The headline (likely not written by the author) states a stronger thesis than does the essay. I doubt that one can judge the brilliance of a passage by the appearance of the diagram. Some pretty horrendous prose would yield diagrams that lay persons would find just as impressive visually.

On Feb 26, 2014, at 2:52 PM, Michael Kischner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Somebody in the world of business just sent me the following:

http://www.businessinsider.com/famous-novels-opening-lines-2014-2

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