...under 5 out of every 100 females aged 15 to 19 (Cohn). Wes Moore delivers two tales of kids who have roamed the streets of Baltimore and where they are now. In The Other Wes Moore, two boys by the name of Wes are faced with tough decisions at a very young age. The boys are challenged by drugs, teen pregnancy, violence, and economic issues throughout the story. In the book, The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore, the author explores the idea of decisions to develop the theme that the decisions one makes each day can benefit or interfere with one's future plans. The other Wes becomes a part of the drug dealing business very early in life. Wes realizes that the drug business is an easy way to make a significant amount of money, and therefore feels as though it is the only option in order to become the person Wes desires to be. Wes continues with the drug business from this point on. Wes's respect for people such as Tony, Wes's older half-brother, and admiration of these persons' lifestyles is a big motivator to seek out wealth. One day,...
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...The other wes moore is a book about two children who struggle with drugs during their childhood but both have two fates. One works at the white house and on is locked up for prison for life and here are 2 reason why this impacted their fates. Both Wes Moore and the other wes had mothers who cared for them but only one of them actually did something about their wrongdoings during their childhood. They both did not have fathers which meant both wes’s only had their mothers as a proper adult to look up too. At the beginning author wes looked up to his father dearly but he passed and the other wes’s father was absent and not in his life which led him to look up to his older brother tony who was in the drug game and in and out of jail regularly....
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...The Other Wes Moore The Other Wes Moore is a story of two different lives, but with the same name, and how their journeys have been shaped by their decisions in the past. Through the book, there are many recurring themes. An individual's choices has consequences, Discipline and violence, the influence of family and friends are all common themes shown by author Wes moore throughout the book, shining light on each of their life journeys. One common theme throughout the book is that, an Individual's choice has consequences. This theme is shown throughout the book from multiple devices. Imagery is a strong device used by many authors to visually describe a literary work. In the other Wes Moore, imagery...
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...Wes Moore's The Other Wes Moore represents the lives of two. Wes Moore, the author, becomes a Rhodes Scholar when he learns of another man who is about to be sentenced to life in prison for killing a police officer. At the time, the two Moore live near each other and are about the same age. However, they both took dramatically different path. They both have similarities, such as being African-American young men who grew up with single parent. Both showed intelligence early in life. Both also had early trouble with the law, similar child life experiences, and the same setbacks in life. Some of these problems included drugs, violence, poverty, and an absent father. But the Moore who ended up in prison faced more challenges. His mother was a drug addict; he lived in a very drug-infested neighborhood, and was engaged in the drug trade at a...
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...In The Other Wes Moore, we are introduced to two men who come from just miles apart yet experience incredibly different lives. In the first chapter, we are introduced to Mary Moore, the other Wes Moore’s mother. She has just been informed she cannot fulfill her dreams of attending Johns Hopkins University and must settle with her low-level job at a medical center. Mary thinks about the destruction seen on Pennsylvania Avenue during previous riots and remembers not being allowed outside to avoid the danger during the riots. After the riots, Mary says that Pennsylvania Avenue never truly recovered. The Avenue and other inner-city Baltimore areas suffered almost $14 million in damages. Just 2.4 miles away from these devastated areas sits Johns Hopkins University, the University Mary could now only dream...
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...has been halted. Not growth as in height, or weight, but growth of character, growth of personality, of temperament. Having the capability to broaden the mind and expand personal boundaries and push the limits chosen to be accepted, that is when mankind will prosper. Accepting oneself and discovering purpose in ones abilities, that is when mankind will prosper. Facing challenges and overcoming obstacles, exceeding the physical boundaries of the human body, that is when mankind will prosper. Through reflection, personal growth is the ability to change the thinking, behaviors, and beliefs of an individual, which are found present in the book The Other Wes Moore, the commencement speech by Neil Gaiman, and the song A Change is Gonna Come. The Other Wes Moore is a tale...
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...working with others makes a job easier. Children need a individual who can teach them about teamwork and problem solving; the individual turns out to be the father of the house. Skills learned from a father, or father figure, are extremely important in the child’s adolescence and adulthood. In The Other Wes Moore, by Wes Moore, male figures, specifically male role models, play an important part in both Wes Moores’ lives and young boy’s lives in general, eventually making or breaking their future. The author, Wes Moore has many important male role models in his life that enable him to live up to his full potential. Uncle Howard, taking the place of Moore’s deceased father, encourages Moore to strive for higher education over a career in basketball one day as they play the game in their neighborhood. This example clearly depicts the influence of Uncle Howard on Wes Moore, the author, in his education and the influence that eventually earned Moore more opportunities in his later life, such as careers and scholarships. The harsh reality that Uncle Howard speaks to Moore and the emotional support he gives, helps Moore to get back on the right track and create a better and...
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...The Other Wes Moore "The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his"-Wes Moore (author). Wes Moore is an author who wrote a book about himself and someone else he knows who is coincidentally also named Wes Moore. The book is called The Other Wes Moore, and it takes place from 1982 to 2000. Currently, the other Wes Moore is in jail for murder of a police officer, robbery, and drug-dealing. The lives of both Wes Moores were affected by role models. The author Wes's role model was a military school sergeant; the other Wes's role model was a drug-dealer. The role models people choose will affect them later on in life. One example of how role models affected the other Wes's life is when...
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...For thousands of years people have debated whether Nature or Nurture controls who they become. They wonder whether people's destiny is controlled by their genes (Nature) or their environment (Nurture) and there is evidence to support both sides. In the book, “The Other Wes Moore” the author describes two boys with the same name who were raised in the same part of Baltimore, one became a Rhodes Scholar and a decorated combat veteran while the other one ended up serving a life sentence for murder. Two young boys with the same name in the same neighborhood end up being complete opposites. Nurture has a major impact on one's life, this is a result of the...
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...things you aren’t willing to fight for. Attending The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fate Event, made me realize something that is bigger than I. Mr. Wes said, “in order to be successful in life you have to fight for something that is worth the fight”. Fighting is not something a wise person would recommend doing, but in life, there are some things that are worth the fight no matter what the cost of the battle is. One is going to have to remember, fights don’t really have to be physical. In my life there are a few things-that are worth fighting for, my God, my life, my family, and my education. The most important thing to fight for is my God. My Father usually tells me,...
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...decisions by professional judgments to avoid possible threatens to independence. This is a case study report of Case 3-45, which is the best case to get a better understanding of these difficult situations that relate to auditors' independence. This report is presented in three parts: case introduction, case 1 analysis, case 2 analysis, conclusion and further study. In case introduction part, the firm and case overview is briefly introduced. In following two parts, case 1 analysis and case 2 analysis, include the detailed case overview, analysis according to AICPA rules and references, and opinions over each case. In the final conclusion and further study, the report reaches to the conclusion of Case 3-45 and develops the further study suggestions. Case Introduction In Case 3-45, the main office of a public accounting firm, charged by partners, has met two difficult situations that may impair the firm’s independence. Don Moore and Mary Reed are two professional staff, who, respectively, are involved in a specific situation with “covered member” and “direct and indirect financial interest” issues that make the situations difficult to deal with. The difficulties in this case analysis are to judge the essence of the relationship between staff member and related personnel and the nature of the financial interest. By analyzing their independence in appearance and independence in mind...
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...Gilliland-Moore Wines A Business Proposal to Suggest Employee Recruitment and Selection Prepared for Annetta Cherne Human Resource Director Gilliland-Moore Wines Prepared by Ronald D. Mosely Jr. University of Phoenix Industrial – Organizational Consultant Iwamoto, Crews, Coe Consulting February, 03, 2014 Proposal Number: GMW - 004 Gilliland-Moore Wines A Business Proposal to Suggest Employee Recruitment and Selection Executive Summary Background Gilliland - Moore Wines is a California winery, that has built a successful business in the spirits industry. Gilliand – Moore Wines success dates back 20 years and had a meager start in California and Oregon. Throughout the 20 year period Gilliand – Moore Wines has been able to expand throughout the western hemisphere and gain national recognition through public offerings and winning well - known competitions in the wine industry. Recently, Gilliand – Moore Wines has experienced rapid growth and are looking to expand its local reach into a nation – wide distribution. Objective Currently Gilliand – Moore wines has been corresponding with Iwamoto, Crews, Coe Consulting to find a solution to their current recruitment and personnel selection predicament. This current correspondence will offer a final proposal to this predicament in the form of offering resolution...
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...Elder Philosophy According to Moore, Philosophy means “to love wisdom,” the tract on which one travels seeking answers to questions of knowledge, existence, moral judgment, and society. One cannot define philosophy in one compact, single minded definition. Philosophy is to broad and thought provoking field of study to seek one concrete definition. Philosophy in my mind is an attempt to understand how we all connect in the universe. Philosophers ask questions that make one go “umm.” Because there are no wrong answers in philosophy. Each answer can provoke question after question and still not present the answer one seeks. Take the question “if a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it do it make a sound?” First thought would be to say yes it does make a sound. But philosophers may argue the question, how do we know it makes a sound, it was not heard. “What is sound?” “Is sound produced only if one can hear it?” “Does falling produce sound or did the tree produce sound?” Philosophical questions are speculative, which give philosophers the road to examine different avenue of study at once. Philosophy tends to overlap other areas of study from physic, art, science, to any other subject that one can name. Any subject can be study philosophically when the right questions are asked. Questions are categorized in different areas of study. Epistemology deals with the questions concerning knowledge; how we know what we know is truth. Metaphysics explores...
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...Paper #2 [Rhetorical Analysis Assignment (1)] (4 full pp. double-spaced) Sicko Analysis In 2007 documentary Sicko Michael Moore addresses the issue of America’s health care system. This topic has been in continuous debate among our political leaders for many years now. Michael Moore believes America’s health system is morally corrupt which is unreasonable for being the wealthiest country in the world. In many instances throughout the film, he argues the fact that the American health care system is subject to fraudulent decisions, aiming towards governmental funds, rather than the rights of American citizens. Furthermore, he compares health care conditions from around the world, arguing that countries with this benefit are much better off than those that are not. This movie is an attempt to encourage middle class individuals to stand up for what Moore thinks of their Constitutional right, health care. In the movie Moore uses different techniques to support his argument that universal health care is better than government regulated health care. One of which was to interview individuals around the United States about their health insurance experiences. One of the most memorable stories came from a mother whose four-year-old daughter died because she was refused care at a hospital. The way Moore sets up this particular interview is unforgettable. As she begins telling her chilling account, the camera zooms into her face. When the camera zooms out, we see that behind her is...
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...Executive Summary The following case study analysis examines the Chattanooga Ice Cream division’s recent failures in light of Stay & Shop’s recent decision to replace CIC with Sealtest in all of their Southeast Stores. It will shed a light on the dysfunctions and shortcomings of the team and their leader. A comprehensive analysis will follow and break down where CIC has failed both within the company and in the marketplace. After an examination and analysis is complete, I will offer a series of recommendations that must be made in order to bring CIC back to profitability and relevance. Introduction Chattanooga Ice Cream is in trouble. They have suffered from a lack of leadership, poor management, lack of marketplace knowledge and a dysfunctional team. Due to these reasons, they have found themselves in a position where their third-largest customer, Stay & Shop, has decided to replace them with the Sealtest line in all of their southeast region supermarkets within the next 90 days. This decision has caused the company, and their leader, Charlie Moore, to go into panic mode in an attempt to keep the business afloat, while also increasing revenue and expanding the product line while facing external stressors that include the competition introducing premium and “mix-in” flavors and the sagging consumption of ice cream. The Issues and Problems After a lengthy review of the case study, I have come to recognize three distinct problems that CIC faces. They have an unclear...
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