Helping Others Cope with Pressures/Influences of Family Members

Post one way college freshmen can deal with family pressures/influences.

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Community

Write one sentence that reflects on your connection of community among yourself, San Jacinto College, and The Other Wes Moore.

GUST 0305 Decision-Making Reflection

What was your prior knowledge about decision-making before our course? What you have learned about decision-making from our On Course text. Find one example of decision-making for each Wes Moore in chapter six of The Other Wes Moore, type the examples you find, include the page number for each example, and reflect on each of those examples.

INRW 0302: Chapter 3 Discussion 1

Why is the panhandler “an unsettling omen” (51)?

GUST 0305: Chapter 3 Discussion

“I felt a crazy-making crosscurrent of emotions whenever I stepped onto campus. Every time I looked around at the buildings and the trees and the view of the river, I was reminded of the sacrifices my mother was making to keep me there. And every time I looked at my fellow students, I was reminded of how little I fit in” (52).

What is your reaction to this passage? How does your first day of college connect with this?

GUST 0305--Chapter 2 Discussion

“People often compared him with his fellow man of the cloth Archbishop Desmond Tutu, but of course that didn’t mean anything to me” (39).

Who is Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and what are the similarities between Tutu and Moore’s grandfather?

INRW 0302 Page 41 Discussion

What is the African Diaspora (41) and what is the inference being made here?

INRW 0302: Chapter 2--page 36

On page 36, the author says his mother “slept on the couch, listening, waiting, protecting.”

What was she listening for? What was she waiting for? And, what was she protecting?

Comparing/Contrasting Wes Moore, the author, with the other Wes Moore

After finishing chapter one, compare/contrast Wes Moore, the author, with the other Wes Moore. Reveal a minimum of three similarities/differences.

Access to Higher Education

“John Hopkins was the beautiful campus you could walk past but not through” (Moore 17).

What are your thoughts about access to a higher education then (1982) and now (2013)? 

Are you the first in your immediate family to attend college?

What would happen if your access to a college education was not granted?

Be sure to answer each question in your response. 

The Other Wes Moore Pages 14-15

“My father had entered the hospital seeking help. But his face was unshaven, his clothes disheveled, his name unfamiliar, his address not in an affluent area. The hospital looked at him askance, insulted him with ridiculous questions, and basically told him to fend for himself. Now, my mother had to plan his funeral” (Moore 14-15).

What is your reaction to this revelation? Think critically. Fully develop your response with evidence/reasoning.

About Wes Moore

Review Wes Moore's website and let everyone know the top two most fascinating aspects you learned about his life: http://theotherwesmoore.com/about-the-author/


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Curiosty

Video is embedded from YouTube.

After watching the video, describe your curiosity. What stood out to you in Moore's narrative that makes you interested in reading The Other Wes Moore?

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