Notes March 22, 2018

Capitalization - the provision of capital for a company,

or the conversion of income or assets into capital.

Economic survival of the fittest;

those with more money have more opportunities.
Opportunities created for others to succeed

Good Fortune - You could fall from it and that is known as tragedy.

Bad Fortune - You could rise from it and we know that as the American Dream.

Is this descriptive or argumentative? What’s explicit? Implicit?

• “And right from the beginning, Americans have told themselves that they’re really good at capitalization, really good at social mobility, any kid can grow up to be president. That’s what’s supposed to set America apart from everywhere else.” (Gladwell).
• “And right from the beginning, Americans have told themselves that they’re really good at capitalization, really good at social mobility, any kid can grow up to be president.” This is descriptive.
• That’s what’s supposed to set America apart from everywhere else.” This is implying that there’s something wrong.

Rewrite “There’s something wrong”:

Americans are raised upon the ideal that we can go from the

bottom to the top of the economical food chain and achieve our

dreams as this is referred to as the “American Dream” however

it is just that, idealistic and a dream. It is impossible to implement

it as it is bound to fail due to the inequality of opportunities and power.

“That’s why the capitalization of talent is such an issue, because

these are really long odds.” (Gladwell).

• This is an explicit argument. He’s directly stating what he has an issue with when it comes to capitalization.

There's an image upon the screen that shows a man holding a color
chart and for the first three lightest colors, next to it says "mentally ill".
The last three colors below the previous colors say "terrorist" next to it.
This is an implicit argument that says those who are of darker skin tone are
deemed terrorists while those who are of lighter skin tone are seen as mentally
ill instead of being held accountable for their actions while somebody who
may be innocent is treated as a criminal simply because of their skin color.
This highlights a plethora of issues regarding the justice system and how
we view crimes.