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The impact of possessing multiple intelligences on success. As examined in the entertainment industry.
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Why Entertainment? Entertainment quantifies success in awards and sales. This makes it easy to determine who is successful since we can identify the recognition they have received.
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Gardner’s View We are supporting his view… he stated “that creators differ from one another not only in terms of their dominant intelligence but also in terms of breadth and the combination of intelligences.” Gardner’s examples: Freud- intrapersonal, linguistic Picasso- visual/spatial, interpersonal Graham- bodily/kinesthetic, linguistic Gandhi- interpersonal, linguistic
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Our Entertainers Michael Jordan
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Rob Siegel Spaghetti-Os Discontinued As Franco-American Relations Break Down PARIS— With talks collapsing at the 11th hour, Franco-American relations hit an all-time low Monday, casting the future of Spaghetti-Os-brand canned pasta in serious doubt.
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Tiger Woods
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Madonna
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Intelligences Examined Interpersonal Intrapersonal Dominant Intelligence Minor Intelligences
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Interpersonal Michael Jordan charities/role model salesman teammates Rob Siegel inescapable variety of media type writer camaraderie Tiger Woods The Tiger Woods Foundation tv ratings/appeal of golf Madonna business career influence on others create controversy/public interest
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Intrapersonal Michael Jordan cut from HS team overcome sickness comeback Rob Siegel personal distress inspire writing prepared for criticism Tiger Woods competitiveness work ethic Madonna understands herself and her limits spirituality
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Dominant Intelligence Michael Jordan (bodily/kinesthetic) little league body athletic ability Rob Siegel (verbal/linguistic) delivery of unexpected Tiger Woods (bodily/kinesthetic) junior level dominance professional success Madonna (musical) variety of music types vocal talent
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Minor Intelligences Michael Jordan verbal/linguistic visual/spatial Rob Siegel visual/spatial Tiger Woods scholastic verbal/linguistic Madonna bodily/kinesthetic scholastic visual/spatial
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Conclusion All our entertainers have strong interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences Examples of wasted talent: Kurt Cobain (lack of intrapersonal) John Rocker (lack of interpersonal) Our findings indicate that interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences are necessary for prolonged success in entertainment.
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