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    a scene would turn out the whole film up-side-down or the protagonist were losing and suddenly a confident-giving speech were thrown and the protagonist gain confidence over him/herself then turn the game on his/her side but in this film‚ “Gridiron Gang”‚ it is realistic and life changing film. Not the normal way of showing respect to the film but it is truly a masterpiece of what’s really going on to the streets nowadays and not only to the streets but also a film of self-realizing and life encounters

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    world of gangs has changed a lot since the 1950s and mostly it has changed for the worst. Gangs no longer sport the classic "greaser" look. Nor do they simply get into a few rumbles over turf. No‚ Street gangs today have developed much farther past a group of twenty people hanging out on the corner. There is much more to being a gangbanger in the 21st century than that. Most modern day gangs are situated in some of the larger cities such as L.A.‚ New York‚ and Even in Vancouver. Gangs Nowadays

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    youths and adolescent teens have become progressively enticed to join gangs. An individual joining a gang or a non-criminal group consists of different pushes and pulls that work in tandem to represent an attraction or dominating force. In this case‚ for example‚ “gang membership can increase status among peers‚ especially girls (for boys)” while also allowing the opportunity to be with them (Why Do Youth Join Gangs?). Gangs also provide a sense of excitement through illicit drug selling and the

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    The issue of gang violence on the youth and communities in St. Kitts has been compounded over the last decade and have drastically increased over the years. As a direct result of the rise in gang violence‚ St. Kitts has been negatively impacted economically‚ socially and politically. Gangs thrive in an environment in which illegal and deviant behaviors are learned and improved upon‚ and methods for avoiding detection are taught. Gangs create a natural anti-social and defiant mannerism amongst its

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    All through history‚ gangs have been in existence. These gangs or youth groups have had many negative effects on society for many years. These youth groups or gangs‚ as they are commonly called‚ have participated in many criminal and illegal acts that have plagued society. They have been stereotyped with such negative names as bad kids‚ trouble makers‚ rowdies and many other mischievous names. Some of the earliest records of gangs date back to the fourteenth and fifteenth century in Europe. Some

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    The Almighty Latin King Nation is a American street gang founded in Chicago in 1940‚ and active mostly in Chicago. Latin King documents reveal a man by the name "Gino Gustavo Colon" (a.k.a. Lord Gino) is considered the "SUN" of the Almighty Latin King Nation in Chicago and has been for a long time. Latin King headquarters is located on Beach and Spaulding in Northwest Chicago. Luis Felipe created the manifesto for the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) based on teachings he had picked up

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    Gang Violence: Gang Violence among youth has become a serious issue in the United States. The gang violence mainly takes place in schools and neighborhoods. The Community and parents need to ensure that this epidemic is decreased. There are many reasons that youth joins gangs. Our Citizens that see most youth that need encouragement from joining a gang should be generous and useful to talk to our youth. Citizens just don’t understand the teenagers in out century are under the influence to join

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    Gangs ENC 3211 Instructor Okeeffe June 29‚ 2013 Cheryl Pulley Abstract Gangs started earlier than people may think. They consist of robbers‚ gamblers and vandalism along with the names that were foreign and goofy. Their identity can be from culture‚ religion even race. Irish opened up cheap corner stores to cover their illegal activities. Some people join gangs because their families‚ friends or some are even threaten to join. Researchers found that some members only stay for at least a year or

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    under a volcano. This makes the drug trade very easy for the gangs of El Salvador. The gangs of el Salvador are the Mara Salvatrucha and their rivals the calle 18. Both of these gangs are at war with the police and each other over drug routes. These gangs use the mountains for their operations. The gangs are considered some of the world’s worst and most ruthless. They do not see the police or el Salvador military as threats. The gangs in their own right are a military they have the numbers and they

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    Salvador’s brutal military-oligarchy alliance‚ created the gang in the 1980s as a form of self-protection. U.S. deportations of members helped to internationalize the gang‚ which now has a strong presence in many Central American countries‚ and in southern Mexico. Given the focus of the film‚ it is perhaps far too much to expect Sin Nombre to address such matters. But it begs the question of what the filmmaker is trying to accomplish by focusing on gang violence and its intersection with the Central American

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