Education and how Different Backgrounds Effect Success. Education can be affected by your family background. In the story The Other Wes Moore, Wes went to a private school where he was surrounded by positive friends, because his mother didn't like how the town was getting involved in drugs. Joy wants the best for Nicki and Wes, so she used her previous experiences growing up in the Bronx to make her decision. The other Wes Moore went to public school where his only influence was his friend Woody that only cared about having a good time. Wes Moore had a 90 minute train ride to school every morning; the other Wes Moore only lived 15 minutes away from his school. In school it can be hard to do well without having any friend support behind you, but it could be even more difficult to have some friends who care and some who don't. Wes lived in the Bronx, and hung around his neighborhood friends Ozzie and Paris. Unfortunately, Ozzie and Paris judged him for going to a private school. At such a young age being pulled back and forth between two different types of friend groups can be confusing. …show more content…
Luckily, the other Wes Moore hung around one group of friends who let him do his own thing, and weren't concerned with what the outcome was. Family can also have a huge impact on how you do in your educational experiences. Wes's mom went to college, but she dropped out because she had Nicki and couldn't afford it. On the other hand, the other Wes Moore's mom didn't even finish high school. It is important to have good parental figures to set a good example for their children. Unfortunately, the other Wes Moore didn't have a mother who did that. Neither of the two boys had a father figure in their lives, so their mothers were there only chance at seeing what success looks like. Wes's grandmother was a school teacher, and she graduated from college. Considering Wes and his family moved in with his grandparents, this helped him have a better understanding of how important education is. The other Wes Moore's brother Tony was the only other influence he had around him, and he dropped out of high school as well. Tony was also involved in drug dealing. It's unfortunate how much our backgrounds can effect our decisions in life. Education plays a major role in my life, because I am the only one in my immediate family to attend college.
Also, I am not going to go into a trade, so a college education is the only way I'll make it in this financially demanding world. My family supports me with my school accomplishments mentally sometimes, but not financially ever. I have to pay for college myself, so it is really important for me to get in, do well, and then graduate. I believe that college would be important to me either way, but it's different when it is your own money on the table. Also, it is easier to take advantage of your own family's money versus a scholarship foundation's money. I wouldn't want their first impression of me to be that I took money away from someone who would've made better use of their money. Education is the key to every closed door, and the last thing I will do is let myself
down. My immediate family didn't go to college, but they all graduated from college. Luckily, my dad went into a trade, and my mom went into Special Ed where she could get on the job training. Financial stability was more often an issue than not, and I blame it on the lack of education my parents have experienced. I am the only child who has went to college thus far out of four children. I strongly encourage my little brother to dream big, follow his heart, and to get an education. My real role model is my Aunt Wendy and cousin Taylor. My Aunt Wendy was a single mom, and still went to college to become a Registered Nurse. After that she still continued her education while being a single mom, and is now a Nurse Practitioner. My cousin, Taylor, had a child at a young age, but still graduated high school. After a couple years, she went back to school to become a Radiologist Tech. These two are my role models because of their drive, ambition, and confidence. I have an incredible amount of respect for people who go back to school, and don't let any setback in their life get them off track.
The book basically talks about two young boys both with the name Wes Moore, who grew up in Baltimore and in the same neighborhood but never knew of each others existence. This is until the author Wes Moore, the one who escaped his rough childhood in Baltimore and the Bronx, began meeting with the other Wes Moore and questioning him who is spending his life in prison because of attempted murder. The author Wes Moore who managed to escape his situation growing up had a much more supportive mother who moved him away from Baltimore and continued to push him to get an education. He lived in the Bronx for sometime with his grandparents and mother, and attended a well renowned school in the Bronx. His mother worked several jobs in order for him to
“The state of Maryland had one of the highest graduation rates in the nation. Seventy-six percent of high school students who began high school in Maryland completed. In Baltimore County, the number was as high as 85 percent in some years. But in Baltimore City, where Northern High School was located, it was a dismal 38 percent” (Moore 108). In other words, on average, people who live in Baltimore City have a much lower education level than people who live in other cities. With these low high school graduation rates, people who live there have no motivation to succeed. This is how the author describes the education level of his neighborhood in the book The Other Wes Moore. The Other Wes Moore, by Wes Moore, is a book about two boys who have
Two characters that I choose for this assignment are a careless and impulsive character in this movie, John Bender, or known as “the criminal”, and a character that being known as a nerd, that is Brian Johnson, or known as “the brain”. In reference to Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, I categorized Bender and Brian in a formal operational stage, that is the final stage of the cognitive development stage. It is because, both of them shows characteristic of adolescent egocentrism. As for Bender, we can see that he had developed the sense of invulnerability because he had taken many physical risks and do not think about the consequences.**
Mitchell Stephens plays on our emotions in so many different ways in this novel. At first Stephens comes in almost like a hero, trying to find justice for these hurting people in the small town of. Stephens causes our perspective to change with his statement that “ there are no accidents. I don’t even know what the word means, and I never trust anyone who says he does.” “Someone must be to blame.”
In “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates,” written by Wes Moore the author writes about two boys growing up in Baltimore that share the same name and similar backgrounds but end up taking drastically different paths in life due to many varying factors. The author goes on to earn a college degree, become a Rhodes Scholar, a veteran and more while the “other” Wes cannot avoid the inevitable fate of dealing drugs and ultimately spends his life running from the police and in prison. This reflects how both Wes Moore’s became products of their environment as the way a person is shaped and guided in their developmental years does unquestionably play a large role in the type of person they will become as adults. A lot of elements come into play that help to determine a person’s success or failure, but at the end of the day the most important factors are family, education and opportunities.
Wes Moore (author) lives a life in a bad neighborhood but luckily he has family that cares about him and tries to keep him out of trouble, so he eventually gets sent to military school for his own good. This results in him growing up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other Wes Moore also lives in a bad neighborhood, the difference is, he does not have a family that is around for him so he eventually follows in his brother’s footsteps becoming a criminal and drug dealer. Later he ended up a convicted murderer and serving a life
Although I grew up with both my parents, my dad was working a 12 hour shift, so he could provide for all his children. Even though I had the love of both my parents, I chose to hang out with my neighbors most of the day. The neighborhood I lived in was full of drugs, violence, and money. I wasn’t really into the violence part. My dad was working all day just so we could have the things we required. I didn’t want to waist our family’s money so I would never ask my Mom or Dad for any. I started hustling anything I had or could get my hands on. It was a bad decision but at the time I wasn’t thinking about the consequences. I was just trying to get my hands on a lot of money. I started robbing places and people, and ended up getting arrested a couple times. Before I started to realize that in the long run, it would turn out for the worst. The first time I got arrested, I didn’t even care. I just wanted to get done with the process of everything, and get back to what I was doing. My mind was set to think “Damn how could you make a silly mistake, and get caught like that.” My mother was totally shocked when she found out that I was getting into trouble, because I hadn’t gotten any complains from school for bad behavior, or bad grades, and I had never let my mom know that I was doing all these useless stuff. Ultimately I got sent to boarding school and now have completely switched up my life. My environment was having a big affect on my life. I learned from my mistakes and I am making a better future for myself. I don’t regret much because, I have gained so much knowledge from the wrong things I did in my life. The author Wes Moore had a change of environment and influences and turned out in a different situation, than the other Wes moor...
Like the author Wes and the other Wes, they both did not have good role models, barely knew their fathers. Neither of them had a safe neighborhood where they could focus on school and not be distracted by drugs or violence. Both of them had obstacles that they needed to get through but were also given opportunities to get on the right path. Wes did the other Wes did not take it. For example, both of them had experience being arrested and put in a police car that was their obstacle. The author Wes was terrified, “...but I was also sincerely fearful about what was going to happen next.” (83). He knew he screwed up and wasn’t sure if he was going to end up a cell and or have to face his mother about. The Other Wes was not afraid of the police or even afraid of his consequences. When he got arrested he kept denying it like it would somehow change what had already happened. Even the first time he was arrested for shooting someone he immediately started selling drugs as soon as he got out. Both of them lived in the same city and they barely had a relationship with their father’s. The lack of a role model for each of them had a huge impact on their lives. The other Wes Moore had Tony to look up to, but he was just one drug deal short of ending up dead or in a cell.(57) The author Wes had to rely on himself because his only role model were his friends. They both had a mother, but
One's upbringing has a huge effect on his or her life as well as their decision-making skills as to what’s important and what’s not as. The Other Wes Moore was about exactly that how having a good stable family lead Wes one to a road of success and how an unstable family that leads Wes two down a road of trouble and heartache.
To elaborate, I am from a lower middle class family; consequently, my family has never been able to save up for my college education. Money has always been an issue with my parents, as my mother is deaf, which has complicated her ability to get a suitable job, and my
Though i can't decide to have them after college or before or between. Also i'm going to pick up my new baby sister over summer and take her shopping and buy her whatever she want. My family always have my back through everything. So when i make money it's going to the ones that had my back.
In my community, education is not the priority for many; school is a place to keep your kids out of trouble and high school is not a stepping-stone to college, but rather the end of your education. Thankfully, my parents, who only went as far as middle school in Mexico, have taught my brothers and me that an education will lead to a better life. It is my family who encourages me to pursue my dream of attending college. Although my parents can’t offer homework help or educational advice, they are always giving me their support, whether it is by checking in on me during a late night of homework or leaving notes of encouragement inside my textbook for me to find, they are by my side.
Growing up in school you have your friends in 1st, then in Jr. High, and then when you get to high school you might not even know or see your friends from 1st grade anymore. For the few people who’s had a friend from 1st grade till college I think that someone they need to hold on to because if they stuck with you through all them year I know they’re there for the right reason and there not just there for a season. As Elizabeth Dunphy says, “It’s the little things that matter, that add up in the end, with the priceless thrilling magic found only in a friend.”
Like everyone else, family and friends have played a vital part in my life and have affected my outlook on money and career. I grew up in a family of six, with my father, who is an IT engineer, as the head and sole breadwinner of the family because in my country -Saudi Arabia- there aren’t many opportunities for women to advance. Although he made sure that we lived a pretty comfortable life, I would often see him foregoing his needs and wants to fulfil those of his family. So, I wondered about how different our lives could have been if my mom (or me as the oldest child) were working along with him. I believe that a person
All-in-all I'm going to college for three main reasons. My immediate family is a reason because I want them to be proud of me for doing something right for once. My future family is also one because it's a big part of my life that I want to be happy and always feel comfortable. Finally for my personal financial well-being, so I can be able to treat myself to all the luxuries I want for myself. Going back to line one, all of these things are a part of my future. Isn't that what college is for after all, to prepare people for their own futures and what they bring? College is future. It's only the beginning of