Based on chapters 6 and 7 of Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell uses the term "cultural legacy" to coin a type of tradition that affects a person response to certain situations that may be morally questioning or difficult. He contributes some of the success that people achieve to cultural legacy because sometimes it is what pushes people to work and do better in certain fields. This somewhat goes along with the classical definition of success, being that hard work and determination will get you on track to succeed. However, it still leaves room for cultural legacies to be a form of opportunity that some people just aren't able to obtain. Malcom Gladwell uses the example of the difference in thought processes between Western and Asian thinkers. "In
