Ben Carson

• Born in the slums of Detroit, in deep poverty
• His mother and father divorced.
• His mother cam 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 top student in his school
• Ben becomes a world renowned doctor

Student Success Statement

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

                  -Dr. Ben Carson 

Reflection: To me, this quote means that we have a choice in our life, to be poor or to work hard. Living in poverty is the choice of the person according to Carson, because how high up you climb that ladder to success all depends on the work your willing to give to get there.

Eastern Medicine Doctor

Duties and responsibilities: Treat illness but also focus on strengthening the body’s defenses and enhancing its capacity for healing and to maintain health.

Salary: $52,000

Education: Bachelor’s or associate’s degree and 4 years of training 

Reflection: I would not like to become an eastern medicine doctor because it uses herbal remedies and acupuncture which are two things I would not like to work with.

Student Success Statement

"You can't be right by doing wrong; you can't be wrong by doing right." 

-Thomas S. Monson

Reflection:This quote means to me that one who does the right thing will always be right. The wrong thing will never be right and the right will never be wrong. This system can change and so you must always choose the right and you will be right.

Student Success Statement

"Enthusiasm makes the difference" 

-Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Reflection: This quote means to me that with everything done, the ones done with enthusiasm are the best. Enthusiasm gives the difference of having to do something to wanting to do something and doing it right.

Student Success Statement

"I wasn't trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do what was right." 

-Dean Smith

Reflection: This quote by Smith means to me that he believed in being a good person. He always chose the right and helped others and by doing that, he built a winning team and left a life long legacy. He wasn't aiming to be a great legacy, he was aiming to be fair and right.

FBI behavioral analysis Agent (BAU)

Duties and responsibilities: BAU personnel collaborate closely with federal, local and international law enforcement agencies to produce accurate recreations of violent crimes, provide a psychological framework for such crimes and predict the likely actions of violent perpetrators.

Salary:  $50,000-$100,000

Education: bachelors degree at least preferably in psychology, criminology, or sociology,3 years experience, minimum. 23-37 years of age, good visual and physical health, possess a valid drivers license.

Reflection: I would like to become a BAU federal agent because it is working inside a high profile criminal's mind through psychology and behavior so i think that would be a very interesting career choice.

Student Success Statement

 "It's not about how to achieve your dreams. It's about how to lead your life the right way, the karma (destiny, fortune, good luck) will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you." -Dr. Randy Pausch

Reflection: I think that what Dr. Pausch meant by this quote is that if you do good things and live your life the right way, the good life will come to you, just as karma. Its not all about achieving the life long dreams but about getting their with good fortune and not bad intentions.