Tony Moore

Life stories One is Wes Moore, the successful author, businessman and U.S. Army veteran. The Other Wes Moore, is serving a life sentence in prison for felony murder. They have the same name, they grow up in the same poor neighborhood surrounded drugs sellers, without a Father’s figure. Wes Moore, author of the book “The Other Wes Moore-One Name, Two Fates” wrote about his life story and “The Other” Wes Moore. What made they have such different path? The key of their lives: fathers, mothers…

In “The Other Wes Moore,” we are introduced to two men that share the same name Wes Moore and grew up in a similar environment. Both of their mothers experienced domestic violence from their spouses. Their children's father struggled with alcoholism and drugs. Their mothers left the abuse relationship for a better life for themselves and their children. Living in a dysfunctional household is not a healthy environment for the people involved, and it would spiral out of control. Children who come…

Moore’s book The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates, the author presents the dangerous culture of the Baltimore streets and its ever-lasting spiral of violence and drugs from which the author is able to escape, and another boy with the same name, fails to escape. Both Moores face the struggles of achieving adulthood in a neighborhood where violence is a sign of power and involvement in the drug dealing business is seen as more valuable than an education. As the Moores struggle to survive the…

Robin Latham English 111, Section 7 12 November 2017 Cause and Effect Analysis of: The Other Wes Moore The smallest choices individuals make every day ultimately lead them to larger choices that can affect their lives in a systemic chain-like reaction. When appropriate choices are made, such as obeying laws and getting college degrees, a positive future is the product. In the novel, The Other Wes Moore, Wes is placed in a bad environment where he has to make inadequate decisions in order to…

“The Other Wes Moore” by Wes Moore was about two boys with the same names, similar backgrounds, who had in similar situations, and grew up in the similar neighborhoods. Wes Moore the author and the other Wes Moore grew up with difficult life situations, but whose lives took two different paths. One becomes successful and goes down the right path and the other Wes Moore is a failure because the actions he decided to do. One of the reasons why Wes Moore is successful was because his mother Joy.…

meet. When one Wes Moore was known for robbing and killing the other was known for his great accomplishments. Wesley John Moore was a father at 16 and a convicted criminal. Wes had noticed that living the street was not a good thing, so he made a change. On the other hand the other Wes Moore was bad news and was later sent to boot camp and later convicted. While making his life better Wesley John found out through the news and other sources that another man also named Wes Moore was guilty for…

The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore is about two kids who grew up with the same name- Wes Moore. The author of this book was one of the two kids and he explains both his childhood and the other Wes Moores childhood. Both of these kids had similar child life experiences. They both grew up fatherless and had many of the same setbacks in life. Some of these setbacks may be with drugs, violence, and poverty. However, one Wes Moore ended up going to a military school and turning his life around while…

“The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates” was written by Wes Moore, a Rhodes scholar and combat veteran. The novel was published in 2011 by Random House Publishing. I chose this novel because I was captured by it’s title and the background story. It’s based on a true story about two males, who have the same name, are raised in the same poverty and crime-infested area, but hold two completely different fates. Although they both had their fair share of committing crimes, one went on to be the…

Wes’s grandfather, Fred, “came to the States to fulfill [his] dream of a theology degree from an American University,” (Moore Ch. 1, pg. 14 of 92). Joy, Wes’s mother, went to the University of Washington D.C.in 1968 (Ch. 1, pg. 16 of 92). Also, Wes’s father Wes, went to Bard College in 1971 (Ch.1, pg. 30 of 92). Wes’s family was always there to encourage, guide, and support…

The Other Wes Moore is a story about two individuals with the same name, but drastically different lives. This novel’s story strongly supports the argument that you are shaped by your environment you are raised in. Both Wes Moore and his namesake were born in the same city in Baltimore, Maryland. One Wes became a combat veteran and an author, while the other was sentenced to life in prison. The Wes Moores’ lives were molded by their experiences and how they adapted to their environments. The…