https://padlet.com/9960695/ze6qbtsv7o7l14ke en-us 2022-03-23 12:26:11 UTC 2025-10-23 10:12:52 UTC hello@padlet.com 9960695 https://padlet.com/9960695/ze6qbtsv7o7l14ke/wish/2109583015 This is where the author Wes was born and lived in his early childhood years. After his father dies his mother, Joy, struggles with raising her children on her own so she moves the family to the Bronx. If Wes had stayed in Baltimore it is likely that he would have had a very different life. Eventually, after Wes goes to military school Joy moves back to Baltimore.]]> 2022-03-23 12:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/9960695/ze6qbtsv7o7l14ke/wish/2109583015 9960695 https://padlet.com/9960695/ze6qbtsv7o7l14ke/wish/2109589713 This is where the Author Wes goes to military school. Joy sends him here because of his attitude and how poorly he has been doing in school. Wes hates it at first and he wants to go home but he learns to respect himself and the authority. He eventually enjoys the military and becomes a successful leader.]]> 2022-03-23 12:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/9960695/ze6qbtsv7o7l14ke/wish/2109589713 9960695 https://padlet.com/9960695/ze6qbtsv7o7l14ke/wish/2109595444 The Author Wes studies abroad for a semester in South Africa. There he learns about how even in poverty people can be happy and successful. Wes learns about himself as well as the culture in South Africa. Here, he is able to make connections with people who change his life.]]> 2022-03-23 12:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/9960695/ze6qbtsv7o7l14ke/wish/2109595444 9960695 https://padlet.com/9960695/ze6qbtsv7o7l14ke/wish/2109648881 This is where the Author Wes's grandparents live. The Bronx is a dangerous neighborhood but Wes has the opportunity to go to a private school. He doesn't do well at school but it is a better environment than the public schools in the Bronx. Wes gets to be in a brotherhood of his neighborhood friends and this allows him to be surrounded by good people. Some of his friends could have gotten him involved in the drug business but he didn't want to let his mom down.]]> 2022-03-23 13:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/9960695/ze6qbtsv7o7l14ke/wish/2109648881