...Are Writers Born or Made? The novel On writing A memoir of the Craft written by Stephen King gives rise to a great question. Are great authors born or made? According to Stephen King,” I don’t believe writers can be made, either by circumstance or self-will (although I did believe those things once” (King 18). The author is suggesting that a writer is born with the ability to be a good writer and it is through learned behaviors that these “talents are strengthened and sharpened.” (King 18). I feel King’s belief is very valid, many authors are born with a desire to write and with the determination and drive that it takes to become a great writer. Not all authors are in agreement with Stephen Kings perception on how an author is born not made. One in particular Dorthea Brande, the author of Becoming a Writer feels, “genius can be taught (once the secret emptiness of that phrase is understood) because in fact genius is as common as old shoes”. (Brande 12). This is quite an appealing idea and given Brande’s history and background I can understand some of her viewpoints on the matter. Brande (1893-1948) truly believes that a person has capability to take what little genius they are born with and transform it into the ability to become a great writer. The author puts a lot of emphasis on the idea that writes need to know what kind of habits impede the writing process. She describes “ways to help them develop healthy...
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...Most people have the mistaken idea that geniuses are born, not made. “Every child is born a genius” – Albert Einstein. And I agree with him The first key to upbringing the genius in your child is to surround her /him with loving, engaged adults. Parents, of course, are the primary influence on a child's inner genius. Other adults include grandparents, retired neighbors. The goal is to enrich your child's life with significant positive adult interaction. The choice of activities with your child's new friend is vast. Playing games, putting together puzzles, and exploring the child's surroundings are all positive options. Children also flourish in a print-rich environment. Books are the best investment parents can make in their child's future. They should read to their children books, explain something difficult. A child should elook and make conclusions on anything he reads and observes. The foundations of genius: -Parents who believed in their abilities as children and supported them in everything/ -a child should Learn something new and valuable each day. -develop Individual abilities in various fields -Opportunities to develop their own individual gifts and talents(have computer, go to some sections) -Discovery, recognition and appreciation of their abilities by others.(parents should be interested in their chilld’s hobbies, what they like and dislike) In the age of computers in our modern day, we can use home based child education programs for children development...
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...Stan Lee: Genius Award Daniel Orminski HUM/102: Introduction to the Humanities- The Renaissance to the Present July 29, 2013 Rachelle Williams Stan Lee: Genius Award According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary (2013), “A genius is a person with extraordinary intellectual power, especially as manifested in creative activity.” Stan Lee may not have the amount of intelligence or inventions as Albert Einstein or Benjamin Franklin, but he is a genius in his own in way. Stan Lee is responsible for some of the best known characters in literature, except there is not an Oliver Twist or a Huckleberry Fin in these books. These characters are super heroes and super villains trying to save the world from destruction. Born during the great depression, Stanley Martin Lieber was born on December 28, 1922 in New York City. After Stan changed his last name to Lee, he was hired as an office assistant by Timely Comics in 1939. In the early 1940’s he was promoted to an interim editor. Stan Lee also served time with the United States Army during World War II. During the war, Lee worked as an illustrator and writer for the Army (Stan Lee, 2013). After World War II, Stan Lee continued working with Timely Comics, which was now known as Marvel Comics. In order to compete with DC comics and their new Justice League of America comics, Marvel instructed Lee to create a new comic series. With this, Stan Lee created the Fantastic Four in 1961. After this, a multitude of new characters were created...
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...can implement. It does not require “a great man”. Is it real that “any firm can implement” and does not require “a great man”? Does not Apple need Steve Jobs? When the “great guru” was fired in 1985, the situation in the company was not good enough; however, everything has changed since his return in 1997 and implementation of the strategy, which is still quite successful. Thus, CNBC reports that “Apple shares are up more than 20 percent year to date. With its price hovering near $500, the company’s valuation is now about $460 billion — roughly $8 billion more than the market caps percent of Google ($198 billion) and Microsoft ($257 billion) combined”. What was it then? Was Steve Jobs a born for Apple Genius, Leader indeed? According to the various studies about genius, traits of genius...
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...Managerial Leadership MNGT 5670 Dr. Rebecca Elliott October 16, 2013 Abstract Genius is over-rated. Success is not just about innate ability. It’s combined with a number of key factors such as opportunity, meaningful hard work (10,000 hours to gain mastery), and your cultural legacy. Random factors of chance, such as when and where you were born can influence the opportunities you have. Malcom Gladwell , the author of Outliners: The Story of Success, brings alive his assertions and thesis primarily through the use of individual success stories of athletes, computer genius, musicians, artist and community cultures. Introduction Gladwell uses a straight-forward, easy-to-digest style of mixing facts with examples and anecdotes in making his point that it is not shear genius or hard work alone that results in success. Instead, the he dives deep into the story behind exceptional performance in cultures, aptitude testing trends and individual achievements around the world. Gladwell argues that the upbringing of individuals greatly impacts their likelihood to succeed, including birth dates, access to specialized resources, parenting, and community culture. Discussion Gladwell separates the book into chapters highlighting the circumstances that resulted in the creation of each "outlier" he chooses to emphasize. According to Gladwell, the vast majority of hockey stars are born in the months of January, February and March. His explanation of their success is...
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...Running head: Philosophical Genius: From start to finish 2 Originally named Aristocles, “Plato was born at a time of warfare and upheaval,” (Russo, Michael) in Athens. His father, Ariston, died when Plato was a young child. But descended from a line of kings of Athens. Plato’s mother, Pericitone, remarried to Pyrilampes but came from a similar line of royalty. Plato gained the nickname Platon as a young boy from his wrestling coach. The nickname means broad because of his broad body structure. He died at the age of eighty-one. On the evening of his death he had a Thracian girl play the flute to him. Plato died in his bed and, did not drink hemlock; which he was ordered to do by to the laws of the democracy. Hemlock was a poisonous plant in which a killing potion was made from. “He decided not to drink the potion to ensure he dead was just like Socrates’.” (Schall James, Summer 1996) So, Plato’s dead was categorized as by natural cause. Although, Plato died with someone by his bedside he never had a wife or even children. “He was almost certainly gay (as many Athenians were of his day), since he wrote about the idea that love between men is superior to love between a man and woman. “ (Sanderson Beck, 2006) Many men of this time and empire had wives and male lovers so it was not considered uncommon. Plato resided in the Greek civilization; which were made up of independent states...
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...intelligence, on Charlie. After having an I.Q of 68, the Charlie’s progress in becoming a genius is relatively slow at first because he does not see the change instantaneously. However, the progress can be seen through Charlie’s spelling in his ‘progris riports’ and his ability to recall and create memories. Previously, his sister, Norma, ‘got an A in [her] history test’ where she had been promised a dog if she received good marks. Norma was denied in getting a dog because Charlie was not allowed to get a dog and Norma wanted this dog ‘to be [her] dog. Only [her] dog.’ This passage is a significant example of one of Charlie’s memories within...
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...almost any backyard. The wonder of it was, for a few frenzied months in 1975, more than a million consumers did, becoming the proud if slightly abashed owners of Pet Rocks, the fad that Newsweek later called “one of the most ridiculously successful marketing schemes ever.” Gary Dahl, the man behind that scheme — described variously as a marketing genius and a genial mountebank — died on March 23 at 78. A down-at-the-heels advertising copywriter when he hit on the idea, he originally meant it as a joke. But the concept of a “pet” that required no actual work and no real commitment resonated with the self-indulgent ’70s, and before long a cultural phenomenon was born. Gary Dahl, the man behind that scheme — described variously as a marketing genius and a genial mountebank — died on March 23 at 78. A down-at-the-heels advertising copywriter when he hit on the idea, he originally meant it as a joke. But the concept of a “pet” that required no actual work and no real commitment resonated with the self-indulgent ’70s, and before long a cultural phenomenon was born. Gary Dahl, the man behind that scheme — described variously as a marketing genius and a genial mountebank — died on March 23 at 78. A down-at-the-heels advertising copywriter when he hit on the idea, he originally...
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...amounts of interpretations of success depending on who you ask, what they do, where they come from, their family background, their intelligence and much more. Malcolm Gladwell examines several scenarios of individuals whose environment, along with their ambition and motivation affects their ability to succeed in his third book Outliers: The Story of Success. The extraordinary individuals that triumph throughout Outliers range from hockey players born on the “perfect date,” to rock stars putting in 10,000 hours of work. From geniuses with exceptional IQ’s who do not succeed, to a Jewish immigrant in America who went from rags to riches, Gladwell tells their...
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...There are many people who could be nominated for their artistic contributions, advances in technology, medical contributions and scientific advances. But one person sticks out in my mind as a genius of the Western culture. Through his disability I believe Stephen Hawking has stood out as a genius of our Western culture. Even with being diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, he has provided ground breaking work in cosmology and physics. He has written several different books to allow science more attainable to the average person. Stephen Hawking was the oldest of four children, born to Frank and Isobel Hawking on the 8th of January, 1942 in Oxford England. He was born on the 300th anniversary of the death of Galileo. This has been a large source of pride for Hawking. He was born into a smart family his mother was one of the first female students at Oxford University. His father was also a graduate of Oxford, being a well known researcher of medicine, his specialty in tropical diseases. The birth of Stephen came at a bad time to his parents, for they had little money and was during World War II. Stephen’s father was hoping he would follow his steps and research medicine, but from an early age Stephen showed more interest in the sky and science. In his early academic life, Stephen was seen as a bright child but was not an exceptional student. He was more interested in things outside of school. He enjoyed board games and even constructed a computer out of recycled...
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...It is very difficult to earn the title “genius”, but one person that earns this distinction in everybody’s perspective is Albert Einstein. This genius was born in Ulm, Germany on March 14, 1879 and died in Princeton, New Jersey on April 17, 1955. Einstein’s theories were groundbreaking and challenged many existing theories and assumptions at that time. His theories like relativity and photo-electricity made way to many inventions later. Einstein was one of the greatest innovators. He changed the world of physics with his easy-to-learn theories. Einstein once said “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”. When he first published his Theory of relativity, Einstein was just a Patent Clerk in Switzerland and not a physicist or research scholar, like he wanted to be. This was how this genius made his entrance as an innovator. One of the most important events in Einstein’s life is his work on relativity. The relativity theory is about how speed of light affects time. Time is relative and can move slow or fast depending on the speed of light the matter moves. Another important event is Einstein’s contribution to the World War II. Einstein sent a letter to Franklin Roosevelt, recommending that the United States make the atomic bomb before Germany did. His theory of E=mc2 provided the basis for this invention that changed the outcome of World War II. He later regretted writing the recommendation letter...
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...National Hero” Dr. Jose Rizal is a unique example of a many-splendored genius who become the greatest hero of a nation. He was endowed by God with versatile gifts, he truly ranked with the world’s geniuses. He was a physician ( ophthalmic surgeon ) poet, linguist, musician , dramatist , naturalist , ethnologist , surveyor, engineer , farmer businessman, economist, geographer, cartographer , bibliophile , philologist , grammarian , folklorist , Philosopher, translator, inventor, magician, humorist, satirist, polemicist, sportsman, traveler and prophet. Jose Rizal was born June 19 1861 on the moonlit night of Wednesday, in the town of the lakeshore town of Calamba, Laguna Province, Philippines, Rizal was baptized in the catholic church in the Calamba Laguna on June 22 at the of three years old by the parish priest, Father Rufino Collantes . Father Pedro Casanas was the the godfather (ninong) native of Calamba and close friend of Rizal’s family. Rizal’s Parents was Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonso Realonda, His father Francisco Mercado Rizal was born in Binan, Laguna on May 11, 1818, He was studied Latin and Philosophy at the College of San Jose in Manila, He was a hardly an independent-minded man which talked less and worked more, and he was a strong on body and valiant in spirit. He died in Manila on January 5, 1898 at the age of 80. And his mother Teodora Alonso Realonda was born in Manila on November 8, 1826 and he was educated at the college of Santa Rosa...
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...Running head: 20th-Century Genius Award 20th-Century Genius Award After hours of extensive research I have discovered an individual whose work and artistic contributions can be classified in both the Age of Modernism and the Age of Pluralism for the 20th Century Genius Award. I nominate American television writer and producer Norman Lear for the 20th-Century Genius award. Norman Lear has enjoyed a long career in television and film, and as a political and social activist and philanthropist. I be believe that his accomplishments were significant with the major changes that have happened around the world in the past 50 years or greater and will impact the world for many years to come. New Haven, Connecticut was the place of Norma Lear's birth. He was born on July 27, 1922, and attended Emerson College for over a year before deciding to drop out and fight in World War II. In 1945 he decided to leave the Army to pursue a career in comedy writing, but this later changed into screenwriting and producing for television. Lear's family was Jewish his parents, Herman and Jeanette Lear, had jobs in sales. At the age of 9 his father was sentenced to a three year prison sentence for fraud. While his father was incarcerated, his role models were his grandfather and his uncle. Lear's grandfather composed regular letters to the president on the different political issues . Lear later announced that his grandfather's political participation...
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...The film A Beautiful Mind follows a brilliant mathematician through his gradual unraveling due to paranoid schizophrenia and later his pursuit to overcome it. The film begins in September of 1947 on John Nash’s first day at Princeton University as a graduate student. Nash who is recognized as a genius among geniuses, never once attends class saying, he instead spends his time at Princeton searching for “a truly original idea”. Nash forms a close friendship with his roommate, Charles Herman, an English student and a competitive friendship with four other math and science graduate students. Mid-way through his final year of school Nash comes up with his “truly original idea” which is considered a breakthrough of great magnitude. Upon...
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...insight to the intelligent man named Daniel Tammet. Daniel Tammet, born in England, was one of the nine children. At the age of four, he suffered a seizure and somehow it changed his brain. According to the video, Daniel was able to do massive calculations, such as multiplying huge numbers, dividing numbers with decimal of 50 digits, and calculate a two-digit number to the fourth power. He could also memorize pi to around 22,500 digits. He claims that he knows nine different languages, and he is able to learn a new language in seven days. Later in the film, the language ability was proved when he was on the show and talked to the host with fluent and grammatically corrected Icelandic. Daniel is extremely valuable to science because he can describe what is going on in his mind. He memorizes numbers using colors, texture, shape, forms, and sequence of numbers to form landscape in his mind. He says that the answers come spontaneously out of his mental image. Someone that follows the traditional psychometric approach would believe Daniel having an IQ above 200. The psychometric approach is based on the measurement of IQ and other aptitude tests, and the intelligence quotient indicates how intelligent a person is. Because someone who has an IQ above 140 is said to be genius, and Daniel possesses a number of amazing abilities, which makes him a genius, the psychometric approach people would refer Daniel as a genius. People with triarchic theory of intelligence would connect Daniel...
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