for the better? The issue of school uniforms has been argued for decades with many different ideas and no final conclusion. However‚ school uniforms would reduce some major problems such as the school district’s budget problem‚ school bullying‚ and gang-related violence. The addition of school uniforms would benefit the school of San Jacinto High School. California’s bad economy affects the school district and everyone in it. Hundreds of dollars are wasted‚ when parents and students buy school clothes
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bury their sons and daughters because of gang violence. Mourning relatives at funerals and candlelight community vigils fill our television screens and newspaper front pages. Gang violence in America is once again on the rise. Nationwide gang homicides are up an alarming 50 percent since 1999. Serious violent criminals need to be arrested‚ convicted and locked up. But in order to curb gang violence we must find ways to intervene and offer alternatives to the gang lifestyle in order to save at-risk children
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does Ponyboy’s opinion of the Socs change from the start of the novel to the end? S.E Hinton’s novel‚ “The Outsiders” explores the idea of two opposing rivalries‚ the Greasers and the Socialists who fight over the turfs in their shared town in order to gain respect and have control over the other gang. Ponyboy’s view of the Socs changes towards the end due to different events‚ friendships and problems which occur throughout the novel. Ponyboys’ perception varies drastically through the events of
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grew up rather quietly‚ while his brother continually came home with a cut or bruise. Reprimanded by their parents for picking fights with almost everyone he met. Throughout Kenny’s later middle school into high school years he was into fitness‚ working out every other day and keeping his body in tip top shape. Looking like he was tough enough to stand his ground in a fight. Near the end of Kenny’s senior year of high school‚ he signed up for a swordplay class‚ becoming able to use longer blades
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mysterious dark side within the city. Most people describe South Central Los Angeles as adjacency environment because of the un-inforced‚ broken down educational system that is brought upon inner city students. The unexpected bullying‚ the numerous fights‚ and gang related issues‚ are the cause of the scene. The location took place in a small elementary school‚ a third grade boy whom name was Jerry was walking back to class until these two fifth grade boys drag Jerry to the restrooms and beat him for
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century‚ many West Indian authors were known to portray the way of life as seen in their homeland. Michael Anthony‚ author of the narrative‚ "The Interlude" recounts of a very tragic situation when someone’s past behavior affected him drastically. An old gang member named Willis is released after being incarcerated for two years. Little john‚ a desperado‚ seeks revenge for Willis who crippled his friend. Willis stabs Little John during a confrontation and is arrested once more and taken to jail. Society
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the most part takes place in east of Los Angeles‚ Watts a neighborhood that was designated "as one of the 10 poorest in the country." The protagonist in this autobiography is Luis he is also the narrator‚ and the antagonist in autobiography is the gang life. The autobiography basically covers the life of a boy who grows up to his teens named Luis. At the beginning Luis has a very unstable life because his parents were constantly moving. There was not a stable place he could call home
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get into this prison because it is more like a reward more than a punishment for them. Once sent there they can wear it as a badge of honor. Pelican Bay is a prison for only the meanest and toughest of prisoners‚ mostly gang leaders and such. These gang leaders still run the gangs while they are in prison and are fearless. They come from
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either side could argue valid points. Benefits and disadvantages could stem from both arguments. People who argue that students should wear uniforms‚ do so for a variety of different reasons. One big reason is because having a school uniform stops gangs from wearing their colors‚ which in turn decreases violence. We all want to stop the violence in our schools‚ but are uniforms really the answer? Another reason is that uniforms could help students be less judgmental of others and focus more on the
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Gang Leader For A Day Social imagination‚ “individual problems are to social problems‚ what is happening outside of one’s personal control. This relationship between individual experiences and public issues is the sociological imagination” (Our Social World Pg9). The book that we read “Gang Leader for a Day” by Sudhir Vankatesh clearly illustrates the sociological imagination. In the early part of the book we see Vankatesh trying to give surveys to a gang to try to understand how they feel about
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