opportunity for happiness‚ success‚ and escape from otherworldly problems an individual may have faced in their lifetime. For as long as this ideal has been in place‚ there have been those who argue of its existence or its truthfulness. The movie Gangs of New York follows a wide variety of factions existing in New York City in the mid 1800s. After watching this movie‚ it is clear that the “American Dream” gave immigrants a false sense of hope. The prosperity and success it spoke of could only be
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assignment gangs qu\estions 1)what are the conditions like in the five points area? poverty‚ rampant crime‚ decadence and despair. 2)describe the role of public officials like the firefighter? firefighters took on the role of other officials meaning they did their job and ithers too 3)who are the natives? the irish 4)describe the racism sentiment of many people in new york city. include persecution‚ discrimination‚ hatred or fear of the Irish great depression 1)describe conditions
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Art Censorship: Why Graffiti Should Be Considered an Accepted Form of Art Imagine almost 50 years ago an art form was invented that changed the whole dynamic of art. Graffiti became the most talked about topic during the 1960s. Young artists used graffiti as a way to express themselves. It was also used by political activists and gangs to make statements. Graffiti was a way to spread messages; not only that‚ it was a competition. Artists were on the come-up and took every opportunity to demonstrate
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classification does a gang have? There are several type of typologies in a gang which leads to active/regular gang‚ associate gang members‚ hard core gang member knowns as OG( orginal gang stars) and wannabes. Active gang members and associate gang member use hand signs to communicate each other‚ write gang graffiti‚ wear gang color clothing to represent their gang. But‚ what makes a associate gang separate from regular gang is that after‚ the associate gang memeber get fit to the gang they can come and
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Gangs are not a new problem to the United States. Gangs have often been romanticized in literature and the media with a classic example being “West Side Story”. Americans have long been fascinated with the Mafia‚ and infamous gangsters such as Al Capone and John Gotti have even been elevated in status as cultural icons. Americans have seen an uprising in “Gangster Rap” since the early 1990’s. Many people tend to think of gangs in America as being made up primarily of young inner-city black males
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Enforcement respond to gangs? Introduction Law enforcement agencies have a variety of tasks at hand that they have to perform; protecting‚ serving and problem solving are just a few. This research paper will look into how law enforcement responds to gangs‚ the background on police and gang relationships‚ and why the creation of gang police units. Multiple studies will be used to show the process some police gang units use in order to address the gangs in their location‚ other
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Grip of Gangs on Low Income Children Gangs are fully entrenched in many suburban communities across the nation. Gangs are a dangerous and a plague that has infected almost every city in the United States. Many notable gangs such as the Chicago-based Gangster Disciples‚ Black Peace Stones‚ and Latin Kings are the root of this epidemic. At this time gang activity was largely confined to urban areas‚ which raises a huge problem with the recruitment of the youth of this nation into gangs littered
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adolescent gang members delinquent behavior: 1) Selection hypothesis – adolescents who commit more crimes join gangs. 2) Facilitation hypotheses – gang membership increases delinquent behavior. 3) Enhancement hypothesis – both the selection and facilitation work together to increase delinquency. The data suggest that for “person offences” and “Property offences” the selection and enhancement hypothesis are supported. The transient gang members support the facilitation model and stable gang members support
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S.E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy Curtis is in a gang called Greasers who lives on the Eastside‚ and all they do is drink and smoke. Then there are Socs which are a group of rich‚ snobby kids who live on the West side and they also smoke and drink. In their society and in gangs‚ many underaged kids smoke and drink. In this society‚ underaged kids do the same. Also in the article‚” The Allure of Gangs” it talks about why kids join a gang. Some kids join because they feel they like they are not
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different social‚ cultural and political factors have contributed to the emergence of gangs among the disadvantaged‚ and often youth demographics. These gangs are frequently responsible for perpetuating violence‚ and creating societal turmoil. This gang formation‚ and gang related violence is a product of the circumstances faced by many in contemporary societies. For example‚ in Puerto Rico‚ “Puerto Rican drug gangs emerged as epiphenomena of systematic exclusion tied to the political economy of a city
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