Thomas Edison said “The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around”. Carson as a neurosurgeon, works on the most complicated object in the known universe. As a neurosurgeon, Mr. Carson faces multiple situations ranging from burdensome to overwhelming. The known difficulty didn 't arise as a neurosurgeon but began as early as grade school. Ben Carson demonstrates that with determination and purpose, obstacles can be led to greater opportunities. Ben Carson got a taste of being overwhelmed when it came to difficulties in school, racism, and anger.
Ben Carson struggles finding his way in school. As a mother, Sonya Carson argues with the fact that others believe her child is mentally defective. Sonya Carson notices that Ben didn 't …show more content…
“Racism is man 's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” recited by Abraham Joshua Heschel. It is Ben’s first day of residency and he is already being mistaken. Nurse Smith thinks that Ben is an Orderly and as Ben corrects her saying he is a neurosurgeon resident, you can tell she is dazed as Ben proceeds to walk away to begin his task. How can he possibly be a resident at John Hopkins? Ben doesn 't let how she perceives him to affect his work flow, he wants to be great so he aims for friendship. Ben moves on to the patient and he realizes that Dr. Farmington makes a mistake on the patient that he is analyzing. Even though Ben corrects him, Dr.Farmington replies “Don 't thinks you 're special because there is no one here like you. I 'll get you fired faster than you can say YASSIR.”.” How beautiful it is to stay silent when someone expects for you to be enraged.” recited by Buddha. Ben understands that the only person who can be a better person is him so the next day he invested into flowers and places them in front of Nurse Smith. This kind gesture is confusing but changes the way Nurse Smith perceives him. Ben understood that this wasn 't the first time he experienced racism and that he was fighting it since Elementary School. In the elementary school he continues to constantly get picked on and is the only African-American …show more content…
“Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.”Proverbs16:32. Ben moves back to Detroit, Michigan and his mother believes he is around people that he can relate too. Starting off at Hunter high isn 't easy and on the first day he was called “New blood”. He continues to get bullied and that developed into anger. Ben comprehends that if he doesn 't stand up for himself this move will be for naught. He stood up to his bullies by using his head. “Your momma so old her birth certificate say expired on it” These words change the way the bullies perceive him and the bullies evolve into friends. Even after becoming friends with the bullies he still has to overcome lingering anger. He didn 't establish self-control. The inability to control his anger made him stab his friend but luckily the blade broke on his belt buckle. After that occurs he ran home and clutches his bible and proceeds to pray. He told God “take away my anger” and you uses that to embrace his faith. He also took part in many side activities such as listening to classical music and studying culture such as art. He visits art galleries which have such a tranquil environment to begin to understand the culture. Classical music such as Leo Delibes’s “The Flower Duet”, always have a way to keep him at ease instead of staying tense. The ability to keep his mind off of tense situations and being
Ben Carson struggles finding his way in school. As a mother, Sonya Carson argues with the fact that others believe her child is mentally defective. Sonya Carson notices that Ben didn 't …show more content…
“Racism is man 's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” recited by Abraham Joshua Heschel. It is Ben’s first day of residency and he is already being mistaken. Nurse Smith thinks that Ben is an Orderly and as Ben corrects her saying he is a neurosurgeon resident, you can tell she is dazed as Ben proceeds to walk away to begin his task. How can he possibly be a resident at John Hopkins? Ben doesn 't let how she perceives him to affect his work flow, he wants to be great so he aims for friendship. Ben moves on to the patient and he realizes that Dr. Farmington makes a mistake on the patient that he is analyzing. Even though Ben corrects him, Dr.Farmington replies “Don 't thinks you 're special because there is no one here like you. I 'll get you fired faster than you can say YASSIR.”.” How beautiful it is to stay silent when someone expects for you to be enraged.” recited by Buddha. Ben understands that the only person who can be a better person is him so the next day he invested into flowers and places them in front of Nurse Smith. This kind gesture is confusing but changes the way Nurse Smith perceives him. Ben understood that this wasn 't the first time he experienced racism and that he was fighting it since Elementary School. In the elementary school he continues to constantly get picked on and is the only African-American …show more content…
“Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.”Proverbs16:32. Ben moves back to Detroit, Michigan and his mother believes he is around people that he can relate too. Starting off at Hunter high isn 't easy and on the first day he was called “New blood”. He continues to get bullied and that developed into anger. Ben comprehends that if he doesn 't stand up for himself this move will be for naught. He stood up to his bullies by using his head. “Your momma so old her birth certificate say expired on it” These words change the way the bullies perceive him and the bullies evolve into friends. Even after becoming friends with the bullies he still has to overcome lingering anger. He didn 't establish self-control. The inability to control his anger made him stab his friend but luckily the blade broke on his belt buckle. After that occurs he ran home and clutches his bible and proceeds to pray. He told God “take away my anger” and you uses that to embrace his faith. He also took part in many side activities such as listening to classical music and studying culture such as art. He visits art galleries which have such a tranquil environment to begin to understand the culture. Classical music such as Leo Delibes’s “The Flower Duet”, always have a way to keep him at ease instead of staying tense. The ability to keep his mind off of tense situations and being