Ben Carson started from humble beginnings, having no money and education. His mom dropped out of school in 3rd grade. Then she got married at the age of 13. At school Ben was thought to be really dumb and stupid, and his classmates called didn’t think he could do anything. Ben’s mother was determined to help her son’s academic problems, and soon after he was at the top of his class. Years later after he was done with school, he received a psychology scholarship at Yale University. He went on to perform several important operations and became a well known doctor. His story is similar to my life because I wasn’t very smart at first in school. Also, mom was a single mother for a while too, so she had to deal with the problems. Also, even though he wasn’t smart at first, he tried and tried until he succeeded and that’s what I do.