(Shakur‚ Sanyika). For the past four decades gangs have populated the streets of Los Angeles; growing from 18 to 60 from 1972 to 1978‚ and from 155 to 270 gangs from 1982 to 1996. The bloods and crips in Los Angeles are predominately African Americans; with the exceptions of about four gangs which reside in Long Beach‚ Carson‚ Compton‚ and Inglewood and they consist of Samoan and members from Tongan descent. Gangs aren’t just an urban city problem but gangs have reached out to suburban and rural areas
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Suburbanisation: the movement of people‚ employment and facilities away from the inner cities towards outer urban areas. How has Suburbanisation changed Sydney? Urbanisation: Is the process by which the proportion of a country’s population in urban areas increases. The original settlement for Sydney was Sydney Cove. Stage 1: 1788-1860 (walk to work) 80‚000 lived in Sydney. People had to live near workplaces. Residential areas at the time included The Rocks‚ Woolloomooloo and Pyrmont.
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How Technology Has Changed Education 5TH JANUARY 2011 by ALEX WILHELM The education of a nation’s youth to a full height of academic rigor and standing is a complex process that nearly always spans more than a decade‚ requires tens of thousands of dollars‚ dozens of teachers‚ and of course‚ technology. Not always the most recent technology‚ mind you‚ but even the oldest Pentium One computer were once new. Technology inside of education is a somewhat problematic premise‚ an idea that generates
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I have always grown up in the shadow of the spotlight. Through sports‚ school‚ and social life‚ I was not the best player‚ student‚ or friend. My senior year‚ football season changed all of that in a matter of a few days. Football has been the sport that I have loved and adored my whole life‚ but unfortunately that love was tested to the max. During the summer before football season‚ I was informed that our senior quarterback would not be playing that upcoming season. This was a huge blow to the
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helped me in many ways‚ and I do believe it has changed my life in one way or another. Makeup can make one feel a thousand times more confident. Growing up I had amazing skin. High school is when it all started going downhill. My skin was so bad I was always wanting to cover up my acne marks. When I would wear makeup to school or any public place I honestly felt much more confident about my skin. Now I am not the only one that has experienced
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The Beatles: Changing Music One Step at a Time. The Beatles were an “out of nowhere” happening that many still don’t understand to this day. They have changed music in more ways than one‚ and people still enjoy listening to their music even today‚ when music has gone through so much auto tune and processing. The music they created had so many different messages‚ and people enjoyed listening to them everyday‚ and even all day sometimes. Some people call The Beatles an overnight sensation‚ while others
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To some‚ Woodstock was one of the biggest rock concerts ever‚ but to many others it was a huge historical event that changed America and its views on the Vietnam War forever. Woodstock was one of the biggest anti-Vietnam War movement to ever exist‚ it also marked the beginning of the Vietnam War as well. The concert was originally supposed to be held in a town named Woodstock‚ New York on Max Yasgur’s 600 acre area‚ but was transferred to Bethel‚ New York because there was not enough room for the
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When the word “gang” is mentioned the first thought that comes to mind is a person wearing baggy clothes‚ a bandana across the forehead and tattoos all over the body. That is a stereotype. Obviously back when gangs were first initiated in the 1800’s they did not dress like that. Not all gangs are associated with colors‚ signs or names. A gang is defined as a group of criminals or a number of people forming a group (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary). In fact the word “gang” actually originated from
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This day couldn’t have come sooner. For all of my existing life that i’ve been programed and been taught of what happiness is worth ‚in the city of Omelas. I never really understood it. Living in Omelas‚ life was good‚ and still is to this day. I would describe Omelas as the happiest place in the world. On second thought‚ for all my life i’ve lived in Omelas and has never set foot outside of this city. One of my buddies‚ Mark and i have been friends since we were about four or five. We grew up
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Gang violence is a major problem in many places in many places‚ and if the Interrupters keep up and expand their work‚ it could be lessened. According to the US legal website‚ "Gang violence means criminal and non political acts of violence committed by a group of people who regularly engage in criminal activity against innocent people." (UsLegal.com) In the movie The Interrupters‚ by Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz‚ there is a group of violence interrupters that are working on interrupting and stopping
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