Street gangs have been a part of American history for years. According a report from the Immigration Customs Enforcement‚ MS-13 is the most violent and rapidly spreading gang in the United States. Their major areas of concentration are in 33 states which not limited to: California‚ Texas‚ New York‚ Maryland‚ and Nebraska to name a few. The origin of the MS-13 can be traced to Los Angeles in the 1980s. Salvadoran families have fled to L.A. to escape from the civil war that was happening in El Salvador
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Ryan Gillespie 12/10/14 HIS 343 Dandan Chen Gangs of New York: A Cultural Shift In the 2002 Film “Gangs of New York” by Martin Scorsese we see New York City reshaped and changed through cultural influence of feuding individuals and groups with different ideas. On the surface the movie seems to have a straight forward theme but in the back ground we see a cultural shift as immigrants come into America and New York City. In the movie we see the political influence during that
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Youth gangs/violence What are gangs? Gangs are a group of organized criminals with more than 4 people involved. I believe youth violence/ gangs has been an up-rising problem for the last 10 years. In 2001 there were only 88‚984 first time offenders introduced into the youth justice system‚ by 2007 this increased by a staggering 21‚842‚ but by 2012 it dropped by 62%. Goldson‚ B and Muncie‚ J (2015) youth crime & justice (pg. 76) Over the years there has been an up-rise in youth gangs and violence
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Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a 17-day motorcycle journey across the United States done by the author (though he is not identified in the book) and his son Chris‚ joined for nine days by John and Sylvia Sutherland‚ a befriended couple. During this novel‚ I also went on a journey filled with a countless number of insightful‚ philosophical discussions the author stirs up. This story makes you think and ponder questions just as the main character is doing. The story
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The film‚ Gangs of New York (2002)‚ directed by Martin Scorsese‚ is loosely based on Herbert Asbury’s work‚ “The Gangs of New York: an informal history of the underworld” (1927). The film tells the story of a fictional character‚ Amsterdam‚ who is trying to avenge his father‚ who was killed in battle by the film’s main antagonist‚ William Cutting‚ also known as Bill the Butcher. The story is set in New York City in the mid-nineteenth century‚ specifically‚ at the infamous Five Points‚ which now makes
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Anass Elwawi ENGL 2290 Dr.Shawn Casey September 16‚ 2016 Mary Rowlandson Response Paper Mary Rowlandson‚ the daughter of a wealthy land holder in the Massachusetts Bay colony‚ was a victim of the King Philip war. She got married to Joseph Rowlandson at the age of 18‚ they had four children‚ one in which died in infancy. Shortly before the King Philip war ended a group of American Indians attacked the city of Lancaster and captured Mrs. Rowlandson along with her 3 children and a group of settlers
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1. How does sport help prevent children and teens from joining gangs? One off the reasons that sport is such an effective tool is because it can provide an alternative structure and context for young people who would otherwise be attracted by negative social pursuits. We know sport can be a powerful tool for tackling youth crime. It can get young people off the streets‚ out of trouble and engage in education. Sport can act as a supportive method to young people by encouragement‚ and developing their
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The Monkey Wrench Gang By Edward Abbey I read The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey. The book is 421 pages‚ and was published by Lippincott Williams &Wilkins in 1975. It is a fictional story about a group of four people who meet‚ and all want the same thing. To stop development on America’s southwest. Edward Abbey’s purpose in writing this book was to raise awareness about what is happening to‚ quite literally‚ our back yard. This book takes place in the southern Utah and Arizona‚ and
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The Outsiders Response to Literature Change can occur in a variety of ways and forms. However‚ it doesn’t occur overnight. It requires patience‚ dedication‚ and most importantly‚ a cause. An aspect of this progress can give you a new point of view and make you see things in a new light; either for the better‚ or worse. In “The Outsiders‚” a novel by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy Curtis goes through this evolution of change towards many people; one of them being a member of the gang he’s in‚ Dallas Winston
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country to be awarded the opportunity to host an Olympic Games‚ country officials assured the committee for the XXXI Olympiad that top security measures would be employed to keep athletes safe. It hasn’t help bolster confidence that a recent alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old Brazilian girl in a poor section of Rio de Janeiro is creating quite a worldwide stir among women’s rights advocates and law enforcement. According to reports‚ the young rape victim may have been victimized by as many as 30 men
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