Raghad Afram
16 July 2017
Professor Jabour
WR5 - Advanced Analysis (Wes Moore Essay)
The Power of Information and Stories Shapes the Lives of People
How does the decisive power of stories shape our lives and fates? Well, we all have the power to make choices, from the experiences we originate to the signification and value we give them. And with our value, unfold our story and experiences that we will undergo. Events and experiences happen variously due to every person who faces or goes through them. Having knowledge of this provides us the chance to choose the story we encounter. When people listen to a real life story or receive information about someone or something, they are taken on a journey, and in that journey, it may be their …show more content…
To imply this, Moore mentions that he has a brave and forgiving family. When Joy, the author’s mom, asks and hopes for some help from her family and friends, they support her by loaning her money so she could spend them on sending her son to a military school in order for him to be more disciplined. So, the most meaningful act the people who cared for her did was when her parents gave her money from their lifetime investments in order for her to pay for Moore’s first year in military school (95-96). This shows the considerable sacrifices Joy did to keep Moore out of trouble and as well show him how a family can make a positive impact by supporting each other, especially at hard times. Through Moore learning about how families make sacrifices for each other, it made him treasure more the big chance and advantage he had to be in a military school. Also, what Moore is trying to imply here is that he had people who he knew cared about him and wanted him to succeed which made him make the right decision of succeeding. He acknowledged that his mother really cared for him and always pushed him to …show more content…
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates. First Edition. New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2010. Web. 16 July 2017
.
Richards, Chip. "How the Stories We Tell Shape Our World ." Up Lift Our. 14 Apr 2015. Web. 16 Jul 2017. .
Seresin, Indiana. "The Other Wes Moore Themes: Friendship, Family, and Brotherhood." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 7 Feb 2017. Web. 27 Feb 2017.
Omonibeke, Rasheed. "The Other Wes Moore" Chapter 5 "Lost"." Prezi . 05 Nov 2014. Web. 17 Jul 2017.
16 July 2017
Professor Jabour
WR5 - Advanced Analysis (Wes Moore Essay)
The Power of Information and Stories Shapes the Lives of People
How does the decisive power of stories shape our lives and fates? Well, we all have the power to make choices, from the experiences we originate to the signification and value we give them. And with our value, unfold our story and experiences that we will undergo. Events and experiences happen variously due to every person who faces or goes through them. Having knowledge of this provides us the chance to choose the story we encounter. When people listen to a real life story or receive information about someone or something, they are taken on a journey, and in that journey, it may be their …show more content…
To imply this, Moore mentions that he has a brave and forgiving family. When Joy, the author’s mom, asks and hopes for some help from her family and friends, they support her by loaning her money so she could spend them on sending her son to a military school in order for him to be more disciplined. So, the most meaningful act the people who cared for her did was when her parents gave her money from their lifetime investments in order for her to pay for Moore’s first year in military school (95-96). This shows the considerable sacrifices Joy did to keep Moore out of trouble and as well show him how a family can make a positive impact by supporting each other, especially at hard times. Through Moore learning about how families make sacrifices for each other, it made him treasure more the big chance and advantage he had to be in a military school. Also, what Moore is trying to imply here is that he had people who he knew cared about him and wanted him to succeed which made him make the right decision of succeeding. He acknowledged that his mother really cared for him and always pushed him to …show more content…
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates. First Edition. New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2010. Web. 16 July 2017
.
Richards, Chip. "How the Stories We Tell Shape Our World ." Up Lift Our. 14 Apr 2015. Web. 16 Jul 2017. .
Seresin, Indiana. "The Other Wes Moore Themes: Friendship, Family, and Brotherhood." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 7 Feb 2017. Web. 27 Feb 2017.
Omonibeke, Rasheed. "The Other Wes Moore" Chapter 5 "Lost"." Prezi . 05 Nov 2014. Web. 17 Jul 2017.