“I ain’t gonna let you two jokers get some free education and leave me on the streets to sell pencils.” The reality was for most boys living in the tough Newark streets, pencils were the best thing they could have sold. We Beat the Street is a true story that follows three young men, Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt, as they grow up trying to escape the roads of drugs, guns, and incarceration. The Three Doctors, as they call themselves today, admit that the challenge of succeeding was daunting, but they wanted to tell their story to inspire all young people that they can achieve through all obstacles. The story is told through the eyes of the young men and through reflections from the grown men today, which immerses the reader …show more content…
All three friends received bachelors from Seton Hall University. Dr. Sampson Davis and Rameck Hunt went on to graduate from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, while Dr. George Jenkins graduated from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Davis who is now a Emergency Medicine Physician, “...considers his 3 D’s - Dedication, Determination, and Discipline, as the necessary ingredients to success” (Threedoctors.com). He believes the 3 D’s will prevail in any challenging situation, and he wants learning to become a positive trend and attitude in all communities. Dr. Jenkins was always the guy with vision. He kept his friends on track, and believed the hardest in his ambitions out of the Three Doctors. He always made people better and has always been a powerful driving force to achieving success. Dr. Hunt has said, “My passion exists because others believed in me and if I can trigger that same passion in someone else, then I’ll try my best to do just that” (Threedoctors.com). The Three Doctors have a need to tell their story in order to encourage young people that are in difficult situations. Through We Beat the Street The Three Doctors have created a life journey and documented their lessons learned along the way to help children who may have no …show more content…
The Three Doctors want to become the role models they never had for young people today. This book is a channel for reaching those children to help them in their journey to success. Whether someone is battling to stay alive or fighting the pull of peer pressure, this book will give anyone encouragement. It teaches readers that through hard work and determination, anyone can overcome their obstacles and fulfill their goals. Perhaps the children of today will read this book and have the inspiration to become doctors, engineers, and famous athletes. Maybe they will dream of making new scientific discoveries or starting their own business. Who knows, a kid may walk into school after reading this book with a dream, a plan, and a backpack full of pencils ready to
The passage is here not only to illustrate the struggle of becoming a doctor but to tell future medical students that they should want to become a doctor for the passion of helping people and not for the future “big payoff”. Also the passage informs the readers that not all doctors end up making as much as they
The street code is a very important concept when talking about the world of the inner city. In Anderson’s words, the code of the
The book We Beat the Street by DRS. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt, and Sharon Draper, is a captivating autobiography about three boys, Sampson, Rameck, and George, who overcame several obstacles and became important doctors. This story took place in the dangerous location of Newark, New Jersey, in the 1980-1990’s, where violence, peer pressure, and drugs were often found. Accordingly, the majority of people were greatly impacted by the negativity around them. In this book, Sampson and Rameck were affected by their negative environment, hence they were involved in unfortunate situations, and often had to face severe consequences, some as serious as being arrested.
Social psychology is a branch of the spectrum of psychology that primarily focuses on social interactions, environmental influences and the social experiences that weigh heavily on individuals cognitive schemas. The film “Boyz ‘N The Hood” is comprised of many contemporary influential African American actors, heavily influenced by the environment they are in and the violence surrounding them in their community. There are various aspects of the movie that portray social psychological concepts, such as social perception, attitude change, aggression and violence, and group dynamics. Social psychological issues such as proactive aggression, reactive aggression, desensitization, differential association theory, and deviance
Throughout the article “The Code of the Streets,” Elijah Anderson explains the differences between “decent” and “street” people that can be applied to the approaches of social control, labeling, and social conflict theories when talking about the violence among inner cities due to cultural adaptations.
The article,”What is a Physician?” (2012) explains that being patient, tolerable, and being flexible are very important that benefit all health care workers. The article “What is a Physician?”, also goes to states that these traits are important because they provide a positive environment for everybody working with you. The article, “What is a Physician?” (2012) also goes on to state that optimism is very important for pediatrics because it can make a good relationship with your other health care workers. The article, “What is a Physician?” also states that these qualities can help your health care worker to gain reputation and even increase your salary in this profession.
7th grade brought opportunity to discover more about medicine. Mrs. Barrett asked us to research an interesting careers. I picked pediatrics. I chose to tap into a first-hand experience by sitting down with Dr. Wayne. Every patient to him was like solving a Scooby Doo mystery. Sick kids were so young that, they could not always tell what was going on and parents were also at a loss for words. However, often times there were hints as to the illness. Arriving at a
“There are only two things a child will share willingly: communicable diseases and his mother's age”-anonymous. Imagine a world without pediatricians. Who would have the expertise to care for your child? From birth to age 18 Pediatricians have what it takes to ensure your child goes from a caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly. The career of a pediatrician is determination. You must be determined to make your patient feel better no matter what. In my research I will be discussing the career of a pediatrician, their influence on society and more.
To better understand why an individual would decide to become a pediatrician, one must first ascertain how this career began and what it has become. Studies on the treatment of children began thousands of years ago, but pediatrics as an occupation and field of study did not begin until approximately two hundred years ago in Germany and France. Larger populations in the two countries led to more specialized needs, one of which was care for children. “One of the earliest, if not the first, centers for pediatrics was the Society for Infant Therapeutics” (Leucke). Dr. Abraham Jacobi was one of the first and most prominent pioneers of American pediatrics when he came from Germany to New York. He established the pediatrics chair at New York Medical College in 1861, organized multiple pediatric societies, publicized pediatric journals, and developed children’s departments in several New York hospitals. “The first separate pediatrics hospital was established in Philadelphia in 1855. The American Association of Pediatrics was established in 1930 and the American Board of Pediat...
For this assignment I decided to read the book Code of the Street: decency, violence, and the moral life of the inner city by Elijah Anderson. This book is about how inner city people live and try and survive by living with the code of the streets. The code of the streets is basically morals and values that these people have. Most of the time it is the way they need to act to survive. Continuing on within this book review I am going to discuss the main points and arguments that Anderson portrays within the book. The main points that the book has, goes along with the chapters. These points consist of Street and decent families, respect, drugs violence, street crime, decent daddy, the mating game, black inner city grandmother. Now within these points there are a few main arguments that I would like to point out. The first argument is the belief that you will need to accept the street code to get through life. The other one is the belief that people on the street need “juice”. For the rest of this paper we will be looking at each one of main points and arguments by going through each chapter and discussing it.
At thirteen I left my home in sunny Miami, Florida to attend a boarding school in snowy Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During those four years I learned to be independent, and to work effectively with my peers. One year, a group of students and I began to visit patients every
The inclination to violence stems from several circumstances of life among the poor; the stigma of race, drug use and drug trafficking, and lack of employment, as well as the media and, family/peer association. The Code of the Streets by Elijah Anderson, is a groundbreaking essay the social scientist wrote, taking us inside of a world that most of us only read about. Anderson shows us how a frantic search for acceptance and respect governs social relations among the African American race; primarily the young men.
Seven years ago, when I decided to enter the school of medicine, my dream was to be able to help people, to take responsibility of their health so they can live their lives and achieve their dreams. Having always been fascinated by science, pursuing this interest and practicing medicine became a passion to me.
Furthermore, as I wanted to advance in my career, my family and I came to the United States for a better future. Though I had several obstacles such as language barriers and financial problems, I got accepted to Florida International University with the FIU Academic Achievement scholarship and joined Alpha Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society, where I gained experience that strengthened my desire to study medicine. Feeling so grateful for the opportunity given to me, I begun to volunteer at Miami Children’s Hospital in the Pediatric Oncology Unit. Working w...
Many people in this world want to make a difference in life. However, most people do not want to put in all the effort that it takes to do so. The job of a pediatrician is life-changing to many. Unfortunately, it takes drive and effort that many people do not have, to become a pediatrician. A pediatrician’s job is a highly-skilled and interesting job because he or she has the privilege to deal with and help as many children as possible.