Explain the birth of gangs and how they impact society. Discuss the economic value and the detrimental side of gangs and their related business practices. Wednesday December 4th 2013 In the United States today there are over 1.4 million gang members‚ these gang members come from poverty and join these gangs for protection from other gang members or to survive on the streets. A street gang is a group of members with identifiable leadership and internal organization‚ identifying with or claiming
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Fremont to deliver the news of their victory (“Kit Carson”). Carson also led the forces of U.S. General Stephen Kearney from Socorro‚ New Mexico into California‚ when a Californio band led by Andres Pico mounted a challenge to American occupation of Los Angeles later that year (Weiser). Weiser also wrong that on December 6‚ 1846‚ Mexicans at San Pasqual attacked those forces‚ about 30 miles north of San Diego. On the third night of this battle‚ Carson and two others snuck through enemy lines and ran the
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About Long Beach California This amazing city located in Southern California is the seventh largest city in California and covers 52 square miles of southwest Los Angeles County the Port of Long Beach is where the Nation’s second largest business container port is located‚ also home to the World’s most environmentally safe off –shore oil operations. This community is one of the most ideal strategic spots in the world for international trade‚ new and innovative technology‚ regional commerce‚ and
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In the United States there are six major prison gangs that are recognized nationally for their participation in organized crime and violence. They are as follows from largest to smallest in member size. There is the Neta‚ Aryan Brotherhood‚ Black Guerilla Family‚ Mexican Mafia‚ La Nuestra Familia‚ and the Texas Syndicate. By definition a gang is a group of people working together or a group of persons working to unlawful or antisocial ends; especially: a band of antisocial adolescents. The
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that represents american ideologies. Hollywood and its well-known sign actively represent dreams‚ evolution‚ and a place where hard work can get you in life‚ entertainment‚ and a consumer/capitalist attitude. Just a few minutes drive from downtown Los Angeles‚ Hollywood is home to what is also known as the film capital of
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Influences Imprisoning the Streets Prison. Gangs. These two words are separate entities‚ though they are often associated together. This is because of the social view and perception that our society has on both gangs and on prison. Now it is not that this association is wrong or a bad thing. The fact is that in America‚ there are gangs‚ street gangs‚ prison gangs‚ and prison street gangs‚ all influencing each other and being influenced by on another. This paper aims to decipher exactly how
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killings spreading over the city have reached extreme lengths‚ as Josh Saul expresses in his article by saying‚ “by the end of November‚ the city had more than 700 murders for the first time since 1998; that’s more murders than in New York City and Los Angeles combined‚” (Saul‚ 2016‚ para. 4). Chicago is commonly called “Chi-raq”‚ and was also mentioned in a song by Kanye West because the murders
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Six California’s Six California’s‚ proposed by a man named Tim Draper‚ is an idea in which California is to be split into six‚ individual states. This idea is said to be an opportunity for California to start fresh and to create a better future for the citizens. As of right‚ California is facing numerous problems that are impossible for just one governor to attempt to solve‚ but creating six California’s allows us to fix those problems. The current proposition to split California into six individual
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body with distress and depression? Joan Didion’s masterfully composed essay‚ Los Angeles Notebook‚ conveys her view on the Santa Ana winds. Didion argues that a gentle touch of the wind will rapidly have one fall into a coma of distress and despair. Entering the season of Santa Ana winds‚ local residents brace themselves. Citizens become cautious and fearful with their lives when facing “something uneasy in the Los Angeles air…some unnatural stillness‚ some tension.” When the winds make their stealthy
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almost died at 16 because of toxic spray. Rodriguez was kicked out of three schools and finally dropped at 15. A lot of his friends were killed by rival gangs‚ the police‚ overdoses‚ car crashes and suicide. Then he moved with Ramiro from Los Angeles to Chicago to escape the violence. One reason for teenagers joining gangs is to feel accepted. To understand why a teen joins a gang‚ you have to live in their areas and understand their environment. In gang neighborhoods‚ the majority of the
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