The chance and inevitability of Liz Murray's success story (turn)

Occasionally, I saw a movie: Homeless to Harvard (Harvard Road)

To tell you the truth, her (Liz Murray She Meury ) Experience really makes people admire and learn!

Below I see other people wrote this movie comments, feel very reasonable, so will paste as follows:

Many people have met Liz Murray and her story from the movies. Many are moved by man. Whether on Weibo or on the web, many people set her up as a model for learning, or as an example of effort, or another form of realization of the American dream. Of course, this is what the movie needs, what the average person needs, what the newspaper needs, what the TV needs, what the microblog needs, maybe Harvard needs.
A girl, underage, parents drug addiction, life is difficult, unable to go to school, wandering around, and then she decided to study hard, decide to return to school, she work while studying, finally because of media help, admitted to Harvard, to success, after graduation she set up a company, around the speech, to help those who have the same difficulties with her back to school
In China, this is a "typical". In the United States, this is also a "typical". Liz Murray made a lot of people's tears and moved, but also let more people in the heart warm up a bit, warmed up, determined to Dmitri Trenin, do not go to the bar, do not go to bars, study hard. Also let the bitter white-collar workers can cheer up, put aside the house, car, the trouble of the ticket, go to work well some time. Let those who chew "red book" Want to go to Harvard more candle night read--a stray children have been admitted to Harvard, why can't they?
But after reading Liz Murray's "Harvard Road", which describes her real life, I learned something about Liz's brilliance. Liz's story, really can let people reflect on their own life, know the good days, cherish the time to do something useful. But Liz's story also makes people see the other side of the media and television after Liz, which is also related to the source of Liz's path to Harvard. I can't help thinking about how Liz got up a path and finally arrived at Harvard. Because there are a lot of details are not mentioned in the media, but also the film is not fully presented.
If the book is divided into two parts of--liz's wandering life and Liz's way of schooling, then the proportion of the latter part of the book accounted for One-third. From the first two-thirds to this post one-third, there are a few things that have made Liz from a wandering child mentality into a good student mentality.
The biggest influence on her was the mother's died. Liz's mother eventually died of AIDS due to drug addiction. Although the mother and Liz are in a long-term separation-after the mother divorced after her marriage, Liz ran away from home because she couldn't stand the ill-treatment of her stepfather, but Liz's mother still had a big influence on her. Since childhood, Liz has learned to take care of a weak mother and take on the responsibility of supporting the family. Although her mother made a lot of promises she couldn't make, Liz thought her mother was sincere, but helpless.
And Liz's boyfriend Carlos, who was never mentioned in the movie, is another reason to get her back to school. Carlos, described in this book, is a Streets "mixed". Liz was in love with him, but often lacked security. She wandered along with Carlos, who relied on her spirit and life. Carlos often disappeared for no reason, so Liz had to deal with the motel owner only with her friend Samantha. The last few days of Carlos ' disappearance, Liz happened to have witnessed a live murder--which happened next door to the hotel room where she lived. It made her realize that life was small and fleeting. This alsoprompted her to decide to give up this insecure life.。
And then, Liz was in some friends ' house. Liz still has no specific school plans and no goals. Until she occasionally heard some friends family because of her discussion, she suddenly realized that friends can not pay for her rent! Can say at this moment,She began to think seriously about her life, to think about her present and future, to consider her plans。
She realized the meaning of the word "choice". Liz realizes that the parents are trapped in a desperate situation because they have no choice, because they can't choose, and Carlos is not able to live a normal life because they can't choose, because she has no choice but to live a stray life.
Life can become worse, and it can become better.

(Liz happened to witness a live murder--it happened next to the hotel room where she lived.) It made her realize that life was small and fleeting. It also led her to decide to abandon this insecure life.

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I also read her book, in fact, the murder is next door to her, let her think of her and Carlos's future, and Carlos married to have children-no money for drugs-quarrel-homicide. So she woke up to start plotting way out, the old saying that the gentleman does not stand under the dangerous Wall, Alice's companion for the same homicide at least in the book description is indifferent. When I saw this, I knew that Alice was not mortal, at least not ordinary mortals. The same thing, some people can fall to know autumn, rainy day, the majority of people still muddle through, do not know the death will be. There is no way.

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Liz realizes that only by going out of the present situation can we have more choices. If she persists in her present state, then her future can be seen by herself as well. The primitive sense of survival gave her an unprecedented sense of crisis. 15-year-old Liz began to take the most important step.
The above contents are described in detail in the book. And in movies and news reports, they are ignored. I think, the public opinion always lead people to "the inevitable success of efforts" such an inspirational old road, but ignore the "time to start and the cause of the effort" such a subtle easy to be overlooked, but important factors related to the fate of a person. This is the most important thing to pay attention to in reading this book. I'm afraid there is a difference between inspirational stories, and here is the key.
Liz re-enrolled in high school and spent 2 years reading the 4-year course, choosing a university with excellent results. During this period, she worked hard to earn a living while studying. The story behind it, as you know.
I think Liz is a smart girl. This is not only reflected in her studies, but also in herthe question of thinkingOn The unfortunate experience of a young family made her precocious. Fortunately, although she will be in the stray petty theft, but in front of the cardinal she did not go the wrong way. It was her luck.
Liz's efforts in learning are not so much her tenacity of character and dedication as it comes fromthe most primitive sense of existential crisis。 "Where's the next meal?" This kind of problem haunts her all the time and she has to live hard. And the heavy academic burden has also become her motivation, she believes that the way out is in it. "Reading Changes the Fate", this is her determination of the road. At the same time, excellent results and unique experience, attracted the attention of the media. She has succeeded again. It was her luck again.
So I have to say that Liz's sense of urgency and stress in life is beyond the reach of ordinary people. I believe many people can make similar achievements if they change Liz. However, more people will become degenerate. So, Liz's success, with a certain contingent factors, but also with a strong sense of subjectivity. But just as Liz's current career goals are, there are more drop-outs drowning in the crowd, who still need help. And Liz is more willing to let them be educated, ushered in more choice opportunities, so as to change their lives.
This book also tells everyone that your destiny is in your own hands. She just told her story. Although there are some accidental factors, but you need to try, repeated efforts to close your dream life. Choice, is the best word of the book. You can only win more choices by trying to keep yourself away from your current situation. And these opportunities will allow you to maintain your dignity, to win the respect of others, to live a better life, to live more meaningful.
This will be the greatest significance of this book to people.

The chance and inevitability of Liz Murray's success story (turn)