Write An Essay On Wes Moore's

This conversation applies to the outcome of the lives of both Wes Moore’s because they are both products of the environments they grew up in, they are products of their own expectations, and they are product of others’ expectations that they took as their own. If you’re a product of your environment, that means your character and future is molded by the factors around you. If you’re a product of your own expectations, it means that you will only become and grow into the standards you hold for yourself. If you’re a product of others’ expectations that you take as yourself, you’ll only grow to the standards that other people think you can reach.
Both Wes Moores are products of their environments because there were certain times while they were both growing up where they let the dangerous factors define and shape their personality and actions. One example includes when the author spray painted his street name, “Kid Kupid”, on a …show more content…
One example includes when the author started skipping school because he was struggling in it. He felt as though he couldn't learn correctly and that his learning disability was getting the best of him; so he he simply didn't go. “What she didn’t know was that my problem in school was much more basic than a learning disability. T problem was that I wasn’t even showing up half the time.” (Pg. 76). Another example includes when Wes had no courage in his job anymore, so he turned back to selling drugs. He didn’t think that his job was making him grow, or making him money, so he turned to the one spot where he was almost guaranteed to make money. “He went by his old West Baltimore neighborhood to pick up a package. (...) He worked ten hours a day and came home with barely enough energy to play with his kids, and barely enough money to feed and clothe them.” (Pg.