In the opening scene‚ we see Danny Vinyard‚ a young white supremacist‚ sitting in the principal’s office‚ waiting to be summoned. As we move into the office‚ we hear and see Danny’s history teacher (Elliot Gould) explaining to the principal‚ Dr. Sweeney (Avery Brooks)‚ that Danny wrote a book report on Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. The teacher tells Dr. Sweeney that he is offended by Danny’s gesture and he wants to see him punished‚ declaring that Danny was pressured into writing the paper by his older
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The gang I decided to do research on was the Mexican Mafia. The gang originated in the California Department of Corrections in the late 1950’s‚ and is considered to be one of the oldest and most powerful gangs in the entire United States. Gang members can often be identified by having the number thirteen tattooed on their bodies somewhere or by having something resembling the number. The reason behind using the number thirteen is because it marks the 13th letter of the alphabet‚ the letter M. The
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so that they can look cool and hip to others in the group‚ and then there’s a deeper level of ehy that they are starting or in these types of groups. The simple reason is that they just want to fit in and be wanted by someone. Then there are your gangs some of those that join for the acceptance of others join because their families members joined just because it looks cool. There are some that join for protection they don’t believe in
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Dally are not out with the gang‚ they both have bad home lives. Johnny’s parents abuse him while he is at his home‚ his father is “always beating him up‚ and his mother ignored him”(12). The time Johnny spends at his house his parents neglect him and abuse him. Johnny mentions that the only time his parents know he is ok and his location is‚ when they are using physical force on him. When he does not stay at his house he crashes in a vacant lot or at the house of a gang member. Dally also has a
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Escaping From Gangs A gang is defined as a group of people who want to control some places in the cities. Every group has a leader‚ who gives his people any tasks. The group’s activities are usually criminal or pose a threat to the community. However‚ they don’t usually see themselves as the real threat but rather as a group that works to improve their community. They wear specific colored clothing‚ jewelry‚ make certain hand signals‚ use certain graffiti‚ and specific jargon. It’s usually assumed
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Autobiography of the Vice Lords David Dawley Dave Sobotka Crim 455 Gangs and Gangs Control Mr. Danny Madrid As you have read much of these books required for these book reports‚ I will do my best to give you what my thoughts about this book is about. So by starting off this book has opened my eyes and perspective about how the gang in the early years and now to the present times of gangs has changed for everyone including the Vice Lords as a gang. In the beginning of this book I had a whole different outlook
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he’s the one that died‚ can’t be buried JESSIE Person filming TORI SCENE: Antigone wants to honor Polyneices‚ her brother but the mayor won’t let her because he was in a gang and gang members aren’t allowed to have a memorial service. FLASHBACK SCENE (SHOOTING) Brother and Antigone are walking along the street and random gang member shoots the brother… Antigone leans over her brother and promises to give him the memorial like he has always wanted. Son enters the office Mayor: Are you here to
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Minnesota The sky is foggy and thick as the the sun elevates into the air. Mountains plot the Minnesota landscape. Woods stretch out for miles‚ miles‚ and miles without end. The animals devour on whatever they can find. In the darkness of the night‚ you can only make out the sounds of wolves. It is cold out here in Minnesota‚ for it can reach -fifty one degrees celsius. The only source of water for the Minnesotans comes from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The wildlife blooms just like
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Casper Walsh is a journalist and author including the sixties Gangster story. His childhood was surrounded by crime and violence. He has been involved with the British prison system since he was 12 years old‚ as a visitor when his father was in prison‚ an inmate and now a rehabilitated drug user and creative writing workshop facilitator. The Guardian is a British national daily Newspaper that identifies with centre liberal nationalism and its readership is generally on the mainstream left of British
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Enforced Against Gang Crimes? Should stiffer penalties be enforced against gang crimes? Yes‚ Gangs are groups of three or more people who band together for protection and socialization gain. By joining‚ members take on the common identity of the gang. Street gangs have existed in the U.S. since the time of the American Revolution. The presence of street gangs in the U.S. has since increased exponentially‚ affecting as many as 3‚550 jurisdictions in 2007. The growing presence of street gangs in the U.S
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