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1 book, 1 poem, same message

The book The Other Wes Moore
The book The Other Wes Moore and the The book The Other Wes Moore
and the poem “The Road Not
poem “The Road Not Taken” are very and the poem “The Road Not
Taken” are very similar. They
similar. They also have some Taken” are very similar. They also
also have some differences.
differences. Throughout the years, they have some differences.
Throughout the years, they have
have been compared for their likeness Throughout the years, they have
been compared for their likeness
and distinction. The theme of both is been compared for their likeness
and distinction. The theme of
how you choose to live your life. You and distinction. The theme of both
both is how you choose to live
have two paths and you should pick one is how you choose to live your
your life. You have two paths
to follow. life. You have two paths and you
and you should pick one to
This is Wes Moore, the should pick one to follow.
The book The Other Wes Moore is follow.
author of the books,
about 2 boys who have the same name. The book The Other Wes Moore is
talking at Schenectady about 2 boys who have the same
The book The Other Wes Moore
County Community There is author Wes who is the author
is about 2 boys who have the
College of the book and is talking in first person name. There is author Wes who is
same name. There is author Wes
Then there is the other Wes. He is the the author of the book and is
who is the author of the book
Wes who is being written about. They talking in first person Then there
and is talking in first person
have sort of the same life growing up. is the other Wes. He is the Wes
Then there is the other Wes. He
Author Wes’s father passed away when who is being written about. They
is the Wes who is being written
Wes was very young and other Wes’s have sort of the same life growing
The poem “The Road Not Taken” is The poem “The Road Not Taken” is about. They have sort of the
fathersomeone
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because they really enjoyed it. They
made. Are you going to regret it because path that they took and that is skipping school and his grades
school so they could put him in his getting himself in some trouble do not regret the path that they took
you want to make sure that it is really important to think about before the have been dropping severely.
place. On the other hand, other Wes’s involving drugs and alcohol. and that is important to think about
what you want to do and that you will decision is made. Are you going to Other Wes has been getting
mother did not want to do anything to regret Because of author Wes’s behavior, before the decision is made. Are you
enjoy it. In the end, it is telling you to it because you want to make himself in some trouble
try and help. Because of this, he found his mother decided that he should going to regret it because you want
follow the path that you want to take. sure that it is really what you want involving drugs
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a lot more trouble attend military school so they to make sure that it isand alcohol.
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