Gangs were first fabricated so that poor majorities in the ghetto neighborhoods could defend themselves against police brutality and outsiders. Gangs also known as sets would gain their name from the area that the gang reside in‚ which could be the street number or street name. Gangs are a class of adolescents and young adults whom possess a common identity and are involved in wrongful and criminal behavior. Majority of gang members tend to be young adults‚ however‚ According to recent trends children
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Freedom Writers Gang violence in Los Angeles was at its prime in 1992 right after the infamous Rodney King incident and Los Angeles riots that locked down the city for three days. (Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots‚ http://www.citivu.com/ktla/sc-ch1.html) Teenagers in the rough neighborhoods of California thought that they were destined to become gang members with their respective races‚ to fight a battle that their ancestors started. During this time period‚ teenage gang members felt that
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The movement to “Take back the schools” was a movement initiated by a group of Chicano students demanding for a change in their schools system in East Los Angeles California. The 1960’s was a time when Mexican American students were suffering from neglect and discrimination in their schools. It was obvious there was a problem with the school system of education only one out of four chicanos was completing high school. Students were separated into different classes by their IQ scores. Students with
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mark in history by doing so. Because of this she will always be remembered. Camille Billops was born in Los Angeles in 1933 to Alma Gilmore and Lucius Billops. She attended City College of Los Angeles‚ Associate of Arts and graduated in 1954. Then changed schools to the University of Southern California and studied occupational therapy. After that she changed schools again to the Los Angeles State College and received her Bachelor of Arts. After her schooling she met her future husband writer and
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miles and has over six hours of total flight time. One needs to organize these types of trips well in advance to have an easy and enjoyable journey. I started planning for my Californian dream vacation by researching my final destination‚ Los Angeles. I researched its main tourists’ attractions like Disneyland‚ Universal Studios‚ City Walk and the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood‚ Downtown LA‚ Rodeo Drive‚ Beverly Hills and the beaches of Santa Monica and Venice Beach. I found schedules
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The first document is about a painting of pioneers traveling westward using various means of transportation and an imaginary female figure guiding them. This document was created by John Gast in 1873. The purpose was to show the westward movement of pioneers. The audience is meant for anyone who are interested in how the west was settled. The summary is that pioneers had many problems during their westward migration‚ including fights with Native Americans and finding food. This painting shows pioneers
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being an African American man who was beaten by white officers. I didn’t know he was speeding and that it led to a police chase. As to the riots‚ I had known of the protests and the violent outbreaks against the verdict of the officers. Hearing of Los Angeles people stand up against such a case as King’s gave me a good feeling. I strongly disagree with any form of prejudice acts and knowing that people from such a mixed city stood against it as well made me happy. Because of my little knowledge of
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his acting in this movie is generally looked upon by a lot of critics as his best acting role outside of Malcolm X‚ while being completely new to the kinds of roles he had taken prior to this film. Denzel played a rogue narcotics officer for the Los Angeles Police Department who is evaluating Hawke and pushing him to become rogue throughout the film as Washington
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California Over October break in 2015 I went to California for my second time. I love going out of state. My family and I went in car‚ so it took us longer to get to California. It takes about 6‚ 7‚ or 8 hours in car depending on how many stops you take along the way. Now the first time I went to California was in car as well‚ but that time my older sister came with her husband and my newborn niece at the time. That time seemed like it took forever. During October break‚ my dad decided to take my
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Los Angeles Police Department EVENT Escorting the client‚ David Foreman‚ from his home to the Metropolitan Courthouse and provide security to Mr. Foreman’s estate. LOCATION Laguna Beach‚ CA Metropolitan Courthouse‚ Los Angeles‚ CA DATE Monday‚ November 3rd‚ 2014 TIME 0900am-1200pm BACKGROUND CLIENT: David Foreman 40 years old High profile Outspoken Attention-seeker‚ i.e. loves to talk to the media/press Controversial white supremacist Wheelchair-bound
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