Outliers Chapter Project

Harlan Kentucky
By: Ashley Santasiero, Sebastian Quiana, Lauren Messing, and Niall Cullen
Pages: 161 - 176
Summary 1
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Experiment contrasted Cultures of Honor – Cultures of care
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Where a man’s reputation is at the center of his livelihood and self-worth
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Cultures of honor present in Highlands and other Fertile areas
Summary Cont.
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Howard and Turner’s Feud
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Very little population caused big competition
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Open fire occurred often among the 2 families
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Many died
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Court system was flawed
The End of the Turner’s And the Howards
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Mrs. Turner’s way of coping with her son being shot
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Around this same time period many other cultures in feud
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Malcolm Gladwell discusses this as a pattern
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Why was the Appalachia and other territories they way they were
The Court System (Flawed)
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The judge let the whole court go even though two men were murdered
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Why?
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By the time of the next trial the defendant was not available
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He had been shot and killed
Experiment #2
The Michigan Experiment
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Student’s were given tests to fill out
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Half a control group other half was an experiment
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After the students were done teachers messed with the students minds
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Blocked the hallway, made distractions, etc.
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Teachers had to see how students reacted
Where are Cultures of Honor
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Remote and Lawless territories
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Places with many wars and Turmoil
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Farming and fertile land
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