Topic > Roughnecks and Saints Recap - 1047

Everyone expected the Saints to succeed and the Roughnecks to live a troubled life. The Saints received more academic support from teachers, and seven of the eight Saints went to college as a result. Three went on to earn advanced degrees, such as a doctorate in history and a law or medical degree. The other four had positions as executive trainees or managers. A saint, Jerry, graduated from high school as a sophomore. After graduation, he did not go to college. He was a used car salesman before he became unemployed. Only two of the Roughnecks (Jack and Herb) received an athletic scholarship to college. Jack and Herb finished college and became respectable citizens in their community. They both had the opportunity to change their lives and the way people saw the Roughnecks and they seized it. The other Roughnecks lived up to the teachers' and police's perception of them. The rest were in prison or were secretly involved in illegal activities. 8. If someone were to use the terms "programmed for success" or "programmed for failure" (or "destined for success" or "destined for failure"), how might you use