Gang Paper The author of “Gang Leader for a Day”‚ Sudhir Vankatesh‚ delivers an intimate look into a world most people would prefer to ignore. In the book‚ the graduate student formed a friendship with a local gang leader and was able to get the inside information of the gang’s role in the Chicago housing projects. ABC’s 60 Minutes and National Geographic have made outstanding videos describing in great detail‚ gang life. Girls in the Hood‚ by ABC‚ informs that the notion of only males in gangs
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the El Salvadoran gang MS-13 immigrate into the U.S. To control this issue immigration laws must be created and enforced and the glamorization of the life of a gangster in American media must be stopped. MS-13 began in the late 1980’s in the Los Angeles Pico Union neighborhood‚ which was primarily composed of Salvadoran
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Jacob compares the sidewalks sometimes like the jungle and no amount of police can help. She talks about the beauty of Los Angeles and how great it is‚ but mentions it’s composed of strangers who are not all nice. There are some streets‚ like in Boston’s North End‚ that can’t afford any opportunities to street cruelty. Jacobs notes that there are three main qualities to successful
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“Gang violence in America is not a sudden problem. It has been a part of urban life for years‚ offering an aggressive definition and identity to those seeking a place to belong in the chaos of large metropolitan.” Dave Reichert‚ United States Congressman. Street gangs have been around in the United States as far back as 1783. In contrast to today’s modern street gangs‚ many early gangs on the east coast were even multi-ethnic‚ the gangs were compromised of boys from the same neighborhoods (Howell
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Mike Davis’ essay “Fortress Los Angeles: The Militarization of Urban Space” talks about an “Urban renaissance” in Los Angeles. What does he mean by this? What effect has this had on the city’s poor and working class? How does Davis’ essay connect with Barry Lopez’s “Caring for the Woods?” Scheleen. Grant English 112 Prof. Hatchet In Mike Davis “Fortress Los Angeles the Militarization of the Urban Space‚” he talks about an “Urban renaissance”‚ in Los Angeles. The “Urban renaissance‚” is the
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You think of a group of hoodlums who tote guns‚ sell drugs‚ and ruin neighborhoods as thugs‚ and gang members. These are things not tolerated or seen as good in society so it’s considered a violation of social norms. A street gang is group of people that form an allegiance based on various social needs and engage in acts that can cause harm to public health and safety. Members of street gangs engage in‚ or have engaged in gang-focused criminal activity either individually or as a group‚ they create
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League (NFL) since 1970. The club began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League‚ and spent its first season in Los Angeles‚ California before moving to San Diego in 1961. The Chargers play their home games at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California‚ and continue to be the only NFL team based in Southern California‚ with no teams in Los Angeles since 1994. The Chargers announced their 50th Anniversary Team in 2009 to honor the top players and coaches in the team ’s history
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bond a lot with his family. As a child‚ his parents were not always there for him considering they were immersed within the drug. He did not get the loving parents that were always there for him. In addition‚ the neighborhood he grew up in East Los Angeles had some violence‚ since many of the kids were being prejudice against each
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Investigation (FBI)‚ there are at least 30‚000 street gangs with 800‚000 members that have an impact on 2‚500 communities all over the United States. A street gang that has greatly impacted these communities is the Bloods. The Bloods were first noted in Los Angeles in the late 1960’s‚ however over the years have spread their ideology to various other major cities along the West and East coast. With an increase in violence in the New York City metropolitan area‚ the Bloods began developing new sections on
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I am a woman yet I am not convinced that women deserve equal pay in sports. Don’t get me wrong‚ women are great athletes. But it’s a proven fact that women’s sports don’t bring in as much revenue as their counterparts. People are just less interested in watching the WNBA compared to the NBA. Can you blame them? I‚ for one‚ would much rather pay to watch the Celtics vs. the Knicks over the Storm vs. the Sparks. But what do you guys think? Should women finally be paid the same amount or not? Is this
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