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In the book, The Other Wes Moore, readers are introduced to two naive boys who share the same name and live an almost identical life at the beginning of their childhood. Author Wes Moore tells readers a chilling story about how he and “Other Wes” were raised in neighboring Baltimore neighborhoods and grew up living an almost identical life. The story is based on how the two men face many obstacles throughout their life that essentially depict their own futures. As the boys become more familiar with the idea of violence and drug related activity, the proposal of living the same life suddenly becomes extinct. The two Wes Moore’s eventually end up living two completely different ways of life and it can be argued how they ended up the way they did. The idea of environment, education, and even expectations are all themes readers are presented with in the story. Although all of these factors play a vital role in the development of Wes themselves, their environment is essentially what had the greatest impact on their futures and is what set the tone for the rest of their lives.

This is a book about love -- not only human love for an animal, but the love of a parent for a child, a man for his home, and a special love between two animals. Billy's family is extremely close-knit. His mother teaches Billy and his two sisters to read and write because the school is too far away, and when he turns eleven. Billy's father lets him help out in the fields. To complete the happy nest. Grandpa lives right down the road, and has the family over every Sunday afternoon for supper. There is security in this atmosphere of love. After leaving home for three days to pick up the puppies, Billy's mother breaks down and cries at his return -- this is punishment enough for Billy, and he

Conflict was used effectively in the short story to reveal the theme of the story. The boy has an internal conflict about which parent to stay with, and because his father left, he seemed to have favored him. He wanted him back so badly that every night, he watches him on the six o’clock news while wearing his old jackets. He was blinded by his father’s sudden departure that he forgot about what is really important. Additionally, another development in the short story’s conflict has been used effectively to reveal the theme. When the boy went to Macdonald’s to see his father’s true colors, he thought: “I finished my drink quickly, thankful that he had to be back in the studio for the news.” By the time he saw his dad for the first time in a while, he knew he was not the man he thought he was. At that moment, he also realized that he lost sight of what he had all this time: His mother’s unconditional love. If it wasn’t for the characterization of

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

The relationship between the two fathers and the two sons is a very important theme in this book. Because of their different backgrounds, Reb Saunders and David Malters approached raising a child from two totally different perspectives.

Several things that happen in this book are a result of what the father and son do in their relationships for

Because some books that I have read the chacters try to much , but in this book you really don’t know that the boy is telling the story until you slowly read and pay attention to what he is saying. To be only eight years old the little boy seemed to have a a lot more intelligence than people we interact with daily. Whenever he knew something his sister did that was going to up set there mother , he would go correct it. All though he was very smart he still was a little boy who was eight years old. He was the reciver and the giver once they got letters from there father . You also know the father love his children because he had to fact the fact he was imprisoned and didn’t want to hurt his kids feelings. A father fear is to lose his children and to have his children lose respect for him. The fact that this book was written to the author with a smilar family situation at home. The boy also makes the best of any problem . He passes the time by playing war, cops and robbers , and going outside to play with friends. But at the end of the his father absence proves a deep sadness in his life. The boy trys to run to his mother about his dad and she just push him off her , . But the father did try to be there for his family while he was in jail , because he didn’t want to see all the weight but on his wife shoulders. Basiclally this store was about this little boy that missed his dad because he was going 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

The impoverished conditions in which the residents of this community live are difficult based on the surrounding violence and discrimination they face. Tre, Ricky’s best friend, is able to survive the surrounding violence and discrimination through his father’s sensational leadership; he therefore knows what to do in situations he faces among his friends. However, his friends are not so lucky. For example, Dough doesn’t have great leadership or a father figure, but is raised by a single mother who is determined to get her children to succeed; nevertheless, her main focus is Ricky because he has the most potential; he is an athlete who has trouble in school, but obtains All-American in football, looking to get a scholarship to USC. The mother’s lack of leadership over

The Andersen family Bill, Jill, and Riley from Pixar’s film, Inside Out, was used as the subjects for a systemic assessment of child and family relationships. The author selected this film because it 's centered on an adolescent who has to deal with significant developmental and emotional changes occurring in her life that are brought on by a move to a new state. The move forces the character, Riley to leave behind everything that she has ever known and loved, like her best friend Meg and her hockey team, and travel to a far away unknown place. This causes an emotional as well as developmental change in Riley. The author is able to empathize with the character due to her own childhood experiences as an Army brat and having to frequently move, leaving friends behind, and as a parent in the military who had to frequently move her own children. She has first hand experience with the emotions an adolescent goes through as well as those of a parent who has to deal not only their own emotions, but with those of their child.

Leaving the few friends he had was difficult but, Adam didn’t quite have a choice. Adam had faith in new beginnings and perhaps good things could be achieved. The private school was named Taqwaa and was quite small but Adam didn't quite mind at all. When Adam had arrived to class he felt like he fit right in with the rest of students, considering that they were all muslim. He still felt left out at first since most of the students had known each other for most of their lives and seemed almost like family to each other. Adam had decided to sit by a skinny Indian kid by the name of Rajeet. Rajeet didn't speak much at first but always laughed at Adam’s cheesy jokes and seemed to always enjoy sharing his snacks with Adams. Little did Adam know that Rajeet would become a longtime friend of his which he would cherish many moments with. Adam related his experience at his new school as to when Percy Jackson had first discovered camp half-blood. Although the school wasn’t perfect it made Adam feel right at home. A piece of Adam had finally known what it was like to be yourself. Looking back Adam regrets that he allowed the negative opinions of others to question himself and his

Child is thrust into the world and faces the harsh reality. The child is now an adult and must find their way in the world

Delois is a 12-year-old, black, female from rural Goldsboro, North Carolina. Her family is low-middle socioeconomic class and lives where the nearest neighbor is out of walking distance. Prior to admission, Delois lived with her father, stepmother, and two younger brothers, ages 9 and 7. Delois’s father works at a local car dealership and her stepmother is a school administrative assistant. Delois is of average intelligence and in the sixth grade; she repeated the fifth grade because of excessive absences from

“My book has ugly elements to it… Sometimes you have to walk through the muck to get to the message. There are so many complicated situations out there. And we can begin to give kids the tools they need to deal with it, if only to say, ‘You are not alone.’” (Sherman Alexie, qtd. in The Guardian).