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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I’ve learnt that Dr. Benjamin Carson was born on this month September 18‚ 1951‚ in Detroit‚ Michigan. Raised by a single mother Sonya who had dropped out of school in the third grade‚ and got married at the age of 13. She was working two maybe even three jobs at a time to support Carson and his brother Curtis. Benjamin Carson was at the bottom of his fifth grade class where he got the nickname “dummy”‚ and developed a violent uncontrollable temper. Once Sonya saw that Carson and his brother were
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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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I have looked up to Dr. Ben Carson for many years. Ever since I saw the movie called “Gifted Hands”. The reason why I look up to him and hope to be like him one day is because he has done many things that I want to do in life. He once thought he could never become something big in life‚ however his mother helped him out of that feeling which had such a big impact in his life. Dr. Ben Carson was working at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. This is where he did the first operation of dividing craniopagus
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Ben Carson was born in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ on September 18‚ 1951. His mother‚ though undereducated herself‚ pushed her sons to read and to believe in themselves. Carson went from being a poor student to receiving honors and he eventually attended medical school. As a doctor‚ he became the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital at age 33‚ and became famous for his ground-breaking work separating conjoined twins. Contents Synopsis Early Life Influential Mother Early
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country. Dr. Ben Carson‚ a republican candidate‚ is respected and supported by many Americans. He became famous shortly after being the first man to successfully separate Siamese twins. Unfortunately‚ few people realize that if it were not for Carson’s boss‚ Dr. Donlin Long‚ he would likely never have achieved his current fame‚ and almost definitely would not be running for president. During the most crucial moment of the surgery‚ the cutting of the vein that connected the twins‚ Carson offered his
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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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Reading Report# 1 Ben Carson Gifted Hands Ben Carson is a young boy when his mother tells him that his father is leaving and will not be back. Ben loves his father and is very upset. Ben recalls how much fun his father was‚ how he would count the minutes until his father came home at night. Only later in life did Ben and his brother Curtis find out that his father had another "wife" and other children. In later years‚ Ben’s mother refers to his father having been involved with other women and
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Dr. Ben Carson’s a hero in my eyes. He has an amazing life story that not very many people have. He overcame hardships and struggle that people of this generation have not thought of. He worked hard on what he wanted‚ and he accomplished it. He made the most of what he wanted. He even wrote books and made a movie about his life! Now that’s an accomplishment not very many people has. Dr. Ben Carson should be considered a modern day hero. First‚ Dr. Ben Carson was considered a modern day hero because
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Ben Carson: gifted‚ intellectual‚ and one of the most talented surgeons of his generation. Those are just a few words to describe the well-renown and inspiring Dr. Ben Carson. Unfortunately‚ people didn’t always use these words to describe the talented surgeon. At a young age Ben Carson was forced to overcome obstacles in school. Carson struggled academically throughout elementary school‚ and was often referred to as the “class dummy”. Carson began to rise to the top in middle and throughout
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