A Choice: Poverty or Prosperity

A Choice: Poverty or Prosperity

"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 it."

Dr. Ben Carson

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

Eastern Medicine Doctor

Eastern Medicine Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities: It is medicine based on Chinese tradition and practices include herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, exercise, and dietary therapy.

Salary:$58,958-$60,000

Education: Requires college degree, anatomy, physiology, biology, and health classes. Also requires medical license.

Reflection: I would not like to become an eastern medicine doctor.

Student Success Statement

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: I think this quote means that if you do something right then it isn't wrong, also if you do something wrong then it isn't right.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

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

Dean Smith

Architect

Architect

Duties and Responsibilities: Architects design, plan, and oversees the construction of buildings.

Salary:$73,000-$74,000

Education: Bachelor or Masters degree of Architecture, Internship, and state licensure.