Ben Carson, Student Successes Statement

Ben Carson     

·     Born in the slums of Detroit, in deep poverty

·     His mother and father divorced

·     His mother came from a family of 24 children

·     His mother couldn't read

·     His mother raised Ben and his brother, Curtis

·     Ben was the worst student in his grade school class

·     Ben becomes a world renowned doctor

Student Successes Statement

A choice: Poverty or Prosperity

“I hated poverty, Poverty is more of a choice than anything else, and I can change that (poverty). It depends upon how hard I want to work, and I decided that I would change it.”

What I think about this quote is that he is right about; it’s up to a person to decide if they want poverty or not. Also how hard they need to work and go for it.