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Wes learns and becomes a better person staying away from crime 

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Wes learns and becomes a better person staying away from crime 

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As a result of being disciplined by his chain of command and learning what it is like to be truly scared he attempts to become a better person and does not go onto a life of crime.

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"Finally, I sat down on a rock that I could have sworn I had just tripped over ten paces back and began to cry. I was defeated. I had never wanted anything more in my life than to leave that school, and I was slowing coming to the realization that it was not going to happen" (Moore 93).

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Wes is disciplined and has all of his originality striped away from him

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Wes is disciplined and has all of his originality striped away from him

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As a result of trying to run away Wes has an emotional break down and learns what is like to be in a prison like situation.

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Because Wes has not had a respectable parental figure for a while he does not care what his chain of command says and disobeys their orders.

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As a result of his grades going down and him skipping class his mom gets mad at him.

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As a result of spray painting a public place Wes and his friend get in trouble with the police.

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While his friend does not understand the situation they are in he does and by pleading that they would not do it again and that they will behave themselves the cop lets them go.

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"Welcome to military school. Valley Forge Military Academy is in Wayne, Pennsylvania. It's on the prestigious Main Line, just twenty minutes outside of Philadelphia..." (Moore 89).

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As a result of him skipping class he does not study and his grades go down.

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Wes's teachers do not like him and tell him that they do not want him in their class. He decides that he wants to skip class as a result.

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As a result of his dad dying  Wes starts to lose interest in things he found fun otherwise causing him to find other forms of escapism from his life.

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"I scanned the streets for cops and nosy neighbors as I reached into his bag and pulled out the can with the white top. My eyes continued to scan as I shook the can, making sure the contents were mixed so that the paint would come out even and clean, creating a crisper result" (Moore 80).

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As a result of the stress of his dad dying and his mom wanting a good life for Wes. Wes's mom sends him to the Bronx in order to give him a retreat from his life.

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"'Wes, he needs to learn what is acceptable and what is not!'" (Moore 6).

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As a result of being yelled at from his mom he learns to see how other people feel and makes decisions based on how other people feel.

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"'I told you, don't ever put your hands on a woman!'" (Moore 5).