¶ … Gifted Hand Thomas Carter's 2009 film Gifted Hands is based on the life of neurosurgeon Ben Carson. In the movie, Cuba Gooding, Jr. stars as Ben Carson. The film is not about neurosurgery; although it does show how tremendously gifted Carson was at his chosen profession. The life and death of patients is sometimes held in the hands of the neurosurgeon. In fact, the opening sequence of the film highlights the importance of the profession. It shows the older Ben reluctantly agreeing to perform a surgery to separate conjoined twins in Germany. When he does ultimately agree, he becomes committed to saving the lives of both of the babies, and his work earns him tremendous accolades. What makes Ben Carson's story remarkable is not just how wonderful a neurosurgeon he became, but also how he overcome personal and environmental obstacles in order to become a neurosurgeon. In this autobiographical film, Gifted Hands, the viewer learns how to overcome personal obstacles, and achieve dreams with...
When he was young, Ben seemed almost to have given up on life, and especially on school. Here is one of the smartest kids in the class who was earning failing grades because he did not care. Young Ben did not believe that he could go on to do great things like become a doctor, and save lives. However, with the help of his mother Ben realizes that he actually has an affinity for math. In one scene in the movie, young Ben is shown enjoying the mastery of multiplication tables. He also starts reading a lot, which is also because his mother demanded that he and his brother watched less television. Another major personal obstacle that Ben Carson had to overcome was his bad temper. In one scene, Ben is shown about to strike his mother with a hammer. He is also shown trying to stab his friend, but he…
Autobiographical Account of Racial Relations in the Community My Autobiographical Account of Racial Relations in My Community "Despite my time studying race and ethnicity, I have been in the racial minority very seldom;" such has often been my own life as well (McKinney 2004 p 19). The community I reside in is typically a white majority, but has been developing to come into closer proximity to other minority groups. While these groups
Autobiographical Memory How we remember our own lives is a huge factor in how we view ourselves in general. As such, our autobiographical memory can both impact and be impacted by our mood and mindset. The concept of the autobiographical memory is incredibly complex, and is often varied based on individual experiences and mood sets. The notion of the autobiographical memory is a complicated one for sure. There is a vast body
Given the fact that my upbringing was somewhat strict, at the age of 18 I decided I wanted to take control of my freedom and started to do things that I pknew others would not approve of. This is why I decided to get married at this age, although I was advised to do otherwise. It seems that my decision was not a correct one, since we divorced when
Autobiographical Narrative of Colonial American Life The rise of the colonial era in the 1600s and 1700s was a time of reckoning and awakening for very many of us. Living in this time in the divided regions of America had its fair share of challenges for every person. It was worse if you are an immigrant from other worlds or had come in as a slave worker. These challenging times dictated
The driver's head was bloody like mine, but he was conscious. He didn't look at me, and didn't say anything. I noticed that the car had four passengers; it might have been a mother and father, and two daughters, both very close to my age. The eldest was on her cell phone. "at the intersection of State Street and Main. There were three cars involved," she breathed gently. "Are you guys
By "story" I do not mean that the ways in which they understand (and enact) their lives are somehow false, fiction rather than fact. Rather, I am using the word in what might be seen as an essentially Jungian way: Each person's biography can be seen as a narrative, a story that the self tells about the self and to the self. It is the most fundamental story in
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