Single Mothers Being raised by single moms could be tough because you don’t have someone else to look after you when your mom working hard and barely have time to spend with you. There were two men who were brother to each other, they both from Baltimore.They both have the same name but a different path.Wes was affiliated with drugs and gang always in trouble meanwhile the other Wes was trying to achieve something and he didn't wanted to be like Wes.Both of them have a single mother who look after them after they’re father passed away when they was a child. "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) I Wasn’t they’re mother for the way their sons turned out like this its because there wasn't enough supervision and they were always busy working all day.I don’t Think in the front of their house there wasn't playgrounds for them to play, the only thing they would of see is the people selling drugs,...
In the book The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore is about two men that not only share the same the name but also have very similar lifestyles. Both Wes Moore’s grew up in rough neighborhoods in Baltimore exposed to drug, poverty, violence, and death. They both were fatherless, struggled with education and ran into some trouble with the law. Although, as similar as their lives were what separated Wes Moore and the other Wes Moore in the end were the decisions made that impacted their future.
The story of two men growing up in the same neighborhood with similar backgrounds with the same name and eerily similar circumstances that leads and ultimately has each character ending up in very different places in life. Taking completely different paths to their futures is the setting of this story “The Other Wes Moore”. The way a person is shaped and guided in their developmental years does undoubtedly play a huge role in the type of person they will become in life. The author Wes does a good job of allowing you the ability to read this story and the circumstances surrounding the character his mother joy played such an important role in his success, while comparing the roll of Mary the other Wes’s mother. Both boys grew up with strong, hardworking black women in their lives and yet it still allowed for two completely different journeys. I think the lack of fathers and having not so good male role models was also a contributing factor.
Not far from each other lived two men who shared the same name, Wes Moore. Both men had the same name but had different paths that lead one to be a Rhodes Scholar meanwhile the other would spend the rest of his life behind bars. In the introduction to the book, the author, Wes Moore says, "The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his" (Moore, xi). Wes Moore wasn't often the brightest of all teenagers and it would not be until he was sent to military school where he would figure out what life meant with out his mother and the obstacles he had to face. The other Wes Moore tried to fix his life and provide for his four kids; however, making money the correct way wasn't something that
“This is the story of two boys living in Baltimore with similar histories and an identical name: Wes Moore” (xi). Wes Moore became obsessed with this man, who had the same name as himself, after seeing him in the newspaper. The two men were born just blocks away from each other. After the story of the robbery he wrote a letter to the other Wes, and he was surprised to get a response. They were intrigued to share their stories so Wes Moore decided to start regular visits with the other Wes; this inspired him to write a book about it.
Choices lead to actions and actions lead to consequences. Not all choices are the correct choice and will give way to repercussion. Two similar lives can turn out completely different by the choices that have been made. In The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore a Rhode Scholar, American author, social entrepreneur, television producer, political analyst, decorated US army veteran and special assistant to Condoleezza Rice. The book is about two boys who share the same name and similar situation: both fatherless, lived in similar neighborhoods, had rough childhoods, run in with the police. This book tries to answer the question on how one of the Wes’s grew up to be successful while the other end up in jail. The author explores
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 high school and don’t have a job either. This two Wes Moores both grew up with their mother. The author Wes’s father died for disease while the other Wes’s father left his family. With this situation, they went to the same direction, being absent from
Bad choices… Prison… Good choices… Success. These are two completely different ends of life and they can both be talked about by Wes Moore, and the other Wes Moore. Both of these people grew up in West Baltimore a few blocks from each other not even knowing it. Both have siblings and had a rough start in their educations. Wes Moore ends up going to Military school, making good choices and works in the White House, while the other Wes Moore did not make the Best choices and ended up with life in prison due to the murder of a police officer. In The Other Wes Moore, both Wes Moores have a troubling education in the beginning and turn out completely different as well as siblings that acted the same and turned out different.
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
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What is a single parent? Is it one who destroys their child’s life? Is it one who ultimately cannot raise a minor on their own? Or is it one who dedicates their lives to the well being of their kid? Imagine a parent, and for whatever reason they were left alone to raise a child. That parent you imagined has to work long hours just to put a meal on the table. That parent has to play the role of the mother and father. That parent has no financial support. Unfortunately, in our society, this image of a single parent is looked down upon. There are people that don’t realize how much a single parent goes through to give their child a better life.
Parenting is the practice of supporting and encouraging the physical, emotional, social and academic development of a child from birth to adult. Society says children should be raised in a two-parent family. Although, in most cases raising a child or children in a two-parent family is best, there are situations where children are better off living and being raised by one parent.
A child is heavily impacted by the single parent he/she was raised by. Whether it is negative or positive, it is the parent’s responsibility. Gymnast Louis Smith, Barack Obama, SarahJane Funnell, Bradley Wiggins, Paloma Faith, to name a few, were brought up by single parents and they have all become successful in a way. We know there are more troubled children in single-parent households, but single-parenting as a whole should not entirely be looked at negatively. Although it may be difficult to get through the hardships especially for young children growing up, it is the parent’s ultimate job to ensure that their child is getting the healthy and happy lifestyle they need to take on the various factors that come along with single-parenting.
Single parent households are becoming so common that is is expected. The amount of children living with their father has gone up but it is still pretty low compared to children living with their mothers. Which parent you are raised by is important. Each parent can only teach you what they learned. You mother can only teach you how to be a mother and your father can only teach you how to be ...
One of the hardest issues to survive in, as a single parent, is an overwhelming emotion that you should complete the role of both mother and father. This feeling evolves and will be more intense if the other single parent is not portraying a role that is active with the children.
Children in single parent homes live very complicated lifestyles and will often grow up with many hardships. Single parent homes are becoming normal in today’s society and are beginning to outnumber nuclear two parent families. Being a single parent is hard when it comes to balancing a job, money, a place to live and on top of that raising a child. The struggles of the parent takes an enormous toll on the child with lifelong effects.