Gangs are a problem in every major city in the United States‚ and membership is rising. They are responsible for countless crimes‚ including murder‚ theft‚ vandalism‚ and causing terror within their communities. The question that remains is‚ “Why would anyone want to join a gang?” People join gangs for many reasons. Some of these reason include‚ a sense of “family”‚ protection‚ family tradition‚ or simply to look cool‚ but there are four primary reasons that describe most gang members:
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the initiation that Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill go throughout the tale‚ each at an individual pace. In the beginning of the twelth chapter‚ Scout goes over how Jem was growing older and how he was “difficult to live with‚ inconsistent‚ moody. His appetite was appalling‚ and he told me so many times to stop pestering him I consulted Atticus: “Reckon he’s got a tapeworm?” Atticus said no‚ Jem was growing. I must be patient with him and disturb him a little as possible” (131). This shows an initiation sequence
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Through Jonas’ Eyes In Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver Jonas‚ the main character‚ goes on an astonishing adventure to discover his destiny and save Gabriel. Jonas’ journey fits into the hero’s journey in many aspects. This essay will analyze Jonas’ adventure in relation to the hero’s journey‚ and will explain the color‚ angles‚ and framing of the adjacent graphic novel titled Through Jonas’ Eyes. Departure is the first stage in the hero’s journey. This consists of the call to adventure‚ refusal
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dorsolateral prefrontal association cortex gets information fro the posterior parietal cortex‚ the primary motor cortex and the frontal eye field. “Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex seems to play a role in the evaluation of external stimuli and the initiation of voluntary reactions to them”(P.J Pinel‚ 2009). The secondary motor cortex gets its information from the association cortex and transfers that information to the primary cortex. The primary motor cortex is located in the precental gyrus. The
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(c) 1. Relative to the pension fund the term “funded” refers to the relationship between pension fund assets and the present value of expected future pension benefit payments; thus‚ the pension fund may be fully funded or under funded. Relative to the employer‚ the term “funded” refers to the relationship of the contributions made by the employer to the pension fund and the pension expense accrued by the employer; if the employer contributes annually to the pension fund an amount equal to the pension
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NANDI COMMUNITY Food history within the culture The Nandi people are a number of Kenyan tribes living in the highland areas of the Nandi Hills UasinGishu‚ Transnzoia‚ Nakuru and parts of Narok in Rift Valley who speak the Nandi language. They are a sub – group of the Kalenjin people they are first of Kalenjin community. Its population is approximated to be 260‚000 people. Before British colonization they were sedentary cattle-herders (cattle‚ goats‚ sheep‚ poultry keeping)‚ sometimes also practicing
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skilled in its use. As Miles (1986) and Fullan (1991) have demonstrated‚ the change process consists of a series of three overlapping phases: initiation‚ implementation‚ and institutionalisation. The initiation phase is about deciding to embark on innovation‚ and of developing commitment towards the process. The key activities in the initiation phase are the decision to start‚ and a review of the organisation current state as regards the particular change. The lists of factors at this
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most often thoughts that come to our mind are ceremonies like birth‚ puberty and marriage. Rites of passage are things we experience during our entire lifetime from the beginning to the end. These things‚ however‚ are different from initiations because an initiation is something where you have to prove yourself in order to be accepted‚ but a rite of passage is about a more personal acceptance into your own life. And in my opinion the passage into adulthood is the most important one in a person’s
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Taken" by Paul D’Angelo is an example. The narrator is seen as a hero involved in a personal quest on how to react to other’s suffering. The hero of the story goes through three sequential stages. These stages are called separation‚ struggle or initiation‚ and return or reintegration with gift or power. This essay will detail the three stages of the monomyth. The story first begins with the separation stage. At this stage‚ the hero encounters many short events in which he partakes. He is called
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From the edge of apocalypse‚ humanity has reorganized itself into five factions‚ each of which preserve and live by a single value. People who believe society fell apart because of greed formed the faction of Abnegation (the Selfless)‚ sworn off of practices considered self-indulgent and pledged to act selflessly. Those who believe the collapse was due to ignorance pledged themselves to the Erudite (the Intelligent)‚ sworn to a never-ending path of complete knowledge acquisition. Those who feel that
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