Marcel Sandoval Research Paper

Seventeen year old Marcelo Sandoval who was a special needs teenager was able to hear what he called “internal music”. His definition of internal music was being able to hear beautiful melodies and feel the emotion of the song without listening to any actual music. That was his special gift. He took everything he heard, like people having a conversation with him, and internally processed every single word that was spoken. Marcelo was able to define every word, think through what had been spoken, and ask questions when needed. Most people looked at him as if he were crazy, and even though he was special needs, his mind worked through things that nobody who is normal would ever think about processing. It could be a nuisance, but it was also …show more content…
His father did not agree with Marcelo going to Paterson, or for people treating him like there was something wrong with him, but he allowed it to continue. Finally Mr. Sandoval had enough of it all, and decided to have Marcelo work at the law firm with him for the summer. If Marcelo passed all the rules and fit in with what Mr. Sandoval called “the real world”, then for Marcelo’s last school year he could continue attending Paterson. Otherwise Marcelo would be attending Oak Ridge High School for his senior year, if he did not follow the rules. Marcelo agreed to do so, even though he was not excited about working at the law …show more content…
That meant it would effect everything at the firm, and effect his father. Looking at all the consequences, Marcelo still helped her anyways, because it was the right thing to do. Once the damage could not be undone, everyone at the firm found out what Marcelo had done, and because of that he ended up going to Oak Ridge High School instead of going back to Paterson. But after experiencing “the real world” for the summer, Marcelo had decided it would better anyways to go to Oak Ridge. In the end everything worked out for the better, even it wasn’t ideal for