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Parenting played a big role in shaping the two boys lives. Having a parental mentor is important because they assist and guide children to take the right decisions about their lives. The author had his two parents at the beginning of his life. Also, the author’s parents, especially his mother, tried to raise him in an effective way wanting him to know the right from wrong at an early age. “No mommy loves you, like I love you, she just wants you to do the right thing” (Moore 11). This quote was a live example of the author’s life with his parents. It reflected the different ways his parents used to teach him “the right thing.” Though his mother was upset from his action toward his sister, his father

As a child Dave Pelzer was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother; a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games that left one of her sons nearly dead. She no longer considered him a son, but a slave; no longer a boy, but an 'it'. His bed was an old army cot in the basement, his clothes were torn and smelly, and when he was allowed the luxury of food it was scraps from the dogs' bowl. The outside world knew nothing of the nightmare played out behind closed doors. Dave dreamed of finding a family to love him and call him their son. It took years of struggle, deprivation and despair to find his dreams and make something of himself. A Child Called 'It' covers the early years of

Think about how both of Wes’ moms try to push the value of education. The authors mom Joy, moves to the bronx to seek out a better life for her son Wes. His mother saw education as a big priority, especially since she “saw

“[It turns] out this product of my genes and loving care, the boy-man I had swaddled, coddled, cooed at, and then pushed and pulled to the brink of manhood, had been flying down the highway at 113 miles an hour” (1).

    Humans have come to a conclusion that all lives are different, but all go through many hardships and tragedies. The impact from a slight difference can vary to be very vast to very small, such a slight difference, however, can change a person’s life as a whole. In the book, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore there is a difference that can be identified between the author’s life and that of the other Wes. This difference, though can be very critical and is ultimately able to lead to a path of triumph or failure for an individual. The lack of involvement a mother has for their child can fundamentally deprive them from succeeding, and parent involvement has the opportunity to

One’s childhood has a lasting impact on their entire life. Moore’s upbringing and the loving family he was born into, no matter how trivial it may seem, greatly contributed to his success. Wes seemingly grew up the same as any other kid in the Bronx – in a single-parent household, surrounded by bad influences… what separated him from the crowd? His support system: his family, and their ultimate support and sacrifices made all the difference. As a teenager, Wes seemed to be going down the wrong path. He constantly skipped school, his academic failures were overwhelming, and he was even arrested for vandalism. In the case of the other Wes, his family simply let these actions slide, and decision after decision ultimately landed him with a life sentence in prison. The author Wes’s mother, however, refused to allow this behavior to continue. As a method of intervention, she forced Moore to attend Valley Forge, and in doing so, probably saved his career. The extent of his family’s sacrifice was evident on page 95 when Wes realized that “my grandparents took the money they had in the home in the Bronx, decades of savings and mortgage payments, and gave it to my mother

In the novel Parrot In The Oven by Victor Martinez, is about a boy named Manny that tries to find what his life is meant to be in the world. Manny is a troubled child that has an abusive dad that only cares about himself. His mom doesn't have time to watch all of Manny’s siblings so his mom only worries about the baby. The things that make my life and Manny’s life relatable is we both struggle with belonging, our dads are not good parents and we have nothing to do with them, and we both want to be honest people.

Isidro Cora Jar has been a State Farm agent for 25 plus years. He is a graduate of Akron University and received his bachelor degree in accounting. He worked his way through college, working three jobs in order to pay tuition every year. He always believed that working hard and being caring would be the best pay off in life. Being on his own since the age of eighteen, it taught him a lot that would carry on with him through out the years of raising a family, life skills and working at State Farm Insurance. When Mr. Cora was a senior in college, a manager approached him from state Farm, and decided to take advantage of the situation that he felt was best for him. As he entered the sales field, he had to start from the scratch. He wasn’t giving anything to start with, so he had to work dreadful hours, in order to build his cliental to open his first agency office.

One’s childhood has a lasting impact on their entire life – Moore’s upbringing and the loving family he was born into, no matter how trivial it may seem, greatly contributed to his success. Moore seemingly grew up the same as any other kid in the Bronx - in a single-parent household, surrounded by bad influences… what separated him from the crowd? His support system

As he claimed in the story, “you know people can’t always do what they want to do … You’re getting to be a big boy … it’s time you started thinking about your future … you got to finish school.” His fatherly role came out motivated by his promise towards his mother, where he was alive she had taught him how to care and be right, he also learned from his mother how to be a man and how to respond to a family with the best praise as he saw fit. Spiritually, his upbringing brought and made his experience as seen in the story more enlivened as he changed towards a likening to his brother. From the story, death was a great motivator towards his experiences as he often found himself standing deep in thoughts where he found out his true path.

Theo was playing soccer outside one day and when he came inside his parents were yelling at each other. Theo had seen his parents fight many times but none were like this. After that they got divorced and Theo stayed with his mom. It was hard enough on his mom having to take care of herself but now it was even harder having to take care of her and him. Given that she only made $7.50 an hour. Life was hard on both of them not having a husband

As Sayed recalls of the events that have led him up to where he is now, one can tell they were something very emotional and heartfelt. “I’ve been through a lot as a kid, many people can’t tell from the first glance” Sayed says. His father was a workaholic

Although his father has not been too tough on him, he has supplied him with the essential things Adam has needed to become the self-advocating young adult that he is today. Adam is not proud of the choices he made while he was in junior high and high school, but now he won’t let

Mark is a successful logger and has a wife and son. He makes good money and can even perform one hundred pushups in a row. For some reason he isn’t happy though. He thought when he followed in his father’s footsteps he’d have it all. He now feels empty inside. He’s always away from his family and even though he makes money he doesn’t spend it much. He has no time. Today is one of the rare days Mark has off. His family has eaten dinner and is now getting ready for bed. His ten-year-old son Billy is playing with Legos. Out of the blue, Mark ask his son what he wants to be when he grows up. He’s horrified when his son replies” a logger like you dad”. Most parents wouldn’t really care if their young child had this reply but Mark did. He told his son that wasn’t an option. He didn’t want him to be disappointed when he found out the realities of the

Born into poor a farming family, Allen’s life has always been one struggle after another. “It’s a family curse” Allen’s father often lamented in his increasingly infrequent moments of sobriety. “You can’t escape it”.