https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy crucial inflection points in the other wes moore en-us 2021-04-09 13:24:07 UTC 2026-01-02 10:10:35 UTC hello@padlet.com 9962471 https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1399839347 The author Wes Moore's father dies from acute epiglottitis after he is not diagnosed or treated accurately at the hospital.]]> 2021-04-09 13:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1399839347 9962471 https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1428707552 Wes and his family move out of Maryland to New York a few years after the passing of Wes' father. They move in with his grandparents.]]> 2021-04-17 19:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1428707552 9962471 https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1428815914 Wes is sent to military school after his grades begin slipping and he gets suspended from school. He is angry at first, but comes to enjoy it and appreciates his mother for getting him there.]]> 2021-04-17 21:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1428815914 9962471 https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1428982033 Wes receives a fake map from a student and attempts to leave school. It turns out to be a prank and he is brought to the office, where he speaks to his mother. She tells him he has to stay, which benefits him in the long run.]]> 2021-04-18 01:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1428982033 9962471 https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1429062526 Wes and a boy from the neighborhood, Shea, are almost arrested after being caught tagging. The cop lets them off with a warning, and neither of them were arrested that day.]]> 2021-04-18 03:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1429062526 9962471 https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1429074732 While he is out getting stromboli with a friend from Valley Forge, he is called a racial slur and the assaulters throw something at his face. They go back to Valley Forge seeking safety, and Wes realizes that he had been running away from Valley Forge for safety just a few years ago.]]> 2021-04-18 03:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1429074732 9962471 https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1429090765 Wes goes to Johns Hopkins and becomes a lieutenant in the army. He's friendly with the mayor of Baltimore and becomes a Rhodes scholar. He also goes to South Africa. ]]> 2021-04-18 03:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1429090765 9962471 https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1429093161 Wes writes a letter to the jail where Wes has been for his whole life, and they begin a correspondence which eventually leads to them meeting in-person and a friendship.]]> 2021-04-18 03:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/9962471/gj1918bwqwuxjkmy/wish/1429093161