, but...
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...inspiration of becoming a teacher is greatly entertained. Learning all the numerous arithmetic ideas throughout this course was exciting and knowledgeable because there are numerous arithmetic study methods. While working through chapter ten I learned that there are many different ways to display data. Some of the main ways to display data are; categorical and numerical, pictographs, dot plots, stem and leaf plots, back-to-back stem and leaf plots, histograms and bar graphs, stacked bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, scatter plots, and box plots. I also learned how to choose the right display for data; how to compute means, medians, and modes; how to choose the most appropriate average; how to find the measures of spread; and how to identify outliers. Understanding the mean as a balance. Comparing different sets of data. The different variations of mean absolute deviation, variance, and standard deviation. While working in chapter eleven I learned the basic notions, planar notions, angles and angle measurement, and types of angles. I also learned about perpendicular lines, polygons, congruent segments and angles, triangles and quadrilaterals, how to construct parallel lines, how to find the sum of measures of the angles of triangles; and the sum of measures of interior and exterior angles of a convex polygon. The geometry of three-dimensional figures such as polyhedra, cylinders, and cones. While working in chapter twelve I learned the...
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...plays a huge role in what our society has become today because of the development of the modern principles of human rights that underlie contemporary conceptions of democracy. Many of the ideas that Rousseau found important to have in a government are ideas that are used today. Such as what was previously mentioned the idea of the consent of the governed, this can be seen in the opening line of the Constitution simply with, “We the people,” as well as in the amendments to the Constitution. To be able to understand this though, there must first be a common understanding about what people are naturally, good or bad. Based on class discussions and other sources, humans are naturally bad. The main topic that will be focused on throughout this reflection of Rousseau’s The Basic Political Writings is what humans are naturally, good or bad. This will be discussed through the relationship between On the Social Contract and herd mentality. Another big topic will be the problems with the application of On the Social Contract in social norms of today. Some side topics to think about within comparing the ideas are the idea of general will versus individual will, as well as intellectual development. Each of these plays a major role in the connection between On the Social Contract and herd mentality. Herd mentality is the idea of a giant chain reaction, such as an exponential growth problem in algebra where one person does or wants something and then two people do/want it and then four people...
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...DECEMBER 21, 2012 CORPORATES RATING METHODOLOGY Global Pharmaceutical Industry Summary This rating methodology explains Moody’s approach to assessing credit risk for companies in the pharmaceutical industry globally. This document is intended to provide general guidance that helps companies, investors, and other interested market participants understand how key qualitative and quantitative risk characteristics are likely to affect rating outcomes for companies in the pharmaceutical industry. This document does not include an exhaustive treatment of all factors that are reflected in Moody’s ratings but should enable the reader to understand the qualitative considerations and financial information and ratios that are usually most important for ratings in this sector. This rating methodology replaces 1 the Global Pharmaceutical Industry Methodology published in October 2009. While reflecting many of the same core principles as the 2009 document, this update provides a more transparent presentation of the rating considerations that are usually most important for companies in this sector and incorporates refinements in our analysis that better reflect key credit fundamentals of the industry. No rating changes will result from publication of this rating methodology. This report includes a detailed rating grid and illustrative mapping examples that compare historical performance on factors in the grid to ratings of companies covered by this methodology. The purpose of the...
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...Cross-Cultural Management: Reflection Part. 1 of 2: Traditional Aboriginal Culture and Traditional Chinese Culture This reflective report will attempt to compare and contrast between Traditional Australian Aboriginal Culture and Traditional Chinese Culture. Ferraro & Briody (2013) defines culture as the shared perceptions among group of two or more people, their beliefs, values and behavioural patterns, which ultimately shape their way of life. I will analyse the two cultures around Hodstede’s cultural dimensions, Collectivism. Collectivism determines the degree of close-knit characteristic of the group (Hofstede n.d.). The insight this framework provides could be use as a guide in managing organisations’ and nationals’ cultural difference. The traditional Chinese live off small area of land, mainly used for cultivation of rice. In order to maximise yield, seeding and harvesting period are heavily depends on friends and relatives to help get the job done (Gladwell 2008). This interdependent behaviour is found not only at the family level but also at community level. Chinese society follows the teaching of Confucius, which promotes interdependence and social harmony (Chuang & Su 2009). To avoid potential social conflicts and encourages cohesiveness, Chinese are more likely to compromise their own needs and coordinate their behaviour with the situation (Nisbatt & Masuda 2003). It is common for Chinese to live with their married son. Family structure becomes more...
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...Personal Reflection Idea Our project started off with an idea presented to the team by Johnny Rowlands. Our objective was to create a working prototype called a ‘Window Weather Vent’ for Mr. Rowlands. After he went through all the information we needed to know about the idea, we started by breaking into teams and dividing them by strengths and weaknesses. Once we were divided in our teams, we asked questions that could affect our team. Questions included things like, what color should the casing be? What material should the panels be made out of? Approximately how big do you want this whole thing to be? Brainstorm We met with Johnny and the problem was laid out for us, it was time for us to brainstorm some ideas and changes we might think will be better for the WWV. The group and I brainstormed any ideas we had and wrote them on a white board we had in class. After we had thrown out everything we thought could be a potential option, we went back through the list and canceled out any obvious outliers that are near impossible to put or that don’t make sense. Then, we divided each idea into each team that made sense for the idea. Plan One of the biggest organizers we had was our Gantt chart. It helped keep work organized along with keeping people accountable for their work. It also helps separate work to specific group members in each team. You were required yourself to update the Gantt chart after working on something to let the group know how much further we have. Every...
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...Outliers THE S T O R Y OF S U C C E S S MALCOLM G LAD W E L L # 1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point and Blink $27.99 $ 3 0 . 9 9 in C a n a d a Why d o s o m e p e o p l e succeed far more than others? T h e r e is a story that is usually told a b o u t extremely successful p e o p l e , a story that focuses o n intelligence a n d ambition. In Outliers Malcolm Gladwell a r g u e s that the true story o f s u c c e s s is very different, a n d that if we want to u n d e r s t a n d h o w s o m e p e o p l e thrive, we s h o u l d s p e n d m o r e time l o o k i n g around them — at s u c h things as their family, their birthplace, or even their birth d a t e . T h e story o f s u c c e s s is m o r e c o m p l e x — a n d a lot m o r e interesting — than it initially a p p e a r s . Outliers e x p l a i n s w h a t the B e a t l e s a n d Bill G a t e s have in c o m m o n , the e x t r a o r d i n a r y s u c c e s s o f A s i a n s at m a t h , the h i d d e n a d v a n t a g e s o f star athletes, why all t o p N e w York lawyers have the s a m e r é s u m é , a n d the r e a s o n y o u ' v e never h e a r d o f the w o r l d ' s s m a r t e s t m a n — all in terms o f g e n eration, family, c u l t u r e , a n d c l a s s . It matters w h a t year y o u were b o r n if y o u want to b e a S i l i c o n Valley billionaire, G l a d w e l l a r g u e s , a n d it matters w h e r e y o u w e r e b o r n if y o u want to b e a s u c cessful p i l o t . T...
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...Cost of Capital at Ameritrade: 1. What factors should Ameritrade management consider when evaluating the proposed advertising program and technology upgrades? Why? When deciding whether or not to invest in the proposed advertising program and technology upgrades, Ameritrade should consider the following four key factors: 1. Cost of Capital: It is important that Ameritrade understand the risk associated with this project’s cost of capital. Ameritrade should look at the cost of capital to determine if the expected return on this project will be equal to or greater than investing this capital elsewhere. 2. Net present value of the cash flow: After looking at the cost of capital, Ameritrade will want to look at the cash flows for the project and determine the net present value of the cash flows. This will help Ameritrade understand if this is where they want to invest their money, but understanding how much they will receive annually from this project. 3. Accurate discount rate: Ameritrade will want to know if this project can deliver more than the discount rate. It is important to choose an accurate discount rate since an overstatement or understatement could lead to the wrong investment decision because of using an incorrect benchmark. 4. Debt to Equity ratio: Ameritrade should look at their debt to equity ratio compared to other companies in their industry. Since Ameritrade could potentially compare against two different industries, they will want to...
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...ACCURATE EYE CENTRE LOCALISATION BY MEANS OF GRADIENTS Fabian Timm and Erhardt Barth Institute for Neuro- and Bioinformatics, University of L¨ beck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 L¨ beck, Germany u u Pattern Recognition Company GmbH, Innovations Campus L¨ beck, Maria-Goeppert-Strasse 1, D-23562 L¨ beck, Germany u u {timm, barth}@inb.uni-luebeck.de Keywords: Eye centre localisation, pupil and iris localisation, image gradients, feature extraction, shape analysis. Abstract: The estimation of the eye centres is used in several computer vision applications such as face recognition or eye tracking. Especially for the latter, systems that are remote and rely on available light have become very popular and several methods for accurate eye centre localisation have been proposed. Nevertheless, these methods often fail to accurately estimate the eye centres in difficult scenarios, e.g. low resolution, low contrast, or occlusions. We therefore propose an approach for accurate and robust eye centre localisation by using image gradients. We derive a simple objective function, which only consists of dot products. The maximum of this function corresponds to the location where most gradient vectors intersect and thus to the eye’s centre. Although simple, our method is invariant to changes in scale, pose, contrast and variations in illumination. We extensively evaluate our method on the very challenging BioID database for eye centre and iris localisation. Moreover...
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...Theories of “Healthy” Standing The “normal posture as recommended by Staffel and his 19th century contemporaries and has been promoted ever since by physicians, orthopedists, physical therapists, mothers, teachers, and military superior. Even today, that “upright” or “straight” standing posture with slight lordosis (forward bends) in the lumbar and cervical spines and a light kyphosis (backward bend) in the thoracic spine is stereotypically considered “good and proper” and is often called healthy, balanced, or neutral. Theories of “Healthy” Sitting Sitting Upright? Staffel recommended an erect posture of the trunk, neck and head, with normal slight lordoses in the lumbar and cervical areas and a light kyphosis in the thoracic spine, similar to the desired back posture when standing erect. The simple concept that sitting upright, with the thighs horizontal and the lowerlegs vertical, means “sitting healthily” endured for a surprisingly longtime. Maintaining Lumbar Lordosis When one sits down on a hard, flat, surfaces, without a backrest, the ischial tuberosities ( inferior protuberances of the pelvic bones) act as fulca around which the pelvic girdle rotates under the weight of the upper body. Since the bones of the pelvic girdle are linked by connective tissue to the thighs and lower trunk, rotation of the pelvis affects the posture of the lower spinal column, particularly the lumbar region. If the rotation of the pelvis is rearward, the normal lordosis of the...
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