Wes Moore Research Paper

Terance Stanley Fox (also known as Terry Fox) was born on July 28th 1958. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was the second of four children born to Betty and Rolly Fox. In 1966 his father, Rolly decided to move him and his family to Vancouver, Britsh Columbia. The family moved west and eventually settled in Port Coquiltam, a community located 27km east of Vancouver.

It’s not the one with the fastest car who wins it’s the one who puts heart into it. Dale Earnhardt put more heart into racing than anyone else did. It shows why he is the best driver in the history of nascar. Dale’s life was centered around racing. 1Nascar racer Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr. was born on April 29 1951, in Kannapolis North Carolina.

Wes Pomeroy was the head of security at Woodstock. He originally said no to helping out with the event, but after Stanley Goldstein, director of operations, told him the reason for the event and the goal they were trying to reach, Pomeroy agreed to help out because he believed in what they were trying to accomplish (Makower, 1989, p. 60). Pomeroy was a highway patrolman, World War II veteran, and a chief deputy in California for years. He agreed to help with Woodstock without using violence of any kind because they wanted this to be a peaceful event (Makower, 1989, p.61) Throughout the event, Pomeroy tells about all the drug use, how dirty everything was, sexual freedoms and how happy everyone was.

Desmond Holmes came from a long line of aristocrats, however his distant relatives would most likely turn in their graves if they knew what had become of the clan. The family had fallen on hard times; they were poor. Not poor like the “unfortunate” citizens of Oftbrook, Virginia, whose hardship consisted mostly of not being able to eat out every night. The Holmes were outsiders, and none of them were particularly bright, especially Desmond. Being an outsider makes one a target, but who could be a shooter in small town Virginia?

Terry Fox is known to be a hero and a great leader worldwide. Terry Fox was born on July 28th, 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba but moved to Surrey, British Columbia in 1966 but ended up settling in Port Coquitlam in 1968. Fox was just an ordinary Canadian boy who loved sports like soccer, rugby, baseball and most of all, basketball. When he was in grade 8, he wanted to try out for the basketball team whilst only being 5’0 and there were many people better than him but he was still determined to join the team.

To begin with, the role models of both Wes’ has positively and negatively impacted their future. In regards to the author Wes, his mother, Joy, played a huge role in Wes life because she pushed and motivated Wes to do well in school regardless of the environment he was living in and the financial issues his family was facing. As Joy explained, “ ‘Well, your grades obviously aren’t bad because you can’t pick this stuff up or because you are stupid, you are just not working hard enough’ ” (The Other Wes Moore 76). When Joy started to notice that Wes skipped school, she needed to take action to prevent Wes from making bad decisions for his future, such as becoming a drug dealer.

Jackson Scott is a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States National Guard, and has been serving for five and a half years. Jackson was born and raised in Greeneville, Tennessee. He attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, and then transferred to East Tennessee State University in Johnson City Tennessee; where he received his degree in criminal justice. The school transfer was mostly because he wanted to be closer to his family and his now wife and my sister, Baylie Scott. Jackson went on to explain that he joined the military because he described it as his “sense of duty.”

Wanted John Wesley Hardin John Wesley Hardin was born on May 26, 1853 in Bonham, Texas, USA. His parents were James Gibson Hardin and Mary Elizabeth Dixon Hardin. He had 10 siblings including him. John did many things he wasn’t supposed to do when he was a kid so, he spent most of his life being a wanted man in Texas. When John was 9, he tried to run away and join the Confederate Army.

Because Wes was performing poorly in school and frequently skipping class, Joy decides to send him to valley forge military academy, in Pennsylvania. Another factor that led joy to send Wes away was that he had gotten into another fight with his sister, Nikki, and punched her lip, which he did not intend to do, however, his mom didn’t believe that it was an accident. Upon arriving at military school Wes has an extremely hard time settling in and adjusting. When he first started he was unresponsive and had disregarded the rules and refused to initially wake up. Afterward, he is abruptly approached while still laying in bed by sergeant Anderson who shouts at him, “get your goat-smelling ass out the rack!”

Wade Watts in the world of 2045. The environment is at its worse. People are fighting over scarce resources and spaces to build homes have run out. This is why everyone including Wade have taken refuge in the O.A.S.I.S. The oasis is Wade’s second home, where there is no crisis on the environment.

Darthy Jones, Carl Story and Yolanda Jones are the three people who has influenced me the most. Darthy Jones is my grandma. Carl Story is my father. Yolanda Jones is my mother. These are the people who has played a big part in my life.

'Charlie 's Angels ' actress Demi Moore looked stunning in a black dress at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards, New York, on Monday. The 52 year old stunner, showed off her beautiful physique in a black Zac Posen ottoman halter dress, which she matched with a pair of black Christian Louboutin heels. During the event, Moore turned heads as she walked the red carpet with her wrinkle- free, glowing skin and styled her hair in long, black waves.

In the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, a cruel tradition occurs in towns across the nation. Every year, the town gathers and at random chooses a head of the household and a member of that family to be stoned to death. Dave Hutchinson’s life is changed forever when his mother and father, Bill and Tessie Hutchinson, are chosen in the lottery. All the children in the town will grow up to experience different issues with their health and with different perspectives on if the lottery is right or wrong, with Dave at a more of a disadvantage as he was directly affects by the lottery.

Robin Morgan a poet and mother of one boy, Blake Morgan that became a musician. Born January 29, 1941 (now 75 years old). Grew up in Mount Vernon, NY then, moved to Sutton Place in Manhattan. Robin Morgan’s father “Mates Morgenstern” never showed up to his child getting born, but then later during WW2 Mates Morgenstern died in war, ever since that happened Robin Morgan grew up with no father. Berkeley Morgan (her mother) got her into modeling as a toddler herself, she was young for the age of five.

Born in the Bronx New York on November 10, 1968 is a comedian and a actor in famous movies today. Early life The actor and comedian was born on November 10 ,1968 and was the second of the five children. tracy grew up in bedford stuyvesant, a low-income neighborhood that was drowning in drug trade.