https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t en-us 2023-01-09 14:27:22 UTC 2023-03-13 01:13:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483475098 Wes mom reacts that way because she had been abused by Nikki´s father and didn't want Wes to think that it was cool to do.]]> 2023-02-15 13:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483475098 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483479782 Comparing the impact of not having a father. 
Hotheaded,Learning,Family ]]> 2023-02-15 13:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483479782 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483481979 She says education is a "golden ticket" out of being unemployed and it just makes Wes want to actually succeed ]]> 2023-02-15 13:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483481979 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483490956 Author Wes' mom was abused by his sisters father, so she teaches Wes that its never okay to hit a woman]]> 2023-02-15 13:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483490956 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483493283 She reacts in that regard because of her own personal trauma and she was scared of him turning into someone horrible.]]> 2023-02-15 13:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483493283 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483496801 understanding, scared, and anxious because of how both kids had to experience something new in their life while understanding why they are the way that they are.]]> 2023-02-15 13:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483496801 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483496909 hopeless, inspired, impressionable]]> 2023-02-15 13:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483496909 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483507676 because like her mother before her, she was forced into not being able to go into college, so the pressure is on for her kid.]]> 2023-02-15 14:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483507676 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483510088 Author Wes's mom reacts the way she did because of the previous experiences that she had. Author Wes learns that he should never hit a women.]]> 2023-02-15 14:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483510088 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483513196 uncertain, nostalgic, and unknowing]]> 2023-02-15 14:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483513196 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483516247 "My mother came to the United Sates at the age of three. She was born in Lowe River in the tiny parish of Trelawny, Jamaica, hours away from the tourist traps that line the coast. " (Moore, 8)]]> 2023-02-15 14:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483516247 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483519574 "untreated because of the earlier misdiagnosis, my father's body suffocated itself" (Moore, 15).]]> 2023-02-15 14:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483519574 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483520227 She believed that education was the way out, and the lack of it means not being able to get a decent job. This impacts her son because she could not get an education after the grant was removed. ]]> 2023-02-15 14:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483520227 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483523033 This quote means that having faith in life is important because a event going well relies on everything around you to be put in place. ]]> 2023-02-15 14:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483523033 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483532148 His mother reacts this way due to the abuse she went through with her relationship with Bill. Author Wes learns that he should never hit a woman.]]> 2023-02-15 14:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483532148 16748491 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483537402 2023-02-15 14:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483537402 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483538399 Upsetting, unpredictable, and anxious]]> 2023-02-15 14:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483538399 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483540344 2023-02-15 14:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483540344 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483542114 faith will make everything easier in your life that evolves around you]]> 2023-02-15 14:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483542114 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483547982 "My father was dead five hours after having been released from the hospital with the simple instruction to "get some sleep" (Moore 14).]]> 2023-02-15 14:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483547982 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483554618 She believed that if you didn't get an education that you wouldn't get a good job, so it's a lot of pressure on Author Wes.]]> 2023-02-15 14:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483554618 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483596790 When you have faith in something or someone, it makes it easier on yourself because you actually have hope.

]]> 2023-02-15 14:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483596790 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483769672 Wes learns that its wrong from a early age, even as his father tries to defend him because he doesn't know any better ]]> 2023-02-15 16:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483769672 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483771163 disadvantaged, sad, informative ]]> 2023-02-15 16:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483771163 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483776767 "alma seemed disturbed" pg 21]]> 2023-02-15 16:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483776767 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483778908 She knows education is important, its the key to success in life to have an education. ]]> 2023-02-15 16:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483778908 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483780136 Having hopefulness and faith is important for the mind, it makes things better to have a positive outlook ]]> 2023-02-15 16:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483780136 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483782326 She reacted that way to du personal experience's in the past. He learns that he should never hit a woman.

]]> 2023-02-15 16:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483782326 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483785267 reminiscent,depressing,unpredictable]]> 2023-02-15 17:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483785267 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483788296 Wes' mom reacts to him hitting his sister in the manner she did because she suffered from her past relationship of the same concept. Wes learns to not put his hands on a woman.]]> 2023-02-15 17:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483788296 18370921 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483788795 Wes's mom reacts that way because of her past husband who was abusive to her and doesn't want her son to be like that and Wes learned that it's wrong. ]]> 2023-02-15 17:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483788795 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483789258 "I was his main man. He was my protector. 
That is the only two memories I have of my father. The other was when I watched him die."(moore 11)]]> 2023-02-15 17:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483789258 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483790247 The mom reacted that way because she used to get abused in her past relationship. Author Wes learned that it is not okay to hit people, mostly women.]]> 2023-02-15 17:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483790247 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483791264 saddening, upsetting, curious ]]> 2023-02-15 17:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483791264 18370921 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483791696 Sympathetic, Gloomy, Reflective ]]> 2023-02-15 17:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483791696 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483792474 she believed that if she didn't get a good education and a good job she wouldn't be able to take care for Wes and make enough money to do so.]]> 2023-02-15 17:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483792474 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483793229 She reacts to this and refelcts apon the abuse she has felt. Author Wes learns not to abuse anyone. ]]> 2023-02-15 17:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483793229 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483794378 Upsetting, Hopeless, and Scared ]]> 2023-02-15 17:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483794378 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483794657 " His body was sprawled and writhing at the foot of the stairs. " (Moore, 13)]]> 2023-02-15 17:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483794657 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483796479 Depressing, Downhearted, Instructive]]> 2023-02-15 17:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483796479 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483796612 sad, heart-wrenching, dark]]> 2023-02-15 17:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483796612 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483796703 through life and death as well as freedom or bondage its good to always have faith because certain things happen for a reason and having faith and hoping for a better outcome is better than giving up.]]> 2023-02-15 17:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483796703 18370921 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483797811 "My mom vowed to never let another man put his hands on her"(Moore 10)

]]> 2023-02-15 17:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483797811 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483798937 Her grant being taken away from her caused a significant dent in her financial situation; which reflects on how her son ends up living through his childhood. So food and water could run short]]> 2023-02-15 17:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483798937 18370921 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483799941 It impacts Wes by making him want to work harder not only for his mom but also himself but at the moment he wanted to get a job to help his mother.]]> 2023-02-15 17:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483799941 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483802150 Having faith can lead you to put the right people and opportunities in your life]]> 2023-02-15 17:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483802150 18370921 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483803620 Through life and even death you can redeem yourself ]]> 2023-02-15 17:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483803620 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483804917 "I looked back up at my and saw him gasping for air, holding his throat." (Moore 13)]]> 2023-02-15 17:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483804917 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483805588 "She responded, her oice as emotionless as she could make it" (Moore 25)]]> 2023-02-15 17:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483805588 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483865384 If she didnt get a good education she didnt get a good job. So she stated on the base floor of jobs, with bad pay it cause more impoverty in Wes life. ]]> 2023-02-15 17:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483865384 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483867346 Her education was the way out of her neighborhood where Wes could have had a better outcome in his life. ]]> 2023-02-15 17:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483867346 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483868730 Faith can help many align to a moral code or a path to redemption. ]]> 2023-02-15 17:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483868730 15293742 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483875199  Heart- rending, demoralizing, sad]]> 2023-02-15 18:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483875199 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483879441 When you have faith in something you start to act differently to get a certain outcome. Faith can change a persons actions and make them a better person.]]> 2023-02-15 18:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483879441 15293742 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483885675 Wes's mother reacted the way she did due to the fact that she was abused in a past relationship. Which leads to the author Wes, learning to never mistreat someone. ]]> 2023-02-15 18:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2483885675 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2484938728 She reacted this way because she didn’t want he son to be like his father, who was abusive. ]]> 2023-02-16 13:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2484938728 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2484939777 Sad, disappointing, glooming]]> 2023-02-16 13:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2484939777 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2484944284 Wes’s mom is worried she won’t able to give enough money to help with her son for him to live and be in comfortable life. ]]> 2023-02-16 13:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2484944284 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2484949338 When having faith it could make someone believe things will be ok and make life easier. ]]> 2023-02-16 13:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2484949338 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2484995626 She reacts that way because she didn't want to see her son be like his step father which hit Wes's mom.]]> 2023-02-16 13:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2484995626 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485001704 Wes's mom reacts like that because she had been abused in the past. Wes learned that he's never supposed to hit a woman. ]]> 2023-02-16 13:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485001704 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485001868 Upsetting, powerless, curious]]> 2023-02-16 13:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485001868 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485004277 sorrowful, tragic, peculiar]]> 2023-02-16 13:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485004277 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485008079 "The letter Mary was hiding explained that the federal budget for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants-or Pell Grants-was being slashed, and her grant was being terminated." (Moore 17)]]> 2023-02-16 13:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485008079 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485009513 Her struggle for an education impacts Wes through pressure. Since her and her mother didn't get an education, she viewed it as a golden ticket and directly tied an education to success. It created pressure and motivation for Wes.]]> 2023-02-16 14:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485009513 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485010472 Wes's mom is worried that she won't have enough money to help her family, or the education to leave the neighborhood she doesn't want to be in.]]> 2023-02-16 14:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485010472 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485018058 The quote relates to faith because with faith, one can have life and freedom or escape death and bondage. Plus, with faith one can change a persons actions for the better.]]> 2023-02-16 14:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485018058 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485036457 Wes mom remembered her experiences with abuse in her past relationship and does not want Wes to go down a dark path. ]]> 2023-02-16 14:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485036457 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485038626 sad, reminiscent, thoughtful]]> 2023-02-16 14:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485038626 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485040090 Wes's mom had delt with abuse in the past so she wants him to know its not okay to hit a women.]]> 2023-02-16 14:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485040090 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485042443 Because she was abused by Nikki's dad and didn't want Wes to do the same thinking its okay]]> 2023-02-16 14:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485042443 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485042644 Sad, Tragic, Depressing]]> 2023-02-16 14:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485042644 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485043154 " I was his main man. He was my protecter. That is the only two memories i have of my father. The other was when I watched him die," (moore 11).]]> 2023-02-16 14:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485043154 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485045640 sad, upsetting, tragic ]]> 2023-02-16 14:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485045640 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485046100 She believed that education was one of the keys to success so she put that pressure onto Wes to get a good education and job.]]> 2023-02-16 14:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485046100 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485047970 "He took one final swig before calling the kids together. "sorry guys, Mom's dead" he finally blurted out."(Moore 22)]]> 2023-02-16 14:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485047970 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485048003 She believed that education would lead to success and a stable life]]> 2023-02-16 14:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485048003 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485050065 Redemption is when you redeem and learn from the choices you make. When we are met with life or death, freedom or bondage, it changes our view on things and makes us want to grow.]]> 2023-02-16 14:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485050065 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485050392 Wes's mom knows how education is the most important thing and wants Wes to succeed so she tells him how important it is to get an education.]]> 2023-02-16 14:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485050392 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485053112 "Mary was only a kid, but she made a pact with herself at that moment: she would get her education and leave the neighborhood no matter what it took."
(moore 19)  ]]> 2023-02-16 14:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485053112 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485053247 If you have faith in yourself you can achieve great things and earn freedom in the future.]]> 2023-02-16 14:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485053247 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485054810 You either have freedom or you're tied down to something ]]> 2023-02-16 14:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485054810 1543339 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485343904 Author Wes' mom gave Wes an intense reaction for hitting his sister because she had been in a abusive relationship with Nikki's father, Bill. Wes learned that he is to protect women, not harm them.]]> 2023-02-16 17:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485343904 1543339 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485346336 1. Intense
2. Innocent
3. Curious]]> 2023-02-16 17:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485346336 1543339 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485352758 "While I knew something bad had happened, I still wasn't sure what it meant," (Moore 19).]]> 2023-02-16 17:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485352758 1543339 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485356583 Mary's struggle for an education impacts her son because she inevitably creates the foundation for her son; Mary is the orchestrator of her son's opportunities.]]> 2023-02-16 17:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485356583 1543339 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485360122 When one is alive, they have the profound privilege of choice—a chance of growth (faith) and redemption (moral righteousness). Continually, death is perceived as an end of freedom, a source of "bondage."]]> 2023-02-16 17:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2485360122 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2486352800 Sad, depressing and thoughtful]]> 2023-02-17 13:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2486352800 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2486369445 “She was caught in a familiar trap for young women and girls- the fantasy that she alone could change her man.” (Moose Pg. 9)]]> 2023-02-17 14:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2486369445 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2486372635 Wes's mom had delt with abuse before. He learned from his past to never hit a woman.]]> 2023-02-17 14:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2486372635 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2486375723 She believed that the education is the key to success so she put pressure on Wes to get better job and good education.]]> 2023-02-17 14:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2486375723 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2486377674 Faith can help to align a moral code and could lead you to get the opportunities in life.]]> 2023-02-17 14:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2486377674 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2489709336 The way author Wes's mom reacts to that situation because she use to get abused, so she doesn't want her to son to end up abusive either and not to lay a hand on a women.  ]]> 2023-02-21 13:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2489709336 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2489716190 sad,worried,upset 

]]> 2023-02-21 13:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2489716190 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499554920 She reacts this way because she was abused before and didn't want her son to think that going down that path is acceptable.]]> 2023-03-01 13:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499554920 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499556293 Upset
tragic
depressing]]> 2023-03-01 13:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499556293 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499560117 "My mom vowed to never let another man put his hands on her." (Moore 10)]]> 2023-03-01 13:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499560117 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499567607 Her struggle for an education impacts her son because pressured Wes to have a good educational outcome and did what she could to make sure it happens.]]> 2023-03-01 13:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499567607 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499579116 she reacted like that because she experience that in the past and it was worse.]]> 2023-03-01 14:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499579116 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499580026 sad, depressing, intense ]]> 2023-03-01 14:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499580026 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499582354 "My father was dead five hours after having been released from the hospital with the simple instruction to "get some sleep" (Wes Moore 14)]]> 2023-03-01 14:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499582354 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499583025 They could relate in the sense that being faithful and being on the path to redemption means to have to realize that all those things relate and play a part in it.]]> 2023-03-01 14:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499583025 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499590489 She thought education was the start of a good life, that is why she put pressured Wes to do better at schools.]]> 2023-03-01 14:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499590489 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499594691 Anger she frustrated - he learns its not okay to hit a women ]]> 2023-03-01 14:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499594691 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499594766 when you have faith you see your goal different and you focus on accomplish it. to get freedom and happiness at the end. ]]> 2023-03-01 14:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499594766 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499597881 Sad 
tragic 
depressing
heartfelt  ]]> 2023-03-01 14:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499597881 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499614547 " His body was sprawled and writhing at the foot of the stairs hardly any sounds came from his mouth" (Wes Moore 13) ]]> 2023-03-01 14:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2499614547 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501139074 The reason she acts like that in those type of situations because Wes's mom has been abused before by Nikki's dad, she wants to let him know hitting other females isn't a okay thing to do ]]> 2023-03-02 13:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501139074 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501142971 2023-03-02 14:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501142971 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501146119 She believed that education was the key to be successful in life so she wanted wes to get a good education and job ]]> 2023-03-02 14:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501146119 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501148376 If you have faith in yourself you can accomplish every goal you want]]> 2023-03-02 14:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501148376 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501413881 Author Wes's mother reacts this way because she was abused by Nikki's father. She tells author Wes that it's not okay to hit females]]> 2023-03-02 16:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501413881 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501417519 Reminscent, sympathetic, depressing]]> 2023-03-02 16:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501417519 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501422478 "His normally strong features sagged in exhaustion, as if he were in the final hours of a battle he had been fighting for years" (Moore 13).]]> 2023-03-02 16:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501422478 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501428836 Other Wes's mother believed that education was an escape from their dark reality. She viewed education as becoming successful and getting a good job]]> 2023-03-02 17:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2501428836 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2507496413 Blanca P.
His mother reacts this way in situations like that because she went through the same things like abuse by Nikki's father. Author Wes's mom doesn't want him to become abusive. So she tells him that it isn't ok for him to hit females. ]]> 2023-03-07 20:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2507496413 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2507615354 Blanca P.
sad 
depressing
powerless 
hurtful  ]]> 2023-03-07 22:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2507615354 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2507617878 Blanca P.
"My father was dead five hours after having been released from the hospital with the
simple instruction to “get some sleep.” The same hospital was now preparing to send his
body to the morgue. "(Wes Moore 14)]]> 2023-03-07 22:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2507617878 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2512296470 Author Wes's mom reacts to this situation with very intense emotions due to the abuse that she went through when she was abused by Nikki's dad. No man should hit a woman or abuse a woman and Author Wes's mom makes sure that he knows that.]]> 2023-03-10 20:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2512296470 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2512296972 Depressing
Heartfelt
intense
emotional]]> 2023-03-10 20:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2512296972 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2512298156 "He was my protector. That is the only 2 memories I have of my father. The other was when I watched him die." (Moore 11)]]> 2023-03-10 20:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2512298156 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2512300067 Other Wes's mom believed that getting an education was the key to success and escaping the struggle she was in. She pushed other Wes to do better in his schooling due to this belief.]]> 2023-03-10 20:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2512300067 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2512301547 When looking for refuge or redemption, you always have to understand that there are consequences to our actions. These consequences determine weather we get our redemption that we are longing for or we get worse in return.]]> 2023-03-10 20:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2512301547 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2513574333 Blanca P. 
Other Wes's mom believed that getting education would lead you to success and also get her out of the neighborhood she lived in .So that's why she wanted to keep going to school and was sad when she found out she couldn't go anymore because of money .

]]> 2023-03-13 01:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2513574333 https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2513577034 Blanca P. 
Faith can lead you to becoming successful with your goals and everything you want to accomplish . ]]> 2023-03-13 01:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nbenzawi1/n1tzomis09v4yj9t/wish/2513577034