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    rather‚ it is a feature of many subcultures. Members of the subculture may and often dohave different ideas about what constitutes gothic fashion thanmembers of the population at large‚ and some styles which read as"goth" to many people are seen as "outsider" by those in the scene. Inhis book Goth: Identity‚ Style and Subculture (Berg Publishers Ltd.‚Oxford‚ 2002)‚ Paul Hodkinson talks about goths using their fashionchoices to demonstrate commitment to the subculture. In particular‚he asserts that

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    older a lot of things changed over the years. For example‚ our government has certain parts that are corrupt‚ and people are judged for who they are. These problems are what need to change for the future of America. American government is a deviant subculture. Its leaders stand on soapboxes and polarize the public by pointing fingers while secretly doing the bidding of special interests. Many public employees plod through life with their noses in rule books‚ indifferent to the actual needs of the public

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    Jason Croy ENG 1A Prof. Ramos 08 Feb. 2017 Punk: A Semiotic Analysis Punk is a reflective subculture which means it is a culture that exists within another culture and it illuminates features of the dominant culture. However‚ punks can still be viewed as a culture that has their own political views‚ values‚ philosophy‚ language and style. Punks have their own ideas of gender boundaries and gender roles‚ folklore‚ art‚ and symbolic objects. There are many aspects of punk‚ and this article will look

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    Urban Tribes in the UK

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    Introduction Urban tribes are made up by groups of people – usually young‚ with a distinct common identity: the same aesthetic codes‚ the same identity symbols‚ the same rules‚ the same language‚ the same music… A whole ideology! These tribes have many different ideologies: right-wing‚ left-wing‚ non-political or against globalization. Some of them are nearly extinct‚ and others in full expansion. But all of them are ruled by it own ideology. They usually meet in central‚ commercial or nightlife

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    Single Camera A single camera is a technique used to make TV dramas and Films using just one camera‚ taking shots from various angles. An example of a single camera drama is The Sopranos‚ and I’d like to go in to detail about that. Series – The Sopranos My example for a series is The Sopranos. A series is a bunch of episodes‚ which tell a different story each time‚ and do not follow on from each other. The Sopranos is an American based television drama created by David Chase. The series revolves

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    The Godfather Research Paper

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    The Godfather I The film is known as one of the greatest films of all time‚ it is about a powerful Italian-American family who runs one of the most powerful mobs in the city of New York. The head of the family is Don Vito Corleone. The movie is a mob drama with lots of action. There are two more movies that follow this one as this is part one of a trilogy. The Godfather was released in 1972 and is just under three hours long. It has earned multiple awards and is still viewed as one of the greatest

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    Seminar on organized crime Discussion Paper: John Gotti Jr. John Gotti was born in the bronx on October 27‚ 1940. His family moved into a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn when he was 12. John began to love the streets and dropped out of school in 8th grade. After spending years performing small crimes and gaining respect in the underworld‚ he became affiliated with the Gambino family in 1966. In the family‚ John made a lot of money hijacking freight trucks at Kennedy airport. The

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    Savelli‚ L ; Valdemar‚ R. (2007). History of the Mexican Mafia Prison Gang. Available: http://www.policemag.com/blog/gangs/story/2007/07/history-of-the-mexican-mafia-prison-gang.aspx. Last accessed 19 Oct 2012. (Gang#3) Unknown Author. (2012). HE MEXICAN MAFIA PRISON GANG Profile‚ Background and History A Security Threat Group - STG. Available: http://gangsorus.com/mexican_mafia.htm. Last accessed 19 Oct 2012. Unknown Author. (2010). Mexican Mafia. Available: http://www.gangs187.com/mexicanmafia.html

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    those and those alike together‚ but also kept those apart who were different. Joining such gang is a decision for life. Their loyalty belonged to the gang. Their brotherhood was all they had left to hold onto while incarcerated. The Mexican Mafia was considered to be one of the first known prison gangs. They mark themselves with tattoos to separate or let other know who they are. These distinctive markings would either save them from harm or put them away for life. “LA EME” could be one

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    historical analysis of an organized crime group. With this class being about organized crime one would think to write about mobsters‚ but we decided to think outside the box. Even though when thinking of organized crime the first thought is The Italian Mafia and groups of that sort‚ one has to remember that organized crime comes in many different forms of organizations. From this class we were able to understand more on organized crime and who can be classified as an organized crime organization. Organizations

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