Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Outliers, pg. 270-310
This chapter is called "A Jamaican Story." This chapter is the epilogue. It starts with a story about a couple who had twins. They lived in Jamaica. The twins went to a private school with a scholarship, and then they got a scholarship to colleges in England. There, one of the twins married a fellow student. This is the story of the author's mom. Then, he goes on to explain why her story isn't completely true. Her mom didn't to the private school. A fellow student who won two gave her one. Also, at the time she went to college, the British were giving scholarships to people from the Caribbean as a sorry for slavery. He concludes with that hard work and good luck make you successful. I think this good was okay. It dragged on for awhile. Overall, it was still interesting.
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