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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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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“The Other Wes Moore” is a true story‚ written by Wes Moore about how he and another kid with the same name ended up with two extremely different fates. Both Wes`s lived in the same area‚ grew up without fathers‚ had a difficult childhood and became involved with drugs and other illegal activity. When Wes found out of the other Wes he began to visit him. Wes Moore wrote this script because he was intrigued how similar their lives were and realized that their fortunes could’ve been the same. Their
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The Other Wes Moore: One Name‚ Two Fates Written by: Wes Moore Main Characters: * Wes Moore - Author * Mary Moore - Mother of Wes Moore (Author) * Nikki Moore – Older sister of Wes Moore (Author) * Shani Moore – Little sister of Wes Moore (Author) * Wes Moore – The other Wes Moore * Mary Moore – Mother of the other Wes Moore * Tony Moore – Older brother of the other Wes Moore Plot: The Other Wes Moore is about two African American boys who not only
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The book "The Wes Moore"‚ tells "the story of two boys living in Baltimore" who shares a similar life history within the "same black community"‚ in addition to having identical names (Moore & Smiley‚ 2010). Written by Wes Moore and Tavis Smiley‚ it recounts the real life stories of the two "Wes Moores"‚ the different journeys and destinies of their life. One Wes Moore ends up as a "phi beta kappa graduate of the John Hopkins University"‚ a "white house fellow"‚ an "army officer" and as the co-author
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“The Other Wes Moore: One Name‚ Two Fates”‚ this story is about two young men who lived in the heart of Baltimore. Both young men were African American males who were named the same name and shared some similarities‚ but their lives went in two completely different paths. Mary’s Wes Moore ended up in prison for a robbery that went wrong and Joy’s Wes Moore‚ he became a bestselling author of several books (Moore xi). These young men were raised by two strong willed mothers that were educated‚ but
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future of that affected individual. We may believe that a short span of our childhood doesn’t impose any significance to who we are on‚ yet it’s the other way around. Although‚ 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
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have for someone. When you respect people they become the people you look up to and the people that motivate you in life. Respect is a 7 letter word that everyone is this world should have. Both of the Wes’ respect someone and without that I don’t know if either Wes would have made it. Author Wes Moore had a lot of Respect for his mother and also his Aunt Nicely. Without his respect for them and the way he looked up to them he could have ended up on the same path
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