Tony Moore

“The Other Wes Moore,” by Wes Moore is a memoir written to showcase how one choice can affect everything. This story follows two boys both growing up in Baltimore in similar households, and shows how one became a scholar/military figure and the other became a convicted murderer. Although some people may think otherwise, the author uses juxtaposition to convey the purpose of the book, which is to try to encourage people to make good decisions and that one choice can affect everything. One way…

I felt that being able to do so was very important because it kept our team connected and away from subgroups within the group. In the book The Other Wes Moore, it amazes me how this activity and this book reminded me how uniquely similar they are. I admire this book because it teaches you that just because where you came from is rough, will not mean that those inequities will follow you and define what you…

Fate and free will play a large part in the book The Other Wes Moore and they are one of the largest themes in the book. Fate is the development of events beyond a person's control and free will is the ability to make your own choices and actions. A reason author Wes became who his is, was him moving closer to family with more support and away from a bad neighborhood. This event was fate because it was out of his control there was no way he could have stopped it. There was not relay a way Other…

Wes Moore and the other Wes Moore grew up in the same area at roughly the same time, but both had very different outcomes in their lives. One of them became a Rhode scholar and the other one ended up with a life sentence in prison. Their lives were very similar while they were young, both grew up in a bad neighborhood and they also did not have fathers. While growing up both were not good in school which bothered one mother, but the other did not care as much. The decision they made ultimately…

The Other Wes Moore has made me realize that the individuals you surround yourself with will either influence your life in a positive or negative way. The author Wes had a supportive mom who truly cared about him. Joy was constantly encouraging him and wanted the best for him. Joy made sacrifices for Wes so he could have a better education. Wes and his family moved all the way to the Bronx to live with his grandparents so Wes could turn his life around. Because she believed in him and wanted him…

character of a person and the type of people by which they are influenced. Often family members, especially parents, act as the most influential factor in a person’s life. The influence of family members was one of the major themes in The Other Wes Moore. Both Wes’ were significantly influenced by at least one, if not more, close family member and the influence these people had on the Wes’ lives respectively shaped the people they ultimately became. Coincidently, both Wes’ grew up without a…

The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore is a memoir of two men’s lives who held many similarities with each other; not only did they have the same name, but they were both born in the same area of Baltimore in the 1970s, were raised most of their lives without fathers, and were faced with similar situations and experiences while growing up. The author, after facing numerous challenges along his path, ends up with a highly successful future, while the other Wes Moore, ends up with a lifetime sentence in…

In the book, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore (2011), there are many topics that can be explored. One topic that continuously constructed is a young drug dealer. In chapter three, someone displays money and headset for the other Wes if he works in the drugs, and the other Wes starts to sell the drugs. Furthermore, the other Wes and his friend “ Woody” use the drugs with older kids. In chapter four, the other Wes sells the drugs, but he lies for his mother and brother.…

situation occurs in The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore, two people face many difficulties and they either will form a poor decision and their future will be ruined or they will become a better person for it. The novel introduces the hardships these young men have faced and how their decision will have an effect on them their whole lives. Wes Moore and the other Wes Moore lived their lives in a situation where it was best for the children in the family…

factors that come into play regarding our environment: neighborhood, family, friends, religion, school, etc. Humans are constantly under the different influences that surround us, whether we know they are there or not. In Wes Moore’s “The Other Wes Moore” those factors are clear throughout the transitions in the two boy’s lives and how it helped shape who those boys have become today. Both boys started out in similar situations, both without a father and being raised by a single mother while…