Gifted Hands v.s A Raisin In The Sun

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Gifted Hands vs. A Raisin in the Sun Unlike Walter Younger, Benjamin Carson was not focused on the amount of money he earned nor the amount of hours he worked, he was focused on his enjoyment of his profession, neurosurgery and healing his sick patients. Gifted Hands by Ben Carson shows that where you come from or how you were brought up was not an excuse of how successful you may become. This story took place in the mid 1900s and the main characters consists of Dr. Benjamin Carson, his wife Candy Carson, his mother Sonya Carson, and his brother Curtis Carson. Ben was determined to be on top of his class and he was soon beyond on top of his class, he was on top of the neurosurgeons’ at John Hopkins Hospital. As a young child Benjamin Carson went through a lot more than a child should go through. His mother was extremely depressed and had to go into a mental institution, his father had left them for another family he had, had secretly, and he was doing terrible in school . I can completely relate to the fact that he did not have his father in his life, because my biological father was out of my life every since I was four years old because my mom had an affair with my step dad now, while my dad was in jail, then when he came back they got a divorce. So they both went on to separate lives, but like Ben Carson I also think I am better off without my father in my life because even when he had the chance to see me or my sister he choose not to call or to see me or my sister. A problem Ben was having in school as a child was that he was unable to get to the top of his class and that bothered him. He hated getting teased by the other students because he could not get one right answer on any of his tests and quizzes. Eventually his mother saw that, and made both Ben and Curtis watch only three television shows a week and had to read at least two books a week then

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