Native Americans And The American Dream
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Americans have always believed that in a free society people showing individual responsibility and diligence will get ahead. So deeply ingrained is this belief that it is known as the "American" Dream. Dr. Ben Carson epitomizes this American dream. As a poor black male from the Detroit ghetto, he ....
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.... that was critical in making Ben what he is today, was access to a good education. Ben was fortunate enough to have ended up in a high school where the teachers actually cared, and took interest in his studies. "Another influential person in my life was an English teacher named Mrs. Miller. She took a personal interest in me in ninth grade English and taught me a lot of extra things after class." (Pg.64 Gifted Hands) Ben also had the option of going to many different schools. If one scho ....
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