Malcolm Gladwell’s Plagiarism Problem - The Daily Beast.
In his essay “Something Borrowed” Journalist Malcolm Gladwell recounts the time playwright Bryony Lavery plagiarized content from his 1996 news piece “Damaged” in her Broadway play “Frozen.” Throughout “Damaged” Gladwell documented psychiatrist Dorothy Lewis’s interviews with serial killers.Using his essay “Something Borrowed” as an example, Malcolm demonstrates how to use language and emotion to build a powerful narrative. In 24 lessons, the author of Blink and The Tipping Point teaches you how to find, research, and write stories that capture big ideas.Malcolm Gladwell, author of the popular book Outliers wrote that it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert in anything.He said 10,000 hours of “deliberate practice” are needed to become world.
In this provocative and inspiring book, Malcolm Gladwell looks at everyone from rock stars to professional athletes, software billionaires to scientific geniuses, to show that the story of success is far more surprising, and far more fascinating, than we could ever have imagined.Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. Previously, he worked at the Washington Post. In 2001, he was awarded the National Magazine Award for profiles, for his New Yorker piece “The Pitchman,” about Ron Popeil.
Thanks to Malcolm Gladwell’s books, these ordinary subjects have helped millions of readers grasp complex ideas like behavioral economics and performance prediction. Now, the renowned storyteller and best-selling author of Blink and The Tipping Point is teaching his first online writing class.
