We were told to choose a book in English class that would help us in life and inspire us. I chose Chicken Soup for the College Soul. So far the book has caught my attention in many ways and I cannot wait to go away to experience college. In this book there are so many different experiences that people go through; some are bad and others truly inspire me.
After reading some of this book, the chapter Inspiration Can Be Anywhere really caught my attention. It was about a girl named Hannah Moore who had a dream of going to Africa to help the sick children; however, her family was poor and her mother shot down her dreams. She went through 17 years of her life in shame about her dream. Although her neighbor, Mrs. Haverill encouraged her to do what she believes she can do, and if she puts her mind to it she will become a doctor. The following excerpt was very inspring:
Mrs Haverill said, "Ah, yes, I hardly know you, dear child, but I can see that in you. I have a cousin who was a doctor in Africa during the 1960s. Now she runs a mobile doctor's office on the streets of the city. Ah, yes, Hannah, can you stay a while for me to tell you about her?"
Hannah felt that her neighbor was the only one that believed in her and therefore she went to talk with her neighbor daily. Eventually, Hannah did go to medical school and she is currently in her junior year of it. I hope her dream does come true and she goes to Africa to help the sick children!
I'm glad that Dewey has grabbed your attention. He was brilliant and we teachers really do owe him a lot. He brought teaching out of the dark ages. There was a time when kids were discouraged from talking, got beaten often by teachers, and had to sit still all day. Dewey changed a lot of that. I'll be curious to see what you decide to prove.
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