Frank Ross’ Quiet Guys Can Do Great Things, Too
Frank Ross’ Quiet Guys Can Do Great Things, Too: A black Accountant’s Success Story is a great story of his trials and tribulations throughout his life. As I read this book there were several events that Mr. Ross endured that I can relate to in my life. In the story I can relate to him dealing with tell his counselor in middle school that he wanted to go the Roosevelt High School which was one of the better school. When I was getting ready to choose what colleges and universities I wanted to apply to and attend I also had counselors ad teachers who tried to tell me to try to go to junior colleges or state schools. Another event Mr. Ross went through was the death of his Aunt Eulie, who was a very important person in his life, while he was in college. While I was in college I lost my Uncle Jackie, who I was very close with and was one of the most important men in my life. Finally, Frank Ross spoke about how he wished he could have been around more for his children while they grew up. For me I was the child who had parents that work a lot, and I do wish they were around more when I was younger. This book is definitely a story that can encourage anyone to pursue his or her dream and never give up through any situation.
In Frank Ross’ early life while in middle school he was preparing to figure out what high school he was going to attend. His counselor tried to tell him that he should concern going to one of the high schools that would prepare him from a trade or commercial. Yet Mr. Ross knew he wanted to go to Roosevelt High School was prominently white and only had a few black students. He knew that he had the potential to go to Roosevelt and be in the college preparatory program, he also wanted to go to school with friends, who were white.
For me, while I was trying to figure out what schools I wanted to attend my counselors tried to convince me to apply to junior colleges and schools that were in state. They told me that I wouldn’t make it at a school like Howard, and I would end up coming back home and I could never afford to go there. It wasn’t until I received my acceptance letter and scholarship offer that the counselors started to support my decision.
As Frank Ross continue through the events in his life he talked about his relationship with his Aunt Eulie, who took care of him and his brothers after their mother had to go back to St. Kitts. As a read Mr. Ross’ book, I could help but to compare his relationship with Aunt Eulie to my relationship with my Uncle Jackie. When continued to read and he talked about how Aunt Eulie got sick and passed away I realized that