The Other Wes Moore Reflection Paper
In 2011, Wes Moore wrote a book titled “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates.” This book is about the story of two guys with the same names but different destinies. Both Wes’ lived similar rocky childhoods. One Wes decided to turn his life around while the other, took a turn for the worst. Wes Moore wrote this book because of the similarities between himself and the other Wes Moore. The were very close in age, grew up in some of the same conditions, and had the same name. Wes Moore, the author, wrote, “The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his” (Moore xi). Many of the points the author addresses relate back to themes from class. In this book, I identified three events that I could link back to class discussion: nurture vs nature, imitation, and self-esteem. In this paper, I will address Wes Moore, the author, as Wes 1, and I will address the other Wes Moore as Wes 2.
Nature vs nurture, an obvious issue in the book, was discussed in class, and seen many times in the Santrock book. The nature vs nurture issue is a controversy about whether nature or nurture has a bigger influence on development. Nature is more of what humans are programmed to know. Nurture is what humans learn …show more content…
“Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory holds that development reflects the influence of several environmental sytems” (Santrock 27). Two environmental systems that are seen in the book are: the macrosystem and the microsystem. Nature vs. nurture would fall under the macrosystem because of culture ideologies. Imitation on the other hand, would be found in the microsystem due to family and peers. Finally, self-esteem is the middle of the systems. Nature vs. nurture, imitation, and self-esteem are not only issues seen in the Wes Moore, but also apparent in our own
In 2011, Wes Moore wrote a book titled “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates.” This book is about the story of two guys with the same names but different destinies. Both Wes’ lived similar rocky childhoods. One Wes decided to turn his life around while the other, took a turn for the worst. Wes Moore wrote this book because of the similarities between himself and the other Wes Moore. The were very close in age, grew up in some of the same conditions, and had the same name. Wes Moore, the author, wrote, “The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his” (Moore xi). Many of the points the author addresses relate back to themes from class. In this book, I identified three events that I could link back to class discussion: nurture vs nature, imitation, and self-esteem. In this paper, I will address Wes Moore, the author, as Wes 1, and I will address the other Wes Moore as Wes 2.
Nature vs nurture, an obvious issue in the book, was discussed in class, and seen many times in the Santrock book. The nature vs nurture issue is a controversy about whether nature or nurture has a bigger influence on development. Nature is more of what humans are programmed to know. Nurture is what humans learn …show more content…
“Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory holds that development reflects the influence of several environmental sytems” (Santrock 27). Two environmental systems that are seen in the book are: the macrosystem and the microsystem. Nature vs. nurture would fall under the macrosystem because of culture ideologies. Imitation on the other hand, would be found in the microsystem due to family and peers. Finally, self-esteem is the middle of the systems. Nature vs. nurture, imitation, and self-esteem are not only issues seen in the Wes Moore, but also apparent in our own