Critically evaluate this statement in relation to the emergence of gang cultures and communities. How should the British education system respond to these rapid societal changes? In the past 10 years the British education system has began to suffer under the reign of ever growing ‘gang culture’ (CITE). The streets of the UK have been subjected to increased gun culture‚ knife crimes and gang related violence. We have also seen the age of gang ‘members’ lowering and the impact it has on our schools increasing
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Why do teenagers join gangs? Have you ever felt lonely or rejected? Many teenagers around the world have. The need for acceptance‚ fear‚ protection and money are some reasons why teenagers join gangs. Probably the number one reason for teenagers joining gangs is to feel accepted. To understand why a teen joins a gang‚ you have to live in their areas and understand their environment. In gang neighborhoods‚ majority of the teens may be in a gang. This is almost equivalent to a cool club‚ because
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S.E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy Curtis is in a gang called Greasers who lives on the Eastside‚ and all they do is drink and smoke. Then there are Socs which are a group of rich‚ snobby kids who live on the West side and they also smoke and drink. In their society and in gangs‚ many underaged kids smoke and drink. In this society‚ underaged kids do the same. Also in the article‚” The Allure of Gangs” it talks about why kids join a gang. Some kids join because they feel they like they are not
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Shelby Sammons Sammons 1 English 101-008 09-21-11 Causal Argument Dana Rohleder Why Friendships End When growing up‚ different phases of life bring about different phases of people. Making friends is going to happen. But once a new opportunity comes about‚ losing communication with friends from past opportunities‚ can mean losing those friends all together. Losing a friend could result from not being supportive‚ not knowing how to say sorry‚ and from lack of communication . First
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5 Things That End Friendships‚ And Why That Just Might Be Okay SEP. 23‚ 2013 By BRIANNA WIEST We don’t know how to phase people in and out of our lives without getting attached. We just don’t. Granted‚ sometimes we have life-long friends who grow and change as we do‚ but that’s often not the case. Circumstances change. We change. And we’re not supposed to spend forever with people who don’t help us to enjoy life or teach us things about the world or ourselves or who generally don’t serve a purpose
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Question 1 - Is Death The End ? Introduction The philosophical issue stated in the passage is whether death is the end or not? According to the passage‚ it illustrates us that life actually comes from death by using plants and animals as examples and then draw the conclusion that death is not the end. In my opinion‚ the passage only shows us that death is not the end to those specific species but not to the individual because there is no proof of the new plants or animals are the original ones.
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Gangs are a problem in every major city in the United States‚ and membership is rising. They are responsible for countless crimes‚ including murder‚ theft‚ vandalism‚ and causing terror within their communities. The question that remains is‚ “Why would anyone want to join a gang?” People join gangs for many reasons. Some of these reason include‚ a sense of “family”‚ protection‚ family tradition‚ or simply to look cool‚ but there are four primary reasons that describe most gang members:
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GANG IS EVEVIDENT AS ONE OF THE BAD INFLUENCED ON TEENAGERS LIVES. Growing up and knowing who I am‚ my values‚ my culture and where I fit in‚ in this world and the societies that I interact with were all the things that made me who I am today. As a teenage of course its all about fun and living wild but the big question is why do young people join gangs ? As a result from gang is evident as one of the bad influenced on young peoples lives the statistics that I found online From most of the
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Why Do Kids Join Gangs? Factors motivating kids to join gangs vary individual to individual. A multitude of social and economic reasons can be involved. Power‚ status‚ security‚ friendship‚ family substitute‚ economic profit‚ substance abuse influences‚ and numerous other factors can influence kids to join gangs. Gang members also cross all socio-economic backgrounds and boundaries regardless of age‚ sex‚ race‚ economic status‚ and academic achievement. Each case must be evaluated on an
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during the summer of 1972 by the gangs Pirus‚ Lueders Park Hustlers‚ Brims‚ Denver Lanes‚ and Bishops. They have some where between 30‚000-35‚000 members most members are African-Americans. Bloods" was a term that African-American fighting men called each other in the Vietnam War. The Pirus later changed their name to Bloods. Starting in late 1971‚ the Avalon Garden Crips‚ Inglewood Crips and various other Crip sets joined forces. They began to expand to non-Crip gang territories such as those controlled
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