Poverty is a worldwide issue many people suffer with, narrowing it down to 14.5% of citizens in America, or more than 45 million. People raised in these conditions struggle to pay for transportation, proper medical aid, food, and clothing; usually surviving on a few dollars a day for either themselves or a full family. These issues make living in poverty seem like an infinite curse that holds onto their unfortunate victims until old age, but with the effort and determination needed and combined, people can find their way out of the stereotype and into success. Ben Carson, a now well-known neurosurgeon, makes his success almost dream-like; going from being raised in poverty and by a single mother, to becoming the first doctor to ever perform …show more content…
People raised in poverty, like Ben Carson, may suffer from depression and succumb to their unwanted lifestyles without even much of a fight. However, Carson was raised by a single mother and lived a very poor childhood with nothing much to back himself up besides his own willpower. He did not let these problems keep him down, and he aspired into a skilled neurosurgeon once he realized his true potential. He worked to achieve and improve every aspect he found out of himself. He did not let his unfortunate childhood stop him from going the way he wanted, and he proved that to the eyes of the …show more content…
When raised in a difficult environment, alone with a single mother, having poor grades, and an ill attitude, it is hard for people to tell themselves that one day, they will be successful and can do something that will change them and the world. However, only the people who give up like that succumb to their poverty-stricken lives and fail to improve. Ben Carson experienced all of those things, but he would still sit in the hospital rooms and listen to the machines, pridefully imagining himself in those situations and his name being called out over the speakers. Becoming a doctor was what he wanted to do, and he knew that, so he aspired to be all he could be to succeed in his dream. He did not back down, nor lose hope, and his mind was always filled with his desires, and eventually, there came a day when those dreams became reality and the hospital speakers rang out, “Dr.