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    Gang Violence

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    Gang Violence Gangs are becoming a growing problem in American society. More young people are turning to gangs to solve problems in there lives. When youths join gangs they drop social activities with family‚ friends and school. Members fall behind their classmates in school and do not try. A study shows that less than 1% of gang bangers is literate1. Gangs destroy teenager lives and destroy their chances for a good education and happy life. Gangs are now a haven for rats. Teenagers

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    were Gangs and Social Change by Martin Sanchez-Jankowski and The Economic of Crime by Gary S. Becker. Furthermore‚ after reading the article by Jankowski I learned that many researchers had trouble defining or being able to distinguish gang related associations to groups or individuals that were not in a “gang.” Many individuals have the belief that a a gang is having two or more individuals in a group. If the group exceeds to two or more people‚ than supposedly that would be considered a gang. Now

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    In the article‚ Here’s Why You Are Going to End Up Just Like Your Parents‚ Alanna Rizza states‚ “Victoria Donahue has a masters degree in counseling psychology‚ and she is a psychotherapist and coach. Dr. Daniel Siegel received his medical degree from Harvard University and postgraduate education from UCLA. Dr. Siegel has written many books‚ including The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are and Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation. Catherine

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    So I believe gangs have a history in the United States. The United States have became a melting pot in the nineteenth century. There has been multiple attacks of gangs association around the world especially where most crime has happen. In Chicago shootings this year were 4‚999 gang-related members‚ the police say.. Gang members do not know the reason of being in a gang. It’s manly to be brothers or sisters as one. Some kids growing up don’t have actual brothers or sisters

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    Why should teen parenting be delayed? Why should teen parenting be delayed? Teen pregnancy! It’s amazing how many teens that i know actualy want to be pregnant. What do you think about this issue. In my opinion teen parenting should be delayed. There are many reasons why teens shouldnt be geting pregnant. Teens are not mentaly or emotinaly stable to have a child when deep down they are still children. Teens dont have the money to take care of thereself and a child. And they dont have the

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    Topic : Why do teens make bad decisions ? Don’t be afraid to go after what you want to do‚ and what you want to be. But don’t be afraid to be willing to pay the price. In the last 20 years‚ the earnings level of dropouts doubled‚ while it nearly tripled for college graduates. Approximately 4 in 10 young women in the U.S. become pregnant at least once before turning 20 years old. These are perfect examples of bad decisions

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    injured or hurt more often and easily. The article “The Teen Who Woke Up Her School”‚ the video “Later School Start Time Has Surprising Results” and the infographic “Wake Up Call” all support the idea of schools starting at a later time. Schools must start the day at a later time than before 8:00 a.m. because that will improve the student’s overall academic/mental and physical performances during and outside of school. The article‚ “The Teen Who Woke Up Her School‚” supports the idea of starting school

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    Prison Gangs and Life for Inmates Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in prison for thee rest of your life‚ or even for a short period of time. In the surroundings of prisons there are certain things or certain activities that goes on such as prison gangs. Prison gangs are often known as an influential organization called the free world within a prison. Most of these prison gangs offer some type of safety for those you join them. In exchange for safety some inmates usually

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    of two-thousand sixteen‚ the city of Chicago’s gang homicide rate has been the highest in over fifteen years‚ and is said to be the deadliest year. Hundreds of innocent people have perished from being caught in crossfire‚ and no one is trying to stop it. The violence is absolutely out of control and it needs to be stopped. The killings spreading over the city have reached extreme lengths‚ as Josh Saul expresses in his article by saying‚ “by the end of November‚ the city had more than 700 murders

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    So why do teens need sex education in school if they are already well versed in the subject? A classroom provides a forum for teen-agers to discuss sex with each other with the supervision of an adult not their parents. This is important because at this age children want to separate this part of their lives from parental control. Sex‚ then‚ becomes a sensitive subject for them to discuss with their parents in anything other than a clinical manner. Sex education for teenagers‚ if offered as an elective

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