“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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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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Comparative Essay: The Other Wes Moore 1201 The Other Wes Moore is a tale of to young boys growing up within the streets of Baltimore. Both kids fatherless‚ facing the struggles of poverty and the criticisms of the black community. These individuals grew up to be very different and the circumstances around them concerning society and interactions within the community helped raise each kid to be who they are. In the studies of sociology many people would look at the outside relations. Gangs‚ the
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Wes could feel like he is being rejected by his dad. He never had a male figure to teach him right from wrong besides Tony. Tony never did the right thing himself nor help him self in any situation. He never felt like his father was a man Wes could look up to him a positive way or even feel emotionally connected to. This book was written by Wes Moore who was a Rhodes scholar and military veteran. Two kids named Wes Moore were both born in the state of New York. Both Wes’s Moore lived with his mom
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During their life Wes and other Wes Moore had different kind of problems like‚ financial difficulties‚ crisis of identity and
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September 19th‚ 2011 Wes Moore Maryland House Correction Rd. Jessup‚ MD‚ 20794 Dear Wes Moore‚ A. Problem Assessment There are many issues that have led to the outcome in your life‚ from an absent father‚ instability in your living situations‚ your brother being influential‚ yet participating in negative activity‚ and your mother’s lack of involvement. When you sum all of these issues up the main issue that stands out is the lack of support and mentoring that is needed to foster a child’s
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Wes Moore was one of the few victims of the world that had been part of bad influences‚ a bad childhood‚ and bad memories. He could have made better choices to improve his life‚ but without any parental influence and self confidence‚ his life was negatively impacted. Wes was born in Baltimore‚ with no father present‚ and being part of gangs‚ drugs and sex. Eventually‚ all his actions came back to him and ended up with a life sentence in prison. Wes Moore was born in the city of Baltimore. He
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