Success can be determined in different ways. There are many formulas that people can try to calculate a person's chances of success. As noted in the book Outliers by best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell, there are many factors that determine success. After all, Gladwell succeeded. He has published five books, was named one of Times Magazine's 100 most influential people, and won the American Sociological Association's top prize for excellence in reporting on social issues. Gladwell published his third book, Outliers, which examines how a person's environment, in conjunction with their personal drive and motivation, affects their possibilities and opportunities for success. Malcolm Gladwell uses logical appeals, facts and statistics from very well-known successful people, as well as an emotional appeal to the reader to make him understand that he cannot succeed in his field unless he combines a number of factors to succeed. Whether it's something the person can control, like the 10,000 hours, or something beyond their control, like when they were born, Gl...