GIFTED HANDS: THE BEN CARSON STORY RELEASE DATE: February 7th‚ 2009 STARRING: 1. Cuba Gooding‚ Jr. as Benjamin "Bennie" Carson (lead role) 2. Kimberly Elise as Sonya Carson (mother) 3. Aunjanue Ellis as Candy Carson (girlfriend & wife) 4. Gus Hoffman as Teen Bennie (teenage Bennie) 5. Jaishon Fisher as Bennie (young Bennie) GENRE: Drama AUDIENCE: All RATING: TV-PG RUNTIME: 120 minutes DISTRIBUTOR: TNT/Turner Entertainment Group DIRECTOR: Thomas Carter EXECUTIVE
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GIfted hands is an inspirational story based on the life of Ben Carson written by himself. The book tells the story of Ben’s journey from the bottom of his grade five class in the ghetto of detroit to the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Carson goes through many obstacles in life including being made fun of by many of his classmates‚a mightily temper and the hardest to conquer‚ thinking he is dumb. The film version directed by Thomas Carter and screen wrote by John Pielmeier
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Gifted Hands This story is about a black man named Benjamin Carson‚ who started as young boy who struggled and became a neurosurgeon. Detroit‚ Michigan‚ some call it the slums‚ some call it the ghetto but it has been named one of the most dangerous cities in America. Ben Carson‚ born September 18th‚ 1951 lived in Detroit. As a young eight year old‚ him and his brother Curtis‚ who was ten‚ struggled in school. In school Ben was teased because he failed a lot of tests. But his mother having a third
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Gifted Hands is an inspirational novel based around the life of Ben Carson‚ from his rugged upbringing in inner-city Detroit to his position as director of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital at age 33. The novel foregrounds Carson’s struggle to defy all odds - aided by his iron will‚ tremendous faith‚ respect‚ meekness and an unconditional devotion to God. Carson displayed great determination and dedication from a young age. He thrived to be ahead of his studies and went the extra
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Gifted Hands by Ben Carson explains the true story of a young boy having to overcome life’s greatest barriers to achieve greatness. When Ben Carson was young he lacked motivation and had terrible grades. He grew up without a father causing him to develop a dreadful temper that could have landed him in jail‚ but Ben’s mother‚ despite her lack of knowledge and education‚ convinced him he could make something of his not so perfect life. Pure determination pulled Ben from the bottom of his class to the
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Determination Determination can be a huge factor to success. Both determination and success are displayed in the Gifted Hands novel.Sonya Carson has persevered in the most difficult of situations‚ as have her sons. Her youngest son‚ Ben Carson‚ is one of the world’s leading neurosurgeons. He is also running for president. The other‚ Curtis Carson‚ is currently a great engineer. This family itself is a perfect example of what great determination can lead to. When Curtis Carson was in junior high
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Ben’s parents were the same and different in many ways‚ i the book “Gifted Hands”. Ben’s mom was someone that you can tell anything to and she would keep it a secret‚ but on the other hand Ben’s dad would keep the secret but eventually he would tell someone. According to their actions Ben’s mother really does care about her kids but his dad deep down inside he cares but his relationship with Ben has just drifted apart because of the decisions that he has made. For starters‚ here are some ways that
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Gifted Hands: a Benson Carson Story By: Julia Murtha While reading this enchanting book‚ I have realized that I should not let the little things in my life be taken for granted. Ben Carson had a rough child hood‚ but he was a good kid. As a child he wasn’t the brightest or the richest‚ but he was a well mannered child. He was teased a lot during his elementary school years‚ just because he was not the brightest student in his class. He was tired of
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A Man with Gifted Hands and Giving Hands As Well ―Gifted Hands by Ben Carson Gifted Hands is a kind of autobiography narrating the life of Ben Carson‚ who became a world famous neurosurgeon. He came from a poor black boy with a single mother to his position as the director of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital at age 33. The book follows Carson’s miserable situations and his effort to overcome them all. He was able to make it by his strong will‚ unconditional faith in God‚ respect
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