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    The Other Wes MooreIn the book The Other Wes Moore, it is difficult to believe the great similarities in the lives of the two Moores, who share a name and other aspects of the life. Both grew up without fathers and were born in the late 1970s in the Baltimore, Maryland neighborhood. They also had similar experiences growing up, but at some point one of them became a criminal and the other a scholar (the author of the book). The author of the book seems to be interested in the similarities between the two boys rather than their different experiences. The story is interesting and allows you to imagine what the writer would have become if he had not encountered by chance the people who guided him to become what he ultimately became, the small changes in their destiny shaped their definitive end. Perhaps the writer aims to help the reader understand the importance of their education for who they will ultimately become in the future (Moore, 2011). In this book published in 2011, Moore, the author clearly aims to achieve two main objectives. The first is to tell his life story and the other is to show the similarities with that of his counterpart, the namesake. It also aims to help readers and the general public identify various issues that lead people to commit crimes in America and the community at large. He manages to simplify his message into a single quote by saying that one of the Moores was free and the other had learned that he had experienced similar things that he only dreamed of and that the other boy had experienced. The second Moore was sentenced to life in prison and would spend the rest of his life behind bars for the murder of a police officer during a robbery... middle of paper ... activities that 'they practice. The theory examines how lack of regulation in a community results in crime. Furthermore, it alludes to the fact that when an individual faces great strain or suffering in achieving his goals and needs in life, he is forced to either give up completely or resort to the strength to achieve them. This motivation to meet the needs and goals of the community led the other Moore deep into the life of crime (Moore, 2011). As previously noted, inmate Wes Moore began fulfilling his societal "desire" to deliver drugs around town at an exceptionally young age. Applying Ferrante's definition, Moore's achievements related to money and fame would subtitle him as an individual with a high salary. Nevertheless, such a lifestyle did not concede Moore's idea of ​​better living conditions in a global context.