Reflective Writing “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story” is a true story movie that revolves on the life of Benjamin “Ben” Carson who overcome poverty‚ racism‚ and a violent temper to become a world-renowned Pediatric Neurosurgeon that gives him a great credit in the field of Medicine. In his early years‚ he is the dumbest student in their class that made her mother come up on a decision on urging them (Ben and his brother Curtis) to start reading books in the Detroit Public Library because she
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A Man with Gifted Hands and Giving Hands As Well ―Gifted Hands by Ben Carson Gifted Hands is a kind of autobiography narrating the life of Ben Carson‚ who became a world famous neurosurgeon. He came from a poor black boy with a single mother to his position as the director of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital at age 33. The book follows Carson’s miserable situations and his effort to overcome them all. He was able to make it by his strong will‚ unconditional faith in God‚ respect
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"Much of the creative work of the period was guided by the ideal of the Negro which signified a range of ethical ideals that often emphasize and intensified a higher sense of group and social cohesiveness... The writers ... literally expected liberation .... from their work and were perhaps the first group of Afro- American writers to believe that art could radically transform the artist and attitudes of other human beings".
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The story is about a doctor who got into a lot of trouble when he was young. His mother is Sonya Carson who married at thirteen. When Ben was young he got in trouble with his family and peers‚ one time he hit a boy head with a rock because he called him stupid. After Ben brought home an unsatisfactory report card in fifth grade‚ she made house rules to enable the boys to become better students. She restricted their television viewing to two programs per week. They were required to visit the library
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The Decisions of Ben Carson Throughout his life Ben Carson faced many trials and tribulations. All of which forced him to make life altering decisions. Going from a "disturbed" child and adolescent to an outstanding surgeon society would think Dr. Carson made the right choices‚ but along the way Ben wasn’t so sure. One of the important decisions Ben was faced with was in the tenth grade. He had to decide weather or not he wanted to continue on his downward spiral with school and friends or if
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GIFTED HANDS: THE BEN CARSON STORY RELEASE DATE: February 7th‚ 2009 STARRING: 1. Cuba Gooding‚ Jr. as Benjamin "Bennie" Carson (lead role) 2. Kimberly Elise as Sonya Carson (mother) 3. Aunjanue Ellis as Candy Carson (girlfriend & wife) 4. Gus Hoffman as Teen Bennie (teenage Bennie) 5. Jaishon Fisher as Bennie (young Bennie) GENRE: Drama AUDIENCE: All RATING: TV-PG RUNTIME: 120 minutes DISTRIBUTOR: TNT/Turner Entertainment Group DIRECTOR: Thomas Carter EXECUTIVE
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Ben Carson By: Cory Kieta 6-8-09 Did you know that Dr. Ben Carson performs over five hundred operations per year? (www.answers.com)That is more than three times the amount of an average neurosurgeon. Ben Carson has showed that any black doctor can become one of the greatest neurosurgeons of our time. All that you have to do is work hard and never give up on your dream. Ben Carson was at the bottom of his class in elementary school until he found a love for reading. (www.achievement.org)
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SUMMARY Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Part 1 Ben Carson lived with his mother and elder brother when he was 5th grade student. His performance in education was poor at school‚ and usually he got none mark. One time a student from his class teased him during break‚ so Ben beat him and principle called his mother to his office‚ Ben told that it was an accident. After that when his mother saw his poor grades she was shocked and Ben told that this school is more difficult
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Autobiography Essay AP Lang July 11‚ 2012 Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Gifted Hands is by and about Ben Carson‚ M.D. Ben Carson is one of the top rated surgeons in the medical profession. He’s known for being top prestigious and respected Pediatric Neurosurgeons in history. I selected Mr. Carson’s novel because he is happen to be one of the few very successful African Americans in the medical field. This novel is an inspiration to many readers who are aspiring to succeed to in a challenging
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The Amazing Hands that keep on Giving By Denise Lewis English 1101 Ms. Crosson 8 September 2009 Outline Thesis: Ben Carson has accomplished many triumphs as a skilled surgeon‚ humanitarian and author. I. Ben Carson innovational surgeries: A. The intra-uterine procedure in is used to relieve pressure on the brain. B. He was the first to perform this procedure on a hydrocephalic fetal twin C. Today it is known as the Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt or VP
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