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ly influence my curiosity into researching history. My family would provide the means to do this exploration as they would persevere through the hardships of the plains, becoming well versed in literacy that I use every day whenever I look at a document, book, or piece of history to learn from. These influences have all come to shape my ability to find opportunity, joy, and happiness from history, bringing me the success that I am forever grateful for. Gladwell establishes how success can come from all avenues of life, with each successful individual finding their success through the preparation of multiple influences. Influences such as generation, personality, culture, and family have all played a role in my success in history, as they have for many other individual’s successes. In our society, one’s successes can be sensationalized as such a monumental achievement, making their success seem so naturally self-driven; however, behind every successful individual is the influences of others who have made them who they are. In many ways, we are all outliers, with the influences and actions of others bringing us all our own success.
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