Do You Agree With The Following Statement For The Other Wes Moore

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The book The Other Wes Moore is a book that is mainly about choices and their effects. The two characters had very similar childhoods, yet one became a criminal and the other was extremely successful.This book helped me understand that choices we make, even small ones, can greatly affect our future. An example of this was on page 100, the author writes that “The news of imminent parenthood did not stop Wes from making time for other girls.” This leads to Wes having several more children. He doesn’t see them often, and several of them ended up living with his mother. Another choice that changed Wes’ life forever was when he began to sell drugs. On page 62, Wes says “There was definitely money to be made.” This decision made him a criminal,