Prompt:In the face of adversity, what causes some individuals to prevail when others fail? Everybody is different and grew up in a different way. We all have a different story; all of us grew up different. Some are right, others are wrong. “The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave.” How did you turn out? In the book “The Other Wes Moore, Wes Moore shows us how we all have a different story and a deep meaning behind us. There's always good and bad things in everything. Guardians and parents can impact you in any way; when you really think about it, they can have a good or bad impact on your life. The way they can have an impact is through expectations and values. It could be good or bad because maybe …show more content…
The way it can also impact them is that, depending on how their guardian or parent got raised, the child might follow in their footsteps. You might want to go their way or completely go the opposite way. They can impact decisions and how you think about stuff, positive or negative. The things they do can impact your future. What we all hope for is that our parents and guardians will be there for us and have a positive impact on us. Either we could go the good route or the bumpy one. What we all want, deep down, is the good route, no matter what, there might be little bumps in the road, but you still keep going because the bumps never stop you. The things they do can maybe affect you in the future, or you may see things that remind you of them that you might not even realize. The way someone turns out depends on how they were raised, expectations,religion,where they were raised, poverty, or richness. “I tried to copy his walk and his expressions.” “I was his main man. He was my protector, my friend. That was the only memory I had of my father. The other was when I watched him
environment influences fate is through two men named Wes Moore in the novel “The Other Wes Moore” by author Wes Moore. Author Wes reflects on his and the Other Wes’ life journey and their difficult lives through constant struggle in their neighborhood, school, and family issues. In many ways, Author Wes and Other Wes shared very similar characteristics regarding their personality and environment, but what astronomically differed was their upbringings. Author Wes was given the gift of a supporting background
Recently, I readied the book called “The other Wes Moore”, the book is about two boys both raised by their single mother but raised up in two totally different environment, cause they went to two complete different schools, one went to a public school where most of the kids went there are poor and has a lot of problems; the other one went to a private school which is really nice most of b his peers are excellent. Their mother has totally different personality education levels and expectation to their
Should we blame ourselves for our mistakes or should we blame our parents? In my opinion, people should take the blame for our own mistakes. Our parents raised us but we make our own choices. Our parents may have raised us but it’s our responsibility to make the right choice. As we come into adulthood, we must learn to take responsibility for our actions and accept the consequences that follow. We must deal with our consequences and avoid putting the blame on others. In the book, The Other Wes Moore
Argumentative Essay “The other Wes Moore” This book is telling a story about two African American boys (Wes A and Wes P) who have the same name and grew up at same community, but they have a very different life. The author, Wes A, begins his life in a tough Baltimore neighborhood and end up as a Rhodes Scholar, Wall Streeter, and a white house fellow; The other Wes Moore begins at the same place in Baltimore , but ends up in prison for the rest of his life. Then why do they have the same experience
The Other Wes Moore is a book talking about two different men with the same name,Wes Moore. They were both raised up by a single mother and live in the same decaying city, Baltimore, where there are surrounded by drug and alcohol. However, the author Wes Moore’s parents completed their education and have a good job while his grandparents also were well-educated. But the other Wes Moore’s parents didn’t graduate from college, his mother tried to get the scholarship but failed, and his father left
ever wondered where you would be right now without going to high school? From the book “The Other Wes Moore” by Wes Moore, the author tells the story of himself and another boy named Wes Moore living in Baltimore who came from a similar background and community. Wes Moore the author tells the story of himself and how his way of life was and how one choice changed his life forever. And for the other Wes Moore, the author tells us his way of life growing up was and how one wrong decision defined his
In the book The Other Wes Moore , both Wes’s have similar ways of being brought up, yet in the end they end up in two different places. The question is how did they end up in such different places when their childhood was similar. One of the differences in Wes Moore’s life is that he went to military school. When Wes thought about the people who had the biggest impact on his life it was the, “... men [he] most trusted all had something in common, they all wore the uniform of the United States of
In The Other Wes Moore, male figures, specifically male role models, play an important part both Wes Moores’ lives and and are eventually what make or break their futures. Body Paragraph: Wes Moore, the author, had many important role models in his life that would eventually enable him to live up to his full capability. Uncle Howard, Wes’ mother’s brother, filled the hole that was left when Moore’s father died and when“[he] was eleven… and having difficulty in and out of the classroom [he could lean]
different individuals: a Rhodes Scholar and a convicted inmate? While the book The Other Wes Moore goes to great length to answer the question profoundly, I also mull over just how and why the two Wes Moores have chosen their own paths to the opposed destines. According to the book, environment, family, education, others’ expectation, and opportunities are the primary factors contributing to the two Wes Moores’ failure and success. On the top of those factors, I find that the role models, the
Madison Moore mostly concentrates on Tina Turner to explore the numerous layers of fierceness and how Turner impacted his life. On the other hand, Moore connects, with political issues about African-Americans and their contribution to the entertainment world and pop culture while utilizing fierceness to identified black individuals in the mid-twentieth century. Moore paints a boisterous essay by utilizing Tina Turner to explain his "concepts of fierceness" (Moore 176); yet, why does Moore think Tina
Is Contradictory Writing Balderdash? In Charles W. Moore’s essay, “Is Music Piracy Stealing?” Moore uses great statistics of the people who are concerned and not concerned about music piracy. He gives many examples of the facts he has researched and gives an ethical appeal to his audience. “This week the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) launched an ad campaign using the slogan ‘copying is stealing,’ attempting to convey the message that digital copying is as serious and criminal as
nonfiction but what exactly is flash nonfiction? What makes up flash nonfiction? Where and how did it originate? How does it compare to other types of nonfiction? And, where can I find more? After reading The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction: Advice and Essential Exercises from Respected Writers, Editors, and Teachers edited by Dinty W. Moore, those lingering questions involving flash nonfiction can be touched upon. Define Flash Nonfiction’s Distinguishing Characteristics Defining
The vibrations on our eardrums make the most interesting sounds. Some vibrations turn into voices, others animal vocals, but the most common is the vibrations of music .Observing our society one can find an individual “plugged” into some form of listening device; be it a cell phone, ipod, or old fashioned listening device. Music plays a large part of every individual's life. Whether it is composed for a movie, audience or transferred through earbuds, music has always been there. But at one point
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
writes, “So right away I'm tired of this and say so. And would much rather snatch Sugar and go to the Sunset and terrorize the West Indian kids and take their hair ribbons and their money too. And Miss Moore files that remark away for next week's lesson on brotherhood, I can tell” (2). From this, we can see that Sylvia knew what she said was wrong and even why it was so. This also happens to be the passage that Cartwright uses to illustrate that the children require more than one lesson on a hot Harlem