communities. The question that remains is‚ “Why would anyone want to join a gang?” People join gangs for many reasons. Some of these reason include‚ a sense of “family”‚ protection‚ family tradition‚ or simply to look cool‚ but there are four primary reasons that describe most gang members: Poverty- Most gangs exist because of one reason‚ money. By committing countless crimes of theft and drugs‚ gangs can make large amounts of money. Some people with money problems may turn to crime if they
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People take drugs because they want to change something about their lives. There are many reasons why people do drugs. They want to fit in with other people‚ to escape or relax‚ to relieve boredom‚ to seem grown up‚ to rebel or simply to experiment. They think drugs are a solution. But eventually‚ the drugs become the problem. Difficult as it may be to face one’s problems‚ the consequences of drug use are always worse than the problem one is trying to solve with them. Many people wonder about
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middle and high school. The article “Volunteering: Why Should I Do It?” by PBS discusses the pros and cons of community service. Students should be forced to volunteer because it’s good for them also it helps other people who need help. Helping others is good for a person and others because it makes people feel good on the inside‚ and working for free helps others that are in need‚ and it creates a higher quality world. The article explains that‚ “When we volunteer our time‚ money‚ or talents‚ we help
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For my whole life‚ I have never understood why people smoke cigarettes even when they know the horrible effects it has on one’s health. It has been known for many years that the use of tobacco products is the main cause of life threatening diseases‚ such as cancer and emphysema. In the 20th century alone‚ smoking tobacco has accounted for over 100 million deaths‚ yet people continue to infest their body with this poisonous smoke. I realize now that the reason I have negative feelings towards smoking
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Tyner HIST 161 The History of Snowboarding The invention of snowboarding is directly related to the increase of concussions through the years. At first the snowboard was very basic‚ but now it has become a sport that a lot of people participating in. However some people choose not to wear helmets that protect their heads‚ which make them more susceptible to concussions. The National Ski Patrol says that only 61% of people wore helmets for both skiing and snowboarding in the 2010/2011 season. That
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driving‚ but that doesn’t seem to stop people from doing it. Every two minutes‚ a person is injured in a drunk driving crash ( National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). It’s rather scary that so many people die or become injured because of others reckless actions. People will usually focus on the effects of drunk driving and the victim’s family. What we seldom ask is why did they decide to drink and drive‚ Or how the intoxicated drivers family feel. Before people being to spread awareness and want
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huge business‚ but why? The answer to that question is that there are millions of people willing to spend time and money to watch these events in person and on television. But this raises another question: why are people so interested in other people playing sports? Well‚ it ’s a hard question to answer‚ but there seems to be a psychological need for many to watch these sports every year and to support their favorite teams. It is pondering to some why there are so many people that watch sports
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Why Kids Should Not Do Homework Have you seen a kid walking home from school looking sad? It’s probably because they have a lot of homework to do. I think that homework is unnecessary for several reasons. It stresses some kids out‚ kids are too busy to do homework‚ and they have already been at school for seven straight hours in a row. Homework stresses some kids out. They are worried about completing it correctly. Sometimes it is possible that the kid will get a headache from working too hard
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Why should people get married? Traditionally men and women are meant to be together as a couple. Back in the old days people wanted to get married because they want to have a bigger family‚ reproduced their generation. But nowdays‚ people’s personal views of marriage has changed‚ thesedays they have more freedom to choose whether they want to get married or not‚ because more less 10 years ago when someone didn’t get married‚ they say that it is a big sin and now people are accepted if they choose
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1. Why did people push west? There are many reasons the pushed people to head west. The fist reason was that the land was rare in the east‚ especially in New England were it became overpopulated. Land was productive and expensive in the Mid-Atlantic States. Also‚ farmers in the south held the best lands. In addition‚ the need to move west was the highest in the slave states because small farmers could not stand against slave labor. Finally‚ the land in the west was rich and abundant‚ accessible and
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