The Two Protagonists In The Other Wes Moore

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After reading the first sixty or so pages of Wes Moore’s novel, “The Other Wes Moore”, the number of the similarities between the two protagonists is staggering. Even more shocking are the similarities between the characters and myself. The largest connection I share with Moore’s story is with the second Moore’s mother who depends on her Pell Grant to pay for the bulk of her tuition. Like her, if I were to lose my Grant I would also lose my opportunity to a better life. Mary Moore and I are also both the first person in our families to go to college so I understand the disappointment she feels when she has her path taken from her. Even though I feel this strong attachment to Marry, the most touching part of the reading for me was the section

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In Wes Moore’s novel, The Other Wes Moore, two men share the role of protagonist, the same environment, and the same first and last name. One of these two men grow from adolescence to become a veteran, scholar and novelist, while the other man was given life in prison without chance of parole for the conviction of murder. As their birth environments were so similar, they question what direct ideas caused each of themselves to become into the position where they stand today. In the given passage from…

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Violent Media Is Good for Kids Essay

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Poetry Project Essay

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IOBE ESSAY

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

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