Chris Gardner

in this essay, one is a famous leader from business, one is a famous actor and a government leader. Christopher Paul Gardner is a famous American millionaire, as a stockbroker and entrepreneur. Gardner was born in a poor family on February 9, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gardner’s father left him when he was young. His stepfather Freddie Triplett had violence tendency. Gardner did not have well education when…

African American man, Chris Gardner, living in San Francisco in the 80s. “The Pursuit of Happyness” looks at the ups and downs…

privilege, and therefore are faced with the task of handling life's hurdles. Jenny, a character from Sinclair Ross’s “Circus in Town” and Chris Gardner, a real person featured in Jia Yang’s article “‘Happyness’ for Sale” both begin their lives in penurious situations, and both use optimism to cope with their hardships. This attitude is what allows both Jenny and Gardner to maintain a sense of hope and ambition despite pessimistic surroundings; however, while Jenny manages to escape only in mind…

have become bankrupt. They move around homeless shelters and stay wherever they can until something changes for the two of them, through all of this the man named “Christopher Gardner” takes good care of his son doing everything he can to ensure that they get a better life. There’s a change in the movie where we see Chris take up a place as an intern of a company to try and earn a job at the firm as a stock broker. We see his dedication and commitment as he studies day in and day out…

against Eric. Wayne Harris, Eric’s father, discovered one of Eric’s pipe bombs. Wayne either got rid of or detonated the bomb; presumably, he did not take any further action against Eric, and did not record the incident in his journal on Eric (198). Chris Morris started hanging out with Eric and Dylan more during Freshman year (136). Later on, Morris was seen as more of an acquaintance than a friend (210). Morris was aware of…

single father, Chris Gardner, who grew up in a difficult and abusive childhood. He barely ever saw his dad and even worse he was raped by a man. At the age of 22 he moved to the West Coast to make a living. To make money he started working as a salesman in the medical supply field. Chris and his son didn’t have anywhere to sleep so they were sleeping in public restrooms, subway trains, and shelters. He and his son went through so many horrific things throughout their lives up until Chris was…

example that would fall under this criterion is the movie “Pursuit of Happyness”. Produced in 2006, this film reveals the life of Chris Gardner (acted by Will Smith) a homeless salesman. Gardner invest his entire life savings into bone density scanners, he attempts to sell them but most doctors are reluctant to buying these scanners to replace X-Ray machines. This leads to Chris’ wife leaving him and…

One personality trait that helped Chris Gardner throughout the movie, is being hardworking and determined. Chris showed that he was both hardworking and determined when and before, he was going through his internship to get a job as a stockbroker. before he got the position as an internship for the job, he tried his hardest to impress Jay Twistle to giving and convincing the people who were hiring, to giving him the job. Doing so he had jumped into a cab, solved a rubix cube, and most…

finally be achieved. The writer again tries to accentuate on the success the character achieved through staying optimistic by writing “The brokerage firm, with assets of $475,326” and “Gardner eventually got his Ferrari but these days drives a jet-black Bentley.” These lines are establishing the accomplishments that Chris achieved, showing the stark contrast between where he lived and the harsh conditions he had to endure and the splendid life he now pursues, all due to the positive outlook he…

Chris Gardner and his wife at the time, Linda, invested in a portable bone density scanner a medical device that gave a slightly better picture then what an x-ray could but in a price range it was double. What they didn’t know was they invested in the scanner while the doctors and hospitals stopped using them saying it was not necessary. This sent them into financial trouble as they put their life savings into this revolutionary machine. Linda had to work overtime and pick up extra shifts while…