of Wes Moore begin similar fates in a drug and crime-plagued ghetto. Fatherless and struggling in poverty‚ their decisions however quickly set them apart‚ as one finds his way onto the New York Times Bestseller List and the other behind prison bars. In the novel The Other Wes Moore‚ the author Wes Moore identifies the choices which set their paths diverged and explores the factors that made the difference. He argues that environmental factors can impose limitations on individuals and make all the
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Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Two Lives of Wes Moore The book The Other Wes Moore tells the riveting story of two boys‚ both who have the same name and were born not that far apart in Baltimore. Told through different years‚ each snippet of both these Weses lives shows the contrast they have. Moore uses multiple rhetorical devices in his story that help with his overall purpose of writing this book. Moore’s purpose throughout this whole story shows how the decisions a person makes shapes them
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“I sat back‚ allowing Wes’s words to sink in. Then I responded‚ "I guess it’s hard sometimes to distinguish between second chances and last chances"(Page 67). In "The Other Wes Moore" the environment of both Wes Moore’s were completely different from each other. They both made some stupid decisions over time but who is perfect? It is expected of everyone to make some mistakes‚ in my opinion the main influence on their choices came from their environment. In their environment they had peers that would
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The Other Wes Moore Topic #1 Sydney Glassburn The author writes about how both Wes’s lives could have been interchangeable. That his life could have led him to being behind bars‚ and the others Wes’s life could have been free and happy. I believe that they could have been interchanged. A major difference in their lives were there mentors. The type of mentors each of them had were very different. The author had mentors like his mother‚ grandparents‚ and aunt that pushed him to make decisions
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An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestly - A* GCSE English Literature Drama Coursework An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestly - A* GCSE English Literature Drama Coursework Page 1 of 11 by Luno2012 29 Followers Scroll to the bottom of the page to find more A* GRADE GCSE coursework! An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley A* GCSE English Literature essay writing Helpful hints! The text in bold will give you pointers and advice as to what you should include in your essay‚ and why this will
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"An Inspector calls" takes place in 1912‚ where there are great social divisions and distinctions. Written by JB Priestley in 1945 this allows for hindsight which eventually leads to dramatic irony. There are many examples of this‚ all of which are said by Mr Birling‚ "Just because the Kaiser makes a speech or two‚ you’ll hear some people saying that war is inevitable. Well I say to that - fiddlesticks" This play was first published after the second world war and so the audience will know just
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would you do if you found out that someone grew up only a few blocks away from you‚ bearing the same name‚ the same fatherless childhood‚ yet ended up with different lives in the end? Wes Moore went out to find the answer to the question in the book The Other Wes Moore. Both the author Wes Moore and the other Wes Moore had similar childhoods. Both grew up fatherless and living in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ both lived a life on the streets‚ and both ran into trouble with the police. At a glance‚ their
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Uma Scharf “The Other Wes Moore” Essay “When we’re young‚ it sometimes seems as if the world doesn’t exist outside our city‚ our block‚ our house‚ our room. We make decisions based on what we see in that limited world and follow the only models available” (Moore‚ 178). Role models play a huge role in shaping an individual and the paths that they go down in their lifetime. In the case of Wes Moore and the other Wes Moore the different role models they had played a large role in shaping who they became
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Language Wes Moore Essay French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre once said‚ “We are our choices.” Human beings make the choices that determine their fate and the person they become. Wes Moore‚ the author of The Other Wes Moore‚ explores this concept in his novel. Wes shows how their environment‚ education and societal expectations led them to the decisions that changed their lives. While the environments that both boys grew up in were similar‚ there are key differences that influenced each Wes Moore
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adversity‚ some people prevail while others fold. This is evident in the novel The Other Wes Moore with the contrast of the two Wes’s. The author Wes deals with adversity far better than the other Wes. Factors like the people around the person and a person’s support system can be the largest factor of how a person deals with adversity. The author Wes Moore clearly has far more success dealing with the adversity of growing up in the inner city than the other Wes Moore. This is largely due to the
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