The Tipping Point

In the article “From the Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” by Malcolm Gladwell, the author writes about how one small thing such as a comment, the growth in popularity of hush puppies, or way of marketing things, such as cigarettes, can make a big difference in the long run. The author tells a narrative about a young boy who lets down his father and is then scolded. Because of this the young kid kills himself. The author then goes on to talk about how because of the way cigarettes advertise, more young people will want to try them. Young people only want to smoke because they believe that it will make them look more mature since the smoking age is over eighteen. I think that this article was very interesting. Before reading this I never gave much thought towards all the little things that can add up to making a huge difference. In the article “Your Local News-Dateline Delhi” by Barbara Ehrenreich, the author talks about how outsourcing to other countries has negative consequences and strongly opposes it. She then gives example as to why she thinks that outsourcing is a bad idea. Her strong opinion on the matter is very evident. I tried to find a link between the two articles but I could not find any similarities between the two. I believe that the first article by Gladwell was more interesting and easier to follow than the second article.