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In the third interview on cultural background, the Internist discussed how his parents'
ability to put him first and the push to be the best he could be impacted his educational
experiences. "Like I said, because my parents put me first and they pushed me to be the best that
I could be, it helped me with my education. They may not have had the resources to support me,
but they found other resources to do so." And finally, the fourth interview session on personal
perceptions and goals shows the Internist's views on education and family to be consistent with
what he learned from his parents. "In my eyes, a person can never feel that they're totally
successful. Uh, because I think there's always something to be worked on. I think we're striving
for perfection, or at least I am, but I don't think we'll ever quite get there." This assertion of the
Internist's beliefs mimics his parents' beliefs that tutoring was necessary for him even if he had
an A in the course. There was always room for improvement. Without establishing where this
belief system received its genesis, a retrospective look at how his parents established the value of
education and self-improvement links the Internist's personal beliefs to the foundations of his
youth and his parents' beliefs.
It's Just Really an Unquenchable, Unsatisfying Passion for Knowledge
Personal perceptions and goals seemed to play an important role in the Internist's
educational path. The influence appeared 102 times on the supermap as the second dominant
influence, appearing 36% of the time as the only influence. While this concept has the highest
singular influence on the Internist's educational path, measured by percentage of total
appearances, it is still well below 50%, leading to the idea that mitigating influences also played
a dominant role on how personal perceptions and goals influenced the Internist's path. The quote
used as the theme for this section shows the intermingling of two influences, education and147
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Colley, Kay Lynne. Latino success stories in higher education: A qualitative study of recent graduates from a health science center., dissertation, May 2007; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3687/m1/157/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .