In the book Paul Street Boys one of the main characters‚ Nemecsek‚ who is a member of the Paul Street gang‚ could definitely be considered a Christ-figure‚ despite his status as an underdog. A Christ figure is a literary device‚ a particular way of shaping an important character in a novel. He (or she) may not match in every instance to the biblical image of Jesus‚ but bears enough of the characteristics to suggest the relationship. They go through suffering and in the end sacrifice themselves for
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ex-gangster get gangs of our streets? Ex-gangster‚ Nicky Cruz had a hard time as a teenagers as his parents would abuse him and called him the ‘Son Of Satan’ when in reality he practised what the ‘Son Of God’ asked us on Earth to do. From the age of 15‚ he moved out of his family home in Puerto Rico and went to live with his married brother in New York‚ unfortunately after two weeks of living with his brother and his family he decided to leave along with live on the streets‚ the home of gangs. After
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Gini Sikes. It is a thrilling yet shocking book about girls in gangs. The book explains in horrific detail the roles and existences of the girls in these gangs. Sikes traveled to several different cities to experience the life of girl gangsters. She traveled to Los Angeles‚ San Antonio‚ and Milwaukee. Through these travels‚ she became immersed in the lifestyles of each gang and had first hand accounts on what it was like to be in a gang. Sikes met many girls whom she could not believe what had persuaded
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between the two gangs‚ as differences are common. Unlike the Socs‚ “Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars... and have a gang fight once in a while.” Ponyboy Curtis lives with his two older brothers‚ Sodapop and Darry. One night‚ Ponyboy and Johnny (a sixteen year old‚ who is a friend to all the Greasers) meet two girls from the Socs and get on well‚ sharing the same thoughts about sunsets and how they wished things were different between the gangs. The two boys
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(“Prohibition”). Many gangs were formed and created due to absence of alcohol. “In chicago‚ gang battles resulted in deaths of 8oo gangsters between 1920 to 1933.” A lot people were killed from illegally trying to transport and make alcohol. When a gang transported the illegal alcohol to another gang others would try to take it for there own use. Since prohibition took away jobs people started making their own. One group will produce and sell‚ then another would transport it. Each gang would have relations
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BICOL UNIVERSITY BUCSSP Legazpi City A Research Paper Presented To BUCAL Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Writing 10 the Discipline By: AB PHILO - I‚ MARCH 2012 Chapter I The Problem and its Background PROBLEM Reasons why students violate school rules and regulations INTRODUCTION The researcher was an alumnus from a private secondary school in Legazpi City‚ he has been observing student violators facing real problems in the school. This give way to decide in this type of
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Personal Perception of Organized Crime In answering this question of what Angie’s personal perception of organized crime‚ it takes me back to the days of organized groups that united for financial gain‚ control over business‚ law enforcement‚ the public and anyone or anything that they could rule. Organized crime brings about change in a community‚ hurt‚ danger‚ and sometimes death. When thinking of organized crime it takes us back to the days of the Mafia. The days of Al Capone comes to mind more
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person‚ place‚ or time period. Instead of just focusing on a single mobster/gangster‚ as many authors tend to do‚ English included stories about corrupt government officials as well which shows both sides of the partnership necessary to the success of a gang. Normally a book is written in a
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city in the world always has a gang‚ a street gang‚ or the so-called outcasts.” – Jimi Hendrix. The tone‚ purpose‚ and gangs in the Outsiders and the article share some traits‚ and differ with others. For example‚ they share the theme of violence among youth. However‚ the view of the gangs on violence differs. One common theme The Outsiders and the news article share violence among youth. In The Outsiders‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy‚ is involved in a local gang. Throughout the novel‚ he indicates
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In a study conducted by Kees Keizer‚ an envelope with a 5 Euro note was placed in a mailbox. When the mailbox was clean and the surrounding area was free of litter‚ only 13% of people who passed by it took the money‚ but when the mailbox was covered with graffiti‚ 27% of the passers-by took the money (Keizer). The Broken Window Theory explains that cracking down on urban disorder will prevent additional crime and antisocial behavior. Proponents of this theory say that it is effective at preventing
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