his mother having trouble in school. He lacks respect‚ maturity with his classmates and adults his teacher say‚ therefore his mother‚ frightened of her son future‚ sends him off to live with his father in Crenshaw neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles. The story about three friends growing up in the hood tragically. They’re trying to figure out how to survive in the violent‚ crime filled Crenshaw neighborhood. Each one has their own individual struggle and goals in life. Doughboy (Ice Cube)
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The film‚ Freedom Writers‚ directed by Richard LaGravenese captured the lives of underrepresented and at risk students whom lived in Long Beach‚ California‚ that were born into gang life and didn’t see their lives past than age eighteen. Erin Gruwell was a passionate young teacher keen on social change. Wanting to make a difference‚ she decided to teach at the newly voluntarily integrated Woodrow Wilson High School. The movie’s portrayal of stereotypes was emphasized through its technical aspects
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Informative Essay Gangs “Crip Nation” “Crippin’ is a choice‚ but it’s forever. You may slow down‚ but you will always be down forever.” (Washington 1969). Founded in Los Angeles‚ California in 1969 by Raymond Washington and Stanley Tookie Williams III; the Crips are now a loosely connected network of individual sets. Through the years the gang has grown to be one of the largest and most powerful gangs in the United States‚ currently with over 30‚000 gang members. Members of the are known
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by LAPD Chief Daryl Gates to combat the rising problem of gangs in Los Angeles‚ California. Each of the LAPD’s 18 divisions had a CRASH unit assigned to it‚ whose primary goal was to suppress the influx of gang related crimes in Los Angeles‚ which came about primarily from the increase in the drug trade. Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) was an elite but controversial special operations unit of the Los Angeles Police Department tasked with combating gang related crime. CRASH
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the same ethnic background‚ unfortunately crime was a way for these groups of people to even the odds. One of the first gangs recorded was in 1820 in New York and through time gangs have become most predominant in four areas; New York‚ Chicago‚ Los Angeles and Mexico. Forty Thieves Gang and their leader‚ Edward Coleman‚ as long as met your quota on stolen goods you remained in the gang. Edward led this gang from 1820 to 1838 where he was hung after being convicted of killing his wife. The gang
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Writing Skills Webb 05 November 2011 My Inspirations The Golden State is the central idea of my collage essay‚ and my collage itself. California inspires me in so many ways and I feel I have represented that throughout my collage. Style‚ fashion‚ meeting amazing people‚ and the individualism that comes with being a Californian has given me such a broader outlook on the uniqueness of the state that I live in and has being my inspiration. I honestly think that living in California has given students
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a heated debate over the moral and economic benefits of outsourcing American Jobs. One side may contend that the lowered wages in China would aid in revamping the economy while the other would claim that jobs should be brought back to America. Los Angeles Times journalist Tony Barboza’s assertion that outsourcing of United States labor to China is equally as detrimental to the country as it is beneficial is effective in that the level of pollution carried across the Pacific Ocean from China ultimately
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December 31‚ 1930 in La Paz‚ Bolivia. He came to the United States in the 1960s to seek a better life. He began teaching math to troubled students in a violent Los Angeles school and became famous for leading many of them to pass the advanced placement calculus test. In 1974‚ Escalante took a job at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles‚ California. He found himself in a challenging situation: teaching math to troubled students in a rundown school known for violence and drugs. While some had
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Natalie Goldman Community Health Nursing C228 Task 1 A. Identification of Community The city of West Hollywood is nestled between Los Angeles City limits and Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County‚ CA. For County of Los Angeles Public Health Department‚ it is a part of Service Planning Area 4. The population is 34‚781‚ with 19‚476 (56%) males and 15‚305 (44%) females. Median resident age is 40 years old. 77% of residents are Caucasian. Air Quality Index (AQI) is 47.1‚ significantly worse
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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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