Characters : - Alexander (Alex‚ alec) Alicia (Alex’s Mum) Frederick (Alex’s Dad) Jerry Setting: - Early 20th Century Ireland‚ WW1 in France (Two settings) Summary – Part 1 * The story starts with the narrator Alexander Moore who is awaiting his death by a firing squad. * We get an indication early on in the text that the relationship with his parents is not good. * ‘My heart doesn’t bleed for her’ referring to his mother. This shows us that he did not have much love for his mother
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The Execution Of Wanda Jean The Execution of Wanda Jean is a compelling documentary based on a convicted murderess name Wanda Jean Allen who was sentenced to death in 1989 after shooting her lover Gloria Leathers‚ whom she met in prison while serving for time in prison for another killing. This documentary shows how the state of Oklahoma continues to execute Wanda Jean to the death penalty in which she had a low IQ‚ bordering on mental retardation. With the help of family‚ friends and her legal
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Jean Piaget Jean Piaget (1896 - 1980) was employed at the Binet Institute in the 1920s‚ where his job was to develop French versions of questions on English intelligence tests. He became intrigued with the reasons children gave for their wrong answers on the questions that required logical thinking. He believed that these incorrect answers revealed important differences between the thinking of adults and children. Piaget (1936) was the first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive
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Summary The Other Wes Moore is a story about two boys who ironically both happen to share the same name‚ “Wes Moore”‚ and grew up in the same area. While the two boys shared the same name‚ they never managed to meet as children‚ despite living blocks apart and being born within a year of each other. In fact‚ the two Wes Moores would never officially meet until they were both well into their adulthood. The story follows the two boys on their separate journeys into adulthood in an effort to determine
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Discussion #1 In Wes Moore’s “The Other Wes Moore” both characters live within the same city‚ with the same names but grow up to lead very different lives. Both kids grow up living in Baltimore where drugs and poverty are at an all time high. Violence is a reoccurring theme in this book and both boys have run-ins with the law. Each of the Wes Moore boys both struggle in school with attendance and academics. Their stories start off the same but each of the boys grows up and lives very different
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though it fits the definition of a documentary by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‚ it doesn’t deserve an Oscar Award for stretching out the truth so far. Michael Moore shows his trustworthiness through his films with the way he dresses like the everyday American. His baseball cap‚ casual t-shirt and jeans make us believe he’s just like us. In his film‚ he does go out to Buell Elementary in Michigan to speak with the principal of the school where a 6 year old‚ Dedrick Owens‚ shot one
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Maggie Schuh The Other Wes Moore Assignment Staring at the cover of The Other Wes Moore during my Advising and Registration Day in the spring‚ I honestly was not prepared to already have a summer assignment‚ especially since I should have been enjoying the summer before the real world started. My initial reactions to the book were like any other teenager. I judged this book by its cover and came to the realization that the only way I would open this book was by my own destiny. I had to make
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we may not remember the exact details of our experiences‚ we still have reconciliation of the gist’s of them. Reconciliation‚ we either have through generations of story-telling or pictures. With the author‚ Wes Moore‚ his childhood story was a blessing as compare to the other Wes Moore. The author was able to reminisce on the adventures he had with his father‚ he was able to properly mourn his father’s death. He was able to properly say‚ “yes‚ I had a father. A father
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Billie Jean “Billie Jean” referenced as a famous song that everyone knows of. The song is in the album‚ Thriller which was produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson in 1982. When you first hear the song‚ it gives the listener a great impression because it starts with the rhythm. After two measures of the rhythm played on the drum set‚ it introduces to the bass‚ the hook that keeps the listener interested. Billie Jean is one of iconic songs of Michael Jackson’s career. It also has huge influence
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Culture change is to blame‚ not advertisements Some would say the power of ads has an immeasurable effect on the world. In Jean Kilbourne’s article “Jesus is a Brand of Jeans‚” she insinuates that society has made a negative shift due to ads. She says our culture values products as the ultimate source of happiness‚ which devalues what would previously be considered as important. Essentially‚ she says that people no longer value relationships and non-monetary things. For example‚ one of the ads
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