Education and how Different Backgrounds Effect Success. Education can be affected by your family background. In the story The Other Wes Moore, Wes went to a private school where he was surrounded by positive friends, because his mother didn't like how the town was getting involved in drugs. Joy wants the best for Nicki and Wes, so she used her previous experiences growing up in the Bronx to make her decision. The other Wes Moore went to public school where his only influence was his friend Woody that only cared about having a good time. Wes Moore had a 90 minute train ride to school every morning; the other Wes Moore only lived 15 minutes away from his school. In school it can be hard to do well without having any friend support behind you, but it could be even more difficult to have some friends who care and some who don't. Wes lived in the Bronx, and hung around his neighborhood friends Ozzie and Paris. Unfortunately, Ozzie and Paris judged him for going to a private school. At such a young age being pulled back and forth between two different types of friend groups can be confusing. …show more content…
Also, I am not going to go into a trade, so a college education is the only way I'll make it in this financially demanding world. My family supports me with my school accomplishments mentally sometimes, but not financially ever. I have to pay for college myself, so it is really important for me to get in, do well, and then graduate. I believe that college would be important to me either way, but it's different when it is your own money on the table. Also, it is easier to take advantage of your own family's money versus a scholarship foundation's money. I wouldn't want their first impression of me to be that I took money away from someone who would've made better use of their money. Education is the key to every closed door, and the last thing I will do is let myself
The book basically talks about two young boys both with the name Wes Moore, who grew up in Baltimore and in the same neighborhood but never knew of each others existence. This is until the author Wes Moore, the one who escaped his rough childhood in Baltimore and the Bronx, began meeting with the other Wes Moore and questioning him who is spending his life in prison because of attempted murder. The author Wes Moore who managed to escape his situation growing up had a much more supportive mother who moved him away from Baltimore and continued to push him to get an education. He lived in the Bronx for sometime with his grandparents and mother, and attended a well renowned school in the Bronx. His mother worked several jobs in order for him to
The book the Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore is a story that talks about two people with the same name, and who lives in the same city. But unfortunately the circumstances where they lived were rough; both Wes Moore went through separate paths which their lives changed as they grew up. They both ended up doing badly at the beginning of their lives, but while the author Wes mother didn’t want him to waist his life to the trash, so she decided to send him to military school where his life changed towards a good ending. In the other hand, the other Wes Moore, when he started doing bad his mom didn’t do anything about it no one was there to help him guide his future life to a better ending , so he continued on going through bad steps and ended up
I thought the influence the author Wes’s parents had on him was an absolute key to his success. As I talked about earlier Wes was on the wrong path as a kid. He was getting into drugs and this was affecting his academics as well. Before things got out of hand Wes’s family forced him to go to military school and fix his life. Despite Wes trying to escape and quit multiple times his family kept pushing him and motivating him. We also got to see how the other Wes Moore lacked motivation from his family. His family did not push him or keep him on the write path. I think that a child 's parents keeping their kid on the right path is very important. It is the combination of parent influence and the ability to make the right choices on your own. In the story it was amazing to see how their lives started so similar but ultimately to investigate into the factors that led them to two different
Wes Moore (author) lives a life in a bad neighborhood but luckily he has family that cares about him and tries to keep him out of trouble, so he eventually gets sent to military school for his own good. This results in him growing up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other Wes Moore also lives in a bad neighborhood, the difference is, he does not have a family that is around for him so he eventually follows in his brother’s footsteps becoming a criminal and drug dealer. Later he ended up a convicted murderer and serving a life
Although I grew up with both my parents, my dad was working a 12 hour shift, so he could provide for all his children. Even though I had the love of both my parents, I chose to hang out with my neighbors most of the day. The neighborhood I lived in was full of drugs, violence, and money. I wasn’t really into the violence part. My dad was working all day just so we could have the things we required. I didn’t want to waist our family’s money so I would never ask my Mom or Dad for any. I started hustling anything I had or could get my hands on. It was a bad decision but at the time I wasn’t thinking about the consequences. I was just trying to get my hands on a lot of money. I started robbing places and people, and ended up getting arrested a couple times. Before I started to realize that in the long run, it would turn out for the worst. The first time I got arrested, I didn’t even care. I just wanted to get done with the process of everything, and get back to what I was doing. My mind was set to think “Damn how could you make a silly mistake, and get caught like that.” My mother was totally shocked when she found out that I was getting into trouble, because I hadn’t gotten any complains from school for bad behavior, or bad grades, and I had never let my mom know that I was doing all these useless stuff. Ultimately I got sent to boarding school and now have completely switched up my life. My environment was having a big affect on my life. I learned from my mistakes and I am making a better future for myself. I don’t regret much because, I have gained so much knowledge from the wrong things I did in my life. The author Wes Moore had a change of environment and influences and turned out in a different situation, than the other Wes moor...
Like the author Wes and the other Wes, they both did not have good role models, barely knew their fathers. Neither of them had a safe neighborhood where they could focus on school and not be distracted by drugs or violence. Both of them had obstacles that they needed to get through but were also given opportunities to get on the right path. Wes did the other Wes did not take it. For example, both of them had experience being arrested and put in a police car that was their obstacle. The author Wes was terrified, “...but I was also sincerely fearful about what was going to happen next.” (83). He knew he screwed up and wasn’t sure if he was going to end up a cell and or have to face his mother about. The Other Wes was not afraid of the police or even afraid of his consequences. When he got arrested he kept denying it like it would somehow change what had already happened. Even the first time he was arrested for shooting someone he immediately started selling drugs as soon as he got out. Both of them lived in the same city and they barely had a relationship with their father’s. The lack of a role model for each of them had a huge impact on their lives. The other Wes Moore had Tony to look up to, but he was just one drug deal short of ending up dead or in a cell.(57) The author Wes had to rely on himself because his only role model were his friends. They both had a mother, but
Two characters that I choose for this assignment are a careless and impulsive character in this movie, John Bender, or known as “the criminal”, and a character that being known as a nerd, that is Brian Johnson, or known as “the brain”. In reference to Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, I categorized Bender and Brian in a formal operational stage, that is the final stage of the cognitive development stage. It is because, both of them shows characteristic of adolescent egocentrism. As for Bender, we can see that he had developed the sense of invulnerability because he had taken many physical risks and do not think about the consequences.**
One's upbringing has a huge effect on his or her life as well as their decision-making skills as to what’s important and what’s not as. The Other Wes Moore was about exactly that how having a good stable family lead Wes one to a road of success and how an unstable family that leads Wes two down a road of trouble and heartache.
To elaborate, I am from a lower middle class family; consequently, my family has never been able to save up for my college education. Money has always been an issue with my parents, as my mother is deaf, which has complicated her ability to get a suitable job, and my
Eighth grade was one of the greatest school years of my life. This year was full of new experiences, and I have learned so much from them. In English class, we’ve learned a bunch of skills and did numerous activities. We learned about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. We had the opportunity to read many great books, all having a special and unique meaning to them. Our class also learned a variety of skills and strategies ranging from reading comprehension tips to learning how to use the comma. ELA this year was extremely informative and helpful but amusing at the same time.
Though i can't decide to have them after college or before or between. Also i'm going to pick up my new baby sister over summer and take her shopping and buy her whatever she want. My family always have my back through everything. So when i make money it's going to the ones that had my back.
In my community, education is not the priority for many; school is a place to keep your kids out of trouble and high school is not a stepping-stone to college, but rather the end of your education. Thankfully, my parents, who only went as far as middle school in Mexico, have taught my brothers and me that an education will lead to a better life. It is my family who encourages me to pursue my dream of attending college. Although my parents can’t offer homework help or educational advice, they are always giving me their support, whether it is by checking in on me during a late night of homework or leaving notes of encouragement inside my textbook for me to find, they are by my side.
Like everyone else, family and friends have played a vital part in my life and have affected my outlook on money and career. I grew up in a family of six, with my father, who is an IT engineer, as the head and sole breadwinner of the family because in my country -Saudi Arabia- there aren’t many opportunities for women to advance. Although he made sure that we lived a pretty comfortable life, I would often see him foregoing his needs and wants to fulfil those of his family. So, I wondered about how different our lives could have been if my mom (or me as the oldest child) were working along with him. I believe that a person
Growing up in school you have your friends in 1st, then in Jr. High, and then when you get to high school you might not even know or see your friends from 1st grade anymore. For the few people who’s had a friend from 1st grade till college I think that someone they need to hold on to because if they stuck with you through all them year I know they’re there for the right reason and there not just there for a season. As Elizabeth Dunphy says, “It’s the little things that matter, that add up in the end, with the priceless thrilling magic found only in a friend.”
All-in-all I'm going to college for three main reasons. My immediate family is a reason because I want them to be proud of me for doing something right for once. My future family is also one because it's a big part of my life that I want to be happy and always feel comfortable. Finally for my personal financial well-being, so I can be able to treat myself to all the luxuries I want for myself. Going back to line one, all of these things are a part of my future. Isn't that what college is for after all, to prepare people for their own futures and what they bring? College is future. It's only the beginning of