Even when you have a difficult childhood and upbringing, you are able to face all these difficult moments and turn them into motivation to work harder to improve not only their own life, but their family and friends live. Through this hard work and dedication comes the 10,000 hour rule. Marcus Gladwell is a well-known New Yorker author, writer, and speaker; his first four books were on the New York Times best-seller list, and in 2005 Time magazine named Gladwell one of the 100 most influential people. Because of Gladwell's outstanding achievements and background, his readers are convinced that he is a very credible and knowledgeable resource. Gladwell's purpose in writing Outliers is to teach and inform the public about what an outlier truly represents and how some people become an outlier from a young age. Gladwell's primary audience is people around the world interested in statistical studies. Gladwell, through the use of several rhetorical devices and examples, is actually able to express what it takes to be successful through the 10,000 hour rule....