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fl0w wrote:If all goes well between now and when she decides to go to law school, this girl actually might end up BEING the next oprah.

Seriously though, the story is pretty inspiring. I feel like I've gone through a lot and worked pretty hard in my life, but reading something like this puts me to shame and makes me realize there is always more to be done.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... ory?page=1

Tanicius wrote:

fl0w wrote:If all goes well between now and when she decides to go to law school, this girl actually might end up BEING the next oprah.

Seriously though, the story is pretty inspiring. I feel like I've gone through a lot and worked pretty hard in my life, but reading something like this puts me to shame and makes me realize there is always more to be done.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... ory?page=1

That is inspiring, but it's also sad to think that she might have a hard time fitting in with the personalities of a lot of people at Harvard. I guess, though, that that's never stopped her before in much worse environments, so I'm sure she'll succeed.

Lxw wrote:what if she fizzles out from all the pressure of expectation now she is nationally recognized

fl0w wrote:

Tanicius wrote:

fl0w wrote:If all goes well between now and when she decides to go to law school, this girl actually might end up BEING the next oprah.

Seriously though, the story is pretty inspiring. I feel like I've gone through a lot and worked pretty hard in my life, but reading something like this puts me to shame and makes me realize there is always more to be done.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... ory?page=1

That is inspiring, but it's also sad to think that she might have a hard time fitting in with the personalities of a lot of people at Harvard. I guess, though, that that's never stopped her before in much worse environments, so I'm sure she'll succeed.

Yeah, the major barrier I see for her is counseling to address / deal with some of the obvious issues that will persist as a result of her upbringing. But I think that fitting in and making friends will become exponentially easier now that she will have found some stability in her life. It's hard to make meaningful connections with people when you know you aren't going to be somewhere more than a couple of months, but now she'll have the chance.

Lxw wrote:what if she fizzles out from all the pressure of expectation now she is nationally recognized

rocross1 wrote:

Lxw wrote:what if she fizzles out from all the pressure of expectation now she is nationally recognized

What if that is the biggest douchbag question ever asked?

Lxw wrote:

rocross1 wrote:

Lxw wrote:what if she fizzles out from all the pressure of expectation now she is nationally recognized

What if that is the biggest douchbag question ever asked?

Then my task is done?

LawandOrder wrote:Thread title + OP's handle = the lulz.

rocross1 wrote:

Lxw wrote:what if she fizzles out from all the pressure of expectation now she is nationally recognized

What if that is the biggest douchbag question ever asked?

AlanShore wrote:

rocross1 wrote:

Lxw wrote:what if she fizzles out from all the pressure of expectation now she is nationally recognized

What if that is the biggest douchbag question ever asked?

I'm surprised it took that many posts for a douchebag comment. I was expecting it in post #2 or #3

caliborn wrote:Rosa Parks is overrated

AlanShore wrote:

rocross1 wrote:

Lxw wrote:what if she fizzles out from all the pressure of expectation now she is nationally recognized

What if that is the biggest douchbag question ever asked?

I'm surprised it took that many posts for a douchebag comment. I was expecting it in post #2 or #3

BaiAilian2013 wrote: Also, please tell me I'm not the only person who took like two hours to figure out why her name sounded so familiar:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106056/

She began to reach out to organizations and mentors: the Upward Bound Program, Higher Edge L.A., Experience Berkeley and South Central Scholars; teachers, counselors and college alumni networks. They helped her enroll in summer community college classes, gave her access to computers and scholarship applications and taught her about networking.

When her college applications were due in December, James and Patricia London of South Central Scholars invited Khadijah to their home in Rancho Palos Verdes to help her write her essays.

When they went to return her to skid row, her mother and sister were gone.

Khadijah accepted the Londons' invitation to spend the rest of her school year with them.

In their comfortable hilltop home, Khadijah learned a new set of lessons. The orthopedic doctor and nurse taught her table manners, money management and grooming.

The orthopedic doctor and nurse taught her table manners, money management and grooming.

LawandOrder wrote:*Debating starting AA flamewar*