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At the end of part I, have the lives of Wes and the other Wes diverged or are they still parallel? Discuss this with a partner for two minutes then write a sentence or two telling us why you believe their lives have or have not diverged. 

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At the end of part I, have the lives of Wes and the other Wes diverged or are they still parallel? Discuss this with a partner for two minutes then write a sentence or two telling us why you believe their lives have or have not diverged. 

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Please share one sentence from your part I writing assignment. 

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Please share one sentence from your part I writing assignment. 

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At the end of part II, have the lives of Wes and the other Wes diverged or are they still parallel? Write yes or no and why. 

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At the end of part II, have the lives of Wes and the other Wes diverged or are they still parallel? Write yes or no and why. 

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Please share one sentence from your part II writing assignment. 

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Please share one sentence from your part II writing assignment. 

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Please share one sentence from your part III writing assignment. 

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Please share one sentence from your part III writing assignment. 

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“Even though I am happy we will be going over this topic, I feel like sometimes, especially recently, that it is talked about a bit too much and is a tough topic to discuss sometimes. This is because sometimes when I try to talk about race and racism today, I do not want to accidentally offend anyone, and it can take more thinking to do so, which is fine, but it just makes talking a bit more difficult."

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“Even though I am happy we will be going over this topic, I feel like sometimes, especially recently, that it is talked about a bit too much and is a tough topic to discuss sometimes. This is because sometimes when I try to talk about race and racism today, I do not want to accidentally offend anyone, and it can take more thinking to do so, which is fine, but it just makes talking a bit more difficult."

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“I am extremely happy that we are having conversations as such in our class. The weight from non people of color and people of color in the school is something hard to talk about.”

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“I am extremely happy that we are having conversations as such in our class. The weight from non people of color and people of color in the school is something hard to talk about.”

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“I feel uncomfortable talking about it.”

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“I feel uncomfortable talking about it.”

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“I don't really care that we will be having these conversations in class. I'm going to say what I feel. Yes I do think people talk about race to much. Sometimes people use it as an excuse or they'll be like "oh its because Im this or I believe in this huh?"

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“I don't really care that we will be having these conversations in class. I'm going to say what I feel. Yes I do think people talk about race to much. Sometimes people use it as an excuse or they'll be like "oh its because Im this or I believe in this huh?"

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“I have pretty mixed feelings on this topic but if I had to say any it would be frustrated, sad, and anxious. I think it comes from me knowing the history beside the race war and me being a African-American male in this world and knowing what we as a race go through on a daily basis.”

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“I have pretty mixed feelings on this topic but if I had to say any it would be frustrated, sad, and anxious. I think it comes from me knowing the history beside the race war and me being a African-American male in this world and knowing what we as a race go through on a daily basis.”

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“I just find it hard to understand how you can look at someone and just say that they are a bad person or they are a threat to me without knowing them. It's just an issue in our world that people say will change but most likely never will.”

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“I just find it hard to understand how you can look at someone and just say that they are a bad person or they are a threat to me without knowing them. It's just an issue in our world that people say will change but most likely never will.”

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“When seeing the pictures you showed us yesterday, I just didn't care about it. I don't like or dislike the protests and I generally felt as if it wasn't my problem.”

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“When seeing the pictures you showed us yesterday, I just didn't care about it. I don't like or dislike the protests and I generally felt as if it wasn't my problem.”

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“It's just an issue in our world that people say will change but most likely never will.”

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“It's just an issue in our world that people say will change but most likely never will.”

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I am never really caught in sitiuations where I am/feel like a minority.

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It can be hard to be the middleman, especially in Wes' situation becase he is at the end of two extremes.

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Although this was a big change, the only way that I had to cope with this was just to push it off to the side, and do the thing I love most.

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There are plenty of times that I have been in the minority, although I never felt like I was judged or treated differently for that.

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There are plenty of times that I have been in the minority, although I never felt like I was judged or treated differently for that.

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I hangout with people that go to public schools and sometimes they would comment on how rich i was because i went to a private school. 

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I hangout with people that go to public schools and sometimes they would comment on how rich i was because i went to a private school. 

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I was in the middle of two groups at practice 

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I was in the middle of two groups at practice 

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A spectrum that I'm in the middle of is the people in my school and the people on my basketball team.

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	When I was in 5th grade, everyone in my class already had phones.

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	When I was in 5th grade, everyone in my class already had phones.

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I haven't really felt in between in some places but I have felt like the "odd one out."

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The way I coped through this situation was by talking to people that have more experience in the basketball world so I could get their outlook on the situation. 

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The way I coped through this situation was by talking to people that have more experience in the basketball world so I could get their outlook on the situation. 

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When I told my friends that I would be transferring schools most of them were happy for me. But there were a few that were envious. 

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When I told my friends that I would be transferring schools most of them were happy for me. But there were a few that were envious. 

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I have felt like a minority before, but I dealt with it and moved on

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I have felt like a minority before, but I dealt with it and moved on

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I always felt like this school is to rich for me and I felt poor when I came here.

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I really deal with it and move on.it doesn't really bother me

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I live a life right in the middle. I don't really care that I'm in the middle of those 2 lifestyles because no one talks about how much money they have.

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I live a life right in the middle. I don't really care that I'm in the middle of those 2 lifestyles because no one talks about how much money they have.

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Although this was a big change, the only way that I had to cope with this was just to push it off to the side, and do the thing I love most

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Their lives diverged once other wes started fighting and got involved in drugs

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Bronx, Fight, headphones

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I have been caught in the middle of two extreme sides of a spectrum. In the beginning, I cared a lot bout it because I felt like if I did not have the same things as the other kids I would not fit in.

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Personally, I have never really been caught between both worlds, but I have felt singled out in a way.

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one moved to the Bronx, The fight, and getting involved with drugs

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Yes, they have split already because the other wes is already showing how hes heading down the wring path.

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they are still deciding what they will do

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Lastly, I went to a military summer camp and almost everyone in there spoke Spanish and English.

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Because moving to the bronx

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I faced this challenge by being myself all the time and being true to who I am. Though, I did not fit in to these places, I do have fun in the environment and that money should not say who you are.

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Their lives diverged when one of them went to a private school.

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yes because of a new education for the writer wes

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Yes because moving to Bronx and going to different schools

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Yes because moving to Bronx and going to different schools

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yes their lives diverged once the other Wes went to Riverdale and when the other Wes got involved in Drugs

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Yes because Wes Moore moved to the bronx

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School brother drugs

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Writer Wes moving to  the Bronx and going to Riverdale

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Their lives started to diverge when the writer Wes was getting a better education at Riverdale while the prisoner Wes is going into drugs

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yes because one Wes Moore is in jail🗣 and the other one is in military 😟🤪

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A time I was given a second chance was in middle school in 6th grade. It was in science class and I never did well on the tests or quizzes.

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A time I was given a second chance was in middle school in 6th grade. It was in science class and I never did well on the tests or quizzes.

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military school, Ray, Shea, Spray-paint, Platoon leader

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One of the times I was given a second chance was in one of my lacrosse games. I had given up a goal on a stupid play that I had made.

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yes

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I learned to do something even if you don't want to. it has taught me a lot because I've remembered that moment and it has helped me in many different situations

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I learned to do something even if you don't want to. it has taught me a lot because I've remembered that moment and it has helped me in many different situations

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When I was younger, I would frequently be given second chances by my parents to tell the truth. 

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When I was younger, I would frequently be given second chances by my parents to tell the truth. 

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I've never been given a second chance but a time that I wish that I was given a second chance was when I cheated on an assignment and copied my friends answers and I ended up getting a 0% and I got in a lot of trouble by my parents and they took my phone and video games and I wish I was given a second chance and would have gotten a warning or maybe let me redo the assignment. I wish I would've just done my own work. Second Chances can be the last chance depending on how many times you've done it or what you did.

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We had a lengthy amount of time to do it and I thought to myself "I can do it later" instead of "do it now".

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Like both Wes’s, I was given a second chance before as well, but this was a second chance at my basketball career. This happened during my EYBL season, and I was not playing that well during my last couple of games and my parents were about to stop me from playing but they gave me one more chance.

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Like both Wes’s, I was given a second chance before as well, but this was a second chance at my basketball career. This happened during my EYBL season, and I was not playing that well during my last couple of games and my parents were about to stop me from playing but they gave me one more chance.

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A time I had a second chance was when I did bad in a game and they gave me another chance.

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My first chance I go nervous and messed up my words. Then, I got to restart, and I was more confident in myself.

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While I was turning my life around, I learned many things. I learned to be more grateful for the things that I have, and people are less fortunate than I am. I learned that I had plenty to be happy with and have a loving and supportive family.

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In school, I get bad grades sometimes. But, thankfully, the teachers give me second chances and let me redo the test or quiz.

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In school, I get bad grades sometimes. But, thankfully, the teachers give me second chances and let me redo the test or quiz.

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I have had a time where I’ve had a second chance. I was taking a math quiz in 7th grade, and I didn’t really study and was not confident that I was going to do well. A few days later I got my quiz back and it’s a bad grade. I talked to my teacher saying this time I will study and work hard to do well. She said I can take another form of the test. I was thankful. I took the second chance and got a way better grade than before.

I learned that You should try your hardest first time around, so you don’t have to struggle and do it again. I think if you get enough chances there is bound to be a last chance. You can't just except to be bailed out every time or given another chance every time.

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One time I was given a second chance was when I was in year 8. I was struggling in a world religions class and I did not do a great job on a test and I was given a second chance to redo the test.

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One time my Spanish teacher gave me a chance to re take my Spanish speaking test

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yes

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I was talking back to my parents and them the next thing i heard was, "go up to your room." My dad said.

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I failed a Japanese Mid-Term then got to retake it

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I failed a Japanese Mid-Term then got to retake it

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I was given a second chance when my whole class did poorly on a Spanish test and the teacher let us do it again without giving us bad grades.

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I was given a second chance when my whole class did poorly on a Spanish test and the teacher let us do it again without giving us bad grades.

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One time where I got a second chance was just a little while ago, where I was having some mental problems. I was in a state of not willing to try in school and I saw that my grades were suffering.

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One time where I got a second chance was just a little while ago, where I was having some mental problems. I was in a state of not willing to try in school and I saw that my grades were suffering.

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One time I was given a second chance it was in the 6th grade and I got kicked off my school team. Then after a couple of weeks later, the coach asked me if I wanted to be back on the team .