The Folks Nation is an alliance of street gangs‚ based in the Chicago area‚ which has since spread throughout the United States‚ specifically in the Midwest[1] and the South.[citation needed] They are rivals to the People Nation. Within the Folk Nation alliance there are many gangs which all have their own unique colors‚ hand signs and organization. Many of these gangs have signed a charter to join the Folks alliance. It was formed on November 11 1978 in the Illinois Department of Corrections
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knees is a terrible thing to see”. The Birth of a Nation has a message we must never forget‚ as the fight against police continues. We as a nation and new generation has forgotten our past. Even though‚ this was a soft version of the fight that slaves fought every day. I overall gave this movie‚ thumbs up. The ending left me unhappy‚ yet encourage to find the true story behind the movie. As I gazed at my computer excited to view Birth of a Nation. Reading some reviews‚ left me to believe‚ this movie
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The United Nations 1. As far as peace keeping methods go‚ the reputation of the United Nations is very pitiable. This is not only because they have not been doing their job to it’s fullest extent‚ but also because the member states on the security council haven’t given the UN the power it needs if it is to be a successful force in peace keeping methods. 2. The United Nation idea was first brought to head during World War II‚ when 26 nations of the world pledged to work together as one. The
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Argument Essay: Nation of Immigrants America is sometimes referred to as a "nation of immigrants" because of the largely open-door policy toward accepting foreigners pursuing their vision of the American Dream. Recently‚ there has been a clamor by some politicians and citizens toward creating a predominantly closed-door policy on immigration‚ arguing that immigrants "threaten" American life by creating unemployment‚ by taking jobs from American workers‚ by using much-needed social
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The Third-Estate: The Nation The French Revolution was a crucial battle that dealt with achieving equality and removing oppression of the common citizens. The unfair class system placed the clergy and nobility above the majority of French citizens. This majority was known as the Third Estate and varied greatly in socioeconomic status‚ consisting of members with lavish lifestyles as well as common peasants and laborers. Such status differences made it difficult for the Third Estate to gain any
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Nathan Ngo “In Persuasion Nation” “In Persuasion Nation” by George Saunders is an extremely interesting read. I think that this book is the most fun book that I have every read. When I read “In Persuasion Nation” I felt like the formality of normal story writing is very minimal due to unique sentence structure‚ the vocabulary choice‚ and the tone of the essay. To start off‚ the sentence structure of “In Persuasion Nation” is very short and they really convey the emotion of the person who is saying
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Running head: THE MAKING OF A NATION The making of a nation Old Testament historical perspectives The making of a nation God lead the Hebrew slaves away from Egypt in the book of Exodus. The story demonstrated the progress of changes the Hebrew slaves into a nation. Several actions occur showing God worked to direct his people out of enslavement and into an existence of fortune and devotion. Several phases occurred in the process of making a nation. God chose Moses as a leader
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was the League of Nations a success? What were the aims‚ strengths and weaknesses of the organisation? Successes and failures of peacekeeping during the 1920’s The agencies of the League What was the impact of the Great Depression? Failures of the League during the 1930’s – Manchuria and Abyssinia Intrinsic problems with the League - always very likely to fail! Confused aims Fourteen Points (Jan 1918) - President Wilson had called for ‘a general association of nations...for the purpose
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opportunity to have a sustainable livelihood. Imagine adults and young people working together to build a thriving a society from the ground up – contributing to nation building from the community level up to the national level. Herein lies the power behind the potential role of youth as nation builders through political participation. The term nation building is used here to refer to a constructive process of engaging all citizens in building social cohesion‚ economic prosperity and political stability
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Christopher Guerrero MCA 101 Prof. Harris 01 May 2013 Final Homework Assignment: The Birth of a Nation The famed filmmaker D.W. Griffith helped make an enormous stride in 20th century cinematic history with the 1915 release of his creation‚ the Birth of a Nation. This film in known for its use of breakthrough cinematic techniques Within the process of making this groundbreaking film‚ the technologically innovative filmmaking techniques really blew the minds of people in the early 20th century
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