Malcolm Gladwell Community And Diversity

Gladwell’s assertion that “if you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world

Higher education in the United States has a complex history. One trend that has been able to grow and adapt to the changes in higher education has been the idea of residence life. History shows that residential colleges have long been a part of the higher education, with their roots being traced all the way back to Islamic origins but were “made famous by Oxford and Cambridge in the United Kingdom and Harvard and Yale in the United States” (Penven, Stephens, Shushok, & Keith, 2013, p. 116). The U.S. Census Bureau (2000) now estimates that “more than 2 million college students live in on-campus resident halls each year” (as cited in Willoughby, Carroll, Marshall, & Clark, 2009, p. 22). The remainder of this paper will look at how the history of residence halls and residence life and grown and changed throughout the different eras during the course of higher education in the United States.

In Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Power of Context”, he analyzes and goes into great depth explaining the theories

To further convince the reader, Ludden uses a study referenced in a journal by the credible Duke University psychologist, Jenna Clark. The study addresses college students and how the more Facebook friends that freshman had, the less socially adjusted they felt, whereas with seniors, the more Facebook friends they had, the more socially adjusted they felt (Ludden). This was due to a majority of the freshmans' friends being friends from high school or back home, whereas most of the seniors' friends were friends that they had made in college, therefore they were more connected with them because they interacted with them both online and in person. This study makes it easier to understand how the effect that social media has on you fully depends on your use of it. It makes sense that one would feel isolated and less connected to their environment when they are spending their free time connecting with those who aren’t around them.

Gladwell, additionally, presents the case that the only way to change this is by having a factor that can modify these actions or a “tipping point.” Susan Faludi, similarly, displays how

A Diversity and Inclusion Plan for KCAD Preface All learners are welcome at Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University. As a college within Ferris State University, we look to the words of its founder, Woodbridge N. Ferris, who is credited as saying, “My plea in Michigan—and it will be my plea to the last breath I draw, and the last word I speak—is education for all children, all men, and all women of Michigan, all the people in all our states all the time.” KCAD values diversity. We recognize the myriad ways in which we differ: by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, social class, ability, faith and ethical values, national origin, and political beliefs. All of these provide a richness that greatly enhances our

This college experience remains as it should” (Addison). Community college is the beginning of endless discoveries and infinite

College: An Unsuccessful Diversification Project In her article, “Why America is Self-Segregating,” Danah Boyd emphasizes the importance of diversity in our social connections and explains, as members of a nation, we are segregating ourselves. Through culture, ethnicity, religion, and socioeconomic background, fragmentation is occurring daily. Boyd realizes that diversity is hard, but believes it is a crucial part of a successful democracy. Boyd explains that while the original goal of social media may have been to connect people from different cultures and nations, its effects have been working in the opposite direction.

My understanding of the “American Dream” is a concept of migrating to the United States, starting from scratch, and becoming rich and successful by working hard. But after reading Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell change my perspective of the “American Dream” by providing the idea of luck and opportunity playing a major factor in one 's success. Almost all the success story of the immigrant in the book was by opportunity because of birth, chance by cultural background and circumstances. Gladwell changed my view of how the “American Dream” is accomplished, not solely by hard work, but luck and opportunity are what factor into someone accomplishing the “American Dream”. Reading Outliers, the main thesis or central premise of Gladwell on why some people

In “Small Change”, Malcolm Gladwell explains how activism is affected by social media. Gladwell looks negatively upon new “tools” of social media for activism, in particular social activism. She thinks this form of activism is weak and perhaps not even activism. She defends activism as unions of people who have a personal relationship and fight against a conflict that involves them all. An example of this in the text is the Civil Rights movement, where African

Students become “obsessed with their studies” and nothing else becomes important (Zinsser). This produces an accumulation of students who don’t spend time to do extracurricular activities. The mixture of pressure from peers and from one’s self allows a chain of events that lead to undesirable

Because Gladwell uses language that is informal but exoteric and anecdotes that are relatable and interesting making the piece an accessible and easy read, he may also be addressing the general public who can also benefit from learning how to deal with unconscious biases and prejudices that we all

When thinking about diversity most people tend to think about race, culture, and ethnicity. While a person’s racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds are all forms of diversity, they are by no means the only forms of diversity. Growing up in a small family in a small neighborhood has kept me isolated from different thoughts and ideas. Being exposed to other people’s ideas and backgrounds helps you to appreciate other people's point of view and appreciate the backgrounds you came from and helps you to decide where you want to be in the future. When attending college I hope to be exposed to a whole new world of diverse ideas and thoughts.

1) This statement means that unless there is already a firmly established sense of intrinsic motivation in the particular student, there may not be many rewards to reap from an external arts program, seeing as there may not be as much incentive for the student to succeed. An in-school arts program not only teaches important values and skills, but also does so while integrating social aspects such as communicating and working with classmates. This social development and encouragement provides further incentive for a student to become involved, and will only increase class participation and academic

People also stay connected and interact with one another, with their peers, people of similar interests, and even their family members. This helps strengthen their relationship even if they are busy with their daily routines. In addition, social media sites have become a platform for youth with similar interest or common discipline to get together, building connections and opportunities for their respective careers. Youth claims that social media not only makes their lives easier and efficient, it has become their lifestyle. While social media has seems to bring people together and help one another stay connected, it has created social isolation in regards to BBC News report.