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    Introduction- Talk of the growing gang problem in America Thesis: To control this issue immigration laws must be created and enforced and the glamorization of the life of a gangster in American media must be stopped. Body Pt. 1- Illegal immigration is a cause of the growth of MS-13 -due to this MS-13 has come to the U.S. seeking out power across the western hemisphere -show that small immigration reform such as simple deportation has not resulted positively -show a connection

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    Ms-13 Gang Member

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    Mara Salvatrucha 13 Drugs and Death on the Streets of America are not a new problem due to gangs; they have existed in New York and other eastern cities for more than two hundred years. During the 1980s and early 1990s El Salvador was plagued by a Civil war between an oppressive US-funded military and an insurgent guerrilla movement. In 1988 the population of El Salvador was only 5.3 million; one in every six people left El Salvador after the war. Most of these refugees fled to the United States

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    Chen March 20 2014 Gang Violence and Harsh Penalties The presence of gang violence has plagued the United States for many years. Although it is more active in some parts of the country than others‚ gang violence affects every American: either monetarily as a taxpayer or directly as a victim. Regardless‚ it is a concern of every individual; therefore‚ the criminal justice system has been addressing it for years in different ways. The approach of emphasizing harsh punishments has been implemented

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    Bad-Bad Words (Term Paper)

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    Bad-Bad Words Der’rik Hardin Psych 326 December 1‚ 2012 Dr. Hennon Bad-Bad Words The goal of this paper is to conduct a series of research on curse words‚ their meanings‚ and a brief history of profanity. I also intend to show that curse words are deemed acceptable in certain social situations in the American culture. To begin we must define semantic. Semantics is a branch of linguistics that deals with the study of meaning‚ changes in meaning‚ and the principles that govern the relationship

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    can it ever be claimed that the person of Ned Kelly can be understood in the truest sense? Peter Carey‚ an author who won The Booker Prize in 2001 for his book‚ sought to give Ned Kelly a voice of his own‚ through writing True History of the Kelly Gang. This tale is told through the supposed eyes of Mr Kelly‚ whose desire was to inform his unborn daughter of his real story‚ which could not be tainted‚ for he would not be alive to tell her as his end was near. However‚ the question still burns:

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    reaching goals) is centered on a high-reaching communications (series of actions to reach a goal) involving meetings with both community groups and gang members. Everyone in the community is (based on knowledge and learning) that gang violence will cause/start (anger) a zero-tolerance approach and that only an end to gang violence will stop new gang-oriented stopping/preventing (actions or feelings) activities. In a perfect world‚ these activities should be combined

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    Gang Prevention Gang Prevention Program Jasmine McInnis Strayer University Professor Lillian Ajayi CRJ180010VA016-1122-001 March 9‚ 2012 Gang Prevention Abstract The Gang Prevention Program that I decided to write on is the A.R.I.S.E program‚ which was founded in 1986 in Miami Florida by Ed Benson. It’s a non-profit organization that provides assortment of time tested‚ evidence based life skills curricula for at risk youth. In this essay‚ I am going to focus on the programs history‚ mission

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    with “disciples” intentionally misspelled‚ is headquartered in Detroit‚ Michigan with chapters across the United States. It is a violent biker gang with around 250 patched members throughout the country; approximately 60 patched members being in Michigan alone. They prefer to keep their numbers small‚ making it easier to control them politically. The gang was established in 1967 in Southern California by 12 misfit‚ mostly Vietnam veterans who all had an interest in motorcycles‚ making money however

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    specific country in which it has taken claim. Children are growing up within communities where gang violence becomes so rife that in the end perceived as the norm. Gangs have been in these children’s environment from day one; therefore‚ imprinted behaviors leave little or no choice of role models. The subculture of gang violence has become a most feared phenomenon in many poverty-stricken communities. The gang violence that is prevalent in these communities affects mostly the adolescents‚ who are supposed

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    Inner City Gangs Essay

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    Inner City Gang Memberships Inner city gang memberships involving the youth have become a problem across the United States. There are more and more young adults becoming involved in gangs and committing the crimes and violence that come along with the enrollment into the gangs. Parents today worry about their teenagers becoming involved and although they try to keep them out of the gangs they are unsuccessful at it. This paper talks about the gang membership for a young person living in the inner

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