The Other Wes Moore

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Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader The other is serving a life sentence in prison Here is the story of two boys and the journey of a generation In December 2000, the Balti Sunran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers One was named Wes Moore Wes just couldn t shake off the unsettling coincidence, or the inkling that the two shared much than space in the same newspaper After following the story of the robbery, the manhunt, and the trial to its conclusion, he wrote a letter to the other Wes, now a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole His letter tentatively asked the questions that had been haunting him Who are you How did this happen That letter led to a correspondence and relationship that have lasted for several years Over dozens of letters and prison visits, Wes discovered that the other Wes had had a life not unlike his own Both had grown up in similar neighborhoods and had had difficult childhoods, both were fatherless they d hung out on similar corners with similar crews, and both had run into trouble with the police At each stage of their young lives they had come across similar moments of decision, yet their choices would lead them to astonishingly different destinies.Told in alternating dramatic narratives that take readers from heart wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world. Best Download The Other Wes Moore Author Wes Moore For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This book was disappointing It s based on a flawed premise that the story of two guys with the same name in the same city is inherently interesting.But I thought this book was mundane and undiscerning It never answered the question it asked, namely Why did one of the guys named Wes end up in prison, and the other Wes end up with a college degree and a successful career The author writes about his tough childhood, and eventually his family sent him to military school to straighten up The exp This book was disappointing It s based on a flawed premise that the story of two guys with the same name in the same city is inherently interesting.But I thought this book was mundane and undiscerning It never answered the question it asked, namely Why did one of the guys named Wes end up in prison, and the other Wes end up with a college degree and a successful career The author writes about his tough childhood, and eventually his family sent him to military school to straighten up The experience changed his life, giving him discipline, confidence, and respect He later graduated from Johns Hopkins University, became a Rhodes scholar, and served in Afghanistan.In short, the author has an inspiring story and is a positive role model for troubled youth But where the book doesn t work is when the author interviews the other Wes Moore, the one in prison for an armed robbery in Balti tha...I heard about this when it came out a couple years ago and was intrigued, and then the College of Education I work and go to graduate school in chose it for its common read, so I read it It would absolutely be a good discussion starter in undergraduate classes Although unfortunately for my College of Education, the successful Wes Moore ultimately gets on the right path when his mom enrolls him in a private military school, so it doesn t provide any intel on how public schools can engage a I heard about this when it came out a couple years ago and was intrigued, and then the College of Education I work and go to graduate school in chose it for its common read, so I read it It would absolutely be a good discussion starter in undergraduate classes Although unfortunately for my College of Education, the successful Wes Moore ultimately gets on the right path when his mom enrolls him in a private military school, so it doesn t provide any intel on how public schools can engage at risk youth My main gripe with it that it s 99% descriptive, with very little attempt to explain or explore why the lives of these two boys with the...The premise that these two men shared similar upbringings is barely tenable I don t doubt that Mr Moore s intentions were sincere, but beyond their mutual name, these men had very different mothers, fathers, family support systems, educational opportunities and friends The similarities, by contrast, were far less impactive a shared name and age, and brief stints living in Balti city proper Further, the commonality that they were both young African American men is muchcomplicat The premise that these two men shared similar upbringings is barely tenable I don t doubt that Mr Moore s intentions were sincere, but beyond their mutual name, these men had very different mothers, fathers, family support systems, educational opportunities and friends The similarities, by contrast, were far less impactive a shared name and age, and brief stints living in Balti city proper Further, the commonality that they were both young African American men is muchcomp...Two Wes Moores diverged in a yellow wood called Balti And sorry he could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long Wes Moore the Rhodes Scholar stoodAnd looked down one as far as he couldBy interviewing the other Wes Moore in Jessup Correctional InstitutionWhere the path disappears in the undergrowthOf drug dealing, robbery, and accomplice to murder.Wes took the other, as just as fair,Through military school, time in Afghanistan, and ultimately the business world,And having perhaps the bette Two Wes Moores diverged in a yellow wood called Balti And sorry he could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long Wes Moore the Rhodes Scholar stoodAnd looked down one as far as he couldBy interviewing the other Wes Moore in Jessup Correctional InstitutionWhere the path disappears in the undergrowthOf drug dealing, robbery, and accomplice to murder.Wes took the other, as just as fair,Through military school, time in Afghanistan, and ultimately the business world,And having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and wanted wear Though as for the passing there, he realized that many young black menHad worn them really about the same.And both stories in this book equally layLike a newspaper feature collected and ...Disclaimer I have met the author Wes Moore He was a student worker in the Career Center when I worked at Johns Hopkins I didn t know him well, but did interact with him Even then, it was apparent that he was a pretty extraordinary person I was excited to read this book because I felt like I knew the characters and setting a bit.I think my knowledge of the author colored my ability to see this book as a comparison of two boys with the there but for the grace of God ideal that the desc Disclaimer I have met the author Wes Moore He was a student worker in the Career Center when I worked at Johns Hopkins I didn t know him well, but did interact with him Even then, it was apparent that he was a pretty extraordinary person I was excited to read this book because I felt like I knew the characters and setting a bit.I think my knowledge of the author colored my ability to see this book as a comparison of two boys with the there but for the grace of God ideal that the description implies Could the author Wes Moore have become the criminal Wes Moore Perhaps We all make foolish choices in life, and those choices made in the context of the environment that Wes was in, could have been tragic But could the criminal Wes Moore have become the author That seems to me to beunlikely, because author Wes has a gift of charisma that draws people to him Whether it resulted from his life exper...Initially I wasn t too sure about reading this book because of what it seemed to be advertising From the moment I picked it up at the library and read the summary, Wes Moore struck me as one of the folks who particularly enjoys telling others of his success and makes it a point to demonstrate how another man by the same name is a failure Although I do respect him for his accomplishments and look up to how he escaped the Balti projects, it was hard to imagine an author being very philosophi Initially I wasn t too sure about reading this book because of what it seemed to be advertising From the moment I picked it up at the library and read the summary, Wes Moore struck me as one of the folks who particularly enjoys telling others of his success and makes it a point to demonstrate how another man by the same...I received this as a thank you gift from a student It was my pleasure privilege to visit her senior English class every month to talk about books I m thinking about you, Chyna.It seems so simple to become somewhat self absorbed or perhaps that s just me that I can not help but marvel at those curious creatures that grasp an almost random thought and entirely ...This review is based on a set of advance proofs which I won in a Goodreads Giveaway The Other Wes Moore is a fascinating look at the lives of two men, both named Wes Moore, both from low income families, both from un privileged urban backgrounds One man sits in prison for life, convicted of participation in a robbery and the murder of a police officer, while the other went on to enjoy every success that a young man can enjoy.The author, the Wes Moore who went on to become a Rhodes Scholar and This review is based on a set of advance proofs which I won in a Goodrea...I am reading this book during a very difficult time in the city where I live This fall, andspecifically the last three weeks, there have been four shootings and three deaths of black males between the ages of 15 and 23 As someone who grew up in this community and has chosen to raise a family here, we as a community are grappling with these senseless deaths I would not say that Wes Moore is a great writer, but he is an eloquent and impassioned writer on this subject which touches him ver I am reading this book during a very difficult time in the city where I live This fall, andspecifically the last three weeks, there have been four shootings and three deaths of black males between the ages of...I was very excited for this book, only to be let down Hugely.Wes Moore the successful one spends a lot of the book describing WHAT happens, without exploring WHY things might have transpired the way that they did The fact is, the Wes Moore in prison never, ever could have had the same story as the successful Wes Moore, and it is very unlikely that the successful Wes Moore could have ended up in prison like the unsuccessful Wes Moore.Why not The author came from a family with two suc I was very excited for this book, only to be let down Hugely.Wes Moore the successful one spends a lot of the book describing WHAT happens, without exploring WHY things might have transpired the way that they did The fact is, the Wes Moore in prison never, eve...

The Other Wes Moore
  • English
  • 19 April 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 233 pages
  • 0385528191
  • Wes Moore
  • The Other Wes Moore