Gang Violence: What Really is Going on? Professor Holly Walpole ENG 1270: English Composition II Module 4: Research Paper Indiana Tech 10 December 2014 Outline THESIS: Gang violence is an escalating problem in American society today I. Gangs in the United States are becoming more violent and deadly than ever. Thousands of people are dying each year from these ill-mannered thugs. II. Gangs within the past two decades, beginning in the early 1980’s a growing concern has been
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The gang's founders. * How the gang came to be. * The approximate size of the gang. * The level of violence of the gang. * How the gang is structured. * The gang's territory (local or nationwide). There are many gangs that exist throughout the United States. When it comes to gangs some join forces with each other to make sure that they are outnumbered. Bloods and Crips are the two biggest gangs there are in Los Angeles County. I will talk about the Crips because it seems to
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HEAD: Gang Violence in our Schools Gang Violence in our Schools Tonya Upton ENGL 103-1403A-29 Professor Lisa Reason CTU Online August 5, 2014 Gang violence in our schools has become a national epidemic. Every day we send our children to school expecting for them to have a safe learning environment. Sadly in this day and age that is not so. “Today’s gangs are more violent, their activities are more widespread and they are more entrenched within communities” (Cahill, 2010). Gang violence
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Stop Violence An effective peacemaker is someone like Ameena Matthews because she helps kids to not get in trouble with her great sense of humor. A boy Dee was caught up in a fight that happened in the street. Dee was getting beat up by the other gang member then shortly Dee’s sister appeared in the scene with a knife in her hand trying to get revenge. Ameena happens to be around the accident of the fight deciding to take Dee with her and away from where the fight had happened. Ameena tries to help
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Walt soon finds out that it was Thao’s cousin and gang where the ones who put Thao up to it to steal Walt’s car. Walt tries to help Thao and gets him a job as a construction worker. Soon after that the gang approaches Thao while he was walking home from work one day and attack him and burn his face with a cigarette. After Walt finds this out, he goes to one of the gang member’s houses and beats him up warning him not to mess with Thao anymore. The gang counter attacks by raping Sue and attacking her
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her. Reflected appraisal is the influence of others on one’s self-concept. (P.62) A good example of reflected appraisal is how Eva’s gang gets her to lie on the stand and participate in gang activities. The gang makes Eva believe that she is like them and needs to be doing what they do when she is really a good person. Luckily, Eva sees the gang for what they
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In my opinion, the 1920’s were a time of change caused by the advancements in various fields ranging from the technology to the economy. The 1920’s brought the biggest changes to women from their clothing, to their hairstyle, to their style of living. It also made tremendous changes to the entertainment industry as Jazz became the popular music choice and talkie films really caught people's attentions. The stock market was at an all time high, it was all great and that it all came crashing down as
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Chicago Street Gangs The City of Chicago is home to many iconic sites and famous things including Wrigley Field, Giordano’s deep dish pizza, Navy Pier, Portillos, and Willis Tower. Chicago residents live and work in some of the most affluent, wealthy, and glamorous neighborhoods like The Gold Coast and River North. Over the last couple of years though, the spotlight has been shifted from all of Chicago’s wonderful things to its poverty stricken neighborhoods, rising crime rate, murders, and drug
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Social Organized Crime Perspective CJA/325 October 20, 2015 Larry Doyle Social Organized Crime Perspective Introduction The term social institution as it pertains to organized crime is a fascinating one. Here not only will it be explained but also how it is applied. Along with the theories that are most applicably applied to organized crime and behavior. These issues will help to dissect the reasoning and uses behind some the best known crime families. Social Organized Crime Perspective
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some important event in their life. Since the tattooing trend has started people have started getting tattoos with no personal meaning which demeans the art behind tattooing. People are getting tattoos for the wrong reasons, one of those reasons is gang affiliation. “In the Chicano communities in Los Angeles,
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