Gladwell
... Nevertheless, while reading Malcolm Gladwell’s essay The Power of Context, I realized that he writes an interesting study of human behavior patterns, and shows us where the smallest things can trigger an epidemic of change. I believe that in his essay, Gladwell points out the limits of free will and conscious decision. ... I believe that Gladwell’s view that human nature is affected by the environment, would reinforce Tannen’s argument. Like Tannen, Gladwell focuses on the nature of social change. ... Well , Gladwell is telling us that it may. ... In aggreemet with Gladwell, I also believe that we spend a lot of time treating the symptoms of problems and taking defensive measures rather than focusing on eliminating the causes . ... Is Malcolm Gladwell implying we can only keep track of a group of 150 people at any one time, but can easily switch groups, because that is what seems to fit my own experience more? ... Malcolm Gladwell maintains that ideas can spread like infectious diseases. ... " Gladwell claims the turnaround was due to the "law of the few," and the power of context. ... As Gladwell says, "an epidemic can be tipped by tinkering with the smallest detail of the environment.