Why do Teenagers Join Gangs? Gangs are a group of people who deliberately engage in illegal behavior. Those people are gangsters who are commonly seen as dangerous criminals and social outcasts; but they do not join gangs for no reason. “Adolescents may be interested in joining gangs because of its supportive features. For example‚ gangs can offer a sense of confidence‚ individuality‚ and connection to something greater than oneself” (McNeil‚ Herschberger‚ and Nedela‚ 2013)The senses they lack are
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The Island of Britain‚ home to the British Empire‚ was not always a major player on the world stage. In truth‚ until the Roman conquest‚ the inhabitants of the island were considered to be culturally backward. Bronze Age Britain is a far cry from the world power it is today‚ and is surprisingly understudied. However‚ despite the neglect of our modern world towards the pre-roman history of the island‚ there is one monument that has grabbed our attention‚ Stonehenge. This monument has served as
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Brutus’ honor for the good of Rome is shown at the Feast of Lupercal and near the statue of Pompey. Cassius persuades Brutus that Caesar is not worthy to be the king of Rome. Cassius flatters Brutus by saying he (Brutus) has the same amount of power and should not have to look up to Caesar. Before Cassius proposes to Brutus if he (Brutus) should join the conspirators to kill Caesar‚ Brutus says‚ “If it aught toward the general good‚ / Set honor in one eye and death I’ th’ other‚ / And I will look
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The Bermuda Triangle Conspiracy The Bermuda Triangle is a place that has been seeing sketchy disappearances since Christopher Columbus’ time period. The Triangle is an area in the North Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda‚ Florida‚ and Puerto Rico. The area is occupies is the site of numerous disappearances of people‚ ships‚ and planes. The Bermuda Triangle covers approximately 500‚000 square miles. Aircraft and ships go missing‚ compasses spin wildly‚ strange clouds of fog arise‚ ship and airplane
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Brutus convinces himself that Caesar needs to be killed‚ by justifying that once Caesar becomes King‚ the power will manifest his true selfish nature and he will ruin Rome. Brutus has no personal grudge against Caesar. But if it is for the greater good of the people‚ for Rome‚ he will kill Caesar. In Brutus’s personal experience Caesar has never shown fault. Thus‚ he goes through a process of logic in the unknown to convince himself that Caesar should die. In his justification‚ Brutus considers that
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Espinosa 1 Word Count 1‚771 Allison Espinosa Professor Pryor English 1A April 10‚ 2013 Fact or Fiction: The JFK Assassination With the incredible amount of conjecture in the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22‚ 1963 in Dallas‚ Texas‚ the mystery of what actually occurred still lies shrouded in mystery and hangs heavily over our heads today. From one theory to another‚ there is simply no telling what the real honest motive in killing the enigmatic President truly was. Among some
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DISCUSSION BOARD THREAD #1 “Did My Car Join Al-Qaeda?” Woody Hochswender‚ a former reporter and fashion columnist for the New York Times ; his article "Did My Car Join Al-Qaeda?" is very persuasive and he clarifies his viewpoints with awesome facts concerning the S.U.V. use and his supported argument provides a logic appeal. Hochswender shares some keen considerations concerning the utilization of S.U. V’s. in the Middle East and the rest of the global communities. Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar‚ an
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alleged to conspire and control world affairs‚ by “masterminding” events and planting agents in government and corporations‚ in order to gain political power and influence and to establish a New World Order. Central to some of the most widely known conspiracy theories‚ “the Illuminati have been depicted as lurking in the shadows and pulling the strings and levers of power in dozens of novels‚ movies‚ television shows‚ comics‚ video games and music videos” (Illuminati). Another is that they are a “global
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character of Brutus seems to be noble‚ for he shows high moral principles. Brutus is noble for four main reasons‚ he cared for Rome and its people‚ Caesar feels Brutus does the right thing regardless‚ Brutus does not want Caesar to turn his back on Rome‚ and Brutus helps secure the good of the conspirators. In Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is asked to accompany a group of conspirators to assassinate Caesar‚ he joins and is soon in a lock with Antony and a battle happens between the two. Brutus cared about
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Brutus Brutus was first and foremost an honorable man‚ putting the safety of Rome above everything else. His three most noticeable characteristics were his honor‚ his naivete‚ and his stoicism. However‚ his honor honesty‚ and trustfulness eventually became the things that killed him. First of all‚ Brutus is a stoic. He and his wife Portia are both very stoic‚ and they don’t show emotions towards things. The most striking instance of Brutus’ stoicism is when Portia commits suicide. Cassius
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