Sonia Sotomayor opened many doors for the Latino community by becoming the first Latina woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. This feat garnered much-deserved media attention that thrust Sotomayor into the spotlight. A summa cum laude graduate of Princeton and Yale, serving as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, she established a career that deserved all the attention she obtained only when she became a Supreme Court justice. Yet it was his nomination to the Supreme Court that launched a new wave of Latin American support, not his earlier, but equally admirable, accomplishments. Sotomayor's accomplishments are vast; a simple Google search will reveal the full extent of its awesomeness if the opening paragraph wasn't enough. Although books and volumes could be written about his political ideology, his opinions on critical SCOTUS decisions, and his dissenting and concurring opinions, Sotomayor focused his memoir My Beloved World on exactly that, his world. Although it was because of the new chapter in her life (becoming a SCOTUS judge) that she felt the need to write her book, she finished it twenty years before this chapter began. Do not ignore its importance in your life, but illuminate the path that led to it. It is essential that readers understand the purpose and driving force behind Sotomayor's book. She doesn't write about her beloved world of politics, but rather the world that allowed her to enter the political realm. Her story is inspiring and while I don't believe her intention was to inspire others, that's exactly what she did. Sotomayor provides intimate personal details which appear in middle of paper......believing that Sotomayor's actions serve a dual purpose. The first is that he advances his story, citing his sources of inspiration and the educational moments that formed him. The second is that she provides social feedback about how she believes others should behave to be successful. Actively engaging in an education has been key to his success, and therefore a key to success. Many other generalizations can be made from what she calls “teaching moments,” but the entire book is a teaching moment. The obstacles she faced are not unique to her. Everyone can relate to her on some level, whether through her struggle with diabetes, racism, affirmative action, or personal insecurities. Sotomayor offers some excellent lessons that she learned the hard way. She was kind enough to write them and share them, and the least we could do would be to listen to them..