person. It can permanently form a person’s personality for the rest of their lives. Even though Wes Moore is enrolled in a very sophisticated school‚ that being Riverdale‚ the school could not help Wes Moore in the way that Valley Forge can. The problem with Riverdale does not entirely lie in the school system‚ it lies in the surroundings around the school system. The drug invested streets and all of the violence makes it extremely hard for Riverdale schools to be a suitable place to get an
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is changing. This year‚ the entire school will be reading the same text. This book was chosen specifically for its content and its connection to the area in which we live. This assignment will be due the last week of September. Please see your English teacher for a specific due date. Read The other Wes Moore: One Name‚ Two Fates by Wes Moore (Warning: This novel contains some explicit language. If this is an issue for you or your child‚ please contact the English Department Chair at karthur@bcps
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The Inspector is offensive but fair; he doesn’t give people with higher status’s any advantages or treat them any different “Public men‚ Mr Birling‚ have responsibilities as well as privileges”; he believes everyone is equal and society should aim to be like that. This could be considered Priestley’s key moral and message which supports the idea that Inspector ‘Ghoul’ is in fact Priestley’s voice. As the play progresses‚ the audience not only notices the Inspector getting through to other characters
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The Other Wes Moore In the book‚ The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore‚ there are issues of institutionalized oppression‚ internalized oppression‚ power and privilege‚ race‚ human rights‚ social justice and economic justice. All throughout this book each and every one of these topics were portrayed at one point or another. These issues shaped the two Wes Moore ’s as well as their family and friends which made them into the people they are today. Oppression usually comes from individuals that are
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The Other Wes Moore tells a story of two young men growing up in similar situations. No father‚ kipping class‚ drug influence some situations the Wes Moore’s have to deal with‚ however one ends up a road scholar and influential author the other ends up in prison serving life. This book is a prime example of how certain choices can determine the rest of one’s life. Personal responsibility‚ self sufficiency and citizen leader ship are boldly highlighted and brought to life in this work. Wes Moore
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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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Compare and Contrast – wes1 and wes2 The other Wes Moore is about two young black men who grew up in the same area and they had similar experiences and environmental influences‚ but they ultimately ended up on different life paths. Both‚ Wes1 and Wes2 experienced death of a family member. Wes1 experienced the death of his father when he was 3 years old. Wes2 experienced the death of his grandmother also when he was young. Wes2’s father was still alive but he wasn’t around. Wes2 didn’t have a father
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is the role of the Inspector in “An Inspector Calls”? Set at the close of the Edwardian Era‚ J.B. Priestley’s “An Inspector Calls” is a detective story like no other. Premiered in 1945‚ the play explores the class divide and social hierarchy of early 20th Century Britain‚ warns of the evils of Capitalism and expresses Priestley’s own Socialist message. As a rich‚ middle-class family celebrate an engagement‚ their idyllic world is shattered by the arrival of a police Inspector‚ investigating the
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considered or parallel to the relationship the other Wes had with his brother‚ tony. This relationship wasn’t the negative relations like with tony‚ but one that was positives in the time that we remembered. Wes wanted to be like his father even when his father wasn’t there‚ and the other Wes wanted to be like his brother tony who was there. Their ways of dealing without a father‚ both Wes’s took their mourning through different mean when growing up. The other Wes‚ felt that the major difference although
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‘An Inspector Calls’ is a play set in1912. However it was written by J.B Priestley in 1945 and set in Brumley. As he lived through both wars he could see what had actually happened in the time the play was set. J.B Priestley uses the characters to express his views on the issue of social responsibility‚ morality and about class divisions with many themes including greed‚ regret‚ guilt and blame. ’’An Inspector Calls’’ is about the Birling family who are quite wealthy. They are celebrating their
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