The Pact is a motivational story full of perseverance, heartbreak, and grit. Throughout the book, Sampson Davis and Rameck Hunt narrate their life as they strive to become doctors while trying to steer clear from their troublemaking friends, drugs, and alcohol. Growing up on the streets of a crime-riddled neighborhood like Newark, New Jersey wasn't easy for the two men. Both men came from poor single-parent homes, struggled financially, and went to juvenile hall. Dr. Hunt and Dr. Davis are not the first people to experience hardships that test their resilience. JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, faced many challenges before she could become one of the most successful authors ever. How do Dr. Hunt's and Dr. Davis's hardships compare to Author JK Rowling's? Dr. Rameck Hunt was born on May 1, 1973, in Orange, New Jersey. His mother struggled to pay the bills, so the two of them often moved
…show more content…
Sampson Davis was born in Newark, New Jersey on January 19, 1973. His parents were not separated, but they argued so often they might as well have been. "He sometimes hit her. She slashed his tires. He drew his gun... We listened from another room as our parents' angry voices and the sounds of blows came crashing through the walls. When they fought in front of us, my brother and I clung helplessly to each other until one of my parents walked away," (Davis, Jenkins & Hunt, p.20). Although Sam experienced his parents' constant fighting, he didn't use it as an excuse to act out. He helped his mother with tasks she couldn't do due to her illiteracy. At seventeen years old, Sam was sent to a juvenile hall for committing a robbery. "I spent the summer between my junior and senior year in juvenile detention... In a cold room with a thin sheet, I realized that if I didn't change my life around and stay more on the academics, that I would die on the streets, (http://www.npr.org; Without Life-Saving Pact, This Doctor Would Have Been The
Sampson Davis was born in Newark, New Jersey on January 19, 1973. His parents were not separated, but they argued so often they might as well have been. "He sometimes hit her. She slashed his tires. He drew his gun... We listened from another room as our parents' angry voices and the sounds of blows came crashing through the walls. When they fought in front of us, my brother and I clung helplessly to each other until one of my parents walked away," (Davis, Jenkins & Hunt, p.20). Although Sam experienced his parents' constant fighting, he didn't use it as an excuse to act out. He helped his mother with tasks she couldn't do due to her illiteracy. At seventeen years old, Sam was sent to a juvenile hall for committing a robbery. "I spent the summer between my junior and senior year in juvenile detention... In a cold room with a thin sheet, I realized that if I didn't change my life around and stay more on the academics, that I would die on the streets, (http://www.npr.org; Without Life-Saving Pact, This Doctor Would Have Been The