Arete

Ben Carson

(a) What was the excellence achieved? - Benjamin Solomon is a retired neurosurgeon. He graduated from Yale University. One of his greatest accomplishments was separating Siamese twins. What seemed to have been nearly impossible, he managed to achieve this. 

(b) How was this achieved? - Already being a great surgeon, he was determined to help these poor girls. These twins were born joined at the back of the head. It was hard to figure out a way to separate them and still have them be independent after the procedure. 

(c) How technology could have impacted this arete experience. -Technology has a lot to do with this, he needed to do research and needed to study for several days to finally try. The girls lives were in his hands; he wanted to help them and separate them so that they could live a happy, independent life.

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(e) Reflection - This is a great achievement and must have been so hard to figure out how to do the procedure. In order to do this, you must have a kind heart and determination. Since he is a strong believer in God, he used this to motivate him. I want to also take into account peoples emotions, and really help others the way he did. He is a good man who has a very kind heart and helped two poor girls with separating them. He is a strong believer in education and feels that reading and educating yourself is key. It is best to always put God first. I feel that I will put God first, I will be determined and motivate myself to always be the best I can.