But the the typical gang member is not confined to South-Central Los Angeles. He lives in places like Wilmington‚ Pomona‚ Santa Ana‚ East Los Angeles and Nor walk. He’s a Chicano‚ one of the estimated 45‚000 Chicano gang members throughout Los Angeles County that literary outweighs the estimated 25‚000 black gang members. He is a heir to a history of violence that dates back to the {text:soft-page-break}
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Karina Gonzalez Instructor Shakespeare HUMANS 205 June 6 2013 Author Luis J. Rodriguez was born in the US/Mexico border in 1954‚ at the age of 2 his family moved to Los Angeles California‚ around the age of 8 they moved to San Gabriel Valley. One of his first documentaries is the Book called “Always Running La Vida Loca: Gang days in L.A”. The book narrows the struggles of the author during his childhood and adolescences in the active life of a gang member and of Chicano race. The author’s
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Paragraph 1 I understand that you are currently seeking to hire a receptionist at your ACT-1‚ Los Angeles location and I am highly interested. I know that the person for this position is responsible for receiving and greeting any visitors/clients‚ answering phone calls‚ taking and delivering messages and sorting and handing out mail. I am more than capable of doing all of that. Ever since I was a child‚ I was recognized for the effort I put into every piece of work. Growing up‚ I knew that I wanted
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May 4‚ 2007 18th Street Gang The 18th Street Gang is one of the biggest gangs in Los Angeles County. There membership has been estimated to be around 20‚000. Most members in this gang are Mexican and Chicano but they are one of the few gangs that have broken racial boundaries. They allow almost any race to join the gang. (Delaney‚ 2006) Because of their openness to other races the gang membership grew rapidly. An estimated 60% of the gang is made up of illegal immigrants. ("18th Street Gang"
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Fear and Loathing in California Throughout America’s short history‚ California has been a mysterious land of snowy mountains‚ sandy beaches and fertile soil. From the Gold Rush to the Free Love movement‚ it has been a Mecca for the misunderstood‚ the thrill seekers‚ and the independent. For over a hundred years people have found what they were looking for in the sprawling lands of California. Throughout the years‚ the ideals of the misfits who populated California have shaped the mentality of
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Our community is not the only community currently having gang problems. Many small towns and rural areas are experiencing gang problems for the first time. In small communities‚ citizens jump to the mistaken conclusion that gangs are present. This occurs because small groups of delinquents are common‚ even in the smallest rural communities. Juveniles enjoy hanging out together‚ and the reality is that juvenile delinquency is often committed in groups. The visibility of these groups‚ hanging out in
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Outline: Prescribed question: “If the text had been written in a different time or place or language or for a different audience‚ how and why might it differ?” My question: “If this text was an open letter in a Los Angeles or Salvadorian newspaper aimed at MS-13‚ how and why might it be different?” Title of the text for analysis: “This is No Way to be a Man” – Lennie James Part of the course to which the task refers: Part 3 – Literature: Text and Context My critical response will: • Comment
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MS-13 Gang Life BY: Kimberly Miller CCJ 4656-2 Gang Activity and Drug Operations-2 The development of gangs over the many years of their existence has caused the growth of different gangs and gang members to all parts of the world. These developing gangs have created major attention and awareness to this culture of life that is becoming so common amongst our communities. There have been said to be around 30‚000 or more gangs with at least 800‚000 gang members in the United States‚ whom
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because it satisfies the definition of art. An individual took the time to write the story which was then turned into a screen play. The plot of the screenplay Crash evinces bits and pieces of racism that takes place on a daily basis in the city of Los Angeles‚ CA. The flick captures racial stereotypes by divulging into the lives of characters all of different race and ethnicities (the screenplay is a low concept film that focuses on the characters to display a point). The motion picture Crash manifests
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wrongdoings of her employees‚ Carrie Tolstedt‚ the senior vice president who supervised the creation of all these accounts‚ is retiring. Taking with her millions in stock and options. Wells Fargo has $185 million in fines and other penalties from Los Angeles city‚ county and federal authorities. “The CFPB fined the bank $100 million-the largest fine the agency has ever handed down” the director said in a statement. The CFPB also said Wells Fargo will have to pay $50 million to the county and city of
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