The Other Wes Moore Extrinsic Factors
What drives a person to be successful? There are some who say that it is due to extrinsic factors, or what environment an individual is placed into will have a major influence in their decisions. Others believe that no matter what environment someone is placed in, it will not influence their decisions, rather, it comes down to how mentally healthy the individual is. Despite which factors may have been the cause of these mens future, they grew up in very similar situations. Both Wes’ grew up without a father, and in a very similar neighborhood, but their lives were drastically different from each other. Extrinsic factors may be to blame for these differences.
Both Wes Moore and The Author have factors that influenced their life for better, …show more content…
It is often thought that it doesn't matter what environment an individual is placed in, because it comes down to the will power that the individual has. What this argument fails to consider is that some individuals (especially kids) don't have a choice on what environment they are placed in. When the author was placed in the environment that was infested with drugs, his mother decided that she didn't want her son to be influenced by all the negative factors that could very well impact his future. She sent him to military school and he is now a very successful author, and decorated US Army officer. The other Wes Moore had only his drug dealing brother to look to as a guardian and role model. As a result of the other Wes Moore’s poor caretaker, he soon went down the same path as his older brother, and is currently serving life in prison without the possibility of …show more content…
Environments and parental figures are very crucial parts of a child's life. Although the Wes’ were raised in the same environment, their parental figures were very different. The Author's Mother is the one who took Wes out of the environment, the Other Wes wasn't as fortunate. In the end the other Wes didn't have a chance. He was set-up of failure by all the outside elements. Fate is something that is inevitable, no matter how much an individual tries, they will soon grow weary and their environment will consume
Both Wes Moore and The Author have factors that influenced their life for better, …show more content…
It is often thought that it doesn't matter what environment an individual is placed in, because it comes down to the will power that the individual has. What this argument fails to consider is that some individuals (especially kids) don't have a choice on what environment they are placed in. When the author was placed in the environment that was infested with drugs, his mother decided that she didn't want her son to be influenced by all the negative factors that could very well impact his future. She sent him to military school and he is now a very successful author, and decorated US Army officer. The other Wes Moore had only his drug dealing brother to look to as a guardian and role model. As a result of the other Wes Moore’s poor caretaker, he soon went down the same path as his older brother, and is currently serving life in prison without the possibility of …show more content…
Environments and parental figures are very crucial parts of a child's life. Although the Wes’ were raised in the same environment, their parental figures were very different. The Author's Mother is the one who took Wes out of the environment, the Other Wes wasn't as fortunate. In the end the other Wes didn't have a chance. He was set-up of failure by all the outside elements. Fate is something that is inevitable, no matter how much an individual tries, they will soon grow weary and their environment will consume