A Fight For Survival “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!” announced Effie Trinket‚ the escort of the District 12 tributes. She tried to encourage the tributes to be happy about being chosen; that it is somewhat of an honor to be selected to participate in the Hunger Games‚ yet was unsuccessful. The Hunger Games is the first book in an amazing trilogy written by Suzanne Collins‚ that follows the story of Katniss Everdeen and how she survives The Hunger Games. The Hunger
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causing me to try to rush to the future. Overwhelming and stressful situations often called for unnecessary bickering between my mother and me. On a cold February evening‚ I came home from a long day at school after failing my first test‚ getting into a fight with a close friend‚ and not getting a job position I was certain I would receive. Upon getting home‚ one of the very first conversations with my mom consisted of how overwhelming being a teenage girl is‚ which quickly escalated to pointless arguing
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There are many reasons that gangs form themselves from the readings and the research that I have done I have drawn my own conclusion as to why the individuals involved decide to form an alliance together. Most of these kids come from broken homes‚ and sometimes they do not even have a home; due to dysfunctional contact that are prevalent in most of today’s children and teenage relationships. When a disruption transpires or comes about in these kids lives they are completely perplexed as to how to
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hairspray infused locker room with their number labeled jerseys ready for battle. Fidgeting around on the freshly buffed court‚ the girls anxiously await the sound of the referee’s obnoxious whistle. As the whistle blows‚ the Wildcats and Pirates fight viciously to win the first volleyball game of the season. The first match of the game makes a nail biting experience for the fans. The roar of the crowd’s clapping and stomping fills the gym with joy and excitement. The Wildcats lead the pirates by
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in estimating that in 2009‚ “there are approximately one million gang members [in the United States]. (“Gangs Timeline.” n.p.). A million is way too high of a number‚ and since researchers made that estimate‚ the number of Americans in gangs has surely grown. The United States is caught in a downward spiral heading towards gangs having complete control of not only the inner cities‚ but the expansion of gangs makes the threat of gang violence in American suburbia a likely part of the future if something
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can become a gang member. Gang members come from every social class‚ can be of both genders‚ and of most ethnic or religious groups. They can also be found in the most unexpected places. According to The National Gang Center‚ in the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth‚ the racial ethnic differences in the proportion of who joined gangs were not as large as previous research had suggested. About 12 percent of Hispanic and black youth‚ respectively‚ reported having joined a gang by age 17‚ versus
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Gangs are nothing new to American society‚ what is new and disturbing is the recent spike in juvenile crimes with reported ties to certain gangs. Youth gangs have been prevalent in schools in large cities since the 1970 ’s. However‚ they have become even more prevalent in schools in the recent past. In the student survey component of the 1995 National Crime Victimization Survey‚ more than one third (37%) of the students reported gangs at their schools and the percentage of students reporting the
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10 October. 2012 Causes of Gang Involvement Today‚ gangs in America cause a huge problem. Are there any positives for having a gang in the community? Does anything good come out of having a gang in the area? The answer to all of these questions is no. Gang involvement directly affects neighborhoods and has negative effects on communities. One of the first reasons a person joins a gang is because of economic despair or deprivation in the area they live in. Gangs form as a way for their group
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A Moment that Lasts Forever “2nd place‚ Sherry Tang.” I stared up in shock at the announcer. I was sitting in the middle of an audience I had just played for a few hours ago. “Whooohooo!!!! Yeah!!!” I turn around to see the audience cheering their lungs out for me. Even though I’ve been through so many competitions before‚ none of the competitions could even compare to the contrasting feelings I was having at the moment. Although at the time‚ I still did not know who won in the finals
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Strain Theory: A Theoretical Explanation of Gangs Gangs in America Gangs as a problem Gangs have produced a culture of their own; surprisingly similar to many other groups in mainstream society. Religious‚ political‚ and special interest groups can all be compared to gangs and their ideology. Typically‚ groups are born through a shared idea or goal by similar individuals. Many ideas may be radical or may not follow the “norms” set by mainstream society. Conflicts between groups are
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