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page:33 word:critical meaning:critical is a word that describes something of big importance. page:39 word:roughly meaning:the word roughly is used when not trying to give an exact number or percentage. page:45 word:devoted meaning:the word devoted is used when demonstrating loyalty or devotion. page:55 word:perhaps meaning:possibly but not certainly, In other words maybe. page:88 word:genius meaning:some one with unusual mental ability, In other words very smart.
 * __Word Finder__**
 * Group #1 Abdulghani, Rashad Essam**

Your responsibilty is to look for special words in the chapter. Words that are: **new, interesting, different, important, strange, difficult and funny** When you find a word type it here with the following informationthe content of your page here. Word #Page --Meaning Why did you pick it?
 * Group #2 Bai, Xueyin**

Group #1 Dai, Wei** I feel I went through something similar to the tipping point, chapter two. This Saturday I went to Meijer buy shoes flash. I can’t find it, so I asked an employee where it was. He was not sure the flash was sold in Meijer, and he told me the manager might know. So the employee is the connector. Later the manager come and lends me to the air flash area. The manager is the maven. However, the air flash is not really shoes flash, and the manager told me it can also work to shoes. In this time, the manager become salesman.
 * __Connector__

Happening at school. There are many outsider students exist in the campus. The 'outsiders' are not the people who do not have any friends, but who do not like to gathering with others even though they have many friends or the individuals are more like a private person. Sometimes they do not know what is going on in the campus society. But there are some connectors are existed. The connectors are share news and happenings to outsider, so the latter can understand happening in the on-campus. The connectors are basically friends of the outsiders. If there are no connectors, then the outsiders are totally isolated from the school and their society.
 * Group #1 Ah-Ra Ko**

The content of the Law of the Few remained me the memory of several people in my high school. It is quite common to tip a word-of-mouth epidemic, since students who are interested in large range of news are always chat with others easily and naturally. Almost, information such as what the new boyfriend or girlfriend of one super star is like or how is going on with the football match, could be heard everywhere. People who spread this kind of massage are obviously Mavens. At the same time, they may also be the Connectors. However, there are another sort of students who could draw others' attention as a piece of cake. They would like to share the experience of new type of pencils or fashionable shoes with their friends. Although, they may not mean to be Salesman, the phenomenon that the things they introduced are often widely accepted soon could indicate the possible huge infects. Thanks to all those active students, the topic of the whole school could be up-dated everyday.
 * Group #2 Huang, Sisi**

Group #1 Xing, Jia** Good description part Page 45 3rd paragraph It is so real that the author describe in this paragraph.He point out common fault of normal people directly and critically that is they just associate with person they like or around them. And give the real example of how connector keep the link with the mass, which is helpful to promote the audiences' social skill.
 * __Passage Picker__

Good Writing Page 58 2nd paragraph In this part author illustrate the how to define the ordinary man and connector with the story of William Dawes. As the background of The Might riding, we can comparing the difference between William and Paul by ourself. That is very important to understanding the conceptionof normal people and connector, for it just likes do some practice after learn the theory in math. The space author left to the audiences make readerfell more involved.

Interesting Part Page 69 2rd paragraph Author compared the Maven with persuader in this part. If author want to explain a conception by the contraty one, it would be very hardsince it could be a circle easily. But in the book, He just make it a figurative use like twist your arm. This paragraph is not only effective butalso funny in this way.

I think this paragraph provides a main topic of Chpater 2. This paragrraph is also significant because the author mentioned first time about the connectors, mavens and salesmen.
 * Group #2 Kim,Young Joon**,
 * Pg.33 Paragraph #2**

The most important aspect is grabbing the readers' attention. This paragraph is for that. In my opinion, it is interseting part. Because it makes the readers participate to the book.
 * Pg 38 Paragraph #2**

This paragraph is about the connectors. It is important to make readers understand that the author wrote about. The author described and explained weel about them by using the experiment. Therefore the readers could understand what is the role of the connector.
 * Pg 36 Paragraph # 2**

I was surprised at how Roger Horchow managed his acquaintances. Therefore I picked this paragraph.
 * Pg 45 Paragraph #2**


 * __Discussion Director__:

Group #1 She, Wu Suk** 1. Why did British were came to Boston ?

A - To arrest the colonial leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams, and then take the military supplies, such as guns and ammunition.

2. How can people who lived in Omaha, Nebraska able to send the mail to stock holder in Boston?

A - A very small number of people are linked to everyone else in a few steps, and the rest of us are linked to the world through those special few.

3. What is connector?

- people with a special gift for bringing the world together. - knows lots of people - handful of people with a truly extraordinary knack of making friends and acquaintances. - for example, Roger Horchow, he had 1,600 names and addresses in his computer, and on each entry is a not describing the circumstances. - their importance is function of the kinds of people they know.

4. What is Maven?

- comes from the Yiddish. - they are information specialists, such as, in formation on a lot of different products or prices or places. - they are the one who accumulates knowledge. - they aren't passive collectors of information. - helpers in market place. - person who connects people to the marketplace and has the inside scoop on the marketplace.

5. How did Paul Revere succeeded and William failed?

A - The reason is that Paul Revere was popular in his society so that people can trust on him but William was not. He did not close with people who were in high position, such as, leader of society.


 * Group #2 Lee, Dasol**
 * What do you think about this section?
 * Can someone summarize briefly?
 * Were you surprised by anything is this section?
 * I was surprised that the few people can affect to the world in a few steps; and they are closely connected.
 * What questions do you have after reading this section?
 * What is one important idea for you from this section?


 * __Travel Tracer__**

they had a test to cheek that how the people can mailed letters back to a famous people to determine the important of connectors. Other example is talked about Tom Gao who is a financial planner in L.A. is absolutely a genius maven. Paul revere saved a lot of people's life and stopped British's attack, he is genius of connector and maven.
 * Group #1 Bai, Lirongzi**
 * April 18, 1775, a young boy heard a news of that British army gonna start a war in United States on the other day. There is a connector people called Paul Revere. After he got this news, he went to a lot of village and told people to avoid British army. Later, America won the war-beginning of American revolution.

Group #2 Lee, Jihyung**

Travel Tracer

Where the action begins: Boston

Where the key events happened: Warren and Revere met and they decided that they had to warn the communities surrounding Boston that the British were on their way. He jumped on a horse and began his “midnight ride”.

Where the events ended: Boston

Pg 55

Where the action begins: Japanese restaurant

Where the key events happened: Horchow’s daughter, Sally, she took her dad to Japanese restaurant and treated him the food. ‘Horchow’ really liked it so he went home and faxed and telling the neightbors that the food was really good.

Where the events ended: Japanese restaurant

Pg 70 Where the action begins: Southern California Where the key events happened: Tom Gau is a financial planner in Torrance, he is good-looking. He calls his clients as family. He talks quickly, but in fits and starts. He always says “I love my job. I love my job. I’m a workaholic.” He is a salesman. Where the events ended : Southern California

__Illustrator__**Group #1 Xie, Jiehao**


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individuals yelling may not work sometimes

It is easier to persuade others if you dress in a distinguishable uniform.

Group #2 Alyousef, Hassan Qassim __Literary Luminary__**
 * Group #1 Chen, Po-Nien****Group**

1. When the British finally began their march toward Lexington on the morning of the nineteenth, their foray into the countryside was met – to their utter Aston- ishment –with organized and fierce resistance. (#31) I chose this sentence because the discussion was very lively, and the used of words was very effective. (Even though I need to check some words on the dictionary…)

2. Why is it that some ideas and trends and messages “tip” and others don’t? (#32) I chose this sentence because the writer used the word “tip” to recover the word inflammable.

3. We associate with the people who occupy the same small, physical space that we do. (#35) I chose this sentence because the writer used the word small to substitute the word such as interest, habit and live…etc.

4. Once you’ve made all of the connections, the strange thing is that you will find the same names coming up again and again. (#37) I chose this sentence because this information is magical for me!!!

5. Sprinkled among every walk of life, in other words, are a handful of people with a truly extraordinary knack of making friends and acquaintances. (#41) I chose this sentence because the words used of “Sprinkled” and “extraordinary knack of making friends and acquaintances” were very effective.

P36 upper: "When i asked a intelligent friend of mine how many steps he thought it would take, he estimated that it would require 100 intermediate persons or more to move from Nebraska to Sharon," ...How did the packet get to Sharon in just five steps? --I choose this section to discuss because what be told in it is a new or interesting concept to think more or discuss.
 * 2 Li, Luosi

P38~40 the simple estimation and the surname list --I choose this list for making us interested and easy to discuss so that everyone, especial who never talk, feel easy to talk.

P46 underside Part 3: Connectors are important for more than simply the number of people they know. Their importance is also a function of the kinds of people they know. --I choose these sentences because we can expand to discuss what are the importance and the function exactly.

__Summarizer__**

Name: The Law of Few Book: The Tipping Point Date: Oct. 5. 2009 Summary: In the disease epidemic model Gladwell introduced in Chapter 1, he demonstrated that many outbreaks could be traced back to a small group of infectors. Likewise, on the path toward the tipping point, many trends are ushered into popularity by small groups of individuals that can be classified as Connectors, Mavens, and Salesmen. They are people whose unusual charisma allows them to be extremely persuasive in inducing others’ buying decisions and behaviors. Gladwell identifies a number of examples of past trends and events that hinged on the influence and involvement of Connectors, Mavens, and Salesmen at key moments in their development. Key Points: 1. Connectors -- the kinds of people who know everyone and possess special gifts for bringing the world together. Connectors are defined by having many acquaintances, a sign of social power. 2. Maven -- means one who accumulates knowledge and who has information on a lot of different products or prices or places. 3. Salesmen -- are the select group of people with the skills to persuade us when we are unconvinced of what we are hearing.
 * Group #1 Tu, ChiehJen**

**Group #2 Zou, Ying**
**P31-34** A story begins with a young boy who overheard the conversation between two British armies, spread to Paul Revere the information that British came to Boston to arrest the colonial leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams, and then take the military supplies, such as guns and ammunition. Then the spreading is out of control because of Paul’s fast spread through town to town. Finally, British failed the plan. And general instruction about three types of men, called: Connectors, Mavens, and Salesmen.

A story about people who lived in Omaha, Nebraska able to send the mail to stock holder in Boston, and the author related the story to his own life story, that, he gave lots of freshmen in NY this test of listing people they know through their whole lives. And more detailed definition of what is Connector and what personalities do they have to help them know handful of people with a truly extraordinary knack of making friends and acquaintances.
 * P35-46**

Several stories of author’s explained Connectors’ importance that a function of the kinds of people they know. Stories of six-degrees of Kevin Bacon; author’s friend Lois Weiberg; sociologist Mark Granovetter; a chef of a Japanese restaurant and the difference between successful Paul and failed William Dawes. The author then gave us the point that people with a special gift for bringing the world together are like data bank, and very really followed by public..
 * P47-59**

Again the author used Paul as the starting of introducing Mavens. And then gave us the example of Mark Alpert, a teacher in a university, who knows lots of information, even kinds of secrets, and always want to help others by solving their problems through his own capability. And then the author gave us the definition that Mavens are kind of people who are information specialists and connect people to the marketplace and has the inside, those people scoop on the marketplace.
 * P60-70**

Conclusion of the stories author mentioned before, and gave us what is salesmen and pointed out three which are little things can make big impact; nonverbal cues are as or more important than verbal cues; the implication of these studies is that persuasion often works in ways that we do no appreciate.
 * P71-80**

The author introduce the concept of balance by showing a person who study cultural micro rhythmsWilliam Condon, that people fall into balance among three or in a group, which means in the technical sense, by empathy, we imitate each other’s emotions as a way of expressing support and caring and, even more basically, as a way of communicating with each other. 
 * P81-88**