Student Success Statement Ben Carson

Ben Carson

• Born in the slums of Detroit, in deep poverty
• His mother and father divorced 
• His mother came from a family of 24 children 
• His mother couldn't read 
• His mother raised Ben and his brother, Curtis 
• Ben was the worst in grade school class
• Ben became the top in his school 
• Ben becomes a renowned doctor

Student Success Statement 

"I hated poverty. Poverty is more of a choice than anything else, and I can change that (poverty). It depends upon how hard I want to work, and I decided that I would change that." 

Dr. Ben Carson

Reflection: I say that yes sometimes poverty is a choice. For example, if you dont want to work, if you don't want a career, if you are lazy, etc are reasons why people are stuck and still in poverty, but there are people that have no choice. Kids in Africa and South America are in deep poverty. They have to work in a very young age to help their families with food and other necessities, so they are unable to get a career or go to school. They can't do anything about it because they have no choice, they can't leave there family when they need to be there for them.

Eastern Medicine Doctor

Eastern Medicine Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities: Practitioners of oriental medicine use different methods of acupuncture and treatment. The EMD uses oriental medicine which treats a diversity of pains such as headaches, back pain, arthritis, and other illnesses. They do this by identifying patterns of imbalance within body’s energy levels and working to readjust fluids or tissues in order to keep the body balance and get rid of pain.

Salary: $58,958

Education: To become an EMD you need a bachelor’s degree and also become certified through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.  

Reflection: I wouldn’t want to be an EMD because they use treatment such as acupuncture, acupressure, and more and I wouldn’t be comfortable doing that. 

Student Success Statement Thomas S. Monson

Student Success Statement 

"You can't be right by doing wrong; you can't be wrong by doing right." 

Thomas S. Monson 

Reflection: This quote is true because when you are stealing or doing something bad, then you are not doing something right by doing that wrong thing and if you are doing something such as helping someone in need or something like that, then you cant be doing something wrong by doing something right. 

Student Success Statement Dean Smith

Student Success Statement

"I wasn't trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do what was right."

Dean Smith 

Reflection: In this quote, Dean Smith is trying to say that his goal was to do was right. He didn't cheat  or used players that were not able to legally play. He did what was right and because of that, he left a legacy, even though that wasn't his goal. He was trying to tell us that it doesn't matter if we win or lose, but the fact that what we are doing is right has a better and more satisfying feeling. 

Lawyer (Attorney II)

Lawyer (Attorney II)

Duties and Responsibilities: Some of the responsibilities of these lawyers are that they have to prepare and examine contracts that consist of sales, licenses, insurance, and more. They also give advice to companies and take part in major legal actions. And finally among other things, they prepare resolutions, reforms and are responsible to foreknow and protect companies against legal risk.

Salary: The annual median salary for this type of lawyer is $110,744.

Education: These lawyers must have graduated of an accredited law school with 2-5 years of experience and they also have to be admitted into the state bar.

Reflection: I would not like to be a lawyer because it takes many years in that field by the time I finish I’ll be 28-32 years old. I don’t want to waste that much time at school, I rather do other things such as travel.

 

Student Success Statement Dr.Randy Pausch

Student Success Statement 

"It's not about how to achieve your dreams. It's about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma (destiny, fortune, good luck) will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you." 

Dr.Randy Pausch 

Reflection: In this quote Dr. Randy is trying to say that we should lead our lives the best way we can and that all we do shouldn't be just to try to achieve our dreams. He telling us that if we lead our lives through the right path then everything else will take care of itself, such as our dreams.

ENT Doctor

Ear, Nose, and Throat

(ENT) Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities: They inspect, detect, and treat diseases, disorders, and injuries that have to do with the ear, throat, and nose. They talk to patients to determine what kind of treatment they need to use. They can also vouch for and order test to identify the severity or extent of the disease. Or they can help diagnose what the condition is.

Salary: The annual median for an ENT doctor is about $331,910.

Education: They require a degree from an accredited school and are licensed to practice. Also they need 2-4 years of otolaryngology.

Reflection: I think I would be like to be one of these doctors because I would like to help kids and adults with what may be wrong with them. Almost everyone knows that a doctor takes forever to attend the patient, well at least in where I go, so I would like to change that.