Journal Entry 8

Zhen 1

Kenneth Zhen

English 21003, Section M

Professor Matyakubova

2 November 2017

Journal Entry 8

            Educator Brad Cohen and Dr. Tyler Sexton are similar in many ways. Both Cohen and Sexton were rejected from society at a young age, due to their disabilities. While Cohen was facing problems with Tourette syndrome he didn’t give up in life. Even if he was told off by his teachers and bullied by kids in school he never gave up. He then went to a meeting to see others with Tourette syndrome and notice that everyone was running away, instead of trying to make others accept them, they let Tourette take over their lives. Cohen never gave up and in the end, he was accepted as a teacher, after many rejections from the principles he was able to find the right one that gave him a chance.

            This is really similar to Dr. Tyler Sexton’s life, but Sexton suffered from Spastic Diplegia a neuromuscular condition that affects movement below the waist. It also affects one of his eyes, called a lazy eye. He was also rejected from society, doctors themselves tells him he would probably be mentally disabled, and he wouldn’t be able to do anything but sharpen pencils for a living. Sexton broken many bones trying to walk as a kid, but he never gave up. Not only did he get taunted by kids, but he was also discouraged by adults just like Cohen. He had straight A’s but was rejected to many medical school because of his condition. When he had an interview with a medical school that doctor told him he would never become a doctor because no one would go see him. He never gave up and kept applying for medical schools and got accepted. Just like Cohen he became successful and found a job in the states and was accepted by his patients there was no one who would reject them as their doctor because he had a disability.