Ben fell to the bottom of his class was made of for it by his classmates. He became a wild and violent temper and he was known to attack other children when he was angered. The poverty he lived in and the difficult times he went through in school seemed to be the reason anger and rage.
She was determined to turn her sons around so Sonya limited their TV time to just a few programs and wouldn’t let them go outside to play until they finished all of their homework. Her friends criticized her for being so strict they said the boys would grow up to hate her. But she was determined that her sons would have an easier life than she did and would have more opportunities. After Ben graduated with honors from high school he knew he wanted to pursue a medical career. But because his mother did not the kind of money he would need Ben had to work most of his years in college. The automobile industry was declining in Detroit in the 1970s so it was it tough for him to get a summer job. But Ben was determined to achieve his goals. He knocked on doors looking for summer work and usually was able to be given one. From this work, and a scholarship, he attended Yale University and earned a bachelors degree in