10/4/2010 The West Side Community Collaborative The west side of Buffalo‚ NY has had a bad reputation for a long time now‚ but it hasn’t always been that way. Many years ago the area known as the west side was a popular and extravagant place to live. Through years of economic hardships however‚ the west side took a wrong turn somewhere. It is now viewed by many people as “a lost cause.” The crime rates have skyrocketed and the standard of living has plummeted. Gangs are a huge issue in the
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3‚839 people have been shot in Chicago from January to November of 2016. This makes Chicago’s most pressing issue violence. Violence has to be stopped in order for Chicago’s other problems to stop. As violence worsens‚ many other problems erupt such as poverty‚ lack of education‚ gang activity‚ child abuse‚ and police brutality. Gangs are one of the most common causes of violence in Chicago‚ and finding a way of reducing gang activity would be a great start to get rid of violence. With violence comes
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Political Engagement Paper On Monday‚ April 8‚ I attended the Fairburn City Council meeting. It took place at the Fairburn City Hall around 7 in the evening. The meeting wasn’t anything like I expected. I thought I was going to be the only extra person in the room besides the councilmen. The meeting went by pretty quick. It last no more than thirty minutes. Everything went as stated on the programs that were given to all of us that attended. When the meeting began‚ the Fairburn police chief passed
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Malith Samaradivakara 4/28/2013 MCS 100 Culture Film 2 Gran Torino A movie I watched and liked a lot was Gran Torino. I thought this movie was great! There is a lot of culture in this film. Gran Torino is about Walt‚ a Korean War veteran‚ who’s neighbor Thao Vang Lor is pressured into stealing his Ford Gran Torino by this gang. Thao is caught and Walt makes sure he deserves a punishment. Walt makes Thao do chores around the house for a month. During this time‚ Walt and Thao develop a strong
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Alex Villone CRJ 150 November 15‚ 2012 Professor Fitzgerald Paper # 2 The Infamous Mobster Al Capone Al Capone‚ also known as Scarface‚ was born in Brooklyn‚ New York to immigrant parents born in 1899. He dropped out of school in sixth grade to become affiliated to a notorious street gang. Johnny Torrio was the street gang leader along with Lucky Luicano‚ who would later break off from the gang. In 1919 Capone joined Torrio in Chicago and became a lieutenant in the Colosimo mob. Capone
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In the book Always Running La Vida Loco: Gang Days in LA by Luis J. Rodriguez‚ the author is the main character. He shows through his writings a remarkable amount of personal character development. From the beginning of his story Luis describes the many changes he goes through as his life unfolds. Luis uses many examples to describe his life experiences and the way he acted when obstacles stood in his way. Luis experienced many highs and lows throughout his life. He also had many wants and desires
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Californication: The Process of Adapting to Californian Ways Cultures and habits surround us everywhere‚ but there is a certain culture in California in which newcomers tend to adapt to. The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ hit song Californication describes a story of young girls dreaming of stardom and migrating to California to follow an acting dream. She gets to California and learns quickly that the state can have a dark side as well. The Red Hot Chili Peppers display that Californication is the act
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Manifest Destiny This painting (1872) by John Gast called American Progress‚ is an allegorical representation of the modernization of the new west. Here Columbia‚ intended as a personification of the United States‚ leads civilization westward with American settlers‚ stringing telegraph wire as she travels; she holds a school book. The different economic activities of the pioneers are highlighted and‚ especially‚ the changing forms of transportation. The Native Americans and wild animals flee.
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In 1898‚ America was beginning to expand its horizons. But unlike Manifest Destiny over a half century before‚ they were now seeking out overseas lands. Realizing the great increase in the cost of exports‚ America was put in a compromising position. With a booming increase in wealth and industrialism‚ the nation was prepared to take on new challenges outside of its boundaries. Other elements also stimulated the imperialist attitude. The “yellow press” and missionaries made the behavior glorified
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French Film Noir: Touchez pas au Grisbi and Ascenseur pour l’échafaud Azaria Wassyihun Film Noir is often regarded as a uniquely American phenomenon. The particular context these films were produced in‚ marked by the post-war period‚ infused these films with a unique style Hollywood had never encountered before. America might have been the adequate setting for this unique phenomenon to occur‚ but film noir would not be the same without it’s international aspects. Famous Austrian born directors
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