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An Analysis Of John Coyle's 'The Sweet Spot'

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The main Argument Coyle’s entire book argues that the talent is not a gift of nature, but grown by practice and persistence. He started the first chapter of his book-“The Sweet Spot"- By the German proverb; “You will become clever through your mistakes” which calls for keeping on and trying all the time. Coyle sees that failure and mistakes are the best teachers. Evidences He began the chapter by telling about his journey; “visiting tiny places that produce Everest-size amounts of talent” he stated to his family that; “isolated places magnify larger patterns and forces, sort of like petri dishes.” And Coyle as a “treasure hunter” was going to discover the extent to which the human power can reach in 9 examples supporting his claim. As you move through Coyle’s chapter, you can witness his vivid language in describing his characters starting with the word “meet” [pg.13]-that makes you in a real meeting with them as if they came out of the book. Coyle elaborated in describing his characters ' trails through multiple screws up before reaching their final destination and achieving their goal. “Brunio”-the little boy from Brazil-who was struggling to master “the elastico” that is a soccer skill. “Jennie” who kept trying on her musical piece "Running Out of Time.” Till she did it. He proceeded in describing the Brazilian soccer players’ incredible soccer skill, naming some shining Brazilian soccer stars “world 's best players”. Coyle stated that their amazing skill is felt and

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