The Other Wes Moore the story of two boys with different fates, but identical names that grew up in Baltimore. The story issued the lives of the two boys growing up in Baltimore. It enlightened the readers to think about the environment and communities they grew up in and the struggles they had to overcome in becoming a man of the house at such a young age.
I believe that we are all products of our environment, we are all given a choice to choose our path in life and live when we want to live or be who you want to be, but with that, we must accept the consequences that life has to offer. Every individual is unique in their way, but it all comes back to our surroundings that shape who we become. As we learn to grow many of us fear the way others …show more content…
This was true for Wes; he felt that he couldn’t fit in with his friends from Riverdale because he didn’t have enough money and was one of the only African American students in that school and he was considered to be “rich” by his neighborhood friends from the Bronx. Wes was so concerned with his appearance at school. “Every week I sat down to create a schedule for my clothes. I had three good shirts and three good pairs of pants. I would rotate their orders, mixing and matching so that each day I had a fresh combination” (Spiegel & Grau; pg 52. 2011). Wes was doing what he thought was necessary to fit in when it shouldn’t matter how much money your family has you’re still the same person regardless of where you come from. “I had forgotten how to act naturally, thinking way too …show more content…
The moms worked hard to maintain a family while the boys got in trouble now and then with the police and at school. When it looked like they were both going down the wrong path, Wes turned it around graduated from military school, became a Rhodes Scholar, White House Fellow and business leader. Most people would have given up on him and thought he was a lost cause, but he proved everyone wrong. He showed me to never give up on yourself, and that hard work pays off, in the end, considering where he started from, just an African American boy caught up on street corners with his friends skipping school. Never sell yourself short, you can accomplish great things with a little hard work and the right mindset. And that’s exactly what Wes did, while he thought he never get into Hopkins because his SAT score wasn’t good enough he applied anyways. “So after filling out the application, I put it out of my mind. But months later, I got a large package in the mail. Not only was I accepted but I would receive scholarship money” (Spiegel & Grau; pg 160. 2011). Everyone can succeed in life if you have the determination to reach your goals, Wes is a great example he turned his life around for the better and is now looked at as a
I believe that we are all products of our environment, we are all given a choice to choose our path in life and live when we want to live or be who you want to be, but with that, we must accept the consequences that life has to offer. Every individual is unique in their way, but it all comes back to our surroundings that shape who we become. As we learn to grow many of us fear the way others …show more content…
This was true for Wes; he felt that he couldn’t fit in with his friends from Riverdale because he didn’t have enough money and was one of the only African American students in that school and he was considered to be “rich” by his neighborhood friends from the Bronx. Wes was so concerned with his appearance at school. “Every week I sat down to create a schedule for my clothes. I had three good shirts and three good pairs of pants. I would rotate their orders, mixing and matching so that each day I had a fresh combination” (Spiegel & Grau; pg 52. 2011). Wes was doing what he thought was necessary to fit in when it shouldn’t matter how much money your family has you’re still the same person regardless of where you come from. “I had forgotten how to act naturally, thinking way too …show more content…
The moms worked hard to maintain a family while the boys got in trouble now and then with the police and at school. When it looked like they were both going down the wrong path, Wes turned it around graduated from military school, became a Rhodes Scholar, White House Fellow and business leader. Most people would have given up on him and thought he was a lost cause, but he proved everyone wrong. He showed me to never give up on yourself, and that hard work pays off, in the end, considering where he started from, just an African American boy caught up on street corners with his friends skipping school. Never sell yourself short, you can accomplish great things with a little hard work and the right mindset. And that’s exactly what Wes did, while he thought he never get into Hopkins because his SAT score wasn’t good enough he applied anyways. “So after filling out the application, I put it out of my mind. But months later, I got a large package in the mail. Not only was I accepted but I would receive scholarship money” (Spiegel & Grau; pg 160. 2011). Everyone can succeed in life if you have the determination to reach your goals, Wes is a great example he turned his life around for the better and is now looked at as a