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    Gang Violence in the U.S.

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    crimes. I have researched many different kinds of gangs to motorcycle gangs like the “Hells Angels” to the prison gangs such as the “Latin Kings”. Why is there gang violence‚ how does it impact our daily lives‚ and how can it be prevented? Gang violence‚ is the most organized as a well sophisticated crime that comes into play here in America as well as other countries. Founded on March 17‚ 1948 came the notorious gang of the “Hells Angels”. This gang has have lived up to their lawless image- arrest

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    Essay On Gang Violence

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    Gang violence in America is not a sudden problem. It has been a part of urban life for years‚ offering an aggressive definition and identity to those seeking a place to belong in the chaos of large metropolitan.” Dave Reichert‚ United States Congressman. Street gangs have been around in the United States as far back as 1783. In contrast to today’s modern street gangs‚ many early gangs on the east coast were even multi-ethnic‚ the gangs were compromised of boys from the same neighborhoods (Howell

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    Gang Violence in Society

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    What Should Be Done About Gang Violence In Society? Many people in our society do not think that anything bad will ever happen to them. These people always hear about the issues and problems that are in the world today‚ but never think they will take place close to home. Gang violence is a major problem in our society today that takes place in many different areas of the world. If nothing is done soon‚ gang violence could take place in our neighborhoods. Gang violence is a big problem in

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    Cincinnati vs Chicago

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    learn English‚ but really I wanted Chicago because it is bigger and I have more things to do. Superficially‚ there are some similarities between Chicago and Cincinnati‚ but really there are a lot of differences. There are a few similar characteristics between Chicago and Cincinnati. Both Chicago and Cincinnati are located in The United States of America; Chicago is the principal city in Illinois and Cincinnati is one of the principal cities in Ohio. Chicago has a good education‚ and Cincinnati

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    Essay On Chicago Lawn

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    Downtown and Chicago Lawn This essay will focus on 2 prominent neighborhoods in the city of Chicago‚to demonstrate how socio-economic state and bad influence can affect many neighborhoods.Chicago is a big city home to 2.7 million people‚famous for it’s special hot dog‚wrigley field where one of the most known baseball team plays at the White Sox‚and also high rises;massive tall buildings usually businesses and/or cooperations. Chicago is filled with many trends from fashion to electronics

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    Timeline of Gangs in America

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    of Gangs in America 06-23-2013 Part 1 Timeline of Gangs in America Gangs started out as a way for people who were socially distinct to come together as a unit; most consisted of people who were of the same ethnic background‚ unfortunately crime was a way for these groups of people to even the odds. One of the first gangs recorded was in 1820 in New York and through time gangs have become most predominant in four areas; New York‚ Chicago‚ Los Angeles and Mexico. Forty Thieves Gang and

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    Sky Dive Chicago

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    1 Sky Dive Chicago Kimetha Davis INF620 Management of Information Systems Allyson Heisey Ashford University May 20‚ 2013 2 Abstract Skydive Chicago is a popular and well know skydiving resort The resort offers skydiving instructions by the best of the best instructors. Skydive Chicago is always searching and implementing new technology as to stay competitive in the market. A good information system with information resources pertaining to the organization is very important. Many

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    Essay On Chicago Fire

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    The Great Chicago Fire was one of the largest U.S. disasters of the 19th century‚ and destroyed much of the city’s businesses. This disaster and the rebuilding of the city made Chicago one of the most important American cities. Mrs. O’Leary’s cow is blamed as the most common cause of this fire. The fire started at about 9 P.M. on October 8th‚ 1871. The reconstruction of Chicago started a rapid increase in economic development and population growth. The fire was around a small barn belonging to

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    Crips And Gang Violence

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    Since the late 1960’s‚ the “Crips” have been synonymous with gang violence and crime. Despite being started as an organization utilized to defend itself and its’ neighborhood from other violent gangs‚ the “Crips” have evolved into a fierce organization that draws its’ standing from murder‚ drugs and a bountiful number of active members. It is a prime example of how an organization could allegedly start as something positive for a community and eventually devolve into one of the most feared criminal

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    Gang Leader For Day

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    Gang Paper The author of “Gang Leader for a Day”‚ Sudhir Vankatesh‚ delivers an intimate look into a world most people would prefer to ignore. In the book‚ the graduate student formed a friendship with a local gang leader and was able to get the inside information of the gang’s role in the Chicago housing projects. ABC’s 60 Minutes and National Geographic have made outstanding videos describing in great detail‚ gang life. Girls in the Hood‚ by ABC‚ informs that the notion of only males in gangs

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