BLOG POST: Wes gets pranked, What did Wes learn from the prank?

 In the novel, "The Other Wes Moore," the author tells the story of two boys with similar backgrounds who end up taking very different paths in life. Wes is one of the boys featured in the book. Throughout the story, Wes is prankster who is always trying to pull one over on his classmates and teachers. However, there is one prank that backfires and leads to a life-changing experience for Wes. The other students at military school convince Wes that he can escape and go home if he follows their instructions. However, when Wes attempts to follow their plan, he is caught by the authorities and sent to prison. This experience has a profound effect on Wes and leads him to turn his life around. He eventually goes on to graduate from college and become a successful businessman. While it was not the intended outcome, the prank ultimately taught Wes an important lesson about responsibility and consequences.

However, upon reflection, Wes realizes that the prank has taught him a valuable lesson. He now knows that he needs to be more careful in the future and not to take everything at face value. The prank has also helped Wes to build character and to learn how to handle disappointment. As a result, while the prank may have seemed like a bad thing at first, it ultimately had a positive impact on Wes's life.

Once, when I was in high school, one of my friends played a prank on me. It was April Fools' Day, and my friend told me that the principal had announced a mandatory dress code for the remainder of the year. She said that we were allowed to wear jeans, but they had to be a certain color. She told me that the only pair of jeans that I owned that met the criteria were a pair of white jeans that I had recently bought. Needless to say, I believed her and spent the whole day worrying about what I was going to do. It wasn't until sixth period, when I saw my friend laughing with another friend, that I realized that I had been pranked. Even though it wasn't a very good prank, it still got me. From then on, I was always careful to double-check any announcements on April Fools' Day!

I remember the moment I found out I had been pranked vividly. I was at school, surrounded by my friends, when I realized that everyone was laughing at me. I felt embarrassed and foolish, like I had been made a fool of. My first instinct was to lash out in anger and get revenge on the person who had done this to me, but I quickly realized that would only make me look sillier. So instead, I took a deep breath and decided to let it go. It wasn't easy, but eventually I was able to move on from that humiliating experience. Now, looking back, I'm glad I did because holding onto that anger would have only made things worse.

It's not always funny when it happens, but usually it is all in good fun. For example, last year my friends filled my room with balloons while I was out of town for the weekend. It looked like a scene from a movie! Another time, I was sent on a wild goose chase by my brother to find our dog who was "lost." When I finally found him, he was sitting in our backyard the whole time. I've also had people prank call me or put Whoopee cushions on my chair. Although it can be annoying, I generally don't mind as long as it's done in good fun.

I was really upset when I found out that I had been pranked. I felt like I had been made a fool of and that everyone was laughing at me. It was a really humiliating experience. I was so angry that I wanted to get revenge on the person who did it, but I knew that would just make me look even sillier. In the end, I decided to just let it go and try to forget about it. It was hard, but I'm glad I did because holding onto that anger would have only made things worse.