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Originally posted by kia027
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the right looking for their next great hope. he thinks he has solution they are flattering him so ....When its hot in the jungle of peace I go swimming in the ocean of love..... -
maybe he should pray on it some moreOriginally posted by RichD View PostIf you don't fight for what you deserve, you deserve what you get.
We are > Fossil Fuels --- Bill McKibben 350.orgComment
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When its hot in the jungle of peace I go swimming in the ocean of love.....Comment
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I hope he does not have a ooman or two in the closet!Originally posted by RichD View Post
A fine talking man like that (yes I did not watch it, but I hear he made some impression), might have taken a few candy from the bowl on his way up!Comment
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Originally posted by Tuff Gong View Post
WHAT?!? You are way out of line. The man is entitled to his opinion as it pertains to religion, life, and evolution.
I also believe in evolution, and I find it odd that someone that is highly educated in science, is a devout Christian?..certainly leads one to ponder.
But I assume you insult the man because he disagrees with Obama, which leads me to believe that you are ignorant to the fact that this man is probably the greatest skilled neurosurgeon that has ever lived, and is suited as a role model for everyone of us...Tuffgong, the man is not a "dbag" just because you disagree with him. He demands more respect.
The man who gives kids a second chance to live
LIFESAVER HERO:
BEN CARSON
by Emily Li
What do you think of when you hear the word "hero"? To me, a hero is someone who can face the risk of failure while trying something new. They try, fail, and try again, until they get it right. A hero is someone who has a strong determination and doesn’t give up hope while all others have; someone who has the perseverance, faith, and moral direction to guide them through even the toughest times. There is one person who comes to mind, having all of those qualities. His name is Ben Carson.
(http://www.black-collegian.com/
issues/2ndsem00/carson2000-2nd.shtml)
Ben’s determination was a result of his upbringing and experiences. As a child, Ben and his brother were raised by their single mom in a broken home because their dad left them when he was eight years old. Ben Carson was just another kid trying to survive, and his chances at a decent future didn’t look so good. Ben did not do well in school, and had a very low self-esteem. Since others thought he was dumb, that’s what he thought too. Ben fell farther and farther behind in school. In fifth grade, Ben was at the bottom of his class. His classmates called him "dummy" and he developed a violent, uncontrollable temper. But his mom did not want to see him fail, so she pushed him very hard. She limited his television watching and refused to let him outside to play until he had finished his homework each day. She required him to read two library books a week and to give her written reports on what he read, even though she could hardly read it at all. After a while, Ben began to catch up in class. With a lot of hard work and determination, he was at the top of his class, and graduated from Yale University.
After studying for many long and hard hours, Ben Carson finally became a neurosurgeon. At first, people didn’t want Ben Carson to do surgery on their children because he was black. Afterwards, they had no choice because other doctors wouldn’t do the surgery in his place, and they found out that they had the wrong impression of him, and he was indeed a very good surgeon. Ben Carson broke the racial barrier through his surgical abilities. In 1987 Carson made medical history with an operation to separate a pair of Siamese twins. The Binder twins were born joined at the back of the head. Operations to separate twins joined in this way had always failed, resulting in the death of one or both of the infants. Carson agreed to undertake the operation. A 70-member surgical team, led by Dr. Carson, worked for 22 hours. At the end, the twins were successfully separated and now survive independently.
Dr. Ben Carson has been able to save so many children’s lives. He took the risk of giving them a second chance to live, while other doctors disagreed with the operation immediately. He helped mend families and create joy. Without Ben Carson, so many kids wouldn’t have had the chance to lead normal lives. Through his hard work, faith in God, determination, and perseverance, Ben Carson has made medical history. Ben Carson persevered when so many doubted him, and when so many others gave up hope. Ben Carson made medical miracles, and gave a countless amount of children a second chance to live a life they would have never had otherwise.
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Tuffgong, stop being an idiot and watch it. How can you come up with an opinion, if you have not watched and listened to what he had to say?Originally posted by Tuff Gong View Post
This man has had a positive influence on humanity...more than Obama, in my opinion.
As a boy, Ben Carson watched his father walk out on his family, closing the door on a life the 8-year-old would never know again. Through periods of heartbreak, fear and financial struggle, his mother, Sonya Carson, provided for Ben and his brother. A determined woman with only a third-grade education, she insisted her sons see their potential and that they never let circumstances get them down. She taught them that education would change their lives.
Ben took on the challenges, devoting himself to a life of learning and achievement, overcoming adversity on his path, to become a world-renowned neurosurgeon. Dr. Ben Carson never forgot his mother’s early lessons.
As the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Carson, 57, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his groundbreaking contributions to medicine and his efforts to help America’s youth fulfill their potential.
Even at 8, when his father left, Carson knew he wanted to be a doctor, he writes in his autobiography, Gifted Hands. When Sonya Carson moved her sons from their modest house in Detroit to live with her brother and his wife in Boston, she scrimped and sacrificed so they could return. When they did, they had to settle for Detroit’s downtown housing projects—but at least they were home.
Sonya Carson knew the world held more hope for her boys than the ghetto offered. She struggled to support the family without relying on government assistance.
Ben was lost, hopelessly behind in his schoolwork in a school that was competitive. The other kids picked on him and called him “dummy.” Ben lashed back with his fists. He resigned himself to thinking he was stupid.
With both boys’ grades suffering, Sonya took away the TV and replaced it with library cards. She required both sons to read two books a week and turn in book reports. The boys left the reports on the table for her before going to bed. In the morning, they found red check marks on their papers, signifying her approval.
The boys did not realize until they were adults that their mother couldn’t read. Last summer, she beamed as President Bush bestowed the Medal of Freedom on her son and acknowledged her. “Even in the toughest times, she always encouraged her children’s dreams,” Bush said. “She never allowed them to see themselves as victims. She never, ever gave up.”
Carson gives his mother much of the credit for his success. “If my mother had not been such a positive influence in my life, and had not stressed education as much as she did, I would definitely not have made it into medicine,” he said. “I probably wouldn’t have found my way to college at all.”
Reading changed Ben Carson’s life. Books became an escape for him. He enjoyed reading about animals and nature and found self-confidence in his newfound knowledge. As a fifth grader, he could identify the rocks he found along the railroad tracks on his walk home from school. His brother, Curtis, who grew up to become an engineer, kidded Ben about the rocks. But Ben was not deterred.
Also in fifth grade, an eye test revealed Ben badly needed glasses. With his new love for knowledge and a shiny pair of glasses, his world was changing. As his grades improved, the name-calling stopped. Other kids began to respect him and even ask for help with their schoolwork. He knew he could achieve anything he set his mind to—and that knowledge helped him make his dreams come true. “As my mother would tell me,” he says, “ ‘Give your best, Ben Carson. Settle for nothing less than doing your best for yourself and others.’ ”
His hard work continued through high school and he won a scholarship to Yale, followed by medical school at the University of Michigan. At 33, Carson became the youngest physician to head a major division at Johns Hopkins.
Carson now concentrates on traumatic brain injuries, brain and spinal cord tumors, and neurological and congenital disorders. In 1987, he led a team of 69 medical professionals in achieving a first: successfully separating conjoined twins who were attached at the back of their heads.
He continues to revolutionize neurosurgery with advanced techniques such as hemispherectomies, removing half the brain to treat seizure disorders. The radical procedure is performed, usually on children, when all other treatment options have been exhausted. Since the 1980s, Carson has refined and developed new approaches to these delicate surgeries, increasing universal success rates.
The doctor believes that encouraging people to succeed in life is as important as the work he does in the operating room. “The neurosurgery provides a platform for me to help people recognize that the person who has the most influence on them and their success is themselves,” he says. “If I didn’t do all that I do as a doctor, then nobody would want to hear what I have to say.”
He views education and knowledge as central to a successful life. “Acquiring knowledge makes you an incredibly valuable person,” Carson says. “And reading, because that exercises your mind, is like exercising your mind with weights.”
Throughout his early years, Carson relied on the kindness and guidance of mentors. One of his earliest was an elementary school science teacher who sparked his interest in research and studying organisms under a microscope. “From that point on, I always knew I wanted to be a doctor,” he says.
A mentor who influenced Carson greatly during his last two years at medical school was Dr. James Taren, a renowned neurosurgeon, who stressed that patients deserve a doctor’s full attention, that there is no “time off” when someone’s life hangs in the balance. “The person in the bed isn’t just a patient, but a human being with a name and a life outside the hospital,” Carson says.
“There are definitely not enough mentors today,” he says. “That’s one of the reasons I try to encourage people to look at their sphere of influence and to seek out young people. If you mentor someone and get them going, and then they do that for someone else, it has a ripple effect. And I can’t overemphasize how much help we need mentoring young people today.”
In 1994, Carson and his wife, Candy, founded the Carson Scholars Fund, a nonprofit organization rewarding students in fourth through 11th grades who strive for academic excellence and demonstrate a strong commitment to their communities. “We want these scholars to think that they are world-beaters,” he says. “You take a fourth-, fifth- or sixth-grader and give them all the attention for academic achievement and humanitarian qualities and you have started something.”
The Carson Scholars Fund has awarded more than 3,400 college scholarships. Through annual golf tournaments, galas and other events, along with the help of a star-studded board of directors, the organization continues to raise money to expand the program. His dream is to have a Carson Scholar in every school in the country.
“Once you begin to understand and realize what you are capable of, the whole world changes,” he says. “When I was in the fifth grade and I thought I was a dummy, I was relatively depressed. That’s probably why I was angry all the time. But once I discovered through reading that I could control my own future, it was like someone had lifted a veil; I couldn’t get enough knowledge at that point. Everything that was new was exciting to me, and I began to think about what I was going to do, how I was going to change the world.” He pauses and seems to reflect on his profound childhood transformation before finishing his thought. “I had the same brain, just a different attitude.”
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Originally posted by kia027 View Post
Carson has a much better record healing people than Obama's record as a politician, as making things better in the US. Obama is probably the worse president that the US has ever elected...just look at his record as it pertains to unemployment, national debt and just getting the job done in Washington...just do the stats.
There has never been a worse leader in the Whitehouse, than Barrack Obama.
Carson could not do any worse than Obama.Comment
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so you should be heartened that the only way to go from here is upOriginally posted by lonewolf View Post
When its hot in the jungle of peace I go swimming in the ocean of love.....Comment
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