In 1990, eleven-year-old Brooke Ellison got severely injured by a skidding car. She was informed by the doctors that she was permanently paralyzed from the neck and down. Therefore, she was required to survive on a respirator for the rest of her life. Despite all of her constant battles and the multiple doctor visits, Brooke, along with her supportive mother, Jean Ellison, fought and strived to earn a prestigious degree from Harvard University. Brooke was the first quadriplegic to achieve such a goal. The book ends off with Brooke’s graduation speech and gives the reader a sense that miracles really do happen, after all, Brooke Ellison is a living example. Miracles Happen included a few negative aspects that have an effect on an analytical
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Interestingly enough, While her mother wrote factually, Brookes wrote with stronger word choice, sentence structure and writes on an emotional level. Perhaps, it is because Brooke was living with the actual experience and was able to write straight from her heart. For example, Brooke gives a detailed description of …page 105… This gave a reader an insight on what it was like for someone going through a tragedy and his surroundings. However, the book lacked to elaborate how the tragedy affected Brooke’s childhood peers and her relationship with them something most teens would be strongly concerned …show more content…
Ben Carson, Brooke Ellison was determined to succeed, despite all of her complications and hardships. Carson and Ellison give people the confidence to achieve their goals, but Carson took it a step further. In his autobiography, he expounds on what he did when he reached his goal. He performed difficult surgeries, founded organizations and started scholarships for young adolescents. Currently, Carson still is inspiring others to dream big by running for president of the United States. On the contrary, Ellison ended the book emotionally appealing the reader with her graduation speech, but she did not mention who she eventually became with the degree she earned. The last few lines of the book explain an abstract and typical idea the importance recognizing miracles that are performed for each person daily. This leaves the reader with inspiration but no ideas of application to his personal
Interestingly enough, While her mother wrote factually, Brookes wrote with stronger word choice, sentence structure and writes on an emotional level. Perhaps, it is because Brooke was living with the actual experience and was able to write straight from her heart. For example, Brooke gives a detailed description of …page 105… This gave a reader an insight on what it was like for someone going through a tragedy and his surroundings. However, the book lacked to elaborate how the tragedy affected Brooke’s childhood peers and her relationship with them something most teens would be strongly concerned …show more content…
Ben Carson, Brooke Ellison was determined to succeed, despite all of her complications and hardships. Carson and Ellison give people the confidence to achieve their goals, but Carson took it a step further. In his autobiography, he expounds on what he did when he reached his goal. He performed difficult surgeries, founded organizations and started scholarships for young adolescents. Currently, Carson still is inspiring others to dream big by running for president of the United States. On the contrary, Ellison ended the book emotionally appealing the reader with her graduation speech, but she did not mention who she eventually became with the degree she earned. The last few lines of the book explain an abstract and typical idea the importance recognizing miracles that are performed for each person daily. This leaves the reader with inspiration but no ideas of application to his personal