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    into responsible‚ young adults. This was definitely the case for the two gangs within the town of Hanibal‚ the Saints and the Roughnecks. Most members of the two gangs are now respectable men who have achieved college degrees and started their own families‚ although their teachers from back in high school may tell you a different story. The gangs’ mischievous actions led to the different labelling of the two groups. The two gangs received treatment from opposite ends of the spectrum‚ the Saints were

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    Freakonomics

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    Tre’Voris Word 28 February 2014 Coach Young Economics Freakonomics Freakonomics is a book about provocative analysis of human motivation and modern living. It reveals to the reader a common world through a totally different pair of lens. The author uses the raw data of economics to ask imaginative questions while it forces the reader to think cleverly and divertingly of the answers. The author’s approach to economics was done in a very unconventional way- as a smart‚ curious explorer parallel to

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    Always Running Analysis

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    In “Always Running”‚ a former gang member named Luis J. Rodriguez writes about his rough past. He joined his first gang when he was eleven years old‚ and saw many of his friends die one-by-one as a result of the dangers of being in a gang in east L.A. This broke him down and made him weak‚ but he had no one to share his emotions with which resulted in his joining of a gang. He killed an innocent man for the sake of being in a gang‚ spent several months in prison‚ and participated in numerous shootings

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    Nineteenth century England brought in its wake not only industrialization but also social degradation. Dickens attacked the social evils of his times such as poor houses‚ unjust courts‚ greedy management and the underworld. The Themes in "Oliver Twist" reflect these evils. With the rise in the level of poverty‚ poor houses run by parishes sprung up all over England to give relief to the poor. However‚ the conditions prevailing in the work houses were dismal and the management were insensitive to

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    help and gunshots. Now gang members roam the streets and control most of the cities of El Salvador. Children are prevented from going to school if their school site is on a rival gang’s territory. Along with territory problems‚ many children are afraid of leaving their homes in fear of being abducted by gang members and forced to join. Salvadoran women are dyeing their hair black and dark brown in attempt to stay alive from gang violence. There have been rumors that only gang members’ girlfriends

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    certain‚ many scholars believe that youth gangs originated from either Europe or Mexico and appeared in the United States shortly after the American Revolutionary war. Some believe they were formed from simple cultural similarities or religious beliefs amongst certain groups who shared those same connections. Others believe gangs came from the Mexican Migration to the southwest United States after the Mexican Revolution in 1813. Whenever gangs were first introduced to America is irrelevant

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    Build top of the line consumers’ awareness. · Creating a personality of the brand. Besides having these general objectives‚ the advertising objectives are set avoiding to the advertising strategy for each product‚ e.g. Sunsilk advertising objectives since it was being re-launched were: · To increase the usage. · Conditioning benefits. · Makes the hair appear clean and shiny. · Imparts a feeling of freshness-due to fragrance. · Easy to manage‚ silky‚ soft hair. · Unique shampoo for every

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    Moreover‚ according to the article‚ “ The Projects” Diego Vigil explains his study on East Los Angeles gangs and insinuates that “social disorganization theory rests on the fact that cities function in a way that are similar to their environments found in nature”(2).In addition‚ during his study he explains the assumptions made by both McKay and Shaw‚ and suggests that the demographics of the communities like the projects‚ in particular‚ have lack of resources like: high unemployment‚ lack of financial

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    than men FALSE Hispanics are more likely than whites and blacks to have ever used drugs FALSE Children who smoke marijuana are 85 percent more likely to use cocaine than peers who have never tried marijuana TRUE OPPORTUNITY THEORY: Street gangs train youths for adult criminality Anomie: the goal of success becomes more important than the means CULTURAL TRANSMISSION: crime occurs in decaying transitional areas Victimless crimes: because people choose the activity‚ no crime has been committed

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    Foxx tells the story of reputed gang leader Stan “Tookie” Williams who while incarcerated experience an epiphany and dedicates his life to making up for mistakesof his youth and redeems himself. Recognized as the founder of the notorious street gang the Crips in South Central Los Angles at the age of 17. Williams hadn’t intended on the Crips to become a gang of crime and violence: he wanted them to do something positive to protect his neighborhood from the street gangs. In a few years the Crips had

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