Joy Wes Carver

Jim is the high school transition coordinator assigned to facilitate Reynaldo’s transition from his current home to a group home after graduation. Jim is a fervent believer in transition, independence and autonomy for students with disabilities. Jim has been unsuccessful in persuading Dorothy to transition Reynaldo to a group home after graduation. Dorothy has refused to consider the move. Jim attributes her resistance to being overprotective of her son.

The author reveals that he hung out with the wrong people which afforded him to be arrested by the police due to vandalism. Because of this incident, the author Wes was sent to Valley Forge, a military school in Philadelphia. The author claims that the author Wes had a difficult time at first and had tried to escape the school several times; but when he discovered that his mother and his grandparents sacrificed a lot just to send him there, he decided to stay and eventually became a platoon leader. However, Moore states that the other Wes got involved with the use and distribution of drugs, like his brother Tony. The author mentions that the other Wes got his girlfriend pregnant and adds that the news of early fatherhood made him frustrated. Moore states that the other Wes stopped attending school and expanded his drug selling business. The author states that the other Wes was arrested for selling drugs to a police

During the two Wes Moore’s teenage years, they had run ins with people that turned violent. Part of how they reacted to these situations are attributed to what their peers are doing and where they live but how they overcome, or fail to overcome these obstacles helped put each of them where they are today. When Wes had a run in with Ray for sleeping with Ray’s cousin, Ray put a pretty big beating on him, but it was how Wes chose to react that put a nail in his coffin.

In conclusion, both Wes Moore’s had critical moments and different standpoints throughout the entirety of their lives. Though they both had individual accountabilities it was the choices that they individually made that ultimately determined there fates. “Wes and I stared at each other for a moment, surrounded by the evidence that some kids were forced to become adults prematurely. These incarnated men, before they’d even reached a point of basic maturity, had flagrantly-and tragically-squandered the few opportunities they’d

Wes Moore, the author of “The Other Wes Moore” had many accomplishments in his life. He however gained notoriety with this book it was a New York Times best seller. In Chapter 7, the main idea is that two people living in the same environment had different outcomes in their lives by making entirely different decisions on how to deal with the adversities they faced in their lives. These decisions led to the lives that they ultimately lived. The tone was intense and high energy to begin with but then seemed to turn neutral in both men’s stories. The purpose is to inform the reader how the same environment can take two people and based on their decisions lead to very different out comes in life. The author takes each man’s thoughts and show how

Bad Influences, Stressful Situations, and Abandonment led to the incarceration of the Other Wes Moore. The Other Wes Moore was a man that lived in the same neighborhood as the successful Wes Moore, but he had more negatives than positives in his life, which causes him to be influenced by all of the bad influences.

The other Wes Moore is also considered to be deviant by his poor decision-making and careless choices. He dropped out of school, sold drugs, participated in a robbery of a jewelry store, and was a convicted murderer with a life sentence. There was many sociological factors that led to the other Wes Moore’s deviant behavior; the absence of his father being an important factor. Although both the author Wes Moore and the other Wes Moore grew up without a father, it affected the other Wes Moore a little more considering the fact that his father chose not to be in his life. Also, Tony had a big impact on the decision he made for himself. Throughout the story, Wes would remember what Tony told him about demanding respect. “Send a message,” And Wes would do as Tony said. The problem with the other Wes Moore was that he lacked positive influences in his life and he had no motivation to live a better life until it was too late.

he perspective presented in the book "The Other Wes Moore" was economic injustice. Both Wes Moores were somewhat poor. They both didn't live in the nicest homes and couldn't afford the nicest things. This particularly affected Wes when him, Mary, and Tony moved schools to go to a much nicer one, where kids had much nicer things. Wes' old school had a 70% drop out rate, Tony being part of that percentage. Wes saw some headphones he really liked one day. He asked the boy how he got them and the boy introduced Wes to the drug game. Selling drugs offered a way for Wes to afford the luxuries his family couldn't afford, like headphones and new nikes. Wes' poverty lead him to sell drugs and later lead him to murders and robberies. The other Wes Moore's

Wes Moore, the author, had become a delinquent and his mother no longer knew how to handle him. She resorted to sending him to military school and this broke Wes’s heart. This new change of address was a stark difference to the rules and systems by which he was raised. At first he rejected the institution

She was thinking about the future for her kids, so she sent them to a private school. Joy was probably imagining what life could for her and her kids when moving. It was brave of Joy to move because she was struggling being a single parent after her husband died so using her imagination motivated her to think about moving on and enjoying life. In the other Wes Moore’s case however, he used his imagination for the wrong reasons, getting himself sentenced to life in prison. From this point Wes Moore finally realizes that his decisions couldn’t be changed. His mother Mary tried and tried to help Wes, but it just wasn’t working out. Imagination can make people wondering what their lives will be like in years to come. In Wes Moore’s case, although he had some rough patches in the road, he overcame them and saw life in a better way than before. Unfortunately for the other Wes Moore, he used imagination for the wrong reasons which led him to face life in prison. Sometimes we as people don’t think about the decisions we make right then and there, and in some cases this could be good, but in others it may be

However, afterwards, he began to understand it was for the best. After seeing that Wes would not change his ways and would not get his grades up, she knew something had to be done. She had very little patience because she was still grieving her husband’s death. The author illustrates this point when he states, “ After a series of unsatisfactory report cards, my mother begun to think what many teachers were telling her was correct : I might have a learning disability.” This is significant because it shows how Wes had a hard time learning and getting his grades up after his father’s death. Even his mother, Joy, took out all her anger on Wes because she was still having a hard time processing her husband’s death, wondering if she could have done something to prevent it. At first, Wes was in denial when his mom put him in military school. He did not want to be there, but all he knew is that he wanted to be successful and become a better person for himself and his

One of the strengths that Gladys she wants a better life for her three daughters. She is aware that she is raising her three young girls in an abusive environment and is seeking help.

It wasn’t pretty. Bad grades, absence from classes, and an incident with a smoke bomb were just some of the reasons he rattled off as my mother sat silently on the couch with the phone to her ear.” (p.89) At that point Joy was already past the evaluating stage and now in the

She smiled politely at her classmate who worried for her and said she was fine. A face of sure uncertainty came upon her. Deciding on what she wanted to do in her life frustrated her to the point where she began to think negative thoughts about herself. She knew that going to this school will make her sacrifice everything she gained from middle school -friends, memories, and fun events- that she believed will never feel the same once she chooses to go to Clark. The bell rang and as her friends called her over. She thought about it one more time and, with the thought of letting her parents always choose her choices to make them proud, decided to follow along a different path and leave everything she once valued

She made a huge improvement in her academics from when she used to go to Thompson Valley to now. Some of the challenges she has faced has to do with her family life. Her family seems to get in fights often and Brittnie gets involved sometimes. Some of her family members have anger issues which escalates the fights within the home. This is difficult for Brittnie to deal with and she does not enjoy going home. Another challenge she has had is that both her older and younger sister has tried to take their own lives which is very difficult for Brittnie to deal with. There are a few contextual factors that influence Brittnie’s life.