Reason for Success

I've read a lot since the last time that we talked.  I started out by reading the first chapter called the Matthew Effect.  Basically this chapter talks about birthdates, and how that is so important to acheving success.  He uses the example of a hockey player and cut off dates. He says that kids that are close to the cut off date, have a better chance to get on the team, because they might be bigger or stronger, then the kids that are born later in the year.  In the chapter two, The 10,000 Hour Rule, talks about how it takes about 10,000 hours for someone to be a master at that skill.  He gives lots of examples, from musicians to chess champions.  He also ties this chapter in with the last chapter.  He says, the bigger kids who are closer to the cut off date have a greater chance to be accepted on the better team, which means that they will practice longer, which helps them achive the 10,000 hours.  In the next chapter, The Trouble With Geniuses, one of the main point is that your IQ only matters to a certain extent.  It talks about Chris Langan the smartest man in the world.  He has an IQ of 195.  Einstein had an IQ of 150.  Just because he IQ is higher, doesnt mean that he is smarter.
               So that is what i have read so far.  Hope you enjoy the book and please check it out if you haven't


Questions
Level 2
Why are there so many different levels of hockey?
How can your Birthdate effect your success in a lot of things?
How are Bill Gates and the Beatles alike?
Why did Chris Langan drop out of College?
How many uses can you think of for a book?


Level 3
How do you measure success?
Have you ever worked really hard for something, and didnt get the outcome that you wanted?

Introduction to my Blog

Hello everyone, my name is Brad.  I am a high school student, and in the 10th grade.  The reason that I am creating a blog, is for my English II.  We were told that we should create this, and share our opinion and our experiences with a new book that we are reading.  The easiest way for this goal to be achieved, is by creating this blog.
     So lets start discussing the book that I'm reading.  It is called Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.  So far, I have read about 30 pages, and I was profoundly surprised, that i liked the book so much.  Basically the Intro to the Book talks about a small town in Pennsylvania called Roseto. Most of the people from this town were from Italy, and stayed together all the way to the new world.  Gladwell talks about how in this small town there is no one dying of heart disease.  In 1950 there were lots of people dying from this disease.  Doctors tried to find out why they did have heart disease.  He said they eat poorly, and were over weight, and hardly exercised but they still didn't have any trace of this disease.  Doctors tried to prove that being a close knit community that talked to each other a lot might be a reason for preventing heart disease.  He says that maybe the way we think of being healthy, by eating right, and exercising, but there might be something else to it as well.  He uses this to tie into the topic of the book Success