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    Youth Violence

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    Grade 12 English Literacy I.S.U Youth Violence Paragraph 1: What is the issue surrounding youth violence? The issue with youth violence in the article titled “fresh focus on the roots of youth violence” & also “youth violence in the Toronto and our hierarchy of victimhood” Is that youth or students under the age of 19 have been causing increasing the gang violence and death tools with brawls and gun shootings. The main topic discussed by

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    Female Gangs

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    QUESTIONS FOR WEEKS ONE-SEVEN Please be advised that that these questions are intended to be used as a study guide and do not reflect all of the course material presented in class. During weeks 1-7 you will be responsible for chapters 1-3 and 9 in your text (Criminology). Chapters 1 & 2 1. Define criminology? Why is criminology “multi-disciplinary”? 2. What are the major agencies (components) of the criminal justice system?

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    like from an insider’s perspective. Many people don’t understand gangs and what it is that started the huge uprising of them. Growing up in the projects and being turned away from many youth groups took a large psychological toll on many of the kids growing up in LA in the 60’s. Instead of Boy Scouts‚ and other youth groups‚ the youth turned to making groups that eventually resulted in gangs. Not only were they turned away from youth groups but also unfairly treated by authority‚ which triggered African

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    Why We Do What We Do

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    Why We Do What We Do My teaching philosophy is best described by using the following analogy. A building does not stand tall for years on end without a good foundation. Weather its building a house‚ an apartment‚ a church‚ or a skyscraper‚ the foundation is the most important element for the building to stand tall for years. If a child can start out with the right knowledge to live a physically active lifestyle they have more of a chance to continue to live while being physically active. Pouring

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    Europe‚ and even though President Woodrow Wilson wanted to keep America to be impartial in thought as well as action‚ but after the sinking of the Lusitania‚ Woodrow Wilson gave a speech to the Congress about joining the World War I. And the reason why was the United States of America involved in the World War I whether for the advantages of the Democrats or the economy of America is still a hot potato until now. America joining the World War I is still an interesting topic to

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    Gangs in America 06-06-09 Gangs in America It is estimated that there are roughly 24‚000 gangs in America today. There are 750‚000 stated gang members. Gangs are taking over our youth and our county. In 1996 50% of all gang members were juveniles. Twelve years later that percentage has not changed. Gang violence is on the rise and it has to stop. We have to take back our streets and our children. The history of gangs goes back to biblical times. Gangs have always caused social issue

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    I show dedication by getting out of bed every day‚ getting dressed‚ and coming to school. I also manage a home‚ school grades‚ and a job. I do this all while holding down stress with a relentless willpower to make it through the day. I suppose that stress shapes my personality thus making myself into a better person‚ ergo my value of dedication. I persevere through life’s daily struggles. I don’t go down without a fight and have rarely ever lost. Life’s a game if you look at it the right way and

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    Why do people conform?

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    Dear Reader‚ The main point of my paper is to show the underlining reasons as to why people confirm to different forms of government structures‚ democracy and authoritarian‚ based on their economic background. I attempt to do this by working backwards‚ first I show why they would revolt or protest‚ and then I extrapolate the reasons why they followed the regime in the first place. Before reading my paper‚ my readers probably think that each class supports the government for money and survival.

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    Gang Leader for a Day

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    Gang Leader for a day Sudhir Venkatesh‚ a student of University of Chicago‚ majoring in Sociology. From the very first week‚ he got warning that not to wander outside of the area of patrol. Venkatesh with a lot of spare time on hand began to wandering around the campus. The poor areas beyond the safety line soon make him wonders: How’s the life there? Do they go to work? What jobs do they have? What’s like to live in the poor area? It had

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    Why Do Bog Bodies?

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    killing. Why were the bodies interred in these locations? Were they brutal murders? Ruthless executions of criminals? Perhaps merciless sacrifices. From a modern prospective there is an immense difference between inanimate and human offerings‚ but this

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