Influence On Sonya Carson's Life

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Novel #3 Sonya Carson influenced her sons life in many ways, such as motivation, sacrifices, and fate. Most importantly Sonya gave Ben motivation. As he was a young boy he went through a lot of difficulties, grades started to drop, and he wasn’t believing in himself. He had told her he wanted to become a Doctor. Due to the fact that his grades were dropping Sonya made limited Television time to 2 shows a week, both boys had to go to the library, read at least 2 books a week and write a report on them. Sonya encouraged Ben to always to better, never give up and he would succeed in what he wanted to do with life. His mother also made many sacrifices. With the divorce she was going through when Ben was eight, she fell into a depression.

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