The Other Wes Moore: Assignment #4

Mentors In Life: By: Destiny Portillo Having finished the novel, we reach the final conclusion in which Wes Moore gives thanks to those who have changed his life for the better. Of course, understanding he made plenty of mistakes, he views them now as forms of growth and learning. As well as knowing he would not have been the man he was at the end of this novel if it weren’t for the guidance of his mother, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. Being human beings we are consistently coming along these instances and paths in life where we have to make critical choices. There will of course be times where we may follow the wrong path, or make unhealthy decisions that may affect us negatively. I myself have had my fair share of mistakes and stubbles down the wrong path. A particular instance that tends to come into mind would have to be the time I lied to my parents about being at “cheer practice”. During my sophomo...