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  In the novel “The other Wes Moore” he gives credit to those who have helped shape him into the man he is today. When it comes to a person growing up it's helpful to have someone on your side to guide you along the way. Showing you the ropes, advising you right from wrong, and just being there if you need to be heard out. Unfortunately Wes was a bit deprived of that because he lost his father at a young age. He still had his mother but for a kid to lose their father at a time he did and how highly he looked up to him it really threw him off his game. Personally I could vouch for needing someone in my life to guide me. If I didn’t have my mother I don't know what I would do, she pushes me to be the best person I can be even when I feel like giving up. For example with college as I near my last year as a college student the pressure becomes greater and sometimes I question myself whether this is all worth it. When I do she's always right there to keep me pushing through it. ...
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Hard news

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       In the novel “The Other Wes Moore” the character Wes Moore that ended up in prison explains everything he has been through from his childhood to adulthood so far and it seems that it has always been a bit crazy. One important detail I've learned so far that has been revealed to me is that at a young age Wes conceived a child with a girl named Alicia he met on the school bus. They started out as friends but their relationship quickly progressed to more. He  confided in his brother about his predicament since he also had a baby on the way but unfortunately his brother spilled the beans to their mother at a family dinner with the mother of his child present at the event. His mother was devastated to hear the news because she could slowly see her second son turning into her first. Young, unprepared, and unfocused on the bright future she wanted for him. She asked the new coming mom if this was true and she confirmed, unsure on how to accept the news, Wes's mo...
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Working hard

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Welcome all, today we are going to take a different approach to our conversion and get more personal. I am currently reading a book called “The Other Wes Moore” and one of  the characters in the story explains how they use basketball as a scapegoat from their rough reality. I can honestly say that I also am known to find ways to escape or occupy myself or my thoughts for that matter when I have a lot going on in my life. I was never the type of person to adapt to hobbies. I’m not much of a reader, I can't draw and I don't paint or anything like that but I was able to find something to keep my mind off of my troubles.   For example I’ve always thought about going to the gym and better myself but I never had the motivation. However, I found that during my days I would get lonely and begin to feel depressed because I didn't have enough around me to keep my spirits up. So instead of wallowing in my depression I decided to finally buy a gym membership and begin my fitness jou...
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Decision vs. fate

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 Hello readers, another topic for you today, today's discussion will be on whether or not we are products of our environment or products of our expectations. To be a product of an environment to me means to have one's decisions influenced by the type of lifestyle they chose because that's what they group up around and believe it was their only option. Or the people they hang around with influence them and their decisions whether it's negative or positive. For example two different families are presented, one in a lower class environment where crime is known to occur and the living situations and income isn’t the greatest. And the other a higher classed family, not too high to where they are in a mansion but they are living comfortably to the point their only worries in life is what vacation they are going to be going on each year. Not having to worry about whose child got injured while playing outside in the streets innocently or while rummaging through the mail, they h...
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Education or Entrapment?

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  Welcome gentle reader to another discussion of one of life's biggest scams, education.  In today’s world, education has immensely changed for the worse. The cost has skyrocketed, the value has plummeted, and the class sizes have doubled. When people search for higher education they expect nothing but the best for the price they are paying, literally and figuratively. Instead students are either graduating or not graduating college exceeding nothing but stress on their plates. This is because of the government, life, and the University/ professors themselves.  As a college student myself I know it can be difficult to keep your eye on the prize, which is finishing that said college of course. One can give up, get distracted by other activities, or even drop out of a class or school all together. This is why we should hold the professors somewhat accountable for each and every student to make sure that doesn’t happen. As stated by Hacker and Dreifus “Engage all students…...
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Eyes bigger than your stomach?

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Hello readers, today we're going to take a turn to a more pressing matter, obesity.     In today's society obesity has skyrocketed immensely to never before seen numbers in the young community. Unfortunately the focus is on ages 6-19 because these are the people that eat unhealthy food the most and are struggling with weight conditions. Is fast food the new tobacco? I would say this is a question where I can see the cons and the negative pros of why people eat fast food so much. Once in a blue moon craving for fast food never kills anyone but when it comes to resorting to this outlet of fast food such as McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, etc... It can lead to horrible consequences. Take the film "Super Size Me '' for example, you can view for yourself the devastating effects it took on the filmmaker's body.      However some people may not be able to afford a home cooked healthy meal at home, that's when fast food becomes their only option as some...
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Is pop culture the pro or antagonist?

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         Hey readers! It's a lovely day to talk about pop culture and its effects on society.           Pop culture is basically  modern popular culture converted into the mass media which is projected onto the new generation. It can be a platform such as social media, magazines, music, and television all giving a way for people to voice their opinions or beliefs. It's hard to say whether or not pop culture is particularly bad or good for society, I can definitely say that it's beneficial. some who feel that they don't have a voice in the real world can use pop culture as a way of being heard, however this new version of popular culture can blindside one to forget the mechanics we grew up on. Speaking out for yourself and making a stand in person can make a thousand percent more of a difference rather than just using the media. But without the media we also wouldn't be where we are today, we wouldn't see the ways of societ...
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