1. Translate Gladwell's essay into a flowchart that represents the organizational approach he uses to trace his family's success, beginning with the moment when
William Ford, a plantation owner in Jamaica "noticed...and took...as his
concubine"Gladwell's great-great-great grandmother, slave for sale on the docks
at alligator pond. Be sure to include the different possible paths and outcomes at
each juncture in the story.

Read this excerpt from "edward jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.” smallpox was introduced to europe sometime between the fifth and seventh centuries and was frequently epidemic during the middle ages. the disease greatly affected the development of western civilization. the first stages of the decline of the roman empire (ad 108) coincided with a large-scale epidemic: the plague of antonine, which accounted for the deaths of almost 7 million people. the arab expansion, the crusades, and the discovery of the west indies all contributed to the spread of the disease. unknown in the new world, smallpox was introduced by the spanish and portuguese conquistadors. the disease decimated the local population and was instrumental in the fall of the empires of the aztecs and the incas. similarly, on the eastern coast of north america, the disease was introduced by the early settlers and led to a decline in the native population. before it reached the new world, smallpox played a role in