https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930 Write a thesis statement to address this prompt: Review the selections you have explored in this unit. Choose two and write an argumentative essay that makes a claim about which text most convincingly answers the unit’s essential question: How much of what happens in our lives do we actually control? Use text evidence from both sources to support your claim. en-us 2016-08-11 03:38:02 UTC 2025-11-24 14:59:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130855868 2016-10-14 18:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130855868 https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130855906 2016-10-14 18:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130855906 https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130876296 Due to his frequent use of relevant evidence that encompasses a wide range of fields, author Malcolm Gladwell does a better job of adequately proving his claim than does David Epstein, who focuses on one specific scenario.]]> 2016-10-14 20:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130876296 https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130876382 The story The Sports Gene and The Outliers: The story of success did an outstanding job explaining how much of what happens is in and out of our control but we have to say the The Outliers: The story of success did a much better job by using a lot more evidence ]]> 2016-10-14 20:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130876382 https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130876416 With his use of psychological statements and use of actual studies, Gladwell better answers the essential question that is: How much of what happens in our lives can we control]]> 2016-10-14 20:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130876416 https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130876521 Epstein does a better job explaining that natural talent can be more beneficial than years of hard work; in contrast, Gladwell presents an argument that is less convincing.]]> 2016-10-14 20:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130876521 https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130876541 Gladwell's article, The 10,000 Hour Rule, answers the essential question, how much of what happens in our lives do we control? better because he uses real statistics from studies others conducted.]]> 2016-10-14 20:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mcrawbuck/jx5xoqqhi930/wish/130876541