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    The Outsiders

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    |Related Text Overview: Novel | |Title of novel |The Outsiders | |Author |S.E. Hinton | |Date published

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    chaotic world. Rocket has plans to escape the city by becoming a photographer‚ even though he has normal teenage problems like how to find money‚ and possibly love. He must do so while also trying to stay alive in a violent environment of drugs and gang warfare. This harrowing tale is told through a modern lens; with frenzied editing‚ multiple story lines‚ and foreshadowing in a natural almost documentary style through the perspective of the main character. Right away in the opening scene‚ the audience

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    The Outsiders Are the Socs and the Greasers the same‚ or irrevocably different? The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton is a novel about the two gangs on each side of a town‚ the Greasers and the Socs‚ who have a destructive rivalry and are superficially different. However throughout the course of the novel their true characteristics are proven to be fundamentally the same. Each side has its differences‚ for example‚ their opposing dress codes. The Greasers are generally stereotyped as no good‚ rotten to

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    best express his purpose through this type of presentation. Greene uses direct presentation when he introduces major members of the gang such as Blackie‚ Trevor‚ and Mike. Greene reveals Blackie ’s acceptance of his class standing as he describes Blackie ’s reservations with Trevor ’s plan. "He was just‚ he had no jealousy‚ he was anxious to retain T. in the gang if he could. It was the word ’beautiful ’ that worried him - that belonged to a class world that you could still see parodied at the

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    Social Disorranization

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    evolution. Examples of such actions within the gang culture gangs develop “substantive culture” within the organization a huge presence with many shared values‚ and beliefs. The components‚ which make shared values and belief successful the method that gangs continue hiring new members‚ avoid and prosper because of unsuccessful prosecution also establishing a legitimate business (Lynn & Porter‚ 2007). The activities begin within street gangs the evolution a tough job but the outcome

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    Gran Torino

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    Throughout the film‚ gangs are presented.  Each gang (or culture) feels they are superior to others and bully and/or violently threaten the lives of others in order to affirm their dominance within the city. In one specific scene Thao Vang Lor is walking home.  While on foot‚ a car full of Hispanic gang members pull aside Thao and begin to hassle him. Thao’s cousin‚ Spider‚ catches a glimpse of this from around the corner and immediately rides in to defend him. As a member of the Hmong gang‚ Spider and

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    Does Prisons Really Work

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    Psychological Review that stated how there are two types of prisoners: The Adolescent-Limited and Lifelong Persistent. The Adolescent-Limited are young‚ primarily men who commit crimes to support themselves‚ commit a crime for fun or was a part of a gang. But eventually they settle down and get married‚ giving up the life style that was committing to their criminality. The Lifelong Persistent also known as “career criminals‚” are people who commit crimes often moving through the criminal justice system

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    Conflict among Young Ex-gang Members | | Tamala Bartlett-Skiles | 5/11/2013 | This paper is about using different methods to decrease conflict among young ex-gang members. Different strategies are discussed t help decrease conflict as well as the reasons as to why these boys have these thoughts and opinions in the first place. | The problem that these boys are suffering from is related to their upbringing and the activities that they did in their gangs. They typically have very

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    (coming from swimming) the rival gang (Mau Mau’s‚ one of the most vicious Hispanic gangs) looked on with a stir. Sincere stopped‚ raised his hands to the sky and yelled out “Chaplains‚” it was time for battle from that point on. Some of the Gangs were sworn enemies’‚ trapped in generational feuds that had existed so long‚ no one could remember why or when‚ the trouble started. Before long‚ this new knowledge in Brooklyn began to spread among more brothers and other gangs and they became the ‘First Born’

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    increase of criminal activities. Black teenagers still build their own street-based gangs that provoke crime. Nevertheless‚ there are number of social theories that can explain such behavior. The documentary filmed by Stacy Paraeta‚ named “Crips and Bloods: made in America” reveal some vital facts about the reasons of criminal behavior in black neighborhoods. Different strain theories can also explain gang activity and gang violence. For instance‚ according to the documentary the black people often felt

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