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The Other Wes Moore Could Have Prevented Himself From A Tragic Future?

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In the book,”The Other Wes Moore,” Wes could have prevented himself from a tragic future. Throughout the story, he made terrible decisions that would impact his future forever. These decisions led him to his future of regret and misery. Wes grew up on the criminal side of Baltimore, where drug dealers ran the streets. At a young age, Wes was fighting other people,selling drugs, lying to his mother, and he became a father in his teens. He tried to make his future seem brighter by going back to school, but it was not working out. He was unable to leave his crime-filled life behind. The text states,” Wes is out here hustling!...Tony yelled back.’ No he isn’t, he is making the money DJing,’ Mary said.” If he would have found a way to cope with

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