Nick Price
English 1109 MW
11/28/16
Journal 9
The
profile that I chose to write about it the first profile of the Philosophers
part of the book. This profile is about a neurosurgeon and he talks with his
eighth grade teacher. The neurosurgeon is now 40 and his name is Lee Buono.
In the beginning of the profile he helps a man
get his speech back. The man is very excited about having his speech back. The patients
wife asked him how ling had he known he wanted to be a neurosurgeon Lee
responded by telling her he had a teacher in 8th grade tell him he
could become one. After the surgery the man tells him don’t forget to say thanks
to your teacher.
I can
relate to this. I had a teacher in 8th grade as well. Mr. Cunningham
always told me I would be rich one day. I never could really understand why he
said that a lot. On the last real day of school I asked him why he would always
say that. His response really hit me hard and I will never forget what he said.
“I just see the way you think, I see the drive you have to be successful. Never
let anyone tell you, you can’t do something. I guarantee they are wrong.”.
Statistics
show that only about 30% of people actually end up getting the job they dreamed
of when they were a little kid. This number surprises me in more than one way. On
one side 30% isn’t bad. I honestly thought it would be a lot less. On the other
hand 30% is kind of low considering all the things like college and other after
high school opportunities. This number can get higher with just a message. If
everyone read this profile I think that number would sky rocket.
I like the quote your teacher gave you. It is very inspirational.
ReplyDeleteI too feel like if more people read this that the number of people getting there dream job would skyrocket.
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