Compare And Contrast The Other Wes Moore

Both Weses had several circumstances in common that happened early on in their lives. Moore narrates that he lost his father at a young age due to a medical misdiagnosis. The author says that with the loss of his father, his family had to move to the Bronx to live with his grandparents. The author Wes was the second of three children, and with the absence of his father, his mother Joy had to work multiple jobs to send him and his siblings to school. Moore adds that he was enrolled in a private school but skipped his classes often and was put on academic probation. On the other hand, the

The Other Wes Moore is a book about two young African-American lives that share the same name, Wes Moore. Both Wes Moores grew up with similarities, they both grew up in the same hometown. One of the Wes Moore is free and the other one is spending his life in jail. They both grew up without fathers. The author's father died in front of him when he was just three years old and the other Wes Moore barley knew his dad. The Author's father wasn’t there because he couldn’t be, and the other Wes Moore, father wasn’t there because he chose not to be. Both mothers were working hard towards setting their families and to support and care for their sons.

    Humans have come to a conclusion that all lives are different, but all go through many hardships and tragedies. The impact from a slight difference can vary to be very vast to very small, such a slight difference, however, can change a person’s life as a whole. In the book, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore there is a difference that can be identified between the author’s life and that of the other Wes. This difference, though can be very critical and is ultimately able to lead to a path of triumph or failure for an individual. The lack of involvement a mother has for their child can fundamentally deprive them from succeeding, and parent involvement has the opportunity to

In today’s society, the variation of social, cultural, political, and economic life mirrors our Founding Fathers dreams. Since then, America has learned to adjust and accept every citizen's differences with the help of The Bill of Rights, US Constitution, Northwest Ordinance, and the Declaration of Independence. As these documents represent the development of America then, books like the Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore reflect the variations of social, cultural, political, and economic life today. Over time, the definition of being an American has evolved and molded with society to make what the United States citizens know now.

The novel, The Other Wes Moore, written by Wes Moore, tells the story of two kids that grew up with the same name, fatherless, and often got in trouble with the police. The author: Wes Moore, grew up to become a Rhodes Scholar, army officer, and ultimately achieving the American Dream. As for the other Wes Moore, he ended up serving a life sentence in prison, conclusively not achieving the American Dream. The American Dream is the ideal that every American can prosper through hard work, and determination. So, why did Wes Moore achieve success, while the other Wes Moore ended up in jail, even though they practically both came from the same backgrounds.

People make decisions everyday without knowing the consequences from them. The Other Wes Moore One Name Two Fates written by Wes Moore is a memoir that explains how your future can be determined by the choices you make in your life. Both Wes Moore`s grew up without their fathers. Wes Moore(the author) grew up fatherless because his father had passed away from an allergic reaction that affected the epiglottis that caused him to suffocate. Likewise, The other Wes Moore grew up not really knowing his father. Both of their mothers were always working so hard to make sure their families were stable, but Mary(the other wes moore's mother`s) chances lessened when her Pell Grant was taken away from her so she was unable to complete her education at Johns Hopkins University. Due to these

The negative choices an individual makes can prevent success in the future. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore tells two stories that are similar yet so different. In the book, Wes Moore explains how he and the convict Wes both grew up with the same name in the ghettos of Baltimore, facing similar problems but ended up with completely different futures. The author Wes and the convict Wes both grew up poor and fatherless, but the author Wes turned out to be successful and happy. Meanwhile, the convict Wes gets imprisonment for life.

Wes Moore, author of "The Other Wes Moore" grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar, army officer, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other Wes Moore is serving a life sentence in prison. The author became fascinated by the startling similarities in their backgrounds, but the different outcomes. The Moore's were born in Baltimore. Fathers were absence in their life. The Authors father dies the other Moore's father chose not to be in his life. ("Your father wasn't there because he couldn't be, my father wasn't there because he chose not to be."pg.3) The other Moore starts selling drugs, is in and out of jail and prison, and finally receives a life sentence for the murder of a cop during a robbery. The Author has problems and is acting out but has adults who step in to guide him although the choices are hard.

Book Review: The Other Wes Moore The Other Wes Moore illustrates and alternates between the lives of two men, both named Wes Moore, each born in the Baltimore area within a year of each other, and who both grew up fatherless while encountering many of the same experiences. The Other Wes Moore, tells the story of these two men and how vastly different their lives became not only because of their choices, but also the different environments the individuals grew up within. After both encountering the police in their adolescent years, the author, Wes Moore becomes a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow and successful business leader; while the other, serves a life sentence for the murder. The author, Wes Moore attributes most of his success to his mother who prevented her son from falling into the same pattern as many other boys growing up in similar neighborhoods.

The book I have chosen to read is called, The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore. This memoir is a written novel based on the author’s experience and perspective. It usually includes an experience the author has felt. In this story, I read about these two boys with the same name but different fates, which symbolizes different identities. This creates the conflict or argument of what’s happening in the book. This helps the readers realize that both Wes Moores has experiences life changing events that turned their paths into different directions. This story takes place in Baltimore, Maryland, which is where the two boys grew up. In this book, it focuses on 2 main characters that are two boys both named Wes Moore. One of them is the author of the book and the other represents another Wes Moore. Wes Moore (the author) is a friendly boy who has trouble living his life with his mother, Joy, and his sisters, Shani and

Moore was a troubled kid, getting into fights, getting in trouble for graffiti, running away was sent to many different schools. He was the poor kid in a sea of rich kids (so he didn’t fit in). But he was given the opportunity to change when he was forced to go to a Military boarding school. He eventually decided that he wanted to be apart of something bigger than himself and this was it. He knew he wanted to change. When deciding how he could change he thought, “Aside from my family and friends, the men I trusted most all had something in common: they all wore the uniform of the United States of America,” (Moore pg. 132). He decided he wanted to become a Lieutenant and be someone other people could look up to. This was a major moment in Moore’s life. But Wes, on the other hand, experienced the same bad childhood and never got out of the “bad”. He never had a defining failure where he said ‘this is when I change’. He got onto a path and started making patterns with his decisions and never made the right one to get him to where he needed to be, unlike the other Wes.

Wes Moore's "The Other Wes Moore" represents the lives of two. Wes Moore, the author, is about to become a Rhodes Scholar when he learns of another man named Wes Moore, who is about to be sentenced to life in prison for killing a police officer. At the time, the two Moore lives near one another and are about the same age .They both went on a dramatically different path.

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.

The other Wes Moore took a different path later in his life. Even though his role model and older brother, Tony, encouraged him to stay in school and to stay out of the drug game; Wes did not listen. Although he tried to better himself by enrolling himself into a program and trying to get back into school, “Wes went back to school immediately after leaving the juvenile detention facility, the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson” (Moore 110), he still did not accomplish what he wanted. Wes just wanted to be able to support himself and his family but “Wes found it almost impossible to find a job to support

In conclusion, both Wes Moore’s had critical moments and different standpoints throughout the entirety of their lives. Though they both had individual accountabilities it was the choices that they individually made that ultimately determined there fates. “Wes and I stared at each other for a moment, surrounded by the evidence that some kids were forced to become adults prematurely. These incarnated men, before they’d even reached a point of basic maturity, had flagrantly-and tragically-squandered the few opportunities they’d