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 worst student in his grade school class
• Ben becomes top student in his school
• Ben becomes a world renowned doctor 

                     Student Success Statement

A Choice: Poverty or Prosperity

" I hated 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: What I think this quote means is that you either choose poverty or prosperity. And that poverty is more of a choice than anything else. It all depends on how hard you work. 

Student Success Statement: Thomas S. Monson

    Student Success Statement

Never, because “You can't be right by doing wrong; you can't be wrong by doing right.”

Thomas S. Monson

Reflection: What I think the quote means is that you could never be right or wrong because when you can’t do right by doing wrong and you can’t be wrong by doing right.

Eastern Medicine Doctor

Eastern Medicine Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities: They take into account a patient’s physical, mental and emotional conditions in order to determine the proper course of treatment.

Salary: $46,536

Education: Master’s degree or post baccalaureate certificate from an accredited program

Reflection: I would not like to become an eastern medicine doctor because it does not interest me. I would not like to become an eastern medicine doctor because they get paid to little. 

Student Success Statement: Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Student Success Statement

“Enthusiasm makes the difference.”

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Reflection: I think that the quote means that the difference to everything that you do is enthusiasm. 

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: I think that Dean Smith is saying that he didn’t want to be leave a legacy, he was just trying to just do what was right which lead him to leaving a legacy.

Software Developer

Software Developer

Duties and Responsibilities: Design computer software and databases.

Salary: Median salary of $92,660

Education: Bachelor in computer science or software engineering.

Reflection: I would like to be a software developer because I like to work with computers. I would like to be a software developer because I would like to design computer software. Last, I would like to become a software developer because they get paid a pretty good amount of money.

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: I think this quote means that it’s not about achieving dreams it’s about how you lead your life, if you live your life the right way the dreams will come to you.