Tony Moore

miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives with you.” This thought applies to The Other Wes Moore, a book written about two young boys with the same name. Both Wes Moores go through twists and turns in their lives. One grows up to be a successful certified U.S Army trooper, while the other will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Each boy’s environment greatly impacted his…

The Other Wes Moore, written by Wes Moore, is a chilling and often intense novel about two very similar men who share the same name, but somewhere along their journey in life became two very different people. The novel is organized chronologically from their childhoods to adolescents. Each chapter in the novel indicates a specific time in each of their lives and includes both of their stories. The first chapter, “Is Daddy Coming with us?” is the story of their childhoods, and is where the…

in drugs. However much parents try to warn their children on the dangerous business, the influence in this community that indulges in drugs is stronger. (Moore, 10) The ‘other Wes’ life turned out negatively due to the bad influence that he got from his brother and friends, he is influenced by his half-brother Tony into selling drugs, though Tony warns him not to get into the drugs business; he envies the life that his brother lives. Wes views his brother as a mentor by how he dresses the new…

In the book The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore two characters are introduced, both characters have the same name but completely different lives. It is very hard to believe how different the two characters are considering they have the same name, are around the same age, and grew up very close to each other. Three of the key differences the two men face that determine their lives are family influence, education, and drug and alcohol abuse. In the book, the families of the two different Wes’ have a…

Introduction In the book “The Other Wes Moore” uses a more successful internal factor because in this story both Wes Moore’s have a perspective mindset for how they think and the surrounding and how they act affect the way they grew up. Both Wes Moore’s were younger when they were in there teen years they both acted in a bad way that will affect the future but one mindset change their mindset but one stayed the same. Even Though both Wes grew up in the same environment the type of Mindset or…

In the book, The Other Wes Moore, two boys sharing the same name grow up in similar living situations. The boys resemble each other in terms of both being fatherless and growing up in rough areas where a life of crime and gang involvement is almost inevitable (according to the University of Michigan, only 76% of African American's who attend high school graduate while the others are most likely to spend the rest of their lives involved with drugs). This fate was not predetermined for both Wes…

The book, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates, questions how two extremely similar lives have completely opposite stories. The author and the other Wes Moore grew up in the same community. One became an accomplished author, while the other ended up in prison. At what point did their paths diverge? Do we turn into “products of our environment?” What drives our judgments and treatments of others? The Author never provides answers to any of these questions. He lets the readers determine their…

The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore, is an awe-inspiring book about two boys with the same name. They grew up in the same town of Baltimore, but led two very different adult lives. Both boys grew up without a father and had older siblings. The main difference between the father situation, is that the other Wes Moore’s father left his family and the narrators father passed away. Both these actions led to a single parent raising the children. I think the biggest contributing factor to the…

ever had wonderful things happen to you”, - Mary Tyler Moore This wonderful quote was from the amazing actress Mary Tyler Moore. Mary Tyler Moore was an actress who was known for her witty comedy in the 1960’s and 1970’s. She is known for her work on The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She is also involved in charity work leading us to the conclusion, Mary Tyler Moore is a fantastic actress and a even better person. Moore was born on the crowded streets of Brooklyn, New York…

influenced by those around them, especially their role models. This very idea is demonstrated in The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore through the ways both boys learn the behaviors of those around…