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One child grows up to be somebody who just loves to learn. And the other child grows up to be somebody who just loves to burn An excerpt of this poem paints a picture of two brothers, John and Robert Wideman, leading different lives. Robert Wideman, embr ....

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.... about running away from the poverty embracing their community. Even though they shared the same dream, each considered different means of achieving this dream. John determined early on that “ to get ahead, to make something of myself, college had seemed a logical, necessary step; my exile, my flight from home began with good grades, with good English” (27). In order for John to climb the social status, he realized that his only ticket out of poverty and his community is through a good education. Status must be earned through hard work and determination. Robert is just the opposite of John. Early on, Robert acknowledged that s ....