1. Brad Cohen is an individual who experienced numerous challenges as a result of his disability and somehow managed to find the positive all throughout his journey. The challenges started at a very young age when he was put in a box and labeled as a trouble maker by his friends, some family members and teachers (p. 26). These are people who were supposed to be the foundation and support in his early years. Brad was cut short on may occasions due to a legitimate disability that was poorly diagnosed on several occasions. With the exception of his mother, it appears that everybody in his early years of life let him down at one time or another.
Brad found courage on many occasions. When he turned 13, he wanted to have a big celebratory Bar Mitzvah. It would have been easier to have a small gathering and just get the occasion over with. However, Brads friends and family supported him and helped to make his special day memorable. He manged to shine though this day and his speech in Hebrew and English went well. I found that Brad grew exponentially after his Bar Mitzvah (p. 46-52). I think it gave him extra courage to speak in front of others because he had the support of family and friends.
Brad was knocked down many times in his efforts to gain employment as a teacher. He was told by a …show more content…
I found a number of areas in the book where I was furious at the situation and how it was handled. One such occasion was when Brad and his college friends from his dorm went to Steak & Shake (p. 92-96). This is where Brad was having his tics and after being humiliated, he was eventually thrown out of the restaurant because of a disability. It was good to see that paper wrote a story about the incident and I hope the people who read it were educated to help the next person who is faced with a similar
Brad found courage on many occasions. When he turned 13, he wanted to have a big celebratory Bar Mitzvah. It would have been easier to have a small gathering and just get the occasion over with. However, Brads friends and family supported him and helped to make his special day memorable. He manged to shine though this day and his speech in Hebrew and English went well. I found that Brad grew exponentially after his Bar Mitzvah (p. 46-52). I think it gave him extra courage to speak in front of others because he had the support of family and friends.
Brad was knocked down many times in his efforts to gain employment as a teacher. He was told by a …show more content…
I found a number of areas in the book where I was furious at the situation and how it was handled. One such occasion was when Brad and his college friends from his dorm went to Steak & Shake (p. 92-96). This is where Brad was having his tics and after being humiliated, he was eventually thrown out of the restaurant because of a disability. It was good to see that paper wrote a story about the incident and I hope the people who read it were educated to help the next person who is faced with a similar