summarize the stories and then describe their differences and similarities. For example‚ both books are about gangs. But in Scorpions‚ there is one gang; in the Outsiders there are two. The Scorpions is about a 12 year old boy named Jamal who lives with his Mama and his little sister‚ Sassy‚ in Harlem. When his older brother Randy ends up in jail‚ Jamal is expected to take over the gang his brother left behind. Mack‚ who is the only one who thinks Jamal should be the leader‚ gives Jamal a gun.
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meals three times a day. I’m not quite sure they understand that putting “im in a gang lol dont mess wit me #swag #turnup” in your Instagram bio and making your username ILOVEWEED420 does not make you a gang member. It just further proves your suburban roots. Bad behavior at school also does not count as gang behavior‚ it just ruins your reputation and gets you into unneeded trouble. Real gangsters gets in gun fights‚ are responsible for black market trades‚ and killing people. A normal suburban
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Imaging a world where you have to fight to survive. A world where you could die when you step out your house. A world that is full of hatred and racism. Racism runs through the city’s blood‚ and has thus led to a high amount of street and gang violence. A world where being in school is the same as being on the street. Gang war can broke out anywhere at any time. Eva Benitez came from a family with a strong gang heritage. When she was younger‚ she witnessed her uncle got shot in a drive-by
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Dr. Rios’s purpose in writing this chapter is to convince the reader that Tyrell and Jose‚ as well as many other gang members‚ had been trapped into joining the gangs or committing criminal activity such as selling drugs to provide for themselves‚ since the police could not provide them with what they needed. Tyrell is the first focus of the chapter and Rios goes into detail on the Ville‚ which is “a low income housing project on 66th Avenue and International‚” (45) known by many to be one of the
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Chapters 4-6 Assignment There a variety of reasons on why a person joins a gang. In class‚ we discussed a variety of different risk factors that can help predict membership. In the video former gang member‚ Marlin Henderseon discussed his experience within the gang culture. One of the risk factors that we discussed in class involved the family structure. Since both of his parents were crack addicts‚ he did not get to bond a lot with his family. As a child‚ his parents were not always there for him
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Outsiders Essay Did you know that rival gangs have faced many of the same struggles? In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton there are two rival gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers live on the Eastside of town and don’t have a lot of money. The Socs live on the Westside of town and are very wealthy. There are three problems that both gangs face: drinking and smoking‚ having parents who do not care about them‚ and rivalry with the opposing gang over a variety of issues. First of all
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gene has been demonstrated to be related to aggressive and violent behavior. In fact‚ humans with a low-activity form of the MAOA gene are much more prevalent in populations with a history of warfare. These individuals are also more likely to join gangs and to use weapons in committing crimes than other persons” (Hickey 48). Beaver and Schwartz believe that the theories proposed over the past half-century have focused entirely on environmental explanations of criminal and antisocial behavior. The
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is pretty obvious what message Michael is trying to bring across‚ the song is about gang violence and about making the right choices. During the video shoot of the song “Beat It”‚ Michael was interviewed by Tom Joyner‚ and he stated that “the theme of the song is about two gangs who are coming together to rumble and Jackson’s objective was to spread the message that we turn the other cheek‚ we don’t fight.” This basically means that if we know when something is not right‚ we should ignore
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speakeasies. Capone was born in 1899. He quit school when he was done with sixth grade and became a big part in a notorious street gang. Johnny Torrio‚ the leader of the gang that Capone had joined as just a 13 year old boy‚ among the other members was Lucky Luciano. Later in life lucky had his own gang. Around 1920‚ at Torrio’s invitation‚ Capone joined in Torrio gang in Chicago where he had became an important leader in the Colosimo Mob. The rackets spawned by enactment of the Prohibition Amendment
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The Sharks a Puerto Rican gang wore more traditional style spanish clothing that always incorporated the colors red and black. The Jets a rivaling white gang wore clothing time appropriate for a 1960’s teenager‚ like collared bowling shirts‚ and plain t-shirts. The Jets also kept with a color scheme of blue and white. One of my favorite scenes
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