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TOWM Chapters 1-3 Discussion Post 1010 unread replies

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TOWM Chapters 1-3 Discussion Post

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Select 3-4 quotes from chapters 1-3 that stood out to you and write a 2-3 paragraph (total) post that answers the following:
1. Why did these quotes stand out to you?
2. Why do you think these quotes are important?
3. How do these quotes add to your understanding of the book?

Be sure to include the exact quotes (with page numbers) in your post. When answering the
questions, be sure to talk about each of the quotes you selected. Note, all quotes cannot come from Chapter 1.

vMini writing assignment #2 TOWM Chapters 1-3 TOMLIN.docx

TOWM Chapters 4-6 Discussion Post

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Select a visual image or video of your choosing that you think relates in some way to Chapters 4-6. Post the image/video to the discussion board and write a 2-3 paragraph posts that answers the following:

  1. What is happening in the image/video that you selected?
  2. How do you think your selected image/video relates to chapter 4-6 of the book The Other Wes Moore?

Be sure to post the image/video to the discussion board and to fully explain the connection between your selected image/video and the book.Mini writing assignment #3 TOWM Chapters 4-6 TOMLIN.docx

Chapters 7-8, and Epilogue Discussion Post

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Reflect on chapters 7-8 and Epilogue and write a 2-3 paragraph post that answers the

following questions:

  1. What personal connections can you make between the book and your life experiences?
  2. How has your thinking changed as a result of reading this book?
  3. Moving forward, how will you use what you have learned from this book to work towards achieving your goals—both academic and personal?

Be sure to fully explain your answers using specific examples from the book (with page numbers) and from your personal experience.Mini writing assignment #4- TOWM Chapters 7-8 and Epilogue TOMLIN.docx

 

The Other Wes Moore: Chapters 1-3 Reflect on the following quotes from chapters 1-3 of The Other Wes Moore and write a response for each according to the instructions below. Prompt #1 “Your father wasn’t there because he couldn’t be, my father wasn’t there because he chose not to be. We’re going to mourn their absence in different ways.” – pg. 3 Write a 2-3-paragraph response where you examine the impact of fatherlessness on Wes Moore #1 and Wes Moore #2. a. In what ways did growing up without a father impact both men? b. Do the reasons behind their fathers being absent (choice versus death) factor into things? c. Given that one father’s absence was by choice and the other father’s absence was by circumstance, in what ways might their mourning processes differ? Prompt #2 “But no matter how tough he was, or how many corners he controlled, what Tony really wanted was to go back in time, to before he’d gotten himself so deep in the game, and do it all over. He wanted to be like Wes…Like a soldier after years of combat; Tony hated the war and wanted Wes to do whatever he could to avoid it. He was willing to risk seeming like a hypocrite.” – pg. 28 Write a 2-3-paragraph response where you examine the impact of Tony’s lifestyle on Wes Moore #2. a. How did Wes #2 view Tony’s lifestyle? b. Given his lifestyle, how effective could Tony really be in trying to convince Wes #2 to take a different path? c. How might Wes #2’s life be different if Tony had chosen a more positive path? Prompt #3 “Later in life I learned that the way many governors projected the number of beds they’d need for prison facilities was by examining the reading scores of third graders. Elected officials deduced that a strong percentage of kids reading below their grade level by third grade would be needing a secure place to stay when they got older. Considering my performance in the classroom thus far, I was well on my way to needing state-sponsored accommodations.” – pg. 54 Write a 2-3-paragraph response where you examine the relationship between education and incarceration. a. Do you find this information shocking? Why or why not? b. What are the long-term effects that education (or lack thereof) can have on your life? c. What is the relationship between two seemingly unrelated environments (school and prison)? The Other Wes Moore: Chapters 7-8 and Epilogue Reflect on the following quotes from chapters 7-8 and the epilogue of The Other Wes Moore and write a 2-3-paragraph response for each according to the instructions below. 1. “Do you think we’re all just products of our environments? His [the “other” Wes’s] smile dissolved into a smirk, with the left side of his face resting at ease. I think so, or maybe products of our expectations. Others’ expectations of us or our expectations for ourselves? I mean other’s expectations that you take on as your own. I (“author” Wes) realized then how difficult it is to separate the two. The expectations that others place on us help us form our expectations of ourselves. We will do what others expect of us, [“other”] Wes said. If they expect us to graduate, we will graduate. If they expect us to get a job, we will get a job. If they expect us to go to jail, then that’s where we will end up too. At some point you lose control. I sympathized with him, but I recoiled from his ability to shed responsibility seamlessly and drape it at the feet of others. True, but it’s easy to lose control when you were never looking for it in the first place.” – Introduction, ch. 7 a. What was expected of Wes #1? b. Did these expectations influence his behavior? Why or Why not? c. What was expected of Wes #2? d. Did these expectations influence his behavior? Why or Why not? 2. “The sight of her coming off her high, stumbling to the bathroom, disgusted Wes. He saw this every day. The people who would line up around the corner for drugs. The people who would do anything to score. He knew these people because he was the one who got them what they needed. It was his job. And it pained him to realize that the mother of his children (Cheryl) was just like them…Wes was tired. Tired of being locked up, tired of watching drugs destroy entire families, communities, an entire city. He was tired of being shot at and having to attend the funerals of his friends. He understood that his thoughts contradicted his actions; he had long since accepted that. It was just that his tolerance of his own hypocrisy was wearing thin.” – pg. 138 a. Seeing Cheryl high disgusted Wes to the point of wanting to be out of the drug game. Why do you think this event was significant enough to cause this reaction, when so many other significant events had not? 3. “The sentence was indeed life in prison without the possibility of parole. The guards placed their hands on Wes and shuffled him away. The hands of the state would stay on him for the rest of his life. Wes had spent much of his adolescence incarcerated, and he knew that occasional bids in the pen were part of the game. But he„d never figured this. Maybe it was because he„d never thought long term about his life at all. Early losses condition you to believe that short-term plans are always smarter. Now Wes„s mind wandered to the long term for the first time. Finally, he could see his future.” – pg. 157 a. Why did Wes #2 never really think about his long-term future until it was already set for him? b. Would his life be any different if he had taken time to think about his future? 4. “…to simply walk along the pristine Inner Harbor or go see the Orioles in action without understanding that all of Baltimore is not downtown would be…misleading. The truth is that there are two Baltimore’s. Almost every other major city in this country leads the same double life.” – pg. 158-59 a. What does the author mean by this quote? b. What are the two Baltimore’s? 5. “And when I finish my story, the question that comes up the most is the one that initiated this quest: „What made the difference? ? And the truth is that I don„t know. The answer is elusive. People are so wildly different, and it„s hard to know when genetics or environment or just bad luck is decisive. As I’ve puzzled over the issue, I’ve become convinced that there are some clear and powerful measures that can be taken during this crucial time in a young person„s life. Some of the ones that helped me come to mind, from finding strong mentors to being entrusted with responsibilities that forced me to get serious about my behavior. There is no one thing that leads people to move in one direction or another. I think the best we can do is give our young people a chance to make the best decisions possible by providing them with the information and the tools and the support they need.”– pg. 179, Epilogue a. What role did neighborhood/environment play in the life outcomes of Wes #1 and Wes #2? b. What role did personal responsibility play in the life outcomes of Wes #1 and Wes #2? The Other Wes Moore: Chapters 4-6 Reflect on the following quotes from chapters 4-6 of The Other Wes Moore and write a 2-3paragraph response for each according to the instructions below. 1. About Wes #2 selling drugs: Who is to blame for this? Tony, the neighborhood, the school system, Wes’s friends? She put them all on trial in her mind. She was furious at Wes for what he’s done and knew that this probably would not be the end of it.” – pg. 75 a. When trying to figure out who to blame for Wes #2 getting into the drug game, Mary noticeably does not think to include herself. Do you think Mary should take some of the responsibility? Why or why not? b. Who or what do you believe is to blame for Wes #2 getting into the drug game? 2. About Mrs. Downs, Wes #1’s homeroom teacher: “One day she flatly told me that it didn’t matter to her if I showed up because the class ran smoother when I wasn’t there. From that moment, I understood Mrs. Downs and I had an unspoken agreement, a don’t ask, don’t tell pact that worked like a charm for both of us.” – pg. 77 a. How might Wes’s grades, behavior, etc. have been different if he would have had teachers that supported him? b. Think about this situation from Mrs. Downs’ perspective. How do you see her side of the situation? c. What might you have done if you were Wes’s teacher? 3. On Wes #1 being arrested: “The cops gave us a gift that day, and I swore I would never get caught in a situation like that again. A week later, Kid Kupid was on the loose again, adding my tag to another graffiti-filled Bronx wall.” – pg. 84 a. How could Wes #1 go from being remorseful about his wrong doing back to the same illegal behavior? b. How might Wes #1’s future behavior been different if the police did not let him go with just a warning? 4. “My grandparents knew that I was at a crucial juncture in my life. These forks in the road can happen so fast for young boys; within months or even weeks, their journeys can take a decisive and possibly irrevocable turn. With no interventions—or the wrong intervention— they can be lost forever.” – pg. 95 a. What were the forks in the road for Wes #1? b. Do you think that Wes #1’s family chose the right intervention? Why or why not? c. If Wes #1’s family did not intervene, do you think his life would have been different? Why or why not? d. What were the forks in the road for Wes #2? e. What could Wes #2’s family have done to intervene? f. If Wes #2’s family had intervened, do you think his life would have been different? Why or Why not?

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