Wes Overcoming Obstacles Of Life

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Both Wes’ start to change their lives and over come obstacles, In doing so both are forced to reflected on how their life has changed.
Wes the author made the dessition not to except scholarships to colleges but instead presue his millitary career.
Wes the felon grows tired of watching those around him fall into drug addiction becouse of his actions so he decides to join the job corpes and finds a job landscaping. Wes the felon starts to notice that his job dosent make dearly as much money as dealing drugs so he makes the deccition to return to his former

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