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Within the book, Gifted Hands by Dr. Ben Carson, Dr. Carson uses an acrostic to effectively communicate key reasons as to why he believes he is successful, as well as give encouragement to others to strive and succeed. While this acrostic may not aspire to the highest level of literature that a well placed metaphor or eloquent syntax might, the functionality and worthwhileness the acrostic provides transverses the realms of literature and becomes applicable in commonplace life. To firmly apply…

priorities desire is the key to success and commitment. Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. It takes a lot of energy to become determined. For example: Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson, Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon who was the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery…

Today, (Wednesday, December 2, 2015) Dr. Ben Carson came to speak at Winthrop University, and this author had the opportunity to attend the event. Democrats and Republicans alike came to see the 2016 Presidential candidate. As the lights dimmed, and microphones were tested the crowd hushed. The conservative event began with the Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem, followed by a prayer. Tommy Pope, Speaker proTemp for the SC House of Representatives, former Solicitor for York County, and a…

The column “The Power of Good” by Ben Shapiro published by TownHall.com on October 04, 2017, focuses on the good acts that arose from the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas. Shapiro, a political columnist, responds to the massacre at a concert in Las Vegas to highlight the good that can come from a horrible event. Shapiro uses his diction to conceive vivid descriptions, first-hand interviews, and malicious events that contrast with his opinion to present it as fact to advocate his point that…

On Thursday, April 19. 2016 at 7:00 Pm a Junior Music Recital was held at Barry University in the Cor Jesu Chapel. Performers were Leonell Figeredo, Yanessa Morillo-Delerme, Travis Hogue, Evan Post, Beverly Coulter, Daniel Daroca and two unknown females. Dr. Coulter and Mr. Daroca played the piano. The space was large. 45 people were seated in the chapel. The piano was placed at the front of the room to the left of the persons seated. People were also seated to the side of the room. There was a…

Ben Franklin starts off his autobiography with a salutation to his son, William Franklin. He travels to England for one week, in order to recollect the memories of his life and turn it into tales and stories. Franklin proceeds to write that one day his son will want to know all about his father’s life. He writes about how he has cherished every moment in his life. Even the moments he could not change, he was grateful for them. Every moment in a man’s life shapes him into the man he will become…

viewpoints that have been discussed amongst historical scholars. Further, the director's vision may result in him purposely excluding information that opposes the story he is trying to convey to his audience. In 1913: Seeds of Conflict, the filmmaker Ben Loeterman attempts to look at the current conflict in modern day Israel and Palestine in lights of events in the past. While the conflict in the region seems to be ongoing and seemingly inevitable, Loeterman created this…

positive and stay happy. Not everyones’ life is the same, some have it easy, some have it hard, but that does not mean you can’t achieve your life goals and change how you used to live before by making the right decisions. The same thing goes to Dr. Ben Carson, a man who lived in poverty and had rough times from his childhood up to his high school years; he grew up without a father, a mother who was not that well educated and worked job to job providing for her family, and racism. The same for…

Critical Book Review: Case Critical by Ben Carniol Ben Carniol’s book, Case Critical: Social Services and Justice in Canada, is an exploratory piece of literature that presents a detailed picture of Canada’s social welfare system, through the viewpoints of social workers and, more significantly, social service users. Carniol offers an examination of the challenges and barriers faced by structural social workers within social service organizations in Canada. The use of personal and external…

Being educated can get one so many places in life. Even though being educated can be a good thought. This essay “Do It Better” means a whole lot for one’s education. In the essay “Do It Better” by Ben Carson he did better by improving his education which’d improved his grades. Carson was struggling with his grades and not doing so well in school. Ms. Carson came along and made him improve his grades in school. Agreeing with Ms. Carson on helping the kids do better, how Ms. Carson got involved…