It began with the curiosity of a young African American male‚ name Wes Moore. Whose name appeared in the Baltimore sun in December of 2000. An article was written announcing that he‚ a young “fatherless” son of yet another single mother‚ was receiving a Rhodes scholarship. Little‚ did he know that‚ not far from his “memorable” write up in the Baltimore Sun‚ would be a series of article that would change his life even more than his scholarship that he had earned. What was written‚ were articles
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believe in yourself. The difference in the two lives of the Wes Moores developed deeply from expectancies and the structure of support. The quote “Our roots help to determine our routes” (184) by Dr. Cornel West was symbolized in the novel The Other Wes Moore through the main character’s hardships‚ accomplishments‚ and conclusions. The Wes moores were both surviving in the position of low income and lived in a perilous neighborhood. The Wes Moores both had no father in their life for long after growing
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In The Other Wes Moore two boys shared the same name‚ lived in single parent homes‚ lost their fathers and only lived a few blocks away from each other in Baltimore. Despite these similarities‚ they made very different choices‚ which impacted their life outcomes. The choices made by Wes 1 and Wes 2in the book The Other Wes Moore impacted their life outcomes. Wes 1 and Wes 2 made many similar choices such as selling drugs‚ slacking in school and being involved in criminal activity. The major difference
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In this quote‚ Wes Moore‚ had been on the phone with his older half-brother‚ born to Mary when she was only 16. Tony is protective of Wes‚ although Wes doesn’t see him as often as Tony spends most of his time in the Murphy Homes Projects and has been dealing drugs since before the age of ten. By the time he was 14‚ he was a “certified gangsta” with a strong reputation. While on the phone with Wes‚ Tony asks about school; Wes attends an elementary school nicknamed “Chicken Pen‚” where 99% of the students
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The love of a family is life’s greatest blessing. The Other Wes Moore‚ by Wes Moore‚ is about two separate people with an identical name‚ Wes Moore. They live in the same type of area and they have hard times. Even though they both live in the Ghetto‚ they’re lives are completely different. One joins the army while the other takes a life time trip to jail. In the book‚ The Other Wes Moore‚ by Wes Moore‚ the author explores the idea of parental support to develop the theme that parents should take
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In the publication‚ “The Other Wes Moore‚” the author describes how many different situations affect two boys‚ the author‚ Wes Moore‚ and the felon by the same name. They both had been in a similar situation: They were both in a poor neighborhood‚ surrounded by drugs‚ crime‚ guns‚ and a lack of education. Even though they both had a similar life‚ the felon had gone down a path he shouldn’t have gone on‚ while the other became a successful author! This seems a bit odd‚ right? They both had very similar
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are and what they have become/will become. In accordance to The Other Wes Moore‚ the author compares the characters’ lives specifically by describing three main factors that influence life transitions‚ including education‚ location‚ and support. The role of education in ones’ life is to maximize knowledge and comprehension. 1 Education‚ among many others‚ directly contributes into a persons’ life transition. [1] In The Other Wes Moore‚ the author uses education as a way to get out his troubles and
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Before I started reading “The Other Wes Moore” I only had a vague idea about the book. I know they shared the same name‚ lived close to each other‚ and that ended up in different places in life. However‚ the first concept that was introduced was making decisions for yourself and how those choices would affect you later. This idea that one choice can lead you can change your life was explained when the author reflected on his past and how easily he could have been the one in prison. I thought it was
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the following video: Raising Wes Moore How did each mother approach/react to single motherhood? To Poverty? There were many similarities between the two mothers but there were also a few significant differences. One important difference between the two is that once the other Wes Moore dropped out of school‚ his mother basically gave up. She saw school as one of the few places where Wes could not be involved with drugs‚ to an extent. Unlike Mary‚ Joy sent Wes Moore off to a prep military academy
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ways‚ created a difference in their lives. The author Wes had factors that affected his life‚ also the Other Wes. Wes had support from his strong mother and from the military. The other Wes didn’t quite have support from his mother and Tony‚ who wanted the best for Wes‚ telling him to stay in school and out of the drug game‚ but Tony was a bad influence to Wes. Due to both Wes’s path’s they took‚ led them to their destinies. The author Wes was growing up in a neighborhood that was a bad environment
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