April 28, 2012

My BIG Dream

I am Robert Koranteng, a student of Anmchara International School. As a student, I believe you need to dream BIG. That’s why my dream is to become a lawyer in the future. Mainly because of one BIG incident that happened to my family. 


We had a piece of land which was ours, which we used to plant tomatoes, okro, cassava, pepper, among others. But our neighbours also considered it to be theirs. If my family could have afforded a lawyer, they could have won the case. However, they found it difficult to express themselves and win in court by themselves.

 
There are many more circumstances where people’s rights are being trampled upon. For instance, when you go to Ghanaian prisons, there are many people there who don’t know the reason why they were placed there.  Others also who are there to be put on trial later in the law court have no money to pay for legal aid to ensure fair judgement. This has become one main reason why I want to step on the field of law to defend these people, especially the poor who are not given fair access to justice.


My family’s land problem too has made me hope to be the first person in my family to turn this around one day. Maybe it will be in my power to take the land back and settle this BIG dispute. I know that the General Arts track at the Anmchara SHS is the first BIG step in making it possible.

2 comments:

  1. Wow! That is a certainly a BIG dream!! I am sure you will make an excellent lawyer one day! I find the people who do things because they are passionate always succeed. What a fine career Robert.

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  2. Dream BIG, and one day you will see all those dreams come true. Stay positive and optimistic, and eventually, it will all work out for you. But you have to work hard, and you have to give it your all. Having this type of passion is the right starting point, just don't give up, no matter how difficult it may get, because with enough will, you can succeed at anything you can think of. Besides, defending the defenseless, and helping the poor be treated justly, I honestly can't think of anything more noble than that! You've got a great cause there, so stick to it, and work hard to achieve it. I truly wish you all the best Robert :)

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