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 in his school
• Ben becomes a world 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 it."

reflection: It's saying that you don't need to live in poverty, it's your choice whether you want to work hard and  be successful and have a good life