Culture Of Honor Summary

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According to Gladwell, “autonomy, complexity and a connection between effort and reward” are three qualities that work has to have if it to be satisfying. In other words, we must have some sort of work that fulfills us and that brings us freedom and challenges.

The “culture of honor” hypothesis explains that it really matters where you come from. To completely understand your own culture, you would have to date back many generations and see what your ancestors did for a living in order for you to completely understand the logic behind their behavior and theories.

Yes, I believe that traditions we inherit from our forefathers play a role in our success, because your family and forbears help form you as an individual. I believe that our …show more content…

When people say America has a low power-distance, they mean the people of America feel entitled to a certain amount of power. This is also shown through the great emphasis of equal rights all around the United States.

David Greenberg made a great improvement on Korean Air, by enforcing English as the new language. However, the key to David Greenberg’s key to helping Korean Air was not giving up on the pilots and firing all of them. He gave them an opportunity to transform, because he understood that cultural legacies matter.

Chinese number words are really brief, allowing the human brain to memorize them quickly. In addition, Asians seem to be successful because their languages are very unique. For example, 18 is ten-eight and 21 is two-tens-one. This difference allows Asian children to learn how to count much more quickly than American children. They are even able to perform basic math functions at quite an early age. Also, Asian students go to school more than the students in America. This proves that they are given more attention and practice, allowing them to be successful. The fact about Asians counting numbers differently is most convincing because their languages allow a unique style of thinking, allowing them to think differently and more quickly. Also, I even counted numbers in a unique way for a portion of my …show more content…

He believes that you need to have persistence in order for you to gain success. Also, you must be willing to put in a lot of time, for a question that might take a person a minute to solve.

Some advantages for students who have more learning time in school are most likely to be more successful in the future and learn more in general. These advantages would really teach a student responsibility and how to use their knowledge in real-world applications. People who receive more learning time are also more likely to succeed in college and have information stuck to their brain for a longer period of time.

Some disadvantages for students who have more learning time in school are waking up early, losing friends, returning home late, and completing homework late at night. These disadvantages really take time out of our hands and take us away from social lives.

According to Gladwell, outliers are people “who have been given opportunities-and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.” In other words, an outlier is someone who takes initiative and advantage to the opportunities they are

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