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    Lord of the Flies

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    cities a much safer place and equal for citizens. When criminals and gang members disrupt the structure that we live in by not following these set rules and laws‚ we end up in multiple issues. In the story “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding‚ it relates to gang(s) and criminals not being able to abide by the law in our society. To get a better understanding about why gangs do not follow the follow the law‚ we study what indeed gang members do‚ why members choose not to abide by the rules‚ and what

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    Hell's Angels

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    Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang is known as a group of “outlaws”‚ bad boys making their own rules and doing what they want. This group has been around for a long time‚ starting trouble all over the United States and other countries. They have done everything from drug trafficking to assault; this gang is no one to mess with. During the 1960s around the time of the world wars this group of individuals was considered a militant group. Now they are considered a dangerous motorcycle gang to stay away from.

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    Oliver Twist

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    parentless. Oliver has many obstacles he has to go through to survive. In the streets he meets a young boy who is part of the Fagin gang and teaches Oliver how to steal but Oliver runs away from the gang. He is taken into families who treat Oliver well but he is ripped away from them from the Fagin gang who steals Oliver and takes him back to the gang. In the end‚ the head gang member is hung and Oliver is adopted by a family and he lives a happy life on the countryside. In the story Oliver Twist‚ Charles

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    Youth and Gangsterism

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    YOUTH AND GANGSTERISM Gangs are an international phenomenon and it as impacted on many countries across the globe. The growth and development of gangs are linked to questions of security‚ housing‚ health‚ resources‚ jobs‚ poverty and above all‚ solidarity. Asalam-u-Alaikum to my teacher and fellow class mates‚ today my topic is youth and gangsterism. There are two types of gangs; street gangs and organised gangs. Street gangs are small-loosely gangs made up of youngsters‚ who encourage on

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    Gangsterism

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    (2005) defines gangsters as member of violent group of criminal. Gang Identifiers and Terminology‚ Cantrell‚ Mary Lynn‚ Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems (1992) defines gangsters as organized crime that Bootlegging activities such as importing or making illegal liquor and speakeasies where alcohol could be illegally purchased gave rise to rivalry that resulted in hired gangs of criminals and gun battles. Thompson‚ Tony. Gangs: A Journey into the heart of the British Underworld. (2005) London

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    Outcast United

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    world to try and start a better life through employment‚ education and even sports. Throughout their journey in Clarkston‚ Georgia they had to over come many obstacles to fulfill the American Dream. From unpleasant encounters with the police‚ violent gangs‚ to the hardship on the soccer field‚ resettlement in Clarkston was not a easy thing to do‚ regardless of your age. With the negative encounters the Clarkston refugees have had to face‚ is resettlement really possible? Chike Chime‚ a long time resident

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    West Side Story

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    music by Leonard Bernstein‚ and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The musical’s plot is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Set in New York in the mid-1950s‚ the musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks‚ two teenage street gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The members of the Sharks are first-generation Americans from Puerto Rico taunted by the Jets‚ a white group who consider themselves the true Americans. The young protagonist‚ Tony‚ one of the Jets‚ falls

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    Mencken‚ essayist and social critic‚ once wrote‚ “The average man doesn’t want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.” .In contemporary society‚ you can still notice Mencken’s observations being reflective in numerous situations such as child labor‚ gangs‚ and even the Trayvon Martin case. Dating back to 1832‚ when New England first condemns child labor‚ negative speculations about child labor began. When child labor is thought about‚ many will notice it as a very immoral and corrupted thing. However

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    are also gangs. This book‚ “The Outsiders” written by S.E.Hinton is about a gang called Greasers and the narrator‚ “Ponyboy” tells us about what happened the year before telling us the story of everyday life as a Greaser. In this book‚the author uses different types of techniques to contradict the characters to their gang. However‚ the author also does not connect the characters to the gang. I have three different techniques that the author uses to contradict the characters to their gang. Ponyboy

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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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