" I hated poverty. poverty is more of a choice than anything else, and i can change that (poverty). It depends upon how hard i want to work, and i decided that i would change it."- Dr. Ben Carson


this quote means that as a child Ben hated the poverty so he decided to do something about it. He studied hard and work hard to become someone in life so that he wont not only be educated but so that he would end poverty from his life. for example he has to choose the right in order for him to become somebody to achieve many things such as ending poverty. a bad example of this point of view is always slacking off and never wanting to do nothing not even stand up for something that is going on a daily basis. i believe for Ben to strive for his dream he had to study hard & care about others such as people who live with poverty & it shows that he stands up for the right things. it was really brave of Ben to do that to his community because not so much people even cared about what was going in life. i basically see it as the people whom went through poverty in life took it as there's not point in living thats why basically they wouldn't care & just give up on their lives. so basically Ben Carson was a huge impact in life towards others & the society (us).