Introduction: The Roseto Mystery: The Roseto Mystery brought about one strange observation that actually transformed the perspective of any people. When Stewart Wolf, a physician, conducted a study on the relationship between the citizens of Roseto and heart disease. He took up all of their medical histories and did blood work as well as EKGs. He found that no one under fifty-five has died of heart attack or showed signs of heart disease, which was surprising. He further studied the social life throughout the city and found that there was no suicide, alcoholism, or drug addiction, and very little crime. There was no evidence of the citizens of Roseto as being drastically different in aspects such as diet, exercise, genes, and location. Wolf …show more content…
He uses an example of Bill Joy and highlights how he began to start his passion at a really early age. He then moves on to a group of musician and classified them into three groups, noting that the best of the groups started practicing their instrument at the age of 5 and consistently practiced until present day. It was concluded that in order to becomes master or succeed in what they are doing, the magic number for true expertise is ten thousand hours. He comes to the statement that distinguishes one person from the next is how hard they work. People at the top don’t work harder or much harder than everyone else, they work much much harder. He mentions that practice isn’t something you do once and you’re good, but it’s the thing that makes you good. He goes on to describe the stories of other prodigies or well known people and connects them with having over ten thousand hours of practice and experience in their specific …show more content…
The introduction was the explanation of a study of why the town of Roseto does not have link to heart disease. After doing many studies, research’s couldn’t find anything and I really like that at that point, I was curious at to what could possibly set this town apart from others in the sense that they didn’t have any kind to heart disease. Taking a look into their social lives, it was concluded that the way they “created a powerful, protective social structure capable of insulating then from the pressure of the modern world”(page 9). Essentially the Rosetans were healthy because of where they were from and the world they had created for themselves. That really got me into the book because it got me thinking about how caught up I am in staying up to date with the latest things and fitting in with the latest social norms and the fact that they didn’t pay attention to them and lived happy lies really stuck to me. It made me kind of sad to realize how much I gave into the social aspect of the world and how the community I surround myself with isn’t always the best one.The introduction makes he waded look beyond the individual to see what they surround themselves with and their individual choices because essentially that is what makes up a person’s
What is/are the social problem(s) that the author is discussing in this book? Why did it/they develop?
The very beginning of the article, Dr. Khullar appeals to the emotions of a reader, reminiscing about an interaction between himself and a dying patient. He explains how the patient had no one to call and would die alone, causing himself to think that “the sadness of his death was surpassed only by the sadness of his solitude” (Khullar). The feeling of sadness and loneliness is continued using other scenarios that one likely is familiar with, such as “a young man abandoned by friends as he struggles with opioid addiction” or “an older woman getting by on tea and toast, living in filth, no longer able to clean her cluttered apartment” (Khullar). Dr. Khullar also uses this strategy through the use of various phrases such as “barren rooms devoid of family or friends,” or a quote from a senior: “Your world dies before you do” (Khullar). These scenarios and terminology evoke a feeling within a reader that results in acknowledgement of the material and what is being
shows the effect of the society on them, the loss of hope they had in
...en a person enters a society different from their own. This is demonstrated with the narrator, though he understands the Yanomamos way of life, he does reveal moments of being uncomfortable with the way the society works.
reflects upon the theme of the novel. As it highlights the fact that if people in the society
The idea that practice makes perfect has been heard through the years of a majority of individual’s life. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Outliers, he ultimately states that a specific number of hours someone needs to practice before they can become successful. Gladwell is not completely wrong; however, his strong claim and evidences for the 10,000 hour rule can be proven false. Many researchers have looked into lives of successful people and people who aren’t as successful. Among their research they have also conducted surveys giving them a chance to compare the hours of practice between individuals. Through this it is concluded
... proceeds in raising these children, by conditioning them to believe in values it deems proper in society. Family life is very much feared within the Utopian society and many safety measures are taken to prevent the introduction of it into its citizens’ lives.
...ms by which to live. An individual confronts many challenges in society, whether it be crime and punishment, struggle to grow, or other rapid modifications. Cry, The Beloved Country and Things Fall Apart exemplify how societies can be disrupted and how people react to interruptions to their traditional way of life. Some choose to adapt to society’s new ways, while others resist assimilating themselves with the innovative public. Societal change happens no matter where you are, however, how someone allows it to affect them remains determined by that person. Society maintains their own way of punishment, production of a particular type of person, and causes some to prevent from adapting to its evolving ways.
... authors conclude that it is through alienation within a small society that ultimately leads to the primary characters’ demise and death. Whether their individual cases are self imposed or externally imposed, the results and the impact are the same, annihilation of the human soul. Their craft make emphatic use of setting to the successful depiction of this theme. Both characters ultimately fall into the abyss of loneliness and despair proving that human existence cut-off and on its own is more destructive than positive . Thus their message seems to suggest that as humans, we need society in order to truly belong and have a connection, purpose and worth in this life, in order to truly live.
11. Gyatso, Tenzin. “How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life” New York: Atria. 2002, pp 71.
The author makes a strong point when he says that most people possess the capacity for
“The Roseto Mystery” makes me want to go knock on my neighbor’s doors. I am not saying that I have the courage to do so, but I certainly would like to. I tend to be pessimistic when it comes to meeting new people. Wolf’s conclusions are helping me tip the scale the other way, seeing the glass half full. If people in Roseto truly lived longer, happier, healthier lives due to the involvement in their community, then I am tempted to summon the nerve to do the same.
He explains that you don’t need to defend music education by saying it helps with other things. For starters he mentions that it is a tactical error because you are just reiterating that music is secondary to the other subjects. Then he talk about how it is just sad to see music teachers because there are many other reason why music is good but they focus on standardized tests. He proclaims that music is universal and that it is a key thing that brings us together as humans. I think he’s right about how the teachers are going about improving music education all wrong. They need to focus on the other more important factors like how it brings people together and how it is fundamentally driven within us
The narrator of the woman’s rose starts by describing the content of a wooden box which has been kept with special care over the years. This box is special because it contains a rose which is unique. Among the rose once belonged some other flowers but none are as important as the rose which resisted the test of time. The narrator moves on by describing the story behind her rose. When she was still fifteen, she visited a village where single men constituted the majority of the population. The narrator describes the only girl who was seen there and the young girl had power to seduce the men. Every one of them was falling for her. As soon as the narrator made her apparition in the village, the young girl became
The first part of the “Ten Thousand Hour” rule integrates practice. Practicing a certain skill is essential to the ten thousand hour rule. If people expect to have success without practicing, they are not going to get anywhere. It takes days, hours, and years of practice to master something. A perfect example about hours of practice would be Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan spent countless hours on and off the court to improve his basketball game. Without those hours, his career would have never been as successful as it was. In his book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell perfectly states what practice is about by saying “Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good It's the thing you do that makes you good” (Gladwell 42). Gladwell is corr...