The Other Wes Moore Character Analysis

The Weight of the World The nature vs. nurture debate is a common and long standing debate in fields such as biology, sociology, psychology, history, literacy, government, and many more, but it is accepted that they both play a huge part in the world. Nature produces a template of what an organism can become. The organism is held between the ends of a spectrum of what can be, yet it will never have the knowledge of its full potential. Due to this, the organism in question must dedicate itself to an environment in which it can fully express its absolute abilities. The characters of The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore is a wonderful example of this theory. It should not be expected for a seed planted in hydrochloric acid to grow, therefore it

In the beginning of Chapter 7, the author of the story, Wes Moore, shows that due to his mother sacrificing her time and moving him to a better neighborhood and school, military school, and the books he read, he was able to make a successful life for himself. If it wasn’t for his mother he would most likely have continued to sell drugs like his brother. The tone of Chapter 7 was appreciative and this is in light of the fact that the author Wes Moore appreciated that his mother and other people around him attempted to support him and encouraged him no matter where he decided to go in life. He was also able to look up to people such as Lieutenant Colonel Murane and Admiral Hill, who were all members of the military and thus would have had lots of discipline. This discipline wore off on Wes Moore and taught him how to become the excellent leader he later became. His military training leads him to becoming a paratrooper where the first half of Chapter 7 begins and also ends, with Wes Moore leaping out the back of the plane feeling peace, love, and appreciation as he sails through the air towards Alabama

The majority of what makes up an organism is its genetic variation, but it is impossible to not suffer from changes due to the environment, some of these changes may be unnoticeable, but some can determine life and death. This is caused by something known as epigenetics, which is the modification of gene expression, rather than the sequence of genes themselves. A few of the disease found in humans that are dependent on the environment of the human are type two diabetes, alcoholism, some forms of cancer, schizophrenia, heart disease, along with many others. A person's personality is also determined by the society around them. It is only natural for the human mind to accept the folkways, mores, and taboos of the people around them and thus strengthen these norms. Due to groupthink a person that accepts the goals and means of the society will most likely disregard the means after being subject to the ideals of a group of deviants for a long period of time. Due to these many reasons, of which there are many more, it should be understood and mentally maintained that while there may always be choices, there may not be any good choices